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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 JV Lions blanked the visiting Dublin -Lions, 32-0, in the home opener for Albany’s JV last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium. The team will be on the road this week in Eastland on Thursday (today). The Mavs are also hosting an opponent to play against their freshmen squad starting at 5:00 p.m.

The Bulldogs and head coach, Harley Ethridge opened the season with a decisive 46-0 win in Rising Star on Friday, Sept. 7. The junior high game tonight has been moved to Sidney, starting at 6:00 p.m. Moran plays host to Sidney on Friday, Sept. 14, at Bulldog Stadium for a 7:30 p.m.

The junior high Lady Bulldogs played their first game of the year in Moran on Tuesday, taking on Strawn. “The junior high girls were very excited about their first game,” said girls head coach Dakota Fowler. Afterwards, the varsity volleyball team faced Strawn’s Lady Greyhounds.

Parents of boys and girls at Nancy Smith Elementary only have one more day to sign their children up to participate in the Albany NFL Flag Football league before tomorrow’s registration deadline.