The Albany Golf Club (AGC) announced the release of a new logo this week, as members prepare to celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2025.

The club, which was established in 1925, decided to update the branding in order to increase visibility and attract new players.

“The Albany Golf Club has been a part of this community since 1925, and we wanted to make sure that our brand accurately reflected who we are and what we stand for as we look towards our centennial year,” said club president Ronnie Anderson. “We are confident that this new logo will help us achieve those goals.”

By Sam Waller

Albany’s Kiana Roberson has been named a Texas Girls Coaches Association Track & Field All-Star after earning two medals at the Class 2A state meet.

The TGCA selects a maximum of 24 all-stars from Class 1A-4A and Class 5A-6A. Roberson was among 23 honorees in Class 1A-4A.

Athletes are selected by the TGCA Track Committee, composed of track member coaches of the association, at their annual meeting. Selections are made from nominations submitted by member coaches. Athletes must be juniors to be selected.

By Sam Waller

Two Albany youth sports camps have wrapped up, with two more on the schedule for June and July.

The Albany Lions & Lady Lions All-Sports Camp and the Albany Basketball Camp were held the first two weeks after the end of the school year with the basketball camp concluding Tuesday, June 6.

Next up is the Albany Volleyball Camp, scheduled for Monday-Wednesday, June 26-28, for students entering first through ninth grades.

By Sam Waller

Albany will host a four-team bracket for the Texas West Little League District 5 Machine Pitch tournament Saturday, June 10, at the Albany Little League complex.

Albany Little League president Paul Hamilton said the tournament schedule has not been released yet, but games will start at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.

The bracket winner will advance to the next stage of the tournament in Abilene.

By Sam Waller

Albany’s entry in summer 7-on-7 competition came within a score and a conversion Saturday, June 3, of qualifying for state at the Texoma 7-on-7 Tournament.

Albany went 2-1 for the day in games played at Wichita Falls City View, beating Archer City and Electra to win Pool D before falling 18-12 to Childress in the qualifying game.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions claimed 11 spots, including six superlative awards, on the All-District 8-2A baseball team, which was selected by vote of the district coaches. Every regular starter received at least second-team honors.

The Lions went 9-1 to win the district championship and finished 24-5 overall, reaching the regional semifinal round of the playoffs.

By Donnie A. Lucas

About 75 tickets remain for the Albany Live! concert on Saturday, June 10 at the Aztec Theater featuring the band Shenandoah, which is on a 35th anniversary tour.

Tickets are available online at www.albanylive.org. Just 10 reserved seats were available on Monday for $100 each, while  65 general admission tickets at $75 each were available.

The $50 VIP add-on has sold out for this show. The add-ons allow ticket holders to enjoy food and drink after the performance and meet the artists.

By Sam Waller

Six Albany High School seniors received $1,000 scholarships Friday, May 26 from Albany Masonic Lodge during commencement exercises at the high school gymnasium.

Graduates London Fuentes, Presley Green, Brooke Kayga, Gracie Price, Michael Sadler, and Briley Tabor were recipents of this year’s scholarships.

Lodge member Bob Skelton said the number of scholarships awarded was one more than in 2022.

“We gave five scholarships last year,” Skelton said. “We had another worthy applicant this year.”

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions Club presented $1,500 scholarships to Sweethearts Briley Tabor of Albany and Samantha Hinkle of Moran.

Lions Club member John Tate said the amount was a significant increase from last year.

The Sweethearts attend weekly Lions Club meetings when possible and make public appearances on behalf of the club.

“They’re in the Christmas and Fandangle parades,” Tate said. The main fundraiser for the scholarships is the Lions Club Benefit Bowl football game at Cisco College.

By Sam Waller

First Baptist Church of Albany is helping provide meals for children of four local families through its summer backpack program.

FBC children’s minister Ginger Bumguardner said the project will run weekly through June and July.

“We’re attempting to provide some food over the summer for some kids who might need that,” Bumguardner said. “The school backpack program stopped during COVID, and they haven’t had it since. We’re trying to pick it up over the summer just to make sure kids who need it get fed.”