Red Thunder Softball team’s 8U tournament begins Friday, May 17 continuing through Saturday. A schedule will be posted on Facebook, according to Ragan Riley, organizer.

Just four openings remain for the three-person scramble to benefit Project Christmas scheduled for Saturday-Sunday,May1819 at Albany Golf Course. All available spots are inthemorninggroup,organizer Reggy Spencer said.

Four members of the Albany Lady Lions softball team were recognized for their performances this spring with inclusion on the All-District 8-2A team selected by vote of district coaches. Senior Robin Lucas was selected as a firstteam infielder with senior Braylyn Abbate named to the second team infield.

Albany Little League will conclude its regular seasonFriday,May17with two final makeup games allowing all teams to play a full schedule. The Reds have clinched the Majors championship, taking an 11-0 record into their game against the Eagles.

Albany athletes had an upand-down day Friday, May 3 at the Class 2A state track meet, but the ups were way up. Seniors Adam Hill (300 hurdles) and Kiana Roberson (discus) both won gold medals, while Hill also got silver in the shot put, and Luke Marshall (pole vault) just missed adding a track medal to the golf bronze he earned earlier in the week.

Eldorado in area series The Albany Lions took a successful first step in the Class 2A baseball playoffs last week, sweeping Coleman in a bi-district series. The 10th-ranked Lions (172) carry a nine-game winning streak into the area round against District 5-2A champion Eldorado, which had bye through the first round.

Albany Athletics Booster Club will honor the achievements of the Lions andLadyLionsteamsMonday, May 13 at the annual athletic awards banquet. The school year has seenAlbany advance to the postseason in nine sports and state competition in three.

AlbanyJuniorHightennis players placed in six of eight draws last week at the district tournament, earning five titles. The tournament was played Thursday-Friday, May 2-3 at Rose Park Tennis Center inAbilene.

TheAlbanyGolfCourse will host a three-person scrambletobenefitProject Christmas on Saturday-Sunday, May 18-19. As of Monday, May 6, just eight spots remained open for the event, all in the morning flight.

Albany’s Red Thunder softball team is sponsoring an 8U softball tournament May 17-18 at Webb Park, according to Ragan Riley, organizer. As of Tuesday afternoon, the tournament was already full, and no more entries were being accepted, Riley said.