State championships come in pairs for the Albany Lions. Every 62 years, just like clockwork.

Lion defense throttles opponents all season long One issue facing the Albany Lions entering the 2023 season was the loss of offensive firepower from the 2022 state championship team. The solution was simple – don’t let the other team score.

Front Five become “unit” on road to state For an offense to put up the kind of numbers the Albany LionsdidintheirruntotheClass 2A Division II state championship, it requires talent at the skill positions. It also requires somebody to pave the way for those players.

It would have been easy for Chip Chambers to see a move to Albany as a negative development. Changing schools and towns isn’t easy, especially for someone entering their junior year of high school.

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Back in October at the dedication of monuments honoring Albany’s past state champions, Lions head coach Denney Faith pointed out that there was room for more, and he challenged his2023teamtoadd to the collection.

After dominating the competition in District 6-2ADivisionII,theAlbany Lions dominated the alldistrict selections with every varsity player earning atleastHonorableMention. The team was selected by vote of district coaches andreleasedafterallteams were finished in the playoffs.

The Albany Lady Lions stumbled in their first two District 10-2A basketball outings last week, falling to Cisco and Hawley. The Lady Lions (5-8 overall, 0-2 district) visited Haskell on Tuesday, Dec.

The Albany Lions opened their basketball season Tuesday, Dec. 19, just five days after finishing football, with a 46-36 win at Haskell in the District 10-2A opener for both teams.

The Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball teams played their final games before the holiday break Monday, Dec. 18, with a doubleheader at Panther Creek.