By Sam Waller
With basketball season winding down, Albany Lions and Lady Lions athletes turn their focus to spring sports.
Competition begins this month for track, tennis, golf, softball and baseball with seasons extending to late April and into May.
The first events will be Thursday, Feb. 13 with softball competing in the Clyde tournament and junior high track running at Stamford.
Softball
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions junior varsity boys basketball game split games last week with Abilene TLCA and Cisco.
The JV Lions hosted Anson on Tuesday, Feb. 4, winning 36-33. Details will be reported next week. The team wraps up its season at 5:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at home against Hawley.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions varsity boys basketball team improved its chances of earning a playoff berth last week with a pair of wins over District 10-2A opponents.
The Lions (10-6 overall, 5-3 district) continued their push for a postseason spot Tuesday, Jan. 28 with a 55-10 home win against Abilene TLCA. Details will be reported next week.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions basketball team showed significant progress last week with competitive outings against District 10-2A opponents who are battling for playoff berths.
The Lady Lions (4-18 overall. 1-8 district) continued the upward trend Tuesday, Jan. 28 with a 40-16 home victory against Abilene TLCA. Details will be reported next week.
On Friday, Jan. 31, Albany visits district leader Cisco for a 6:15 p.m. start. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Lady Lions host Anson to end the season with Senior Night activities planned.
The Albany Lady Lions opened the second round of the District 10-2A girls basketball schedule Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 56-16 loss at Hawley in their only outing of the week.
After a district bye on Friday, Jan. 17, Albany (4-17 overall, 1-6 district) returned to action Tuesday, Jan. 21 with a 31-27 home loss against Stamford. Details will be reported next week. The Lady Lions visit Haskell at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24.
First-year coach Ashlyn Bevel said the goal over the final five games is to make use of the lessons learned the first time through the district schedule.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions continued a rough stretch in the District 10-2A boys basketball schedule Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 65-48 loss at Hawley.
The Lions (8-6 overall, 3-3 in district) have lost three in a row to fall to fourth in the district standings.
Albany began the second round of the district schedule Tuesday, Jan. 21 with a 45-34 home win against Stamford. Details will be reported next week.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions basketball team continued to struggle last week in losses to Cisco and Anson as the District 10-2A girls schedule reached the midway point.
The Lady Lions (4-16 overall, 1-6 district) began the second round of the league schedule Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 56-16 loss at Hawley. Details will be reported next week. Albany has the district bye on Friday, Jan. 17 and returns to action Tuesday, Jan. 21 against Stamford at home.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions varsity boys basketball team endured a rough second week of the new year with losses to Cisco and Anson.
The Lions (8-6 overall, 3-3 District 10-2A) returned to action Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 48-65 loss at Hawley in their only outing this week. Albany has the district bye Friday, Jan. 17 that fortuitously coincides with the Shackelford County Livestock Show.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lions broke their losing streak with a win over TLC Abilene last week, also picking up the first district win for the season.
Albany hosted Haskell on Dec. 31, falling 60-25, but picked up a 37-23 win over TLCA on Jan. 3 in Abilene.
The girls hosted the 18-2 Cisco girls on Tuesday in a district game, falling to the Lady Loboes 66-17 to post a season mark of 4-15 including 1-4 in district.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The varsity Lion basketball team earned a pair of wins over district opponents last week, defeating both Haskell and TLC Abilene to improve to 8-4 for the season, including 3-0 in district.
The Lions hosted the Cisco Loboes on Tuesday, dropping to 3-1 in district with a 48-39 loss.
Albany will be on the road on Friday in Anson to take on the Tigers in a 7:30 p.m. bout, followed by a trip to Stamford on Jan. 20 to wrap up the first half of district.
