By Sam Waller
Shackelford County 4-H is gearing up for a busy December with practice, clinics, and a Christmas party on the schedule
Up first is a mock Food Challenge at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at The Feed Store. The event is to help 4-Hers prepare for the District 7 Food Challenge on Wednesday, Jan. 25, in San Angelo.
By Sam Waller
Applications for the Albany Ministerial Alliance’s Christmas Basket program are down slightly this year, according to Alliance secretary Tisha Wilkins.
Wilkins said the Alliance received 92 applications this year, the first time since 2018 the number has been below 100. In 2021, 119 baskets were delivered, the most ever.
The annual food drive strives to provide boxes filled with the ingredients needed for a traditional holiday meal to families in need of assistance.
By Sam Waller
Shackelford County 4-H is gearing up for a busy December with practice, clinics, and a Christmas party on the schedule
Up first is a mock Food Challenge at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at The Feed Store. The event is to help 4-Hers prepare for the District 7 Food Challenge on Wednesday, Jan. 25, in San Angelo.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Athletic Booster Club is gearing up for another round of playoff activities as the Albany Lions continue to advance in the Class 2A Division II bracket.
The Lions face the Collinsville Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 in a state quarterfinal game at Ram Stadium in Mineral Wells.
The weekly community pep rally will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 (tonight) at the Bank Park.
Spirit Drum
Beating of the spirit drum will begin tonight about 8:00 p.m. following the pep rally in advance of the Lions’ playoff game.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions found a way to make plays when needed Saturday, Nov. 26 to defeat the No. 4 Wink Wildcats 35-18 in a Class 2A Division II regional playoff at San Angelo Stadium.
The No. 6 Lions (11-2) advance to the state quarterfinals to take on the No. 7 Collinsville Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Ram Stadium in Mineral Wells.
Saturday’s game was pushed back a day because snow and ice in the Permian Basin made travel conditions unsafe for Wink on Friday.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions got in two games last week before the Thanksgiving holiday, falling to Seymour 44-33 on Monday, Nov. 21, at home before taking a 41-23 loss on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Gorman.
The Lady Lions returned from the holiday break Tuesday, Nov. 29 with a 37-29 win at Archer City. Details will be reported next week.
By Sam Waller
The Albany JV Basketball Tournament will see teams from eight schools play 24 games over the weekend at the Albany gyms.
Albany will have freshman and JV teams competing, as will Breckenridge, Jim Ned, Graham, and Sweetwater. Cross Plains, Stamford, and Woodson JV teams are also entered.
Albany JV will play Breckenridge JV at 10:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in the main gym. The Albany and Breckenridge freshmen will follow at 11:20 a.m.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Cubs and Lady Cubs basketball teams took on opponents from Cisco and Hawley the last two weeks, squeezing in their Thanksgiving break between games.
The local teams resume action Monday, Dec. 5 against Hamlin with the girls at home and the boys on the road. Games start at 5:30 p.m. at both locations.
On Monday, Nov. 21 against Cisco at home, the Lady Cubs Red team lost 48-12, and the White team lost 35-6. In Cisco, the seventh grade boys won 31-19, the eighth grade lost 37-15, and the combo team lost 23-14.
By Sam Waller
Deadline for registering to play for the Albany Little Dribblers fifth and sixth grade basketball teams is Thursday, Dec. 1 (today).
A $35 per-child fee includes a team shirt.
Registration forms are available at Nancy Smith Elementary School. Completed forms and the fee should be returned to the school or delivered to Clint Chapman by the deadline.
Practices will start after the registration process is complete.
By Sam Waller
Moran ISD resumed classes this week after taking last week off for Thanksgiving break.
“We just had to hit the ground running because we’ve got so much stuff going on,” principal Jo Hise said.
