By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion baseball team ended the regular season with a perfect 10-0 district sweep after a win over Hawley on Tuesday, clinching the undisputed District 8-2A championship title and advancing into the playoffs.

By Sandy Morris The Albany sixth grade band attended the Clyde Beginner Band Festival on Saturday, April 24 and earned straight division 1 ratings for their performance of “The Buglers” by Edmondson and “Star Wars” by Williams, arranged by Strommen.

Photo packages for local Little League and t-ball participants will be ready for pickup on Monday, May 3.

By Donnie A. Lucas Several Albany athletes placed at the Region II Track and Field Meet last week in Springtown, with two Lions advancing to the state meet in jumping events. Sophomore Cole Chapman won the boys high jump, clearing 6-02 on his final attempt to move from fourth to first place.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany High School junior Sarah Cotter claimed a spot at the state tennis tournament by blazing her way through the regional meet earlier this week, held at the Richland Tennis Center in North Richland Hills.

By Sandy MorrisAlbany High School will send three students to the University Interscholastic League state academic meet this Saturday, May 1.Because of COVID precautions, the event is being held at Abilene Wylie High School rather than in Austin.

By Sandy Morris Moran junior Johnnie Hise earned third place in Ready Writing at the UIL Region 2 Academic meet at Angelo State University and will advance to the state competition on May 1 at Abilene Wylie High School.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion softball team ended the regular season on Tuesday with a 11-6 loss to the Cisco Lady Loboes, sending Albany into the playoffs as the runner-up in the 2A bracket for Region I.

By Melinda L. Lucas A four-member team of underclassmen, including three freshmen and one sophomore, finished in the top half of all Region 2 golf teams, finishing eighth out of 16 teams at the regional golf tournament held last Wednesday and Thursday in Ferris.

The City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department recently converted a 2.5-ton Stewart Stevenson into a firefighting machine.