By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions opened the 2021 cross country season Wednesday, Sept. 1 at Haskell, but results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
Albany coach Tate Thompson said four high school and four junior high runners were scheduled to compete.
Thompson said he approaches the first meet as a learning experience for his athletes.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions JV football team pulled away in the second half last Thursday to defeat Stamford 18-8 in a hastily arranged game at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
The Lions were scheduled to play Colorado City, but the Wolves were forced to pull out the night before because of COVID-19 issues. The Bulldogs stepped in to fill the void for the Lions.
The JV is set to play Dublin at Nail Stadium tonight (Thursday), starting about 6:00 p.m. following the junior high games.
Stamford Game
By Donnie A. Lucas
After-game fellowships following varsity football games will start on Sept. 17 following the Albany’s first home game of the season on Sept. 17.
The varsity Lions will play on the road for three Fridays starting this week before opening at home against Haskell on Sept. 12.
The traditional “Fifth Quarter” fellowships will come with some changes this year, according to Tisha Wilkins, executive director of The Feed Store, which coordinates the events.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Team and individual pictures of the junior high football teams will be taken today (Thursday) starting at 3:15 p.m.
Those packages, along with Lady Cubs volleyball, will be ready for pickup in the next couple of weeks.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Golf Club’s annual Labor Day tournament will have a full field for Saturday’s first round.
The two-person scramble will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with an afternoon group starting at 1:30 p.m.
“We’re ready to go – still full,” tournament organizer James Waters said. “I’ve had a cancellation or two, but I had people on standby, so we’re still full and still have a couple on the standby list.”
After Saturday’s round, the field will be flighted and tee times assigned for Sunday.
By Sam Waller
The Albany junior high volleyball and football teams opened their seasons this week against opponents from Woodson and Dublin.
The Lady Cubs volleyball teams traveled Tuesday to Woodson for seventh and eighth grade matches as part of a quadruple-header that included junior varsity.
Albany is scheduled to play at Moran next Tuesday.
The Cubs’ football teams open their schedules tonight (Thursday) at home against Dublin.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions fell victim to circumstances beyond their control last week when Friday’s season-opening football game at Colorado City was cancelled and ruled no contest.
Lions head coach Denney Faith said the game was called off less than 48 hours before kickoff because a coronavirus outbreak forced Colorado City to close school for at least a week and cancel all activities. Efforts to find a replacement opponent were unsuccessful.
The Lions will now open their season at 7:00 p.m. Friday at Dublin.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team enjoyed a productive week, opening District 6-2A play with a victory and reaching the Silver Bracket final at the Buckle Up For Lane’s Sake Tournament in Nocona.
The Lady Lions played their second district match Tuesday at Woodson winning in three sets 25-6, 25-8,25-10. Details will be reported next week.
Following Tuesday’s match at Woodson, the Lady Lions will host Abilene TLC on Saturday.
Albany began the week at 14-3 overall and 1-0 in district.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The City of Albany will test the emergency warning siren at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, as it does the second Wednesday of every month, depending on the weather.
The tests keep citizens familiar with the three warning sounds, and they are also used to make sure that the siren, computer, software, and radios are working correctly.
The siren should sound one of the three emergency tones at noon on that day, but the siren is not tested if the weather is questionable, according to local fire chief Travis Gardenhire.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The monthly pick-up dates for the September distribution of the commodity food program is set for Sept. 2 (today) in Moran, and Friday, Sept. 3 in Albany.
The food goods will be handed out at the Moran City Hall from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
The pick-up time for Albany families is set for Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. at the back carport area of the Shackelford County JP office.
Only individuals and families that have been previously certified can participate.
