The Albany Lions and Lady Lions actually had a dry day for a track meet last week, although gusty wind was a factor. Albany hosted athletes from 13 schools on Friday, March 29 for the Roaring Lion Relays.

Tuesday in 12-4 outcome The Albany Lions settled for another split in the second week of District 8-2A baseball action, defeating Haskell by run rule and dropping another close game to district leader Stamford. The Lions (9-2 overall, 3-2 district) hosted Cisco on Tuesday, April 2, winning 12-4 in their only game this week.

The Albany Lions finished second in the District 10-2A golf tournament, which concluded a two-day run Tuesday, April 2 at ShadyOaksGolfCourse,to earn a return ticket to the Region II-2A tournament. TheLionswilltaketheir shot at a third consecutive trip to state Monday-Tuesday, April 15-16 at Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris.

The Albany tennis program hosted a three-team, round-robin event Tuesday, April 2 with freshman singles players taking on opponents from Breckenridge and Eastland. On Wednesday, April 3, some of the regular lineup participated in a tournament at Vernon.

Albany Golf Club began its weekly Wednesday Night Scrambles on Wednesday, April 3 with the event continuing until the middle of October. The event is open to all comers with entry fee of $10 for club members and $15 for nonmembers.

After more than a month, the Albany Lady Lions resumed their softball season Tuesday, April 2 with a 7-6 loss in nine innings at Cross Plains. The Lady Lions (6-2) host Baird at 5:00 p.m.

Moran’sboys400-meter relay advanced to area competition Monday,April 1attheDistrict13-1Ameet at May. The quartet of Danny O’Keefe, Garrett Hamilton, Ellis Hise, and Rody Schoolcraft will run in the area meet with District 14 on Monday,April 8 back at May.Thefoursomeclocked a time of 51.72 to finish fourth at the district meet.

Parents of local Little League, coach pitch, t-ball and intermediate league participants are asked to be aware of upcoming plans to take team and individual pictures of players. “Because there are so many teams, we’re trying to schedule everything in atimelymanner,andwe’re certainly aware that not everyone will be at every game,”saidMelindaLucas of TheAlbanyNews.

Albany Cubs and Lady Cubs track athletes had their final outing before the district meet on Thursday, March28whentheyhosted the Cub Relays. The junior high teams close out their season Monday, April 8 with the district meet at Hamlin.

The Albany Lions managed a split in their first two District 8-2Abaseball outings last week astwoclosegamesweredecided in the late innings. The Lions (8-1 overall, 2-1 district) won 14-6 Tuesday, March26atHaskelltoconclude a three-game road trip to open district.