By Sam Waller
First Christian Church of Albany will celebrate Children’s Sabbath during 11:00 a.m. services on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Children’s Sabbath is an international, nondenominational event focused on the plight of children in this world, according to pastor Brad McBee.
By Sam Waller
Moran’s one-act play cast and crew will perform its fall show at 5:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the school auditorium.
The troupe will perform “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” a mashup of several Brother Grimm tales.
Tickets for the performance are $5 at the door.
FFA Fundraiser
About 30 tickets are still available for the Moran FFA fundraising dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at the Moran Events Center.
By Sam Waller
Nearly 600 schoolchildren attended the School Day portion of Living History Days on Friday, Oct. 7, at Fort Griffin State Historic Site, down slightly from a year ago.
Site manager Mitch Baird said 593 students and 58 teachers attended to view the site and watch reenactors depict life on the frontier during the latter half of the 19th century.
“Public Day was a little bit slow,” Baird said. “We had a total of 89 people out, but over the two days, we had 740 people here, so that’s not too bad.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions started District 6-2A Division II play off on a positive note, beating the Miles Bulldogs 49-18 on Friday, Oct. 7.
The Lions (4-2 overall, 1-0 district) make their second district outing at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 when Cross Plains visits Robert Nail Memorial Stadium for homecoming. A victory would all but clinch a playoff berth for Albany, which moved up to No. 8 in this week’s Class 2A Division II rankings.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team overcame an injury to a key player last week to extend its winning streak to 10 matches and complete the first round of District 6-2A play unbeaten.
The Lady Lions (21-7 overall, 5-0 district) started the second half of district Tuesday, Oct. 11, with a 25-21, 25-23, 25-16 win over Bangs at home. Details will be reported next week.
Albany will have an open date Saturday, Oct. 15 before visiting Coleman on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Cubs football teams returned from their open date with a pair of home victories over different opponents last week.
The Cubs return to action Thursday, Oct. 13 (tonight), at Cross Plains. The seventh grade kicks off at 4:30 p.m. with the eighth grade and junior varsity games to follow.
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the seventh grade Cubs held off Anson 22-14, while the eighth grade downed Miles 22-12.
Seventh Grade
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions cross country runners had their final tuneup before district last week at the Anson meet, and coach Ginger Norton is optimistic about having more than one regional qualifier.
The District 10-2A meet was held Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Anson with the top three teams and the top 10 individuals advancing. Results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions junior varsity football team bounced back from a shutout loss with a shutout win, beating Cross Plains 32-0 on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
The teams meet again Thursday, Oct. 13 (tonight) at Cross Plains in the regularly scheduled matchup. Last week’s game was hastily arranged when the schools were left without JV opponents against Miles and Roscoe.
By Sam Waller
Two director positions will be voted on Saturday, Oct. 15, when the Albany Golf Club holds its annual business meeting at Albany Golf Course.
The meeting starts at noon with positions currently held by club president Randy Walker and James Waters being decided.
After the meeting and a meal, club members will play the first round of the club championship. The 36-hole medal play event will conclude Sunday, Oct. 16.
By Sam Waller
Golf fans can watch competition and get a meal Friday, Oct. 14 at the 15th annual John Rose and Jim Law Memorial Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta at Albany Golf Course.
The event benefits the club’s scholarship fund.
While the entry deadline to play has passed, the public is invited to enjoy the fajita lunch. Cost for the lunch is $15 per person.
