Albany softball players earned recognition on the District 7-2A All-District team, which was announced this week following the elimination of the final district team from the playoffs.

Photo packages ordered of the Albany High School baseball and softball players are now available for pickup at The Albany News, as well as junior league and softball league teams.

May 22 • 5:30 p.m.  at Albany High School Abilene Sports Medicine and Orthopedics (ASMO) will be here to give free physicals to all incoming 7-12 graders.  Please turn in paperwork prior to that date.

The Albany Softball Association will have a meeting on Monday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Shackelford County library. “We will be electing board members,” said president Cynthia Smith. “The public is encouraged to attend and join the meeting!

The school year is almost over and students at the Moran Independent School District are busy with a host of end-of year activities.

By Melinda L. Lucas One new teacher was hired and a resignation accepted during a special early morning meeting of the Albany ISD board of trustees on Thursday, May 9. The session was initially planned to canvass the board election held May 4 that seated two new trustees and one incumbent.

The annual Baccalaureate service for the Albany High School Class of 2019 will be held Sunday, May 19 at the AHS auditorium. Spencer Newsom, youth minister at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, will be the keynote speaker, delivering the message at the 7:00 p.m. ceremony.

The community is invited to the Albany ISD retiree reception in honor of Danita Johnston, Lavelle Vinson, Karen Martin, and Debra Overton to be held next Thursday, May 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the foyer of Nancy Smith Elementary School.

Four Moran junior high students placed at the district tennis meet in Eula on Tuesday, May 7. Caleb York took second in boys singles, and Daphani Crews was third in girls singles.  Brook Orsak and Emily Murk were third in girls doubles.

Moran senior Kobee Lapp placed fourth in the triple jump at the University Interscholastic League 1-A Track and Field State Championships in Austin last Friday, May 10.