By Sam Waller
The combined Albany-Breckenridge Intermediate All-Star team swept its way to the District 5 championship last week, advancing to sectional play.
In other postseason action, Albany’s Minor All-Stars saw their run come to an end after five games.
The Intermediate team, which is going by the name Hubbard Creek Rangers, went 3-0 in winning the four-team double-elimination bracket.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany High School students scored above state averages in all five tested subject areas, according to results recently issued for the STAAR End-Of-Course tests by the Texas Education Agency.
The tests were given in March for both English I and English II and in May for Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.
Students are required to pass all five tests to meet graduation requirements.
STAAR test scores for grades 3-8 have not been made official by TEA yet, although a release date is expected as soon as July 1.
By Sam Waller
A total of 10 Albany student-athletes, five Lion baseball players and five Lady Lion softball players, were honored for the achievements this spring with inclusion on all-area teams selected by the Abilene Reporter-News and Big Country Preps.
Baseball Honors
Outfielder Cooper Fairchild and first baseman Zane Waggoner were named to the ARN’s All-Big Country team, with pitcher Cole Chapman receiving honorable mention.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Parents are reminded to stop by the Albany News office to pick up photo packets of players in various spring and summer sports league.
Individual and group pictures of graduating seniors have also arrived and are ready for pickup.
Packages that weren’t paid in advance or charged to established accounts can be ordered when paid for.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions concluded the third week of their summer conditioning programs this week with the girls now taking a break before resuming workouts in July.
The girls’ workouts will resume Monday, July 18 and continue each Monday through Thursday through July 28. Daily sessions will be 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Volleyball will have two more sessions of sport-specific instruction 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Thursdays – July 14 and 21.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Volleyball Camp was held Monday-Wednesday, June 27-29 with about 50 campers ranging from incoming first graders through ninth graders participating.
“That’s a great number considering it’s right after Fandangle,” Albany volleyball coach M.J. Reneau said. “It’s been pretty even with about 15, 15 and 20 in the different sessions.”
Reneau said she was pleased with the number of repeat campers.
By Sam Waller
Three members of the Albany High School varsity cheerleading squad earned All-American honors during their recent summer camp.
Head cheerleader Ella Webb, Brooke Kayga, and Robyn Trail were honored during the team’s home camp, held Monday-Wednesday, June 20-22 with the National Cheerleaders Association.
“At the cheer camp, the NCA instructor selected the girls to try out for All-American,” Albany cheerleader sponsor Nickie Leveridge said. “All 10 cheerleaders were given the opportunity to try out.”
On June 21, Jimmy Dye, James Shelton, and James Cotter stepped down from the First National Bank Albany/Breckenridge Board of Directors after a combined 40 years of dedicated service.
James Shelton, a highly established bank consultant, spent 47 years in banking and now resides in Moran on his family ranch with his wife Sarah of 58 years. He was a longtime president of the Breckenridge location.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Athletic Booster Club will hold a kickoff meeting for the upcoming school year on Sunday, July 17.
Time and location of the meeting are still being worked out, according to Booster Club member Amanda Tabor.
“The kickoff meeting will be about signing up team parents, the ice cream supper, and fundraising plans for the fall,” Tabor said.
Tabor said no new Booster Club projects are planned at this time.
“We’re going to try to keep doing what we’ve been doing in past years,” she said. “Everything seems to be going well.”
By Sam Waller
The Moran ISD school board voted Monday, June 27 to cover insurance for district teachers for the coming year.
“That’s something we can do to show our teachers we appreciate them,” Moran superintendent Dr. John Denson said, “to thank them for sticking around.”
Denson said the perk will be reevaluated on a year-by-year basis.
“If the money’s not there next year, we might not be able to do it,” Denson said. “I’m going to do my best to make sure the money’s there.”
Denson added that Moran has no faculty openings at this time.
