By Sam Waller
Moran claimed a pair of third place finishes at the District 13-1A tennis tournament March 30-31 at Eastland.
The girls doubles team of Emily Murk and Samantha Hinkle and the boys doubles team of Ellis Hise and Tyler Waddell both will serve as alternates to the Region II-1A tournament Friday-Saturday, April 22-23, at San Angelo.
By Sam Waller
The Moran boys and girls track team tuned up for district competition by competing in the Pirate Relays at Priddy last Friday, April 8.
Moran is competing in the District 13-1A meet Thursday, April 14 (today), at May. The top four finishers in each event advance to the area meet with District 14-1A on Wednesday, April 20 at May.
The Lady Bulldogs finished fourth in the team standings at Priddy last week with 73 points, while the boys were 13th with nine points.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions started the second half of the District 8-2A softball schedule with an offensive explosion, defeating Cross Plains on Tuesday, April 5 on the road.
Lady Lions coach Jimmy Fuentes announced that the Friday, April 8 game at May that was initially postponed has been completely cancelled and will not be made up since it will not affect the playoff race. Also, the game scheduled for Thursday, April 14 (today), at Cisco has been rescheduled for Friday, April 22 because of the area track meet.
Parents of local Little League, coach pitch, t-ball and softball 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 a timely manner, and we’re certainly aware that not everyone will be at every game,” said Melinda Lucas of The Albany News. “We’ll just do the best we can, and try to get as many people there as possible.”
Lucas said that she will watch the weather and get word to the coaches about scheduling or changes.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions baseball team started fast in their lone outing last week to defeat Hawley 18-7 in five innings.
The Lions scored 11 runs in the first inning on Wednesday, April 6, sending 15 batters to the plate. The game, which wrapped up the first half of the District 8-2A schedule, was delayed a day because of wet grounds at Hawley following rain early in the week.
“We hit the ball well, had a good pitching performance, and took care of business,” coach David Fairchild said. “It was a good win.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions boys golf team finished second at District 10-2A tournament on Wednesday, April 6, to qualify for regional, shooting 373 as a team to finish at 719, six strokes back of Hawley at Shady Oaks Golf Course.
The Region II-2A tournament is Monday-Tuesday, April 18-19 at Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris.
Lions coach Tate Thompson said scores were higher all the way around as tee boxes were moved back.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions track and field teams claimed 10 gold medals and advanced 24 entries comprising 17 athletes to area competition.
The District 10-2A meet was held Friday, April 8 at Cisco.
The Albany boys finished second in the team standings with 147 points, while the girls placed fourth with 71 points.
By Sam Waller
The Albany High School tennis team advanced three of six entries to state at the Region II-2A tournament, which concluded Tuesday, April 11 at Richland Tennis Center in North Richland Hills.
Sarah Cotter, last year’s girls singles state runnerup, returned to state by defeating teammate Sidney Russell in the final. Luke Marshall won the boys singles title to advance.
By Sam Waller
Moran track and field teams continued preparing for district competition by competing March 31 at the Tiger Relays in May.
The Lady Bulldogs finished sixth in the girls team standings with 58 points, winning five events,while the boys team tied for 14th place with two points.
“Overall, we’re extremely pleased with the results from this meet,” coach John Hughes said. “Going and running in the bigger meets the past three weeks worked in our favor.”
By Sam Waller
Albany hosted the District 10-2A junior high track and field meet Saturday, April 2, taking on athletes from Anson, Cisco, Hamlin, Haskell, Hawley, and Stamford.
The Cubs placed fourth in the eighth grade boys division with 74 points and tied for third in the seventh grade boys division with 93 points.
The Lady Cubs placed fifth in the eighth grade girls team standings with 60 points and second among seventh grade girls with 84 points.
