3 flag football teams still undefeated
The Albany NFL Flag Football League entered the final two weeks of its schedule with one undefeated team in each age division. Week 5 games were played Oct.
Lady Cubs to finish Oct. 24
The Albany Junior High Lady Cubs volleyball teams stayed busy with home matches Thursday, Oct. 12 against Bangs and Monday, Oct.
JV rolls past Cross Plains 48-8
TheAlbany Lions junior varsity football team rolled to its second consecutive lopsided victory Thursday, Oct. 12, defeating Cross Plains 48-8 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
Moran jr. high XC runners finish 2nd as team
The Moran Junior High boys cross country team finishedsecondintheteam standings at the District 13-1A meet, run Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Eula.
Bulldogs run into buzzsaw
By Sam Waller
The Moran Bulldogs ran into a buzzsaw Friday, Sept. 29, falling 52-0 at state-ranked Rochelle.
Moran (2-4) plays its final nondistrict game at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 against Vernon Northside at Bulldog Field.
Against Rochelle, which was ranked No. 8 by sixmanfootball.com and No. 10 by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, the Bulldogs managed 130 total yards.
Ellis Hise was 8 of 13 passing for 63 yards and Garrett Hamilton went 4 of 6 for 20 yards.
JV loses to tough Cisco team
By Sam Waller
For the second time this season, turnovers were detrimental for the Albany Lion junior varsity football team.
Albany lost the ball four times Thursday, Sept. 28 in a 35-12 loss to Cisco at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
“Our kids played hard,” JV coach Rod Britting said. “It wasn’t a lack of effort. Up until their last touchdown, we were playing hard. We just needed a couple of breaks and didn’t get them.”
Lady Cubs split Hawley games
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Lady Cubs volleyball teams split a pair of matches Monday, Oct. 2 at Hawley in their final road trip of the season.
The Lady Cubs play their last three dates at home, starting Thursday, Oct. 12, against Bangs. The Silver team will play at 4:30 p.m., followed by the White and Red teams.
Just the White and Red teams played at Hawley on Monday.
The White won in three sets 19-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Runners to compete at district Oct. 11
By Sam Waller
Albany cross country runners got their final tune-up before district competition Sept. 27 at Dublin.
Albany will compete at the District 10-2A meet Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Hawley. High school races start at 9:00 a.m. with junior high runners taking the course at 4:00 p.m.
The top three varsity teams and the top 10 individuals at the district meet advance to the Region II-2A meet Oct. 23 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.
At Dublin, Albany had just three varsity runners due to injuries and illness.
Back To Business
By Sam Waller
After taking an open date last week, the Albany Lady Lions got back to business in the District 6-2A volleyball race Saturday, Sept. 30, sweeping Coleman 25-13, 25-18, 25-15 on the road.
Albany (25-5 overall, 2-1 district) hosted Hawley on Tuesday, Oct. 3, losing a hard-fought four-set battle 14-25, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25. Details will be reported next week.
Albany returns to the road at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 with a district match at Ranger.
Lions to host Miles after week off
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions relied on smothering defense during a 5-0 nondistrict run that pushed the program’s winning streak to 16 games.
The Lions, who had an open date last week, face another test from another high-powered offense at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, when they host Miles in the District 6-2A Division II opener at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
“I felt like we had a good open week,” Lions head coach Denney Faith said. “We were able to get some work in and put some things on that we’ve looked at.”
