By Kathy Thomson Moran volleyball teams lost district matches last week to girls from Strawn and Newcastle. Moran traveled to Strawn on Tuesday, Sept. 17 for three matches. The junior high Lady Bulldogs lost to Strawn 25-15, 18-25, 8-15.

By Kathy Thomson The Bulldogs suffered their first defeat of the season last Friday, Sept. 20, falling to 3-1 on the season after losing 19-25 to the Rotan Yellowhammers. “We lost last week, but I was proud of the guys and how they fought through some major adversity,” said head coach John Hughes.

By Donnie A. Lucas Despite racking up over 140 yards more in offense, the Lions were plagued by turnovers last Friday allowing the visiting Hawley Bearcats to slip by them 22-20 in a non-district contest.

By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lady Lions suffered a district loss to Hawley on Saturday, but still hold a 2-1 mark in the first round of district action. The Lady Lions traveled to Coleman on Tuesday for a non-district game, bringing home a 27-25, 25-18, 25-20, win.

By Donnie A. Lucas Both junior high football teams got back in the win column last week in Hawley, improving to 2-1 for the season. The Cubs will travel to Peaster on Thursday (today) for games starting at 4:30 p.m. for the seventh grade. The eighth grade game will follow at about 5:45 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions edged out the Hawley Bearcats last Thursday, 16-14, to remain undefeated for the year with a 4-0 record. The JV will host Clyde’s JV this Thursday (today) at 6:30 p.m. in Robert Nail Stadium.

By Donnie A. Lucas It was a tale of two halves for the Albany Lions last Friday in Eastland. The 2A Lions dominated the first half of the non-district showdown against the 3A Mavericks, taking a 28-27 lead to the locker room at the half.

By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lady Lion volleyball team opened District 6-2A competition with a pair of wins over Strawn and Newcastle during the last week.

By Melinda L. Lucas Three Albany runners traveled to Merkel on Tuesday for their third meet of the season, with freshman Brylee Moore earning her second medal of the year. She came in sixth out of 56 runners in the girls JV division.

 By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions improved to 3-0 for the season after a 38-14 win over the Eastland Mavericks at Robert Nail Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 12. Albany will travel to Hawley this week to play the Bearcats in a 7:00 p.m.