The JV Lions had to travel to Roscoe last week, but didn’t play the Plowboys. Roscoe has canceled the remainder of its JV schedule due to low numbers of players, but the Lions met the Post Antelopes’ JV on the Plowboys artificial turf field, remaining perfect for the season with a 24-0 win.

The Lion football team proved to doubters that they are the real thing last Friday, plowing over Roscoe 49-6 for a second straight district win.

The Lady Lion volleyball team wrapped up regular season play on Tuesday, hosting Ranger in a battle for third place in District 6-2A. Albany won the game in  four tough sets to tie third overall with Ranger out of the six district teams, ending district with a 7-5 record.

The Albany Cubs traveled to Roscoe due to a soaked field at Robert Nail Stadium, bringing back a pair of wins from the road trip.

The Moran Bulldogs tied up their season 3-3 with a 46-24 win in Gustine last Friday night. Tomorrow, Oct. 26,  the varsity boys play their first ever game in District 6, in Bulldog Stadium, at 7:30 p.m., coming in as 45 point underdogs to the visiting Blackwell Hornets.

The Lion varsity football team delighted a large homecoming crowd last Friday with a decisive 48-12 victory over Baird, also breaking into the win column for the first time this season in the district opener.

With the district race winding down, the Lady Lions volleyball team split games over the last week with just two regular season bouts remaining. Albany will be at home for the final pair of District 6-2A games, with Woodson coming to town Saturday for a 10:00 a.m. game.

Although none of Albany High School’s cross country runners will advance to the regional meet, several local junior high runners medalled at last week’s district competition.

The junior high volleyball teams were busy last week with a tournament in Graham, as well as games at Wylie on Monday. The 7B also played in Moran on Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

Two teams of elementary aged volleyball players from Albany played in a youth league based in Breckenridge this fall, and both squads won top medals in their division. “Both teams went 9-1 in regular season and ended up at the top of the league in their age groups,” said coach Lindsey Edgar.