Cubs split games against Merkel

The Albany Junior High Cubs played their first official home games of the season Thursday, Sept. 19 against Merkel with the seventh grade losing and the eighth winning.
With Albany players closing in on all sides, Sam Tidwell (c) gets to the Merkel quarterback first to take him down for a sack in the eighth grade’s 48-6 win. The Cubs will be in Anson today. Donnie Lucas / Albany News

SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER

– Branson Beal 4-yard run (Zane Green kick), 5:55 Albany – Beal 1-yard run (Z.Green kick), 2:45 Albany – Beal 1-yard run (Z.Green kick), 10:29 Albany – Beal 14-yard pass from Chip Chambers (Z.Green kick), 9:26 Albany – Calhan Fairchild 47-yard pass from Chambers (Z.
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Girls to start district Saturday

The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team split two matches last week as the start of district play draws closer. Albany (11-18) made its final nondistrict outing Tuesday, Sept.
Madi Parrott (r) and Caroline Holson (l) successfully block a Veribest hit during Saturday’s matches. The Lady Lions open district play this week. Donnie Lucas / Albany News

Patsy Cline ends 4-performance run

The final two performances of “Always...Patsy Cline”wrappedupSunday at the Aztec Theater, with the Albany Mainstreet Playhouse reporting over 800 tickets sold over the four-show run. “It was a wonderful run for the show,” said AMP director and vocal star of the show Lorna Ayers.
Lorna Ayers (r) as Patsy Cline encourages her biggest fan Louise, played by Pam Davis (l) to sing into the mic. A revival of Always...Patsy Cline played to enthusiastic audiences at the Aztec Theater over the past two weekends. Photo By Watt Casey

WORDS about the WORDS

The works of his hands would naturally include the splendors of creation and all that the Lord has made, and we can certainly praise Him for that! The phrase, “ the works of your hands,” however, is also meant to describeGod’smightyworks ofredemptionandsalvation.
NEIL BENNETT

5th quarter planned Friday

The Feed Store will host its next Fifth Quarter gathering for local youth Friday, Sept. 27 following the Albany Lions home football game against Anson.
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