Moran senior Kobee Lapp won gold in the triple jump at the Region 3-A track meet at Whitney High School last Friday and is headed to the 2019 University Interscholastic League Track and Field State Championships in Austin on Friday, May 10. 

“He won the event on his final jump by over a half a foot,” said coach Matthew Hise. “Going into the last jump he was in third place. After losing out of going to state last year by 1/4 of an inch, it was extremely exciting to see him earn his way to state this time.”

A number of Albany track athletes are advancing to the Region I-2A Track and Field Meet Friday and Saturday in Levelland, with the chance to punch their ticket to the state track in May.

The Lady Lions are sending both the sprint and mile relays to the regional meet, along with five girls in individual events.

The Lions are also advancing two relays, including the 4x200 relay and the mile relay, and five individuals in three events.

The Lion baseball team clinched at least a third place finish in the district race with a pair of wins over Stamford and Hawley last week.

Albany was scheduled to host Haskell yesterday, weather permitting, where a victory in their regular season finale would propel the Lions to a second place finish in the District 8-2A race.

Albany will advance to the bi-district series during the three-day window starting next Thursday, but who they would face was still up in the air due to a three-way tie in District 7-2A.

The Lady Lions ended the regular season in fourth place among the 2A division schools in the district, setting up a bi-district game for Thursday against Windthorst.

The first-round playoff is set for Graham High School’s field at 4:00 p.m. Admission is set at $5 for adults and $3 for students.

All five of Albany’s young tennis players were eliminated at the regional tournament last week, although a singles player made it to the semifinals, and the local boys doubles team made it to the second round.

“I took four freshmen and one sophomore to Odessa, all for their first time at the regional tournament,” said tennis coach Sara Wilson. “I think they all played really awesome and made a great showing.”

She added that the athletes gave great effort both before and during tournament play in Odessa.

Regional Results

The boys and girls track teams both advanced two relays and several individuals to the Region I meet by placing in the top four positions at the area track meet last Wednesday, April 10 in Mertzon.

A contingent of eight boys and seven girls qualified to compete in a total of 11 events at the regional meet set for next Friday and Saturday, April 26-27 at South Plains College in Levelland.

The Albany High School baseball team picked up a 15-0 win in a no-hitter in Hamlin last week as the Lions prepared for their final round of district games.

Albany hosted Stamford on Tuesday to start the final three district bouts against the 2A portion of the bracket, earning a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. Details of the game will be reported next week.

The Lions hold a 2-2 record among the 2A members of the district, with two games remaining.

The Lady Lion softball team continues to fall to the 2A teams in their district, losing to Hawley at home on Tuesday, 9-7 to finish in fourth place in their bracket of the playoffs.

The regular season schedule will end next Tuesday in Eula against Lady Pirates at 5:00 p.m., rescheduled from this Friday.

The Lady Lions, Haskell, Stamford, and Hawley competed in the 2A division of District 7-2A, while Knox City, Eula, and Baird will advance into the 1A bracket of the playoffs.

Six Albany basketball players have been named to positions on the All-Big Country Basketball teams for Class 2A, along with a local coach being recognized as Coach of the Year.

Seniors Cameron Dacus and Ryan Hill both received first team selections for Class 2A, while senior Josh Dyer and juniors Ben West and Coby Knight were named to the second team.

On the girls side, junior Jaleigh Morales was given a place on the Class 2A first team, and third-year girls coach Tate Thompson was named Coach of the Year.

Kobee Lapp earned gold at the area track meet in Dublin on Monday in the triple jump with a distance of 42 feet six inches, outdistancing both his nearest rival at area by over a foot, and his own winning jump at district by almost three feet to advance to regional competition.

Lapp also qualified for the regional meet in high jump and long jump, taking the fourth place medal in each of those field events.

Johnnie Hise took bronze in the 800 meter run to earn a spot of her own at the upcoming Region 3 meet.