By Kathy Thomson
The Moran basketball season ended this week with the high school boys playing in Ranger on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Results from that game and from the Bulldogs’ match in Strawn on Feb. 11 were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
The boys varsity team lost a close game to Gordon on Friday, Feb. 14, falling 38-36.
Lady Bulldogs
The high school girls played Strawn’s Lady Hounds on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lions locked down third place in the district race last week with a pair of victories at home, earning a spot in the playoffs Monday, Feb. 17.
Albany will face Eldorado in the bi-district game, set to be played at Bronte on Monday, Feb. 17 with a 6:30 p.m. tipoff. Ticket prices have been set at $4 and $2 with all regular passes accepted.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion basketball team split district wins last week at home, but lost on the road Tuesday in Haskell to the Indians.
Albany posted a 44-32 loss in Haskell, falling to 2-6 in district and tied for fourth place with Cross Plains in the 8-2A race behind Stamford in first (8-0), Hawley in second (6-2), and Haskell in third (5-3).
The winner of this Friday’s game with Cross Plains will decide the fourth place position in the district.
By Kathy Thomson
The fifth and sixth grade youth teams finished out their season last Saturday, Feb. 8, playing in tournaments at Clyde and Eula with mixed results.
Fifth Grade Boys
The fifth grade boys won their first two games to make it to the championship match.
They outscored Eula White 30-7 in game one, and returned to take Jim Ned 25-15 in game two.
Hawley came out on top in the final game, beating Albany 26-14.
Assistant coach Campbell Terry said that the boys played great during the tournament.
By Kathy Thomson
Seven local Little Dribblers teams started playing games last Saturday, Feb. 8, in the old Albany High School gym.
The games will continue each Saturday through Feb. 29.
The next set of matches will take place this Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. with Blue facing Gray.
The girls’ Turquoise and Red teams will play next at 9:30 a.m., followed by alternating boys and girls games every hour until each team has played twice.
Team photos will be taken at the gym this Saturday, Feb. 15.
By Kathy Thomson
Wesley Estridge placed second in the super heavy weight class at the Hawley Bearcat powerlifting meet on Friday, Feb. 7, with a total lift of 1570 pounds.
He had a 700 pound lift in the squat, bench pressed 405 pounds, and had a dead lift of 465 pounds.
The Albany junior improved his squat by 100 pounds and his bench press by 65 pounds over his previous meet, raising him from fourth to third in his weight class in the current standings for Region 1, Division 3.
By Kathy Thomson
The basketball season in Moran will end next Tuesday when the Bulldogs travel to Ranger for the final district match of the year.
The junior high teams played their last games this Monday, Feb. 10, and the high school girls finished their season in Strawn on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
By Kathy Thomson
The 2020-21 University Interscholastic League realignment announced earlier this month will move Moran to a different district for football and basketball, but leave the Lady Bulldogs playing volleyball in the mixed 1A and 2A District 6.
Football
Moran has been in District 6A for football, along with Blackwell, Loraine, and Trent.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion basketball team picked up their first district win last week against Cross Plains, then added a second mark in the win column this week over Roscoe.
The Lions hosted the Plowboys on Tuesday, putting up a 47-32 win to start the second round of district.
Albany will be at home again on Friday, hosting the Hawley Bearcats. The JV is on the schedule to follow the JV girls at 5:00 p.m., with the varsity boys taking over the court at about 7:45 p.m. after the varsity girls bout.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lions locked up a playoff berth on Tuesday with a victory over Roscoe, improving to 5-3 in district for third place with two district games remaining in the regular season.
Albany hosted Roscoe on Tuesday, sending them home with a 45-43 loss to sew up a place in the playoffs.
