The Lady Lions continue to roll through District 8-2A competition, racking up a perfect 4-0 record after a win over Hawley on Tuesday. Albany defeated the visiting Lady Bearcats, 48-20. Details of the game were not available at press time but will be reported next week.

The Cubs and Lady Cubs have been busy over the last week, playing two sets of games since returning from the Christmas break. The teams will play Cross Plains next Monday, with games starting at 5:30 p.m. in both locations.

The junior high Bulldogs recorded the lone win on the basketball court for Moran this week, but compared to last year, when low player numbers coupled with injuries caused both high school teams to end their seasons early, the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs are still playing and improving their skills.

Open registration for the next series of General Education Development (GED) classes in Albany will take place on Monday, Jan. 21, according to local instructor Kenzie Fairchild. “New applicants will be accepted starting next week,” said Fairchild.

Albany High School’s annual Winter Formal will be held this Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Whitney Theatre, from 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.  Tickets are $12 individually prior to the event and $15 each at the door. Bottled water and cookies will be available at the dance.

Students from Albany and several surrounding towns are invited to come to a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) King’s Court at the Albany High School gym at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 23.

After donations to the Albany Chest 2018 exceeded the $42,000 goal set by the directors in early October, members of the board met last week to finalize the allocations to 26 different organizations that requested help. At a meeting on Wednesday, Jan.

Shackelford County commissioners approved a request on Monday, Jan. 14 by the City of Moran and Fort Griffin SUD for a grant application that will funnel through the county coffers, but will not affect county expenditures.

Moran Independent School District has a student holiday scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25, and for Friday, Feb. 1.  Jan. 25 is a staff professional development day and Feb. 1 is a staff comp day.

The fifth and sixth grade youth basketball players opened the 2019 season at home last Saturday, with three of the local teams splitting games and one team winning both of their bouts.