Wesley Estridge of Albany was named to the South Plains College Fall 2023 Deans List. Estridge was among more than 700 students named to list.

Big Country Electric Cooperative (BCEC) requests help spreading word to local students about the Governmentin- Action Youth Tour, an all-expenses paid trip to the nation’s Capitol. BCEC will send three local students on theYouth Tour, scheduled for June 16-24, 2024.

Albany’s teams in the BigCountryYouthBasketball Associationmadetheir second outing of the season Saturday, Jan. 13, with the girls hosting games and the boys playing at Merkel.

The annual Weekend of Champions leadership camps at Eastland’s Solid Rock Camp are coming up soon. Separate boys and girls camps serving students from eighth through 12th grades will be held on consecutive weekends.

The Moran Lady Bulldogs basketball team took on Rising Star and May last week in District 131A play, with the Bulldogs opening their district schedule against May. Moran played a district doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan.

Children in second through fourth grade wanting to play in the Albany Little Dribblers Association have until Saturday, Jan. 13 to sign up.

♦ The Albany Lions got 2024 off to a good start with wins over Hamlin and Coleman. The Lions (6-1 overall, 2-0 District10-2A)resumeddistrict play Tuesday, Jan.

After a month off for the holidays, the Albany Junior High Cubs and Lady Cubs basketball teams return to the court at5:30p.m.Thursday,Jan. 11 (tonight), with games against Cisco.

An open date came at a good time for theAlbany Lady Lions basketball team, which has been inundated with injuries this season. The Lady Lions returned to District 10-2A action Tuesday, Jan.

Photos of all four of the youth basketball teams, as well as individuals, will be taken this week by The Albany News. The boys will meet in uniform in the auxiliary gym Thursday (tonight), Jan.