By Sam Waller

The Moran Bulldogs faced plenty of adversity during the nondistrict portion of the football season and took several lumps along the way.

All that was washed away last Friday as the Bulldogs broke into the win column in a big way, beating the Paint Creek Pirates 70-12 in their District 9-1A Division II opener.

“The guys were working hard all week,” coach John Hughes said. “We had a good game plan set up for them, and they executed it. They did everything we asked them to do.”

By Sam Waller

The Moran Lady Bulldogs dropped a pair of District 6-2A volleyball matches last week.

On Oct. 5. Moran lost 11-25, 7-25, 6-25 at home against Newcastle.

“It was just an off night,” coach Jo Hise said.

On Saturday, the Lady  Bulldogs lost 7-25, 5-25, 16-25 at Albany.

Moran scored the first point of the day before the 10th ranked Lady Lions roared back to  dominate the first two sets.

By Sam Waller

Akisha Holson, Randy Walker, and Charles Holson won their respective flights Sunday in the Albany Golf Club tournament at Albany Golf Course.

The two-day tournament included Saturday’s club business meeting for two seats on the club’s board of directors.

In the Open Division, Akisha Holson carded a 36-hole score of 151 to take a two-stroke victory over Bucky Nail. Ronnie Kitchens finished third at 160.

By Sam Waller

Albany cross country runners got a preview of their district meet when they ran Oct. 6 at the Anson Invitational.

The District 10-2A meet was scheduled for Wednesday on the same course. Results will be reported next week.

“In addition to the course, we saw almost every district team,” Albany coach Tate Thompson said. “We got to see what our kids are going to run against. That gave us an idea of what they need to run and where they need to be to be able to advance.”

By Sam Waller

The Albany Junior High Lady Cubs swept matches on Oct. 5 against Abilene TLC.

The seventh grade Lady Cubs won 25-8, 25-21.

Amber Miramontes served for 10 points in the first set. Hattie Braly followed with four points, while Zayne Lefevre had three service points and Tatum Grady had one.

In the second set, Braly led the team with seven service points. Rashelle Sanchez served for three points, with Ashlyn Miller adding two and J’Cee Keen and Brooke Richards one apiece.

The eighth grade Lady Cubs won 28-26, 25-16. to improve to 7-2.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Junior High Cubs football teams both turned in impressive defensive outings last Thursday in pitching shutouts against Meridian at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

Both the seventh grade and eighth grade Cubs held the Yellow Jackets to negative yardage in the victories.

The seventh grade won 30-0, while the eighth grade won 34-0.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Masonic Lodge Scholarship Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 at Albany Golf Course.

Entry fee for the four-person scramble is $300 per team. Hole sponsorships are available for $500. A sponsorship combined with a team entry is $700.

Entries are limited to the first 12 paid teams.

“We have not had any trouble in filling it up in years past,” Albany Mason John Tate said. “Every team that plays will get some kind of prize, and there’s a cash payout for the first place winners.”

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team enjoyed another 2-0 week in District 6-2A play last week as they moved closer to the start of the playoffs.

The Lady Lions (27-3 overall) have won 13 consecutive matches, including Tuesday night’s win.

The Lady Lions defeated Newcastle on Tuesday, winning in three sets 25-17, 25-16, 25-14. Details will be reported next week. 

The team has an open date on Saturday.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions took care of business last Friday in their District 8-2A Division II opener, defeating Meridian 84-7 at Yellow Jacket Stadium.

“We wanted to make sure we started out district on a good note,” Lions head coach Denney Faith said. “I was really pleased with the way our kids played. Sometimes you can get in games like that, and it gets sloppy.”

The Lions were able to avoid that scenario even after turning the game over to their junior varsity players, who were called up because Meridian is not fielding a JV team.

By Sam Waller

The Moran Lady Bulldogs picked up their third victory in District 6-2A volleyball on Sept. 28, defeating Abilene TLC 25-16, 25-10, 25-15.

Moran had an open date on Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to host Newcastle on Tuesday and will visit Albany Saturday.

In the first set against TLC, Vivi Green served for five points to lead Moran. Alli Scott had seven points in the second set, with Hannah Rogers adding five, including three aces. In the third set, Johnnie Hise served for nine points and Emily Murk for seven.