By Melinda L. LucasAlbany High School seniors will be able to begin applying for local scholarships this week.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions won the small-school boys division team title Saturday, March 19 at the Possum Kingdom Relays in Graham.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions baseball team tuned up for District 8-2A competition with a 5-2 victory over Merkel on Wednesday, March 16, in Albany’s lone outing over spring break.“We had another good outing and had a pretty day,” Lions coach David Fairchild said.

By Sam WallerWeather continued to interfere with the Albany Lions golf schedule this week, with the Baird tournament scheduled for Monday at Shady Oaks Golf Course pushed back to Thursday, March 24 (today).

By Sam WallerAlbany athletes had one last opportunity to prepare for district tennis competition this week after taking a week off for spring break.Albany visited Snyder for a dual match Thursday, March 24 (today) in its final outing before the District 10-2A tournament.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions softball team returned from spring break needing to fill a lineup hole, but have four weeks to work things out before the postseason starts.As one of just two Class 2A teams in District 8-2A, the Lady Lions are assured a spot in the playoffs.

Color photo packets of the youth basketball and Little Dribbler teams, taken by The Albany News, are ready for pickup this week at the News office.High school softball packets should arrive within the next week.In addition, a number of packages from previous sports have not yet been claimed.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs track and field teams both finished sixth in the team standings Thursday, March 10 at Cisco.The girls team scored 35 points, while the boys totaled eight.“We were the only 1A school at this meet and did well,” coach John Hughes said.

By Sam WallerMoran seniors Johnnie Hise and Hannah Rogers were recently named to the Texas High School Coaches Association girls basketball Academic All-State team.The THSCA Academic All-State teams recognize high school athletes who excel in grade point average, class rank, and ACT/SAT scores.