By Donnie A. Lucas

Members of the Albany High School varsity Lion baseball team were awarded a number of positions on the District 8-2A All-District team, including four of the top superlative honors.

Albany was undefeated in district play with a perfect 10-0 record, advancing to the fourth round of the playoffs before falling to New Deal in the regional semifinal.

Senior Cade Neve was voted as the district MVP, while Jackson Chapman, also a  senior, was named the Offensive MVP.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Reds Little League 12U team, or majors, played to the final round of the County Tournament of District 5, winning the Rural Community County title and playing Abilene Dixie for the overall championship last week.

The Reds got a bye in the first round and then picked up three straight wins to advance to the championship game.

By Sandy Morris

Eight Albany High School seniors will be competing in the upcoming Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star games over the next two weeks.

AHS basketball coach Tate Thompson is spending the week in Brownwood helping coach the girls south basketball team.

Thompson’s game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Brownwood High School.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Local students have a couple of programs to help keep in shape over the summer, both starting over the next two weeks.

Prospective female athletes who want to stay or get in shape this summer will be able to participate in a strength and conditioning program that starts Monday, June 7, plus practice some sport-specific drills as well.

A program for male athletes will wait an extra week, starting on June 14.

Both programs will meet daily on Monday through Thursday for six weeks, with the schedule regulated by UIL rules.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Several youth sports camps are planned for the summer, with one already concluding this week.

The all-sports camp started Tuesday and ends today with two separate morning sessions for different age groups. The camp combined three sports – football, baseball and basketball – with one day of instruction dedicated to each.

Two more sport specific camps are set for next week, with volleyball and cheerleading camps planned in July.

Basketball Camp

A two-day basketball camp is set for June 7-8 at the high school.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The two rounds of the District 5 baseball tournament scheduled to  be played in Albany on Monday were moved due to excessive rainfall.

The Albany Reds, a majors team, was supposed to play Clyde here on Monday, but the game was moved to Winters on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

Details of the game were not available at press time, but the Reds won 9-7 and advanced in the bracket and will move on to the next round. Specific information was not available due to the number of changes in the tournament times and locations caused by the rain.

By Donnie A. Lucas

A total of 10 players from the Lady Lion softball team received All-District honors, including two of the top superlative awards.

Albany senior Torie Fuentes was named the Defensive MVP for District 8-2A, which is a hybrid district of both 2A and 1A teams.

Junior Ana Balliew was tapped as the Pitching MVP for the district that included two 2A teams and four 1A squads this season.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lion baseball team got in trouble early in the first game of the regional semi-final series last Thursday but came back strong in Game 2 only to have a win snatched away on an error in the seventh.

Losing Game 1 by a score of 11-4, followed by a 5-4 loss in the second game, ended Albany’s season in the fourth round of the playoffs.

The Lions posted a 22-5-1 overall record, including a perfect 10-0 district count.

By Donnie A. Lucas

While the school year is ending today for local classes, a couple of summer programs for junior high and high school students are scheduled to start in June.

Prospective female athletes who want to stay or get in shape this summer will be able to participate in a strength and conditioning program that starts Monday, June 7, plus practicing some sport specific drills as well.

A program for male athletes will wait an extra week due to the baseball playoffs, starting on June 14.

By Donnie A. Lucas

With the end of the school year, students might be looking for something to keep them busy this summer.

There are several options including a host of sports camps during the summer break, including one that starts next week.

The first is the All-Sports camp which is set for June 1-3. The camp combines three sports - football, baseball and basketball - with one day of instruction dedicated to each.

The multiple sport camp is open to both boys and girls.