Over 450 area elementary and middle school students and teachers are already signed up to attend Living History Days at Fort Griffin State Historic Site on Friday, Oct. 12 to visit the fort and interact with about 100 reenactors portraying day-to-day life in the real Old West.

Fort Griffin program specialist Eric Abercrombie said that the park staff has already gotten RSVPs from Abilene Christian Schools, Jackson Elementary, Seymour Middle School, Graford ISD, Munday, Merkel Middle School, and Betty Hardwick.

About 25,000 tax statements will be mailed in the next couple of weeks, as local property owners find out what they will owe in taxes for this year.

Assistant appraiser Clayton Snyder at the Shackelford County Appraisal District (CAD) office stated that tax rates for all eight county taxing entities are being entered and calculations are scheduled to be finished by the end of September.

The Albany Lions closed out the pre-district portion of their schedule on Saturday with a 50-14 loss to The Brook Hill Guard in Bullard, dropping the team to 0-5 on the season.

The Lions are open this week and will spend time conditioning and healing up injuries before the District 7-2A opener against Baird on Oct. 12 at Robert Nail Stadium starting at 7:00 p.m.

Coach Denney Faith said he is glad to see the five-game pre-season behind him.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion volleyball team closed out the first half of district action by splitting games last week to drop to fourth place with a 3-3 record.

Albany opened the second round of District 6-2A with a victory over Strawn on Tuesday, 25-9, 25-22, 25-9. Details will be reported next week.

The girls will be on the road on Saturday, traveling to Newcastle. The JV will start the action at 11:00 a.m., followed by the varsity game at 12:00 p.m.

The Albany High School class of 1988 will host the fourth annual Junior Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the local golf course, starting at 8:00 a.m., with proceeds going to help support local charities and scholarships for local graduates.

The format for the event will be similar to past years, according to organizer James Sanders.

Entry fees are $300 per golf team for the four person best ball golf scramble, with tee times at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The eighth grade Lady Cubs traveled to Woodson on Sept. 25, bringing home a win.

The team was the only squad to play last week. The 7A girls played Strawn on Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

Two of the junior high girls teams will host Hawley on Monday, Oct. 8 starting at 4:30 p.m.

The eighth graders defeated Woodson 25-12, 25-23 last week.

“The girls did a really good job the first set and were very consistent,” coach Sara Wilson said. “We missed too many serves in the second set, but we pulled out the win.”

The JV Lions football team remains undefeated after a 40-0 shutout over the visiting Roscoe Plowboys last Thursday.

The JV Lions will be the only team taking the field this week, picking up a bout against Winters JV at Robert Nail Stadium on Thursday (today). Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m.

The Lions, now 5-0 for the season, scored on every possession against the Plowboys.

Robert Bailey opened with a four-yard run for the first tally, followed by a two-point conversion pass from Cade Neve to Cooper Fairchild.

Several hundred runners were expected at the Albany Golf Course as the Big Country East FCA hosted a local cross country meet for a couple of hours on Wednesday.

Results from the meet were not available at press time and will be reported next week.

Hamlin Results

Three local junior high runners received medals at Hamlin on Sept. 26 by placing in the top 15 in their divisions.

For the fourth straight meet, eighth grader Isaiah Carrillo brought home a medal. He was first among 40 junior high boys for the top spot.

The Albany Cubs picked up a pair of victories last Thursday over Roscoe, both winning games at Robert Nail Stadium by a score of 28-0.

Both teams will be off this week, along with the varsity team. The JV Lions will play the lone game on Thursday starting at 5:00 p.m. against the visiting Winters JV.

The eighth grade Cubs blanked Roscoe despite injuries and ailments, according to coach Richard Sullivan.

The varsity Bulldogs lost a close football game last week when they hosted the Strawn JV for a Thursday evening dog fight.

“We lost a close one to the Strawn JV, 38-44,” said Moran head coach Harley Ethridge. “It was a see-saw battle the entire game and came down to the last minute with us on the Strawn three-yard line. On third down we fumbled the ball and the Greyhounds recovered and ran out the clock.”

The junior high Bulldogs also lost to Strawn last Thursday, Sept. 27. The Greyhounds outran the local team 41-0, dropping the Moran middle school season record to 1-2.