By Sam Waller

Three Moran students will compete Saturday, April 22, at the Region II-1A academic meet at Angelo State University.

Terra Thompson qualified in Computer Science, Tyler Waddell advanced in Social Studies and Ellis Hise is entered in Mathematics.

The top three finishers in each advance at regional qualify for the state academic meet, Wednesday-Thursday, May 17-18, at Austin.

FFA News

Moran FFA students took part in district and area contests last week with the meat judging team just missing a state berth.

By Sam Waller

Moran’s Alli Scott won four events at the District 13-1A track meet Thursday, April 13, at May, taking the first step toward a return to the state meet.

Scott, a two-time state qualifier, will compete in the area meet on Thursday, April 20 (today), at Hermleigh. A top-four finish at area earns her a trip to the Region II-1A meet Friday-Saturday, April 28-29, at San Angelo.

The Lady Bulldogs finished fifth in the standings with 43 points, while the Moran boys were sixth with three points.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions are officially qualified for the Class 2A baseball playoffs after running their winning streak to seven.

The Lions (15-2 overall, 7-1 District 8-2A) wrap up the regular season with a pair of home games – Friday, April 21 against Stamford and Tuesday, April 25 against Cisco. Both games are slated for 5:00 p.m. starts.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lady Lions endured a difficult week, splitting games with Baird and Cross Plains, as they look to get back on the right path with the softball playoffs looming.

Albany (15-12-1 overall, 7-3 District 8-2A) visited Cisco on Tuesday, April 18, falling 15-0. Details will be reported next week.

The Lady Lions close out regular play at 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 21 with a road game at Eula. The Class 2A playoffs start next week.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Junior High tennis program continues preparations for district competition with an intrasquad tournament Thursday, April 20 (today) at the high school courts.

Coach M.J. Reneau said the junior high schedule must work around other events. A planned dual match with Winters fell through because of such conflicts.

“We are trying to get some practices in before our district meet,” Reneau said. “Our district meet is May 4-5. Girls will go Thursday and boys will go Friday.”

By Sam Waller

Last year’s state tennis tournament was a history-making event for Albany as Sarah Cotter claimed the first state tennis championship in school history.

Coach M.J. Reneau is looking for even bigger things when the 2023 tournament gets underway on Tuesday, April 25 at Blossom Tennis Center in San Antonio

“We took three players last year, and this year we’re excited that we could double that,” Reneau said.

By Sam Waller

About 100 tickets have been sold for Project Graduation’s raffle of a Sony PlayStaion 5 gaming console.

“We definitely want to sell more,” Project Graduation organizer Amanda Tabor said.

Tickets are one for $5 or five for $20. The prize drawing will be held Monday, May 8. The PS5 is retailing for $499.99.

To purchase tickets, contact Tabor at 325-762-0320.

The 33 members of the Albany High School Class of 2023 will hold commencement ceremonies Friday, May 26. The graduation party will follow.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Six Albany High School students will compete in the Region II-2A UIL Academic Meet on Friday at Grayson College in Denison.

Five of the qualifiers are entered in journalism events, with one student advancing to the regional level in computer science.

The students qualified for the regional level contest by placing in the top three at the district meet held in Stamford in March.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions won the boys team title Thursday, April 13 at the area track meet between Districts 9-2A and 10-2A, qualifying all but one athlete for regional competition.

The Region II-2A meet  is scheduled for Friday-Saturday, April 28-29 at Springtown. The top two finishers in each event at regional advance to the state meet Thursday-Saturday, May 11-13 at Austin. In addition, the to third-place finisher in each event from the four regional meets will receive a wild-card berth at state.

By Sam Waller

Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church’s fundraising efforts for its summer mission trip to Belize will continue with three items up for bid following the concert and auction held at the Aztec Theater.

“The worship concert and auction went well,” MMPC youth minister Becky Wills said. “We had a good turnout and raised a good amount of money.”