By Donnie A. Lucas
A combined seventh and eighth grade Cub football team traveled to Ranger last Thursday, picking up a 34-0 win.
The two junior high teams will combine again this week to play Santo on Friday at Robert Nail Stadium. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m.
The Cubs opened the scoring against Ranger last week with a 40-yard punt return by Ashton Bailey for a touchdown. The two-point attempt failed.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The high school cross country girls ran at two meets over the last week in preparation for the district meet set for Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Anson.
The pair of Briley Tabor and Brylee Moore ran at Anson on Oct. 14, turning in times of 16:08 for 30th place for Tabor and 17:03 for Moore for 37th place.
“The girls really struggled,” coach Tate Thompson said. “This definitely was not their best showing. I think taking last week off hurt them a little bit.”
By Donnie A. Lucas
The seventh and eighth grade Lady Cubs volleyball teams have had a successful run over the last two weeks, with the seventh grade ending the season undefeated
The eighth graders will finish out their season with a game on Tuesday, Oct. 27 in Strawn, set to start at 4:30 p.m.
The eighth graders defeated Abilene TLC on Oct. 6 in two sets, 25-18, 25-21. The team also hosted Newcastle on Oct. 13, earning a 25-8, 25-12 win. The team beat Rising Star 25-14, 25-1 on Sept. 22.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The JV Lion football team met a freshmen squad from Stephenville in Ranger last Thursday, and the Lions came away with a 28-0 victory.
The team will host Santo in a district JV bout on Friday at Robert Nail Stadium. Kickoff is planned for 6:15 p.m. following the junior high game.
Adam Hill opened the scoring with a 12-yard scoring pass from Lute Wheeler, followed by a kick by London Fuentes.
Caden Price got a tally for the team on a 14-yard run, followed by another PAT by Fuentes for a 14-0 lead.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion football team will be back at home this week to host the Ranger Bulldogs in a homecoming game as the District 8-2A race continues. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Robert Nail Stadium.
Homecoming was originally scheduled on Oct. 2 against Meri-dian, but even though the game itself was played, homecoming activities were postponed because of a spike in COVID-19 cases at the local high school.
Homecoming royalty will be presented during halftime of this Friday’s game against Ranger.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lion varsity volleyball team was able to get back on the court last Saturday for the first time in two weeks following a halt in their schedule because of cases of COVID-19 on the squad.
Albany traveled to Moran on Saturday as they restarted their schedule, picking up a 25-11, 25-9, 25-10 win.
The Lady Lions were also on the court Tuesday, earning a 25-9, 25-12, 25-14 win over the visiting Newcastle Lady Bobcats. Complete results were not available at press time but will be reported next week.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Cub football teams split games against different opponents last week, with the seventh grade losing in Hawley and the eighth grade shutting out the visiting Hico junior high team.
The Cubs will travel to Ranger on Thursday, with a 5:00 p.m. kickoff. The two local teams will combine for the game unless a separate game can be found for the seventh grade.
The eighth grade blanked the Hico combined junior high, 40-0, last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium.
By Lynsi Musselman
Moran ISD principal Jo Hise reports that the school has not reported any positive cases of -Covid-19.
This week is the end of the third week of the second six weeks, with progress reports to be sent home next week.
Moran Football
Moran played the Rule Bobcats on Friday, Oct. 9 and lost the non-conference game 0-46.
“We made the trip to Rule and needless to say, it was a rough night,” said John Hughes, athletic director for Moran ISD.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion football team knocked the stinger off the visiting Meridian Yellowjackets early in the district opener for the two teams last Friday, racking up a 60-0 win over the visitors.
The Lions will travel to Hico this Friday as the District 8-2A race continues, with Albany facing the Tigers (1-5, 0-1) in a 7:00 p.m. bout at Tiger Field.
Tickets for the visitors side have to be be reserved by calling the Albany superintendent’s office to be placed on a list, according to athletic director Ryder Peacock.
By Donnie A. Lucas
After being down 13-0 at the half, the Albany JV Lions rallied to come back for a 14-13 win over Eastland last Thursday.
The Lions will host a Clyde JV team this week, with kickoff set for about 6:30 p.m. following a junior high game.
Game Details
Albany picked up a game against Eastland last week, bringing home an exciting last-second win over the Mavericks.
“After being down 13-0 at the half, we made adjustments for the second half,” coach David Fair-child said.
