The Bulldogs won by forfeit last Friday, when Three Way could not field a varsity team and had to cancel the football game.
A win is not expected to be as easy tomorrow, Oct. 19, when coach Harley Ethridge and his team travel to Gustine to take on the Tigers with the kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Sixmanfootball.com favors Gustine (3-3) by 11 over Moran (2-3) in the Bulldogs’ last non-district game of the year.
Trying to snap a five-game losing streak – the worst start since the 1956 season – the Albany Lions will open district Friday with a homecoming bout against the visiting Baird Bears.
Kickoff at Robert Nail Stadium is set for 7:00 p.m.
Albany is coming off an open week that has allowed most of their wounds to heal after a brutal pre-district schedule against larger schools resulting in a 0-5 record.
The Bears (4-1) have picked up pre-district wins over Grape Creek, Irion County, Miles, and Roby, while losing only one game to Menard.
The Lady Lion volleyball girls split district games last week as they started the second round of district action.
Albany hosted Hawley, the District 6-2A leader, on Tuesday. The Lady Lions lost the match 10-25, 13-25, 21-25. Complete results will be printed next week.
The loss drops Albany to 4-5 in the district race, currently fourth behind undefeated Hawley, with Newcastle in second and Ranger in third place.
Members of the Albany Golf Club are encouraged to attend the club’s annual business meeting at the municipal golf course on Saturday, Oct. 20, and then stay and play in the Championship Tournament starting at 1:00 p.m. that afternoon.
“We will meet for a hamburger lunch on Saturday, at about noon, and have a short meeting to elect a couple of directors,” said member James Waters. “Then we will tee off at 1:00 p.m.”
Organizers are planning a senior division, a regular division, and if there is enough interest, a women’s division.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Almost 400 runners were on the Albany Golf Course last week for an FCA-sponsored cross country event that saw five local junior high athletes earn medals by placing in the top 10.
Albany junior high and high school runners participated in the district meet held Wednesday, Oct. 10 in Hawley, but results weren’t available at press time.
High school students who medaled in Hawley will begin gearing up for the regional competition in Lubbock on Oct. 22, according to coach Tate Thompson.
The JV Lion football team remained perfect for the season with a 6-0 record after handing the visiting Winters Blizzards a 32-0 shutout last Thursday.
The JV has an open date this week since Baird does not have a JV team. Albany’s JV will return to the gridiron on Oct. 18 to host the Roscoe Plowboys in their first district game.
The Lions stopped the Blizzards’ opening drive when Cooper Fairchild recovered a fumble. Brooks Neece ran the ball around the right side for a 15-yard touchdown, followed by a two-point conversion by Robert Bailey.
The Lady Cubs dropped all three matches against the visiting Hawley Bearcats on Monday at the local gyms.
The 7A and 8A teams will play in the Graham tournament on Saturday, and two squads will travel to Wylie on Monday, Oct. 15 for games at 5:45 p.m. in two different gyms.
One team will make the trip to Moran on Tuesday, Oct. 16 for a match there at 5:00 p.m.
The season will end on Monday, Oct. 22 with Albany hosting Ranger for two games.
The eighth grade girls lost 18-25, 22-25 to Hawley on Monday.
The junior high Cubs were supposed to open the district race this week against Baird, but the Bear Cubs are not fielding 11-man teams this year.
Albany picked up games on the road against Stamford starting at 4:00 p.m. with the seventh grade. The eighth grade Cubs will follow at about 5:15 p.m.
Junior high games normally precede the JV game, but the JV is off this week.
Both of the Moran football teams brought home wins from Chillicothe on Friday, Oct. 5. This week the junior high boys will host Three Way on Thursday (tonight) at 5:00 p.m., but as of press time, the varsity did not have a game.
“Three Way does not have enough players to field a team, so they had to forfeit,” said Bulldog coach Harley Ethridge. “We are hoping to pick up a game.”
Varsity Details
The Bulldogs beat the Chillicothe Eagles 54-30.
The Moran Lady Bulldogs split games last week, losing to Ranger on Tuesday, and coming back to defeat Strawn in straight sets.
Ranger Game
Ranger slammed Moran in the first set of the 6:00 p.m. game on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
The varsity girls recovered and kept it closer the rest of the night, but lost in four sets 4-25, 21-25, 25-19, 22-25.
Victory in Strawn
The Lady Bulldogs played in Strawn on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 10:00 a.m. and won in three sets, 25-19, 25-11, 25-22, to improve to 3-5 in district play.
