By Sam Waller
Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten will visit Albany this weekend in his role as head football coach of Argyle Liberty Christian.
The Liberty Christian Warriors (1-1) will play the Lubbock Trinity Christian Lions (1-1) at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
The game will be the second of the season at Nail Stadium for Trinity Christian, which opened its schedule Aug. 26 against Albany.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team split its two matches last week, losing at Abilene Christian on Tuesday, Aug. 30 and sweeping Woodson on Saturday, Sept. 3 at home.
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Lady Lions (11-8) won 17-25, 28-26, 25-20, 25-16 at Benjamin. Details will be reported next week.
Albany will host Tolar on Saturday, Sept. 10, with JV2 starting at 10:00 a.m. JV1 and varsity will follow.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions made sure their second outing of the season didn’t come down to the wire, riding a fast start to a 55-14 victory over the Dublin Lions on Friday, Sept. 2 at Dublin’s Cervetto Stadium.
Albany takes to the road for the second week in a row Friday, Sept. 9 to face the Seymour Panthers in a matchup of 2-0 teams.
At Dublin, Albany scored on five of six first-half possessions and needed just four minutes to take the lead for good.
By Sam Waller
The Moran Lady Bulldogs volleyball team won two matches last week, including a five-setter on the road.
The Lady Bulldogs visited Gustine on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Results will be reported next week. On Saturday, Sept. 3, Moran will host Rotan.
The Lady Bulldogs (4-8) started last week on Tuesday, Aug. 23 with a 25-16, 20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-6 win at Class 2A Roscoe.
“That gives us a lot of momentum and helps us build endurance,” Lady Bulldogs coach Jo Hise said. “We now have confidence that we can pull through in five sets and get a win.”
By Sam Waller
The Moran Bulldogs football team took its lumps against top-ranked Benjamin in its season opener Friday, Aug., 26, falling 78-6.
Tyler Waddell caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Ellis Hise in the second quarter for Moran’s score.
The Bulldogs host Baird at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 at Bulldog Field for their home opener.
At Benjamin, Moran fell behind 56-0 in the first quarter.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions junior varsity football team opened its season Thursday, Aug. 26 with a 46-6 victory over Santo at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
The JV Lions host Dublin at approximately 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 (tonight), in their second outing of the season. The game will follow two junior high games, the first of which starts at 4:30 p.m.
Against Santo, Albany took advantage of five possessions starting in Santo territory. Brody Oliver passed for three touchdowns, and Breylon Billington ran for two.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Lady Cubs volleyball teams suffered a pair of losses against Hawley on Monday, Aug. 29, in their first home matches of the season.
The seventh grade team was swept 8-25, 13-25. The eighth grade team fell in three sets, 25-18, 8-25, 5-15.
The Lady Cubs will be off Monday, Sept. 5 for Labor Day and resume play Thursday, Sept. 8 at Bangs.
In the seventh grade match, Charli Trail led Albany with five service points. Carsyn Clegg and Karlyn Thompson each had one.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions opened the 2022 cross country season Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Haskell, but results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
Albany coach Ginger Norton said the first meet is more about learning to apply strategy and tactics for a race after nearly a month of preseason practices.
“We’ve been working out three times a week in the mornings and some shorter workouts in the afternoons because of the heat,” Norton said. “We did a timed run Monday morning.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team won four of seven matches last week, finishing third at the Aspermont tournament in their final tourney of the season.
Albany (10-8) began the fourth week of the schedule Tuesday, Aug. 30, with a 11-25, 11-25, 22-25 loss at Abilene Christian. Details will be reported next week.
Lady Lions coach M.J. Reneau announced a schedule change for the weekend with Albany hosting Woodson on Saturday, Sept. 3, instead of Water Valley. The JV1 will play at 10:00 a.m. with the varsity match to follow.
