It wasn’t a “lights out” type of game, but then again it was. The Lion basketball team won a Region I Class 2A bi-district game on Tuesday in Bangs, beating Christoval, 46-43, after the bout was moved from the original location in Coleman due to an electrical outage.

The Lady Lion basketball team proved just how far they have come this season, winning a bi-district title and leading at one point Friday in the Region I-2A area playoff before things went wrong.

Five Albany Lion football players were selected for the Class 2A all-state team selected by the Texas Sports Writers Association recently. Seniors Ryan Hill and Cameron Dacus both received first team picks, while fellow senior Payne Hebel was named to the third team.

The JV baseball team opened the season Monday with 6-4 win over Graford. The season continues this week with Albany hosting a JV tournament Thursday through Saturday. The Lions will play at 11:45 a.m. Thursday and Friday, as well as having a 1:30 p.m. game Friday.

The Lady Lion softball players are off to a strong start, winning their first five games, including four games at the Eastland Tournament last weekend. Albany started the season with a 7-5 win over Breckenridge in the home opener, followed by winning all four games in the tournament in Eastland.

One Lady Lion took an MVP award and six others were named to other District 8-2A positions recently by the district’s basketball coaches. Junior Jaleigh Morales was picked as the district’s co-Defensive MVP, along with Sadie McCambridge of Roscoe.

Seven local Little Dribblers teams continued their season, playing two games each in the old Albany High School gym last Saturday, Feb. 16. The next set of matches will take place this Saturday, Feb. 23, starting at 8:30 a.m. with Black facing Blue.

Registration forms for T-Ball, Coach Pitch, and Little League are available at local schools, and the signup deadline is next Thursday, Feb. 28. Players that will be eight years old or older on Aug. 31, 2019 need to attend the Feb.

Moran High School student JT Holland placed fifth in class 35 medium weight European cross steers at the Fort Worth Livestock Show earlier this month, earning a spot in the exhibition’s Sale of Champions.

Dakota Fowler, head girls coach at Moran High School, was chosen to be one of the volleyball coaches for the upcoming Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Festival. Coaches and players for the teams were announced on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Beltway South in Abilene.