By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion baseball team is starting the 2021 season at home this week, hosting a JV tournament on Thursday through Saturday. The Lions will play Sweetwater’s JV at 2:00 Thursday, then take the field again on Friday at 1:00 p.m. against the Baird varsity.

By Donnie A. Lucas After missing out on their regular season opener and a tournament last week due to the weather, the Lady Lion softball team got on the field Monday to earn a 20-0 victory over the Cooper JV in Abilene.

Carolyn Hill (second from right), who often helps coach local tennis players as a community volunteer, works with several junior high students on their serving.

By Donnie A. Lucas The 2020 Class 2A All-State Football selections were announced Monday by the Texas Sports Writers Association, and the list includes one Albany player. Senior Wesley Estridge received Honorable Mention by the organization at the defensive lineman position.

By Sandy Morris The local Little Dribblers teams continued their season with games on Saturday, Feb. 20, in the old Albany High School gym.  The final games will start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27.  Results from last week’s games are listed below.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany High School track season is slated to start today in Breckenridge, although the weather forecast may delay or even cancel the event. Field events are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by running events at 5:00 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion basketball team won the bi-district title in a 57-55 barn-burner with a two-point buzzer shot against Petrolia last Saturday in Bryson.

By Donnie A. Lucas Weather conditions resulted in the cancelling of a scrimmage last Friday and the season opener on Tuesday for the Lady Lions softball team.

By Sandy Morris Eight local Little Dribblers teams started playing games on Saturday, Feb. 6, in the old Albany High School gym.  The games will continue each Saturday through February. Games start at 9:00 a.m. Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. Results from the first two weeks of play are listed below.

By Melinda L. Lucas A meeting of those interested in the Albay Girls Softball Association was postponed from its original time on Feb. 17 to next Wednesday, Feb. 24, according to association president Jacey Shack. The meeting will be held at the Scout Hut starting at 7:00 p.m.