Last week’s win by the Albany Lions may well have felt “twice as nice” for Albany fans as the team repeated as the Class 2A Div. II state champions with a 28-10 win over the Mart Panthers on Dec.
Anyone who doesn’t have plans to cook lunch on Christmas Day is invited to pick up a meal at the annual Christmas Feast set for 11:00 a.m. until 12:30p.m.attheMatthewsMemorial Presbyterian Church.
The Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball teams played their final games before the holiday break Monday, Dec. 18, with a doubleheader at Panther Creek.
The Albany Lions opened their basketball season Tuesday, Dec. 19, just five days after finishing football, with a 46-36 win at Haskell in the District 10-2A opener for both teams.
The Albany Lady Lions stumbled in their first two District 10-2A basketball outings last week, falling to Cisco and Hawley. The Lady Lions (5-8 overall, 0-2 district) visited Haskell on Tuesday, Dec.
After dominating the competition in District 6-2ADivisionII,theAlbany Lions dominated the alldistrict selections with every varsity player earning atleastHonorableMention. The team was selected by vote of district coaches andreleasedafterallteams were finished in the playoffs.
Back in October at the dedication of monuments honoring Albany’s past state champions, Lions head coach Denney Faith pointed out that there was room for more, and he challenged his2023teamtoadd to the collection.