By Sam WallerFor the first time in roughly a decade, Albany Golf Course played host to high school tournaments with the Lady Lions Invitational and Lions Invitational.The girls tournament was played Monday, Feb. 24, drawing a field of 34 golfers. The boys tournament was played Wednesday, Feb. 26.

By Sam WallerAlbany Little League is wrapping up its player registration period, but there is plenty of work to be done before the start of the season.In the latest in a long line of renovation projects, a new backstop and new dugouts are being installed at the baseball complex.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions boys basketball team extended its season Monday, Feb. 17 with a 46-33 victory over Petrolia in a Class 2A Division II bi-district playoff at Graham.

By Sam WallerFour high school seniors from Albany and one from Moran have been selected for the 26th Big Country FCA All-Star Festival, which will be held the first week of June.The all-star selections were announced Sunday, Feb. 16 at a parents meeting in Abilene.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions got their softball season off to a belated start Monday, Feb. 17 with a 9-1 loss to Lipan at Webb Park.The game against Westbrook on Friday has been cancelled because of weather, but Albany is  scheduled to play in the Eula tournament Thursday, Feb.

By Sam WallerTryouts for Albany Little League baseball and softball, originally scheduled for this weekend, have been pushed back a week to Saturday, March 1 because of this week’s cold weather.Meanwhile, player registration continues this week with players urged to sign up as early as possible.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions secured their spot in the Class 2A Division II boys basketball playoffs last week with a pair of home victories, building momentum for the postseason.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions saw a difficult girls basketball season end on a frustrating note Tuesday, Feb. 4 with a 52-32 loss to Anson.The Lady Lions finished the season 5-20 overall with a 2-10 mark in District 10-2A.“I was really proud of the girls this year,” coach Ashlyn Bevel said.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions boys basketball team edged closer to securing a playoff berth last week, splitting games with Abilene TLCA and Cisco. and now look to improve their seeding after moving up to third in the district standings.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions continued their run of strong play last week, defeating Abilene TLCA before running into a buzzsaw at Cisco.The Lady Lions (5-19 overall, 2-9 District 10-2A) closed out the season Tuesday, Feb. 4 with a 52-32 loss against Anson. Details will be reported next week.