The Lady Lion basketball team came up just a little short against Stamford last Friday, falling 45-42 in the final minute or two to end up tied with the Lady Bulldogs for second place in the district race.

The Lion basketball team won a barn burner at home last Friday over Stamford, coming out as the only undefeated team in the first half of the District 8-2A race. Albany was on the road Tuesday in Roscoe, starting the second round with a 61-36 win. Details of the game will be reported next week.

Three of the local girls and boys fifth and sixth grade basketball teams will play games this Saturday, Feb. 2, in Clyde, but the boys sixth grade team will not play this weekend because of scheduling conflicts. “We only have six players, even when everyone is healthy,” said coach Campbell Terry.

Workouts for the upcoming baseball and softball season have started, with the softball girls scheduled to begin scrimmages as soon as Saturday.

The Albany Cubs were busy last week hosting a tournament, with both the 7A and 8A teams going undefeated. The Cubs also won two of three games on Monday against Stamford, while the girls were on the road in Stamford, suffering a pair of losses.

The Lion varsity basketball team has gone 4-0 in district thanks to another a pair of wins in the last week, setting up a showdown against the Stamford Bulldogs on Friday for control of the District 8-2A race.

The Lady Lions slipped to second place in the district race with a loss last Friday to the Haskell Maidens. Albany opened the second half of district on Tuesday with a 43-38 win over Cross Plains. Details will be reported next week.

Fifth and sixth grade youth basketball season continued with games in Eula and Stamford Jan. 19.

The Cubs and Lady Cubs got in a round of basketball action on Monday against Cross Plains with mixed results. The eighth girls also played in a tournament last week in Throckmorton, earning a pair of wins.

A last minute three-point shot secured the lone victory reported for Moran basketball teams this week. Bulldogs The varsity boys lost a road game 25-64 in Eula on Tuesday, Jan. 15.  The Bulldogs hosted Strawn Friday, Jan. 18. The visitors claimed a 82-31 victory.