By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Cubs volleyball season started this week with games hosted in Albany against Woodson, and Cub football is slated to kick off on Thursday (today) in Dublin.
Results of the volleyball games were not available at press time but will be reported next week.
The seventh grade Cubs will start the action in Dublin at 4:30 p.m., with the eighth grade following at 5:30 p.m. There will be a JV game after the junior high bouts.
By Lynsi Musselman
The Moran Bulldogs’ home opener against non-conference Benjamin Mustangs was a tough loss, but the Bulldogs are looking ahead to play Evant on the road this Friday.
Moran plays in Evant on Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Moran Independent School District superintendent Danny Freeman said pre-sale tickets are available for Friday’s football game versus Evant at the MISD business office until 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Seating will be limited with 84 tickets available for purchase.
By Lynsi Musselman
The Lady Bulldogs have lost the last two games in three sets against Benjamin and Woodson.
Moran High School volleyball coach Jo Hise said even though they lost the games, it gave the team a chance to work on their rotation and working each player into rotation.
“We have been focusing on our new libero play, and we’re looking forward to many successes playing a libero this year,” Hise reported.
The libero is a player specializing in defensive skills, wearing a contrasting colored jersey from teammates.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion varsity football team opened the 2020 season at home last Friday, blanking the Colorado City Wolves 48-0 in a non-district bout.
Just over 500 Albany fans braved hot August weather to see the opener, a number still well below the 1,000 fan limit at 50 percent capacity on the home side due to COVID-19 restrictions set by the state. Only 140 fans came through visitors gate, also well below the 270 limit.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lion volleyball team picked up three more wins last week, including opening the district race in Ranger.
Albany hosted Woodson on Tuesday, earning a 25-9, 25-7, 25-13 win to go to 8-1 for the season.
While several 1A schools are grouped into District 6-2A, Albany will play only Ranger and Hawley for district positions in the 2A bracket of district.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Both the Albany junior high football and volleyball programs will kick off next week with the first games of the season.
The Lady Cubs will host Woodson in one combined game at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
The volleyball teams will be playing one game each week either on Monday or Tuesday.
The two junior high football teams will travel to Dublin on Thursday, Sept. 3 for games starting at 4:30 p.m.
By Donnie A. Lucas
A trio of Albany cross country girls will run at the first meet of the season next Wednesday, Sept. 2 in Haskell.
The meet is being conducted in flights throughout the day to reduce the number of runners participating at the same time. Albany will run at 9:00 a.m. in the first flight.
By Lynsi Musselman
After the one scrimmage of the year against Gustine last week, the Moran High School Bulldogs will get the chance to play their home opener on Friday night, Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. against Benjamin.
Lady Bulldogs
The Lady Bulldogs’ volleyball game against TCLA on Tuesday was cancelled, coming on the heels of a Moran win against Gorman on Friday, Aug. 21.
The next game will be at home this Friday against Benjamin, starting at 4:00 p.m.
Seating
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion varsity football squad made a good first showing last Thursday during a scrimmage against the Bearcats in Hawley.
The Lions scored three times to one during the controlled portion of the scrimmage, and they outscored the Bearcats 21-6 in the live quarter.
Albany will open the regular season on Friday at Robert Nail Stadium against the visiting Colorado City Wolves. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lion volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season last week against Jim Ned but got right back in the win column on Saturday in Eastland.
Albany opened District 6-2A action on Tuesday in Ranger, picking up a 25-17, 25-21, 25-15 win on the road, improving to 5-1 for the season. Details will be reported next week.
Albany scheduled an extra non-district game on Friday against Colorado City starting at 4:00 p.m. with the varsity. The JV I game will follow at 5:30 p.m.
