By Donnie A. Lucas
High school cross country runners continue to work out in the mornings in preparation for the season, with practices moving to 6:30 a.m. with the start of school on Thursday.
Coach Tate Thompson said that he only has four girls and one boy consistently showing up for workouts at the high school level. He originally thought he would have twice that number of girls, but injuries and participation in other sports have thinned the numbers down.
By Kathy Thomson
The Lady Bulldogs defeated Loraine last Saturday, Aug. 10, in their season opener on the road.
Moran won in straight sets 25-17, 27-25, 25-15.
The varsity girls will travel to Lingleville for 11:00 a.m. match on Saturday, Aug. 17, and then host Rotan in Bulldog gym on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 5:00 p.m.
The girls will face tournament action in Gorman Aug. 22-24 and in Lingleville Aug. 29-31 before finishing pre-district action in Lingleville on Sept. 10.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Three Albany baseball players have been recognized with spots on the Class 2A all-state baseball team by the Texas Sports Writers Association.
Cade Neve, who was a sophomore last spring, was named to the third team all-state as a pitcher. He was a first-team pick for the All-Big Country team with an 11-3 record on the mound. He had an ERA of 1.56 and struck out 83 batters.
Senior Joshua Dyer received honorable mention as a relief pitcher and short stop from the TSWA.
By Kathy Thomson
Albany sports fans are invited to attend the Athletic Booster Club’s annual hamburger supper next Monday, Aug. 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Bank Park.
“Everybody is welcome; it’s a community event,” said Booster secretary Tisha Wilkins. “The ice cream is free! The hamburger meal is $7.”
Serving will begin at 6:00 p.m., with the program to follow.
By Donnie A. Lucas
A total of eight girls and one boy are participating in cross country summer workouts, according to coach Tate Thompson.
The runners met on Monday to plan for the season, starting workouts on Tuesday morning.
The coach said that he doesn’t have any runners returning from last year’s high school team, but some of the team did participate as eighth graders last year.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Between team camp, the start of two-a-day practices and a set of scrimmages on Saturday, the Lady Lion volleyball players were more than busy last week.
The action continued on Tuesday with the season opener at Jim Ned on Tuesday. The varsity suffered a 29-31, 19-25, 19-25 loss to the 3A Lady Indians. The JVI lost 22-25, 10-25, while the JVII fell 25-15, 20-25, 11-15. Details of the games will be reported next week.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Over 50 players showed up for the first day of summer football practice on Monday, with a total of 54 expected when the full roster is back for the daily workouts to prepare for the 2019 season.
According to head football coach Denney Faith, numbers for the first day of practice were up by six or seven over last season and over 15 above the 2017 numbers.
The group will be led by an equally large senior class numbering 14, compared to the five seniors who helped guided the 2018 team to the state semifinals.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Workouts for the 2019 volleyball start Thursday (today), with only a couple of days of practice slated before the local squads hit the court for competition.
New head coach M.J. Reneau is expecting over 35 girls to play this season, providing the numbers to support three teams including a varsity and two JV groups.
“I think we will have 36 girls at this points, so that is plenty for three teams,” the coach said. “That will give the girls more playing opportunities.”
By Donnie A. Lucas
Another football season will kick off on Monday with the start of the traditional summer workouts.
Albany’s coaching staff is expecting about 50 players to show up for the first day of practice, which will be an increase over last year’s numbers.
The first session is slated for 8:00 a.m. on Monday, with students needing to hand in the paperwork signed by parents that is required by the school and UIL.
Equipment will be issued, followed by the first practice of the season for high school players.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Members of the Albany varsity and junior varsity football teams will be in full pads on Friday, Aug. 9 for team and individual photos to be taken at Robert Nail Stadium.
The Lions and their coaches will gather at 1:00 p.m. after the morning practice.
The photos will be used for publicity, as well as in the football program.
Players can also order individual photo packages.
Cheerleader and volleyball pictures have not yet been scheduled, but will probably be taken next week.
