By Donnie A. Lucas Summer football workouts for the Albany Lions are slated to start Monday, Aug. 2 at the field house. All the uncertainty of last August due to the coronavirus has cleared into a “regular” start for the program, including typical August weather.

The Albany Athletic Booster Club met on July 12 to discuss plans for the annual Hamburger Supper and other fall events. The annual event will be held at the Bank Park on Aug. 9 at 6:00 p.m. The meal includes a hamburger, drink, chips, and ice cream for $8.

By Donnie A. Lucas High school athletes planning to participate in football, volleyball and cross country have only 10 days of summer left before the start of two-a-day workouts on Monday, Aug. 2.

By Sidney Bartee A group of parents met last week on Monday, June 28 to elect new officers for the Albany Athletic Booster Club (AABC) and begin making plans for fall events.

By Donnie A. Lucas Local male athletes entering grades 7-12 have the chance to take part in  summer conditioning and sport specific training next week, while the girls’ program will continue on break until July 19.

By Jillian Lucas Albany cheerleaders spent three days together recently in a “home” cheer camp, with several earning All-American honors, and they are now getting ready for an upcoming event for younger girls.

By Donnie A. Lucas Several Albany baseball players were placed on the Big Country Preps teams recently. Senior William Webb was named to the Big Country Preps All-Hustle Team for baseball.

By Donnie A. Lucas Both Albany Little League All-Star teams moved to the consolation bracket of the All-Stars Tournament for District 5 last week after suffering two losses, but the 12U team fought back to win the consolation title on Sunday.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany 7on7 football team competed at the state tournament last week in College Station. While winning just one out of four games, the local squad was within a touchdown of winning two out of three.

By Donnie A. Lucas  The Albany 7on7 football team is scheduled to play at the state tournament beginning Thursday (today) in College Station. The Albany team will play in Pool H, which also includes Gunter, Mildred, and Eldorado.