ALBANY OPPONENTS WEEK 4
Stamford (4-0) defeated
Girls to start district Saturday
The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team split two matches last week as the start of district play draws closer. Albany (11-18) made its final nondistrict outing Tuesday, Sept.
Lions blow past slow start for 62-21 win
It took the Lions a little while to get things going their way Friday, Sept. 20 in their fourth football game of the season, but once they did, things went their way in a big way.
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER
– Branson Beal 4-yard run (Zane Green kick), 5:55 Albany – Beal 1-yard run (Z.Green kick), 2:45 Albany – Beal 1-yard run (Z.Green kick), 10:29 Albany – Beal 14-yard pass from Chip Chambers (Z.Green kick), 9:26 Albany – Calhan Fairchild 47-yard pass from Chambers (Z.Green kick), 8:00 Merkel – Easton Malone 2-yard run (C.J. Guadarrama kick), 7:39 Albany – Beal 14-yard run (kick failed), 6:27 THIRD QUARTER Albany – Beal 4-yard run (Z.Green kick), 9:44 Albany – Bennett Neece 1-yard run (Z.Green kick), 4:47 Albany – Breylon Billington 39-yard run (Z.Green kick), 0:53 FOURTH QUARTER Merkel –MaysonPrieto93-yardpass from Bronson Lloyd (Trey Alexander kick), 4:13 Merkel – Prieto 46-yard pass from Lloyd (Alexander kick), 0:46.
Cubs split games against Merkel
The Albany Junior High Cubs played their first official home games of the season Thursday, Sept. 19 against Merkel with the seventh grade losing and the eighth winning.
14 flag football teams start season
The Albany NFL Flag Football League began its season Monday, Sept. 23 with 117 players on 14 teams in three age groups.
Red team reaches finals
The Albany junior high Lady Cubs volleyball program had another busy stretch with two teams competing in theHawleytournament on Saturday, Sept. 21 before all three resumed district play Monday, Sept.
JV Lions win three consecutive games
TheAlbanyLionsjunior varsity football team won its third game in a row Thursday, Sept. 19, beating Merkel 48-6 at home.
Bulldogs to face Rotan today
Injuries and off-thefield matters left the Moran Bulldogs with just two of their regular starters Friday, Sept. 20, in a 49-0 loss at Mullin.
State monument installed
The fourth monument honoring Albany’s state championship football teams has been installed atMonumentParkoutside Robert Nail Memorial Stadium, completing the first upgrade to the facility. Monuments honoring Albany’s 1960, 1961 and 2022 teams were joined by one for the 2023 team.
