By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions continued their run of strong play last week, defeating Abilene TLCA before running into a buzzsaw at Cisco.The Lady Lions (5-19 overall, 2-9 District 10-2A) closed out the season Tuesday, Feb. 4 with a 52-32 loss against Anson. Details will be reported next week.

By Sam WallerWith basketball season winding down, Albany Lions and Lady Lions athletes turn their focus to spring sports.Competition begins this month for track, tennis, golf, softball and baseball with seasons extending to late April and into May.The first events will be Thursday, Feb.

JV Lions notch win over TLCA, prepare for season finaleBy Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity boys basketball game split games last week with Abilene TLCA and Cisco.The JV Lions hosted Anson on Tuesday, Feb. 4, winning  36-33. Details will be reported next week.

This story was submitted by a student in response to last week’s Kids Corner Junior Journalist prompt, which challenged young writers to imagine what happened when circus animals escaped after a train crash near Albany.By Tanner Howe6th Grade