Bulldogs to host Hornets

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs stumbled in their second outing of the football season Friday, Sept. 1, falling 54-6 at Baird.The Bulldogs (1-1) return to action Friday, Sept. 8, when Aspermont visits Bulldog Field.At Baird, two early turnovers put Moran in a hole it couldn’t get out of.“The...

7 runners compete at Haskell meet

By Sam WallerThe Albany cross country program made its second outing of the season Wednesday, Aug. 30, with seven runners competing at Haskell.The next meet will be Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Hawley.At Haskell, Albany runners competed well with 136 competitors in the varsity girls race and 117 in the...

JV opens season with 38-0 victory

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity football team scored on offense, defense, and special teams Thursday, Aug. 31 in defeating Dublin 38-0 to open the season.The Lions JV returns to action at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Seymour.“I thought our backs ran hard, and our offensive line did...
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Girls keep streak going, but lose to Benjamin

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions volleyball team avenged an early loss and pushed its winning streak to 16 matches with a pair of wins last week.On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Lady Lions (19-3) visited Benjamin for a rematch of their preseason scrimmage, losing 25-5, 25-17, 25-16.

Lions dominate in 55-7 win over Dublin

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions took a step forward in their second outing of the season Friday, Sept. 1, rolling to a 55-7 victory over the Dublin Lions in the home opener at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.Albany (2-0) makes its second home appearance at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, when the Seymour...

Bulldogs defeat Lohn 40-0

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs enjoyed a productive week with the volleyball team recording its first win of the season on Thursday, Aug. 24, while the football team opened its schedule Friday, Aug. 25 by beating Lohn 40-0.FootballEllis Hise rushed for 214 yards and three...

JV, Jr. high football to play today

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs and Albany Lions JV get their football seasons underway Thursday, Aug. 31 (today) with games at Dublin.The action starts with the seventh grade at 4:30 p.m., followed by the eighth grade at 6:00 p.m. and JV at 7:30 p.m.Albany athletic director Ryder Peacock,...
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Lady Cubs split Hawley games

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs split a pair of volleyball matches against Hawley on Monday, Aug. 28, at home as the season entered its second week.All three teams – Red, White and Silver – will be in action Thursday, Sept. 7 at Bangs in their first road matches.

Lady Lions win 2nd straight tourney

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions volleyball team closed out tournament play last week by winning the Aspermont tourney for their second title of the season, going 7-0 for the second week in a row.The Lady Lions (17-3) carried a 14-match win streak into their Tuesday, Aug. 29 match against Abilene...

Albany to host Dublin in home debut

By Sam WallerFor the second year in a row, the Albany Lions eked out a narrow season-opening victory over the Lubbock Trinity Christian Lions, rallying from a two-touchdown deficit Friday, Aug. 25 to win 22-21.Albany (1-0) makes its 2023 home debut Friday, Sept. 1 when it hosts the Dublin Lions at...
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