Weather struck once again at a track meet involving Albany teams with the junior high district meet cut short Monday, April 8 at Hamlin. At least one event was left unfinished in each division.
The Moran track team wrapped up its season Monday,April8,atthearea meet between District 131A and 14-1A at May. The boys 400 relay of Danny O’Keefe, Garrett Hamilton, Ellis Hise, and Ethan Boykin was Moran’s only entry at the meet.
The Albany tennis team claimed three first-place finishes and a second from five doubles entries Wednesday, April 3 at the Vernon tournament. The Lion netters return to the courts Thursday, April 11 (today) at the Abilene Christian tournament atRoseParkTennisCenter.
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions actually had a dry day for a track meet last week, although gusty wind was a factor. Albany hosted athletes from 13 schools on Friday, March 29 for the Roaring Lion Relays.
Tuesday in 12-4 outcome The Albany Lions settled for another split in the second week of District 8-2A baseball action, defeating Haskell by run rule and dropping another close game to district leader Stamford. The Lions (9-2 overall, 3-2 district) hosted Cisco on Tuesday, April 2, winning 12-4 in their only game this week.
The Albany Lions finished second in the District 10-2A golf tournament, which concluded a two-day run Tuesday, April 2 at ShadyOaksGolfCourse,to earn a return ticket to the Region II-2A tournament. TheLionswilltaketheir shot at a third consecutive trip to state Monday-Tuesday, April 15-16 at Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris.
The Albany tennis program hosted a three-team, round-robin event Tuesday, April 2 with freshman singles players taking on opponents from Breckenridge and Eastland. On Wednesday, April 3, some of the regular lineup participated in a tournament at Vernon.
Albany Golf Club began its weekly Wednesday Night Scrambles on Wednesday, April 3 with the event continuing until the middle of October. The event is open to all comers with entry fee of $10 for club members and $15 for nonmembers.
After more than a month, the Albany Lady Lions resumed their softball season Tuesday, April 2 with a 7-6 loss in nine innings at Cross Plains. The Lady Lions (6-2) host Baird at 5:00 p.m.
Moran’sboys400-meter relay advanced to area competition Monday,April 1attheDistrict13-1Ameet at May. The quartet of Danny O’Keefe, Garrett Hamilton, Ellis Hise, and Rody Schoolcraft will run in the area meet with District 14 on Monday,April 8 back at May.Thefoursomeclocked a time of 51.72 to finish fourth at the district meet.