By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion basketball team opened the second half of District 10-2A competition last week with a 58-50 win over Hawley, avenging the 51-50 loss to the Bearcats in the first half of the district schedule.

By Donnie A. Lucas A total of 55 boys and girls signed up for the Little Dribblers basketball season that will start Feb. 6.

By Donnie A. Lucas Members of Albany’s state-tournament qualifying volleyball team received another round of awards in the last week. Three local players were selected for the first-team All-Big Country Team named by Big Country Preps.

By Donnie A. Lucas Three of the five junior high basketball teams earned wins on Monday against Haskell as the 2020-2021 season winds down at the seventh and eighth grade level. The Cubs and Lady Cubs will play Stamford next Monday in the season finale.

By Donnie A. Lucas Two of the four youth basketball teams didn’t play last Saturday due to conflicts with the local stock show. The final Saturday tournament is set this week on Jan. 30 with both the fifth and sixth grade boys playing at Hawley High School.

By Sandy Morris Thirteen pointers and one English Setter were entered in the sixth annual Region 7 American Field Trial Clubs of America (AFTCA) Amateur All-Age Championship and the M.G. Perkins Amateur All-Age Derby Classic held on Friday, Jan. 22.

By Donnie A. Lucas Registration for Albany Little League teams, including T-ball, Coach Pitch, Little League Majors and Minors, Intermediate and Junior League, started this week and will continue through Feb. 8.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School athlete Wesley Estridge is off to a strong start in powerlifting this season.  Estridge traveled to Brownwood on Thursday, Jan. 21 to compete in his second powerlifting competition of the year.

By Sandy Morris The Albany Cub Scouts annual Pinewood Derby race was held on Monday, Jan. 25 at the Scout Hut with Matthew Key coming out the overall winner. Cubmaster Jacey Shack and Den Leader Dan Key organized the event with the help of committee chair Terri Lucas.

By Sandy Morris Twenty-twenty will be remembered for many unusual things, but Shackelford County weather isn’t going to fall into that category. According to Hector Guerrero with the National Weather Service out of San Angelo, local weather was not the big story of 2020.