The Albany Cubs came home with a win and a tie against the Haskell Warriors last Thursday.

Games were moved to Graham’s artificial turf stadium after local heavy rains soaked Nail Stadium.

The seventh graders will play a rematch against Haskell on Thursday (today) starting at 4:00 p.m. in Haskell.

The eighth grade Cubs will travel to Hamlin for a 5:00 p.m. game as scheduled. Hamlin only has one junior high team, causing coaches to seek out another seventh grade game to end the season.

Cubs vs. Haskell

The Moran football season ended earlier than anticipated last week due to last Friday’s 66-80 loss on the road to Loraine ending the varsity’s playoff hopes, and a forfeit by Trent cancelling what had been scheduled as the Bulldogs’ final regular season game and senior night at Bulldog Stadium this Friday.

In addition, the junior high game that is on the calendar for this evening in Trent has been cancelled because the junior high Bulldogs picked up a game with Trent middle school on Oct. 18. 

Loraine Results

Receiving a bye in the first round of the playoffs, the Lady Lion volleyball team will face off against the Miles Lady Bulldogs in the area round playoff Saturday at Brownwood High School.

Albany lost the area title to Miles last year in a close game, and are hoping to change those results in this year’s matchup. 

The 2A bout is set for 5:00 p.m. at Gym 2, with Albany serving as the home team. Tiicket prices have been set at $4 for adults and $2 for students.

The junior high Cubs picked up a pair of victories last Thursday in Cross Plains.  The teams will play at home Thursday (today), hosting the Haskell Indians. The seventh grade will take the field at 4:00 p.m., with the eighth grade following at about 5:15 p.m.  The eighth grade Cubs took their game to the wire in Cross Plains, holding the Buffaloes out of the end zone as time ended to preserve a 20-14 win.  Tye Edgar ran in a Cross Plains fumble to open the scoring, running the ball 50 yards for the tally. The conversion attempt failed.

The Albany Fall Ball team, made up of third and fourth grade baseball players, finished the season 6-1. 

“We beat two teams from Southern, Jim Ned, and three Dixie teams,” said coach Anthony Ceder. “We got to play at ACU, but we lost in the semifinals to a great Dixie team.”

Players on the team included Aiden Vickers, Lyle Wheeler, Graham Ceder, Colter Edgar, Pecos Duke, Bennett Neece, Ace Vickers, Cole Richards, and Jakobi Word. 

“It’s been a blast,” said Anthony Ceder. “And the kids have played hard and have been successful.”

The Lady Cubs ended the volleyball season last week with a pair of wins over Ranger.

The seventh grade easily defeated Ranger’s seventh grade 25-2, 25-7.

Kiana Roberson led with 31 serves, including three aces, followed by Robin Lucas with six that also included three aces. Sidney Russell had four serves that scored.

“This has been a great season for these girls,” coach Ginger Norton said. “They won the Hawley tournament and were runner-up in Graham.”

The eighth graders won 25-9, 25-14.

It was perhaps a tougher game than expected for the Albany Lions when they hosted Cross Plains last Friday, holding on for an 18-10 win to remain undefeated in district play.

But the win locked the Lions into the District 7-2A playoff picture with two more games remaining in the regular season.

Albany will travel to Haskell this week for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff in Indian Stadium.

Haskell is entering the fray with a 1-2 district record, with hopes of hanging on to the possibility of a playoff spot.

The Moran Lady Bulldogs ended regular district play at home, on senior night, with a win against Woodson on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Moran won in four sets 25-9, 25-14, 19-25, 25-10, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1994.

“My girls accomplished so many things this season, including making it to the playoffs,” said coach Dakota Fowler. “By doing that, they definitely proved themselves. Moran has not been to the playoffs in 24 years.”

The JV Lions had to travel to Roscoe last week, but didn’t play the Plowboys.

Roscoe has canceled the remainder of its JV schedule due to low numbers of players, but the Lions met the Post Antelopes’ JV on the Plowboys artificial turf field, remaining perfect for the season with a 24-0 win.

Improving to 7-0 for the season, Albany mounted a long campaign to score on a three-yard run by Brooks Neece. The Lions also scored on the two-point play on a pass from Cade Neve to Neece.

The Lion football team proved to doubters that they are the real thing last Friday, plowing over Roscoe 49-6 for a second straight district win.

Starting the season with an 0-5 pre-district record, the Lions opened District 7-2A with a victory over Baird and now added a second decisive win over the Plowboys in Roscoe.

Albany will be at home this Friday to host the Cross Plains Buffaloes at Robert Nail Stadium as the district race continues. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.