Albany and Moran Independent School Districts have both scheduled a student holiday for tomorrow, Feb. 1, so that students can attend the Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show without an absence counting against their attendance record.

Three senior Albany -Lions have been named to the football All-Big Country Super Team, also winning Class 2A honors along with several other members of the 2018 squad.

The Lady Lion basketball team came up just a little short against Stamford last Friday, falling 45-42 in the final minute or two to end up tied with the Lady Bulldogs for second place in the district race.

The Lion basketball team won a barn burner at home last Friday over Stamford, coming out as the only undefeated team in the first half of the District 8-2A race. Albany was on the road Tuesday in Roscoe, starting the second round with a 61-36 win. Details of the game will be reported next week.

Baley Green has been named to the Dean’s List at Hardin-Simmons University for the Fall 2018 semester. To be eligible for the HSU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.75 to 3.99 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Three of the local girls and boys fifth and sixth grade basketball teams will play games this Saturday, Feb. 2, in Clyde, but the boys sixth grade team will not play this weekend because of scheduling conflicts. “We only have six players, even when everyone is healthy,” said coach Campbell Terry.

Workouts for the upcoming baseball and softball season have started, with the softball girls scheduled to begin scrimmages as soon as Saturday. The Lady Lions are supposed to scrimmage on Saturday in Breckenridge at 11:00 a.m.

The Albany Cubs were busy last week hosting a tournament, with both the 7A and 8A teams going undefeated. The Cubs also won two of three games on Monday against Stamford, while the girls were on the road in Stamford, suffering a pair of losses.

Bethel Assembly has scheduled a women’s retreat at Texas Star Ranch Retreat in Weatherford on Feb. 15 and 16, and registrations are still being accepted. “Anyone from Albany is welcome, they don’t have to go to Bethel,” said organizer Betsy Spraberry.

Thomas Lee (Tom) Hart, age 62, of Clyde, TX, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Tom was born in National City, CA on Aug. 30, 1956 to Tom and Mona Hart. Growing up, he loved rock climbing, all sports, and fast cars. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force.