The Lady Bulldogs split games last week, defeating Strawn in three sets on Tuesday, Sept. 11, and then falling in straight sets to Newcastle last Saturday.

The junior high and varsity teams hosted Hawley on Tuesday, Sept. 18, but results were not available at press time.

The varsity team will be in Albany this Saturday, Sept. 22 for a 10:00 a.m. matchup with the Lady Lions.

Both Moran teams travel to Abilene Christian for games starting at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

Jr. High Volleyball

Coach Denney Faith and his Albany Lions find themselves in unfamiliar territory with a 0-3 start to the 2018 season.

However, Faith isn’t in panic mode. In fact, despite the losses, he says he feels good about where his team is after playing three powerful 3A opponents.

The Lions will travel to Hawley this week to face the Bearcats, a 2A Div. I team with a 2-1 record that includes wins over Bangs and Roscoe. The team’s lone loss was to Hamlin last week, 32-6.

Kickoff in Hawley is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Lady Lion volleyball squad is off to a slow start in district after suffering a pair of losses last week to drop to 1-2 in league action.

The teams were off earlier this week with a bye, but the varsity will host Moran on Saturday, Sept. 22 in a 10:00 a.m. game.

Albany will be on the road Tuesday, Sept. 25 with a set of games in Woodson. A junior high game will start the action at 4:00 p.m., followed by one JV game at 5:00 p.m. The varsity will take the floor at 6:15 p.m.

Close Loss to Newcastle

The team of Justin Noble, Tyler Driskill, Josh Robinette, and Jeff Wilkerson won the Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament last Friday with a score of 57 strokes.

The 11th annual John Rose and Jim Law Memorial Tournament was held at the Albany Golf Club on Friday, Sept. 14.

“It was perfect golf weather,” said coordinator Steve Waller. “We had a big crowd and a good lunch! Fifteen teams competed in the tournament for the first, second, and third prizes.”

The Albany Cubs hosted Eastland last Thursday, with the eighth graders picking up a win and the seventh grade game ending in a tie.

Albany will be at home again this Thursday (today) hosting Hawley. The seventh grade game will start at 4:30 p.m. followed by the eighth graders at 5:30 p.m. The JV Lions will host the Bearcats at about 6:45 p.m.

Game Details

The eighth grade Cubs defeated Eastland 28-8 last week.

Coach Denney Faith wasn’t necessarily pleased with the Lions’ 26-20 loss in Dublin last Friday, but he was happy with the way his team continued to fight to the end of the water-logged battle.

“I loved the way our kids fought,” he said afterwards. “You never feel good about a loss, but I have to feel good about the effort the kids gave.”

The Lions will be back at home this Friday to host the Eastland Mavericks in the third non-district bout of the season. Kickoff at Robert Nail Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m.

After opening the district race with a win on the road on Saturday, the Lady Lion volleyball team lost their second league game on Tuesday against the visiting Newcastle Lady Bobcats.

The District 6-2A race will continue Saturday in Hawley against the Lady Bearcats. JV games will start the action at 10:00 a.m., with the varsity teams taking the court at 12:00 noon.

Albany has a bye next Tuesday, returning to action on Saturday, Sept. 22 to host Moran.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Albany runners have competed in their first two cross country meets of the season, with a couple of competitors medaling in the junior high boys division.

Isaiah Carrillo took eighth out of 106 runners at Eula with a time of 8:01 on the 1.2-mile course, then crossed the finish line in third place at Coleman with 13:45 on a two-mile run.

Cason Fairchild was eighth at Coleman with a time of 14:12.

The Lady Cubs opened the season at home on Monday, with the A teams splitting games with Abilene Christian Middle Schools.

The B team played Newcastle on Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

Albany will host Hawley next Monday, Sept. 17 in two games starting at 4:30 p.m., then go to ACMS Tuesday, Sept. 18 for matches at 4:00 p.m.

The 7A girls beat ACMS in straight sets this week, 25-16, 25-13.

The junior high football teams both started the season well last Thursday with wins over visiting Dublin teams.

The Cubs will host Eastland on Thursday (today) starting at 4:30 p.m. with the seventh grade game. The games were on the schedule to be played in Eastland on Thursday, but were moved this week to Albany.

The eighth grade Cubs defeated Dublin 30-0 in the season opener last week.

“The Cubs looked great dominating Dublin,” coach Richard Sullivan said. “It was a fantastic start and a building block for the team.”