By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions dropped one set in seven matches last week, closing out the second week of competition by winning the championship of the Electra tournament.The Lady Lions (10-3) began the third week of play Tuesday, Aug. 22, with a match at Bryson, winning 25-18, 25-14, 25-9.

By Sam WallerA total of 23 spots remain available for Albany Golf Club’s annual Labor Day Golf Tournament as of Tuesday, Aug. 22.Most of the available spots are in the afternoon flight, which had 15 openings.The two-person scramble is scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 2-3, at Albany Golf Course.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs began football practice Thursday, Aug. 17 with the start of the new school year.Seventh and eighth grade teams will open the season Aug. 31 at Dublin.

By Sam WallerComing from a small town, Taren Farmer has had his horizons expanded as a walk-on with the Tarle-ton State Texans.Farmer, a 2022 Albany graduate, spent last year as a redshirt as he learned the ropes of playing football at the FCS level.“It’s been fun so far,” Farmer said.

By Sam WallerAlbany Golf Club will have new additions to its fleet of golf carts ready for the annual Labor Day Golf Tournament.The club announced the acquisition of six EZGO carts. The gasoline-powered carts sport the club logo on the front panel.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs put three teams on the court Monday, Aug. 21 for their opening matches against Abilene Christian at the Albany gym.The Lady Cubs return to action Monday, Aug. 28 at Hawley.High school coach M.J.

By Sam WallerDespite an unexpected coaching change, the Albany cross country program opened its season Saturday, Aug. 19 with five runners competing in Jim Ned’s Warpath Invitational at Tuscola.The runners’ next meet will be Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Haskell.

By Sam WallerAfter facing five teams in two scrimmages over the last two weeks, the Moran Bulldogs have the luxury of facing one team at a time as the 2023 season begins.Moran opens its season at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 when Lohn visits Bulldog Field.

By Melinda L. LucasDuring a meeting on Monday, Aug. 14, moved up a week from the regular third Monday time, Albany ISD’s board of trustees set a date for a special meeting to adopt the 2023-2024 budget and tax rate, planning an early morning meeting on Aug.

By Donnie A. LucasExpected enrollment numbers are down by about 10 students for Albany ISD compared the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, with about 30 of those anticipated not yet fully registered as of Tuesday.