By Kathy Thomson

Moran basketball players have been busy with regular games and tournament matches over the last week.

Both varsity teams won games in Woodson on Tuesday, Dec. 10, but did not fare as well in tournament play at Zephyr last weekend.

The middle school boys and girls teams both fell to visiting teams from Eula on Monday, Dec. 16.

Bulldogs

The Moran Bulldogs kept it close with the Cowboys for three quarters before putting up 16 points to Woodson’s 11 in the fourth to tie the score.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lions were busy last week at the Winters Tournament, winning three games out of five and improving to 8-3 for the season.

The team was open this week as they prepare for tournament action in Breckenridge on Friday and Saturday. The varsity will play Dublin at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, then will start bracket play that afternoon at 4:00 p.m.. Bracket games will continue on Saturday.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lion varsity basketball team took the floor for the first time last week, falling to Munday in their opener.

The team hosted Early on Tuesday, coming back from an early deficit to play a close game against the 3A Longhorns but eventually losing 48-41.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Albany Cubs won all three games against the visiting Hawley junior high teams on Monday.

The Cubs will travel to Roscoe on Monday, Dec. 16 for the last set of games before the holiday break. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

The boys will return to the court on Jan. 9 in Cross Plains.

The 8A team beat Hawley 41-24 on Monday.

“This was a good win for us,” coach David Fairchild said. “We still have some things we have to shore up, but the boys showed a lot of hustle.”

By Donnie A. Lucas

The junior high girls basketball teams played in the Breckenridge Tournament last week and were on the road Monday in Hawley.

The three local teams made a clean sweep of games in Hawley, providing excitement for fans with close scores.

The girls will host Roscoe next Monday starting at 5:30 p.m. for the final set of games prior to the Christmas break. Action will resume on Jan. 9 with the eighth grade team in Cross Plains.

Hawley Results

The 8A girls held on for a 33-32 win in Hawley to improve to 3-1 in district.

By Kathy Thomson

A member of the Lady Bulldog volleyball team was awarded one of the superlative awards, and other Moran players were  selected spots on the first  and second District 6 1-A All-District teams.

Senior November Meredith was chosen as the Outstanding Setter.

Sophomore Johnnie Hise was named to the District  6 1-A First Team.

Second Team accolades were given to junior Dariann Hawley and sophomore Hannah Rogers.

Junior Tiffany Wade, freshman Emily Murk, and junior Baylee Orsak were honorable mentions.

By Kathy Thomson

Three Moran Bulldog football players earned places on the 1-A Division 2 District 6 All-District first team, along with eight on the second team, and one honorable mention.

In addition to district awards, sophomore Arren Hawley was named the Class A Division II Region 2 First Team punter.

First Team All-District honors were awarded to senior Jonas Sotelo and sophomores Lyric Huskey and Hawley.

By Kathy Thomson

The Moran High School basketball team claimed their second victory of the season last week, and the junior high teams split games in Baird.

Results from the varsity games in Woodson were not available at press time and will be reported next week.

Both the girls and boys high school teams will play in the Zephyr tournament on Dec. 12-14. 

Next week the Lady Bulldogs will travel to Newcastle on Tuesday, Dec. 17, while the boys will host Throckmorton on Friday, Dec. 20, before both teams take a break for the holidays.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion basketball team split games last week, suffering the first loss of the season against Ballinger but rebounding for a victory over Hamlin.

Albany traveled to Munday on Dec. 3, picking up an easy 55-25 win to improve to 5-1 for the season. Details for the game will be reported next week.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The varsity Lion basketball team opened their season in Munday this week, dropping their first outing 52-44 on the road.

The varsity will be open this weekend after being bumped from the Winters Tournament, but the JV and JV II Lions will host a local tournament.

A total of 14 teams are scheduled to play on Thursday and Saturday in the two Albany gyms.

The JV boys will play Cisco at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday in the main gym, and then will face Sweetwater at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday in the auxiliary gym.