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.

By Donnie A. Lucas Both Albany Cub football teams suffered losses in Eastland last Thursday during the second road games of the season. The Cubs will be out of town again this Thursday (today) for games in Hawley starting at 4:30 p.m. with the seventh graders.

By Kathy Thomson Moran beat Sidney last Friday by a score of 34-18, and the Bulldogs hope to improve their record to 4-0 tomorrow when they take on the Yellowhammers.

By Kathy Thomson Moran lost last Tuesday’s home match with Lingleville to finish pre-district with a 6-4 record, but volleyed back on Saturday, Sept. 14, to beat their first district opponent in straight sets. Lingleville “Lingleville has a strong team,” said coach Jo Hise.

By Donnie A. Lucas After a pre-game ceremony when the field at Robert Nail Stadium was named for longtime head football coach Denney Faith, the Lions roared their way to a 14-0 lead in the first period against the Dublin Lions last Friday.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lions have been busy over the past week with last-minute tune-up games against larger schools as the pre-district schedule ends and the start of the District 6-2A race gets underway. Albany will open district at home on Saturday against Strawn.

By Donnie A. Lucas The two junior high teams opened the 2019 season on the road with victories last week in Dublin. The eighth grade Cubs racked up a 22-0 win, while the seventh Cubs won 30-0.

By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions picked up their second win in as many games, routing the JV Dublin Lions 44-22 last Thursday in Dublin. Albany will host Eastland this week starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (today) at Robert Nail Stadium. The junior high games will be played in Eastland this week.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Cubs opened the season at home last Thursday, with the eighth grade winning both games over Wylie East, while the seventh grade teams came up short.