By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs split a pair of home games last week, winning in their final outing before the holiday break, while the varsity boys teams suffered a pair of losses.On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Moran girls lost a heartbreaker 36-35 to Rotan, then defeated the Knox City JV 42-23 on...

By Sam WallerThe slow starts that have beleaguered the Albany girls basketball team basketball team continued as the Lady Lions dropped their District 10-2A opener on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 89-21 at Haskell.The Lady Lions made their second district outing Tuesday with a home game against Hawley,...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions varsity basketball team went 3-1 last week at the Hermleigh tournament in its first action of the season.The Lions, who didn’t start practice until after the football team completed its season, got started on Thursday, Dec. 16, with a 43-27 victory against Bronte and a...

By Sam WallerThe semifinals are called the cruelest round of the state football playoffs.The Albany Lions learned that the hard way last Thursday, falling one step short of a shot at the Class 2A Division II title with a 35-14 loss to the Stratford Elks at Lubbock’s Lowrey Field.“Our kids gave us...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions dominated District 8-2A Division II during the season and were rewarded with 20 players earning places on the all-district team.The Lions collected 24 spots, including five of six superlative awards, and had three players honored for both offense and defense.The...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions varsity boys basketball team conducted their first practice Monday nearly seven weeks after most schools around the state and will play their first game Thursday (today) at the Hermleigh tournament.Boys basketball teams were allowed to start practice on Oct. 27, but...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions suffered a pair of home losses last week in their final outings before the start of district play, falling 42-23 to Richland Springs on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and 34-12 to Gordon on Friday, Dec. 10.The Lady Lions opened the District 10-2A schedule on Tuesday night, Dec....

By Sam WallerMoran basketball teams had a busy week with both boys and girls varsity teams making their first tournament appearances.The Bulldogs started the week against Strawn Nov. 30 before competing in the Woodson tournament.The Lady Bulldogs played in the Breckenridge tournament after dealing...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs basketball teams swept their home games Monday against Hamlin, allowing a total of 16 points.The White team won 33-8 with the Red team posting a 36-8 victory.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity basketball team swept its four games over the weekend at the Albany JV Tournament, while the freshman team went 2-2 in its first action of the season.The JV team beat Munday 57-29 and Breckenridge 30-22 on Thursday, then topped Graham 53-46 and Anson...