By Lynsi Perry Musselman
Tucker Balliew, eighth grade athlete at Wylie West Junior High and son of Kristen and Slone Balliew and Alex and Ross Green, has two first place wins to start the 2025 track season. Slone Balliew and Alex Green are 2007 graduates of Albany Junior Senior High.
By David H. Waller
Phase one of a planned fire guard project aimed at reducing wildfire risk near Albany is set to begin soon, with work taking place on land on the southwest edge of town near County Road 187 and Highway 180.
By Sam Waller
Albany Junior/Senior High selected three cheer squads at tryouts Friday, March 7 with varsity, junior varsity and junior high units determined for the 2025-26 school year.
The program will be under the direction of girls coaches Lauren Peacock and Ashlyn Bevel who are taking over from Nickie Leveridge.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions softball team endured another weather cancellation last week, but bounced back with two big wins, the latter against Abilene TLCA in the District 8-2A opener.
The Lady Lions (6-1 overall, 1-0 district) played its second district game Tuesday, March 11 against Hawley in their final game of spring break week. Details will be reported next week. Albany resumes its normal schedule Tuesday, March 18 at Haskell.
