Nathan D. Webb Jr., known as “Buddy” or affectionately as “Pops” to his family, was born in Graham and grew up in Albany – he was very proud of his heritage. He graduated from Albany High, served honorably in the U.S. Army, married Virginia Brooks, and later attended TCU. His service deeply impacted him, fostering a lifelong gratitude towards servicemen. 

By Melinda L. Lucas

Shackelford County horse judging teams placed well at the District 7 Horse Judging contest held in San Angelo last week, with the senior team qualifying for state for the third consecutive year.

Veteran team members Madailein Beard and Grace Fry were joined by Bradee Stautzenberger for the senior competition, finishing first in the team standings to earn the trip to the state roundup.

By David H. Waller

The Albany Lions and Lady Lions battled through tough fields at last week’s district track meet in Cisco, with a strong amount of athletes advancing to the area meet set for this Thursday (today) in Graham.

Lady Lions head coach Lauren Peacock said her small but determined group showed up strong. “I took three girls over there that competed at the varsity division, and all three of them made finals in all of their events,” Peacock said. “Two of them advanced to area. So overall, it was a really good day for them.”

By Melinda L. Lucas

For the second week in a row, the Lions split district outings, losing a close 8-9 game against Hawley on April 1, then outscoring Haskell 14-4 in a make-up game on Monday, April 7 to start the second half of district action.

As of press time on Tuesday, Albany was 5-4-3 overall, 3-3 in district.

Albany hosted Anson on Tuesday, with those results to be published next week. The Lions will be on the road Friday, April 11, with a 7:00 p.m. start time in Stamford.