By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Cubs volleyball teams closed out the season on Tuesday with a pair of wins. The seventh graders posted a 25-22, 25-23 win in Strawn, while the eighth graders hosted Ranger to pick up a 25-14, 25-14 victory. Details were not available at press time.

By Kathy Thomson The kickoff for the Moran vs. Blackwell game last Friday was delayed for almost an hour after the Moran bus broke down during the road trip, leaving the Bulldogs waiting on the side of the highway for a replacement vehicle.

By Kathy Thomson Seven Lady Bulldogs represented Moran at the Region III-1A Cross Country Championships held at Dallas’ Jesse Owens Memorial Complex on Monday, Oct. 28.  They placed 21st in the team division.  “I am super proud of how hard this group has worked all season,” said coach Jo Hise.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lions opened District 7-2A competition last Friday with a decisive 49-0 shutout against the visiting Roscoe Plowboys, scoring four times in the second quarter alone.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion volleyball team is firmly in second place in the District 6-2A race with just two games remaining in the regular season.

By Donnie A. Lucas The JV football team filled in a blank on the schedule with a game against Haskell played in Hamlin last week, maintaining their undefeated season with a 26-0 win. The JV will host Cross Plains today at Robert Nail Stadium immediately following the combined junior high game.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany Cubs split games to start the district portion of their schedule last Thursday in Roscoe. The Cubs are hosting Cross Plains this Thursday, with kickoff for the one combined game set for 5:00 p.m.  Game Details The eighth grade earned a 28-6 win in Roscoe.

By Kathy Thomson Last week the Lady Bulldogs’ cross country team qualified for regional. “I am super excited for this group of young ladies,” said coach Jo Hise. “They are the first Moran team that I am aware of to advance to regional.

By Kathy Thomson Friday was a game of two halves, with Three Way taking a 12-0 lead into the locker room, but Moran putting up 52 unanswered points in the second half to pull out a decisive win.

By Kathy Thomson The Lady Bulldogs avenged their earlier first round loss to Newcastle last week, but later fell to both Hawley and Albany for the second times this season to stand 3-8 in district play, with only one match remaining in the regular season.