Girls face C-City for area crown

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lady Lions wrapped up the regular season and began preparing for the playoffs with a pair of warmup matches over the past week.

The Lady Lions (30-5)had a bye through bi-district and will open postseason play in the area round against Colorado City at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola. 

The winner of that match will play the winner between Coleman and Quanah in the regional quarterfinals on Nov. 8 or 9 at a time and place to be determined.

“I’m excited to start the next phase of the season and see how far this team can go,” Lady Lions coach M.J. Reneau said.

Final Home Game

On Oct. 26, Albany notched its 30th victory of the season, beating Strawn 24-26, 25-15, 25-22, 27-25 on Senior Night.

Senior players on the team, along with their parents, were introduced before action began.

albany VS. STRAWN

PLAYER Serves Aces Kills Digs Blks Asst

R. Lucas 18 5 - 10 - -

G. Price - - - 5 - -

A. Garcia 19 3 3 7 - -

S. Cotter 13 6 25 12 5 -

C. Holson 4 - - 5 - 15

L. Chavez - - - 1 - -

P. Green - - - 1 - -

S. Cormack - - - 2 - -

A. Holson - - 2 1 - 10

T. Brown 10 2 8 7 - -

K. Roberson 13 5 5 1 1 -

Abi Hale 6 1 1 3 - 14

Practice Games

The Lady Lions dropped their two warmup matches, both in four sets. On Saturday, the Lady Lions lost at Tolar 21-25, 16-25, 25-22, 21-25. On Monday, Albany lost to Blum 25-22, 15-25, 20-25, 20-25 in a match played at Dublin.

“We had two very tough practice games,” Reneau said. “We’re trying to get as much practice in as we can against good competition to prepare us for the playoffs. This was a challenge for us and just what we needed to push our limits before our playoff run.”

albany VS. TOLAR

PLAYER Serves Aces Kills Digs Blks Asst

R. Lucas 15 2 - 21 - -

G. Price - - - 6 - -

A. Garcia 12 - 4 18 - -

S. Cotter 12 2 21 23 3 -

P. Green - - - 3 - -

S. Cormack 2 - - - - -

A. Holson - - - 5 - 12

T. Brown 10 1 5 16 - -

K. Roberson 15 2 2 4 - -

E. Webb - - - 1 - -

A. Hale 7 1 - 11 - 13

albany VS. BLUM

PLAYER Serves Aces Kills Digs Blks Asst

R. Lucas 17 1 - 9 - 1

G. Price - - - 10 - -

A. Garcia 11 1 2 20 - -

S. Cotter 11 4 27 17 2 -

C. Holson 15 1 3 14 - 35

A. Holson - - 5 3 1 1

T. Brown 9 1 4 14 - -

K. Roberson 8 1 4 - - -

Junior Varsity

Albany’s JV1 team wrapped up its season on Oct. 26 by defeating Strawn 25-8, 25-16.

The Lady Lions finished the season 16-5 overall and were 8-0 in district play.

“We ended a fantastic season with a fun win,” coach Jamie Wilson said. “Ella Webb led the team with some great serves, and everybody got in and did a great job. I am so pleased with the season we had this year.”

More Information

The send-off for the Lady Lions will be at the Bank Park at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Ticket prices are $5 for adults, $3 for students.