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Albany News

By Sam Waller

Local high school coaches are offering a variety of sports camps this summer for students entering kindergarten through ninth grade for the 2022-23 school year.

A basketball camp is set Wednesday-Thursday, June 1-2 at the high school gym with instruction by Tate Thompson and Ryder Peacock.

Sessions are 9:00-10:30 a.m. for grades 4-9 and 10:45 a.m.-noon for kindergarten through third grade. Registration fee is $25 per child.

Registration forms should be mailed to Ryder Peacock, 375 Ranch Road 1, Albany, Texas 76430.

For more information, contact Thompson at 940-257-4141 or Peacock at 325-762-0253.

An All-Sports Camp will run Monday-Wednesday, June 6-8, offering instruction by David Fairchild and Peacock in baseball, football, and basketball.

The camp is designed to teach boys and girls basic skills in each sport. Campers will learn drills to improve agility, speed and hand-eye coordination along with focusing on techniques for throwing, dribbling, shooting, hitting, and catching.

Sessions will be 9:00-10:15 a.m. for kindergarten through third grade and 10:30-11:50 a.m. for fourth through ninth grades. Baseball and football sessions will be held in the Green Room with basketball in the gym.

Cost is $15 per day or $35 for the whole camp. Family rates cover two for $60 or three for $85.

Checks should be made payable to David Fairchild and mailed to him at 224 S. Jacobs St., Albany, Texas 76430.

For further information, contact Fairchild at 325-721-5232 or Peacock at 325-762-0253.

The Albany Volleyball Camp will be held later this summer, but dates have not been finalized.

Cost is $25 per camper and includes a T-shirt.

Sessions will be 8:30-9:30 a.m. for students entering first through third grades, 10:00-11:30 a.m. for incoming fourth through six graders and 1:00-3:00 p.m. for rising seventh through ninth graders.

Registration forms should be mailed to M.J. Reneau at 156 Breckenridge St., Albany, Texas 76430.

For more information, contact Reneau at 325-762-0351.