By Sam Waller
Stock show season is drawing close with 4-H and FFA members in Shackelford County getting their animals ready.
Albany FFA advisor Chris Beard said entries for all county and major shows are due Nov. 12. All money is due at the time of entry.
Validation deadlines for swine, chicken and rabbit projects are also looming.
“We’ve already validated all the cattle, sheep, and goats,” Beard said. “And we’ve got all our pig tags in.”
By Donnie A. Lucas
The eighth grade Lady Cubs volleyball team finished the season on Oct. 27 with a win over Strawn, earning the district championship.
Albany beat the visitors 25-10, 25-10 to complete the season with a 10-2 record.
“The girls had a great season and were the district champions,” coach Missy Dutchover said. “They should all add to the strong high school program next year.”
Scoring on serves were Mimi Ivy 15, Caroline Chapman 13, Braylee Clark 9, Alli McDaniel 9, Kaisley Bartee 7, and Avarie Myrick 7.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Cubs split their final separate games last Thursday with the eighth grade winning 30-0 at Santo, while the seventh grade suffered a 38-12 loss at Eastland.
The seventh and eighth grade teams will combine to play their final game of the season at 5:00 p.m. Thursday (today) against Cross Plains at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium as part of a doubleheader with the junior varsity.
Eighth Grade
The eighth grade Cubs struck for big plays on offense and special teams to improve to 8-0 for the season.
It’s time to fall back! Daylight Savings Time comes to an end on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2:00 a.m. Clocks should be set back an hour at that time.
Most of the United States reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November.
Before 2006, U.S. Daylight Saving Time ended a few days before Halloween, Oct. 31. To help prevent pedestrian injuries, a new law to extend DST to the first Sunday in November took effect in 2007, with the purpose of providing trick-or-treaters more light.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lion junior varsity football team remained undefeated last Thursday with a 27-8 victory at Santo.
Ashton Bailey rushed for two touchdowns as Albany improved to 8-0.
“Overall, it was a good game,” coach David Fairchild said. “When you face an offense like Santo’s, you’re only guaranteed so many possessions. I think we took advantage of the ones we had.”
The JV Lions close out their season at 6:00 p.m. Thursday (today) against Seymour at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium. The game will follow a junior high game against Cross Plains.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions wrapped up the regular season and began preparing for the playoffs with a pair of warmup matches over the past week.
The Lady Lions (30-5)had a bye through bi-district and will open postseason play in the area round against Colorado City at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola.
The winner of that match will play the winner between Coleman and Quanah in the regional quarterfinals on Nov. 8 or 9 at a time and place to be determined.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions expected their toughest test of the season from the Santo Wildcats.
They got it and passed with flying colors.
Jaheim Newton and Brooks Neece each rushed for two touchdowns last Friday as the Lions defeated Santo 33-6 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium, clinching the District 8-2A Division II championship – Albany’s 13th district title in 14 years.
By Donnie Lucas
The number of positive COVID-19 cases fell last week to the lowest number in weeks, with only five new cases reported.
A total of 19 tests were administered during the period of Oct. 25-29 at the three local testing locations.
Likewise, Lisa Russell, the Albany ISD nurse, said that there was just one positive case reported to her, which was a student at the junior/senior high campus.
The Shackelford County Medical Clinic conducted six tests on Monday with no positive cases for Shackelford County residents.
By Donnie A. Lucas
A large crowd was on hand Saturday at Nancy Smith Elementary for the annual Fall Fest, with organizers calling the event a big success.
Several changes were made this year in an attempt to draw more interest, including larger prizes that were “purchased” with points earned at the various booths.
Exact figures of the success of the project, which is sponsored by the Albany PTO, were not available at deadline time.
By Sam Waller
Members of Matthews Memorial Presbyrerian Church resume one of Albany’s longest-running events with their annual bazaar after a one-year hiatus.
The event, which is organized by the church’s Sallie Matthews Circle, had been held annually for more than a century before it was cancelled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Sallie Matthews Circle is a group within the church, still called a ‘circle’ like it was decades ago,” coordinator Kalico Leech said. “We’ve been hosting the bazaar for over 100 years.”
