The start of the Albany Softball Association’s 2024 season is just around the corner with drafts and tryouts held this week. Players will be contacted by Friday, Feb.

The Albany Lady Lionsclosedoutadifficult girls basketball season Tuesday, Feb. 6, with a 63-33 loss at Anson.

Spring sports officially start up this week with the Albany Lady Lions softball team opening its season at the Clyde tournament, while baseball, track, tennis, and golf are also about to start competition.

Denson’s contract Moran FFA student MaeKayla Kersey claimed reserve champion Branvieh heifer last weekend at the San Angelo Stock Show despite being unable to step into the show ring. Kersey, a freshman, received an assist from schoolmate Rayni Vinson, who led the heifer into the arena.

The Moran Bulldogs were able to get in only one game last week with a second cancelled because of illness. The Bulldogs concluded their season Tuesday, Feb.

April 20 at Collins Creek The membership drive and ticket sales for the 2024 season of the Fort Griffin Fandangle are well underway,withtheannual membership Sampler set for April 20 at Collins Creek Ranch. Letters were mailed in January to previous members of the association, and invitations to the Sampler are being mailed daily as new or renewal memberships are received.

Shackelford and Throckmorton county extension services are combining efforts for another adult education program about cattle production. Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said the program will cover cow-calf management.

Refreshed galleries and a light renovation at the Old Jail Art Center are debuting this week during Hearts forArts, but many OJAC members will see them for the first time along with two new exhibitions opening Saturday night, Feb. 17.

ItemsfromFortGriffinState Historic Site will be on display over the next month as part of a traveling exhibit at the Museum oftheWestTexasFrontier in Stamford. The exhibit opens Friday, Feb.