By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions cross country teams have picked up the pace in preparing for their first meet of the season.
Training became a bit more intense as coach Ginger Norton has finalized her schedule, adding a meet a week earlier than originally planned.
Albany will now open the season Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Haskell. The runners will compete in seven invitational meets before district competition in October.
Junior high and high school cheer squads (top photo) combine for a three-basket toss at the beginning of Monday night’s traditional Ice Cream Supper sponsored by the Albany Athletic Booster Club. In addition to chants led by the varsity cheerleaders (at left), there were also appearances and performances by participants in last month’s Little Cheer Camp (above).
By Sam Waller
More than three weeks before the event, the Albany Golf Club’s annual Labor Day tournament has a full field, club president Randy Walker announced on Tuesday.
Walker said a waiting list for alternate entries will be compiled in case any teams withdraw.
The two-person scramble is scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 3-4 at Albany Golf Course.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team looked to up their game as the regular season got underway this week.
The Lady Lions opened the season Tuesday, Aug. 9 at home against Breckenridge, winning the first match but eventually losing a very close game. Details will be reported next week.
Albany will wrap up the week by hosting its annual Summer Slam tournament. The varsity portion begins Thursday, Aug. 11 (today), with varsity pool matches. After junior varsity teams play Friday, Aug. 12, varsity teams return for bracket play on Saturday, Aug. 13.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions football team got its first taste of contact this week and will close out the second week of preseason with its first taste of competition.
The Lions will scrimmage the Coleman Bluecats Friday, Aug. 12 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
Action is scheduled to get underway at 6:00 p.m. with the junior varsity. The varsity will follow.
“We’re going to go pretty fast,” Lion head coach Denney Faith said. “It will give us a chance to evaluate kids at positions and try to get out without any injuries.”
By Sam Waller
Distribution of school supplies through ResourceCare’s Adopt-A-Buddy program will take place Thursday, Aug. 11 (today), and Friday, Aug. 12.
Supplies will be distributed from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. both days at the Youth Center.
The Adopt-A-Buddy program helps provide school supplies for children in Shackelford County.
The Adopt-A-Buddy program benefits not just elementary students. Junior high and high school ages can also apply.
By Sam Waller
Online ticket sales for CareFest continue in advance of the one-day music festival.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27 at Happy Wife Happy Life Wedding and Events Venue, is a fundraiser for ResourceCare outreach programs.
“One hundred percent of proceeds go back to our six communities of Albany, Baird, Breckenridge, Clyde, Cross Plains, and Merkel through our outreach programs,” ResourceCare’s Ragan Riley said.
By Sam Waller
Entry deadlines for major fall stock shows are approaching with Shackelford County students planning to exhibit a number of animals.
Albany FFA advisor Chris Beard has set preliminary deadlines to allow him time to make sure entries are correctly submitted.
Beard is asking that entries for the State Fair of Texas in Dallas and Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo in Waco be in to him by Friday, Aug. 19.
The State Fair of Texas will run Sept. 30-Oct. 23, while the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo is scheduled for Oct. 6-16.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The Old Jail Art Center’s summer camps are wrapping up this week with a Safari outing on Tuesday and a three-day virtual puppet workshop that started on Wednesday morning.
Students in grades 1-3 spent a “wild day” of crafts and games in the on-site Safari camp earlier this week.
The always popular puppet workshop is being conducted online only Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 10-12, but the instructional videos will be available on demand for those who registered for the event.
The First Baptist Church held a back-to-school pool party on Sunday, Aug. 7, with several baptisms performed.
FBC volunteers have scheduled JAM meetings for students to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 7, with specific times to be announced next week.
