By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lion basketball team sewed up a playoff berth last week with a win over Cross Plains, finishing the regular season at home Tuesday against Stamford. Albany lost the finale to the undefeated district winning Bulldogs 75-57. Complete results will be reported next week.

by Kathy Thomson Eight Albany seniors are among the more than 320 top athletes and cheerleaders of the area who make up the 2020 all-star class for Big Country Chevy Dealers Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Festival, announced Sunday, Feb. 16 at Beltway Church South in Abilene.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.