By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs volleyball team kept its playoff hopes alive Saturday with a four-set victory over Rising Star.Entering their Tuesday match at Strawn, the Lady Bulldogs were tied with Newcastle for third place among District 6-2A’s Class 1A members at 4-4.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High eighth grade Lady Cubs defeated Newcastle 25-14, 25-12 on Oct. 12 in last week’s only junior high volleyball match.The Lady Cubs seventh and eighth grade teams played Hawley on Monday.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs recorded a pair of road victories last Thursday despite going in different directions.The eighth grade Cubs won 34-0 at Hico, while the seventh grade won 22-21 at Abilene TLCA.Both teams are off this week as the Albany programs take an open date.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity football team started quickly and never trailed last Thursday in defeating Hico 46-0 on the road.Cason Fairchild returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, and Lute Wheeler passed for three touchdowns as Albany improved to 7-0.“We came out...

By Sam WallerAlbany’s Jonathan Coody qualified for regional competition last week with his performance at the District 10-2A cross country meet at Anson.Coody, a freshman, finished sixth out of 11 runners in the varsity boys race on Oct. 13.

By Sam WallerThe foursome of Randy Walker, James Waters, Charles Barrett, and Rodney Barton scored a one-shot victory last Friday in the 14th annual John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament.The tournament raises funds for the Albany K Charity Scholarship Fund and other...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions won their only outing of last week on Tuesday Oct. 12, defeating Newcastle 25-17, 25-16, 25-14 on the road in District 6-2A volleyball action before enjoying an open date on Saturday.Albany played Hawley at home on Tuesday, winning a hard-fought three-set match...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions kept building momentum last Friday with another efficient performance to move to the brink of playoff qualification.The Lions scored on eight of nine possessions – kneeling out the clock to end the game on the last – in a 57-0 victory against the Hico Tigers in...

By Sam WallerThe 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...

By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs dropped a pair of District 6-2A volleyball matches last week.On Oct. 5.