By Sam WallerWith 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.

JV Lions notch win over TLCA, prepare for season finaleBy Sam WallerThe 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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

By Donnie A. LucasThe 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.

By Donnie A. LucasThe 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.