Lions deliver back-to-back titles

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. 14. The Lions beat the Panthers in last year’s state final 41-21 to bring home the gold for the first time in 61 years. Albany also won back-to-back state titles in 1960 and 1961 ...