The varsity Lion baseball team lost three straight games at the Windthorst tournament last week, but their coach says they came away with several positives. The Lions will host both Hamlin and Wellington on Friday for a round robin set of games. The Lions will take the field at 10:00 a.m.

The Moran junior high and high school track teams traveled to Gordon last Thursday, March 7 to begin their 2019 track season, and each of the MISD teams brought back several ribbons from the event.

The Lions’ varsity track team stepped up their level of competition last week with a fourth place finish at the Breckenridge meet, while the varsity girls were still working short-handed. Both track coaches are looking forward to the Hamlin track meet on Saturday, which starts at 9:00 a.m.

The high school track teams got off to a slower than usual start last week due to weather conditions. Albany traveled to Clyde for the usual first meet of the season, but field events were canceled and running events moved up due to cold and windy conditions.

The varsity Lion baseball team opened the season last week with three wins at the Hamlin tournament. The varsity traveled to Anson on Tuesday, bringing home a 5-3 loss. Details of the game were not available at press time.

The Lady Lion softball team got back on track last week with a pair of wins as they prepare for the third and final tournament this week before the start of district competition on March 19. The team will travel to Snyder starting Thursday (today) for a three-day tournament, opening with a 5:00 p.

Lion basketball players captured two superlative awards, three first team picks, one second team selection, and several honorable mentions on the District 8-2A all-district team.

Albany High School tennis players competed well in their first two outings, which included the Hawley Invitational on Feb. 21 and the Seymour Invitational on Monday and Tuesday of last week. “Everyone did well for their first tournaments,” said coach Sara Wilson.

The seventh and eighth grade track teams opened the season at a Clyde track meet on Friday, March 1, placing in a number of events. The Cubs and Lady Cubs also competed on Tuesday, March 5 at a meet in Breckenridge, but results were not available at press time.

The boys Little Dribblers teams finished their season on Saturday in the old Albany High School gym, and the girls teams ended the season a couple of days earlier.