Several Albany High School runners were scheduled to participate in their first cross country meet of the season in Haskell Wednesday morning despite heavy rainfall around the Big Country area.

Organizers planned to conduct the meet in flights to limit exposure, with the local girls included in a 9:00 a.m. heat.

No results were available at press time.

AHS runners will travel to Eula on Tuesday, Sept. 8 for the next meet. The local girls are on the schedule to run at 11:00 a.m. 

By Lynsi Musselman

Senior night for the Albany Lions will take place this Friday night, Sept. 4 before the game against Dublin at 7:00 p.m.

Traditionally, ‘Senior Night’ is reserved for the last home game of the football season.

“With all the  unknowns this season, the district decided to push up ‘Senior Night’ to the second home game so the seniors would have the opportunity to be honored,” said Albany ISD athletic director Ryder Peacock.  

By Donnie A. Lucas

The JV Lions opened the football season in Colorado City last Thursday, bringing home a 44-6 victory.

Albany will travel to Dublin this week for a Thursday game at the Lions’ new stadium near the high school on Hwy. 6 south of downtown.

Kickoff will follow the two junior high games at about 6:30 p.m.

Fans must have a ticket, priced at $3 each, obtained from the Dublin school website prior to entrance. No ticket office will be open at the stadium.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Cubs volleyball season started this week with games hosted in Albany against Woodson, and Cub football is slated to kick off on Thursday (today) in Dublin.

Results of the volleyball games were not available at press time but will be reported next week.

The seventh grade Cubs will start the action in Dublin at 4:30 p.m., with the eighth grade following at 5:30 p.m. There will be a JV game after the junior high bouts.

By Lynsi Musselman

The Moran Bulldogs’ home opener against non-conference Benjamin Mustangs was a tough loss, but  the Bulldogs are looking ahead to play Evant on the road this Friday.

Moran plays in Evant on Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Moran Independent School District superintendent Danny Freeman said pre-sale tickets are available for Friday’s football game versus Evant at the MISD business office until 9:00 a.m. on Friday.

Seating will be limited with 84 tickets available for purchase.

By Lynsi Musselman

The Lady Bulldogs have lost the last two games in three sets against Benjamin and Woodson.

Moran High School volleyball coach Jo Hise said even though they lost the games, it gave the team a chance to work on their rotation and working each player into rotation.

“We have been focusing on our new libero play, and we’re looking forward to many successes playing a libero this year,” Hise reported.

The libero is a player specializing in defensive skills, wearing a contrasting colored jersey from teammates.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lion varsity football team opened the 2020 season at home last Friday, blanking the Colorado City Wolves 48-0 in a non-district bout.

Just over 500 Albany fans braved hot August weather to see the opener, a number still well below the 1,000 fan limit at 50 percent capacity on the home side due to COVID-19 restrictions set by the state. Only 140 fans came through visitors gate, also well below the 270 limit.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion volleyball team picked up three more wins last week, including opening the district race in Ranger.

Albany hosted Woodson on Tuesday, earning a 25-9, 25-7, 25-13 win to go to 8-1 for the season.

While several 1A schools are grouped into District 6-2A, Albany will play only Ranger and Hawley for district positions in the 2A bracket of district.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Both the Albany junior high football and volleyball programs will kick off next week with the first games of the season.

The Lady Cubs will host Woodson in one combined game at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The volleyball teams will be playing one game each week either on Monday or Tuesday.

The two junior high football teams will travel to Dublin on Thursday, Sept. 3 for games starting at 4:30 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas

A trio of Albany cross country girls will run at the first meet of the season next Wednesday, Sept. 2 in Haskell.

The meet is being conducted in flights throughout the day to reduce the number of runners participating at the same time. Albany will run at 9:00 a.m. in the first flight.