By Sam WallerA total of 65 players have registered to participate in the upcoming Albany Little Dribblers season, just one fewer than signed up last year.League organizer Joe Tidwell said 38 girls and 27 boys registered, a more even split than last year when 42 girls participated.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions showed flashes of good play last week against playoff contenders as the District 10-2A girls basketball race nears the final stretch.The Lady Lions (8-17 overall, 1-8 district) visited Haskell on Tuesday, Jan. 24, losing 59-32. Details will be reported next week.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions boys basketball team endured ups and downs last week, emerging with a split against District 10-2A leaders Cisco and Hawley to strengthen its position in the playoff race.The Lions (9-3 overall, 5-2 district) began the second half of the 10-2A schedule Tuesday, Jan....

By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs basketball teams are in full swing in District 13-1A play.The Lady Bulldogs dropped district games against Rising Star, 28-17 on Tuesday, Jan. 10 and May, 52-9 on Friday, Jan. 13.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Cubs and Lady Cubs basketball teams returned from a month-long holiday break Thursday, Jan. 12, with games against Cisco before the girls hosted a one-day tournament on Saturday, Jan. 14.The teams have another Thursday date on Jan. 19 (tonight) against Hawley, with the girls...

By Sam WallerAlbany’s youth basketball teams enjoyed solid performances Saturday, Jan. 14 in their second outing of the season, winning seven of eight games with the only loss coming by one point in overtime.In girls games played at Jim Ned, the sixth grade team defeated Eula 18-12 and Hawley...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Little Dribblers youth basketball program is preparing to take the next step in getting its 2023 season underway following the conclusion of player registration this week.Organizer Joe Tidwell said he hopes to conduct a player draft on Sunday, Jan. 22.“I want to get the...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions hit the midway point of the District 10-2A schedule last week with a pair of losses, but are still ahead of their pace from a year ago.Albany (8-15 overall, 1-6 district) began the second round of 10-2A play Tuesday, Jan. 17, with a 75-25 loss at No. 17 Cisco.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions continued to work their way into basketball mode last week with a pair of District 10-2A wins.The Lions (7-3 overall, 3-2 district) carried a five-game win streak into their Tuesday, Jan. 17 district showdown at Cisco, a 65-51 loss.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs’ first basketball outings of 2023 resulted in a pair of lopsided road losses last week, including their district opener.The Lady Bulldogs returned to action Tuesday, Jan. 10 when they hosted Rising Star for their first district home game.