By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions tennis team got their season underway Thursday, Feb. 16, with a four-team round-robin at Abilene’s Rose Park Tennis Center.Albany returned to Rose Park Thursday, Feb. 23 (today) for the Hawley Invitational.Coach M.J. Reneau said last week’s event against opponents from...

Photos taken of fifth and sixth grade youth basketball teams and individuals are ready for pickup at The Albany News office.Little Dribblers pictures were taken last Saturday, and those packages will be available about mid-March.Call 325-762-2201 for more information.

By Sam WallerSign up deadline for Albany Little League is this Friday, Feb. 24, according to league organizer Paul Hamilton.Registration forms are available at Nancy Smith Elementary School and Albany Junior/Senior High.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions got the 2023 softball season underway last week, going 2-4-1 in the first seven games.None of the games lasted beyond five innings.The Lady Lions make their second tournament outing of the season this weekend at San Angelo.

By Sam WallerA free throw by Adam Hill in the last seconds of overtime gave Albany the win in a bi-district game Tuesday that was a battle from the beginning.Tied up at the end of regulation time because of a Seymour free throw, the Lions eventually defeated the Panthers 54-53 in a nail-biter.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs wrapped up the girls basketball season Tuesday, Feb. 7, falling just short in a comeback bid at Baird.Meanwhile, the Moran boys basketball team entered its final game of the season this week.The Moran boys closed the season Tuesday, Feb. 14 at home against...

By Sam WallerDeadline for player registration for Albany Little League has been extended to Friday, Feb. 24, according to league organizer Paul Hamilton.Registration forms are available at Nancy Smith Elementary School and Albany Junior/Senior High.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions softball team opened the spring sports season Tuesday, Feb. 14, with a 4-4 tie with Eastland.The game was originally scheduled to be played in Albany but was moved to Eastland because of field conditions.Details will be reported next week.The Lady Lions are...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions concluded their basketball season Tuesday, Feb. 7, with 43-25 home loss to playoff qualifier Anson.Albany finished the season 8-21 overall and 1-11 in District 10-2A. The Lady Lions increased their win total from a year ago by five and won a district road game for...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions kept their chances of winning the District 10-2A boys basketball title alive last week with home victories over Anson and Cisco, but ended up losing to Hawley 65-47 in a district-deciding game on Tuesday night in the Bearcats’ home gym.The Lions (13-4 overall, 9-3...