By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions and Lady Lions track and field teams claimed 10 gold medals and advanced 24 entries comprising 17 athletes to area competition.
The District 10-2A meet was held Friday, April 8 at Cisco.
The Albany boys finished second in the team standings with 147 points, while the girls placed fourth with 71 points.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions boys golf team finished second at District 10-2A tournament on Wednesday, April 6, to qualify for regional, shooting 373 as a team to finish at 719, six strokes back of Hawley at Shady Oaks Golf Course.
The Region II-2A tournament is Monday-Tuesday, April 18-19 at Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris.
Lions coach Tate Thompson said scores were higher all the way around as tee boxes were moved back.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions baseball team started fast in their lone outing last week to defeat Hawley 18-7 in five innings.
The Lions scored 11 runs in the first inning on Wednesday, April 6, sending 15 batters to the plate. The game, which wrapped up the first half of the District 8-2A schedule, was delayed a day because of wet grounds at Hawley following rain early in the week.
“We hit the ball well, had a good pitching performance, and took care of business,” coach David Fairchild said. “It was a good win.”
Parents of local Little League, coach pitch, t-ball and softball league participants are asked to be aware of upcoming plans to take team and individual pictures of players.
“Because there are so many teams, we’re trying to schedule everything in a timely manner, and we’re certainly aware that not everyone will be at every game,” said Melinda Lucas of The Albany News. “We’ll just do the best we can, and try to get as many people there as possible.”
Lucas said that she will watch the weather and get word to the coaches about scheduling or changes.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions started the second half of the District 8-2A softball schedule with an offensive explosion, defeating Cross Plains on Tuesday, April 5 on the road.
Lady Lions coach Jimmy Fuentes announced that the Friday, April 8 game at May that was initially postponed has been completely cancelled and will not be made up since it will not affect the playoff race. Also, the game scheduled for Thursday, April 14 (today), at Cisco has been rescheduled for Friday, April 22 because of the area track meet.
By Sam Waller
The Moran boys and girls track team tuned up for district competition by competing in the Pirate Relays at Priddy last Friday, April 8.
Moran is competing in the District 13-1A meet Thursday, April 14 (today), at May. The top four finishers in each event advance to the area meet with District 14-1A on Wednesday, April 20 at May.
The Lady Bulldogs finished fourth in the team standings at Priddy last week with 73 points, while the boys were 13th with nine points.
By Sam Waller
The Moran Independent School District will go to a four-day school week for the 2022-23 school year, superintendent Dr. John Denson announced.
Denson said the MISD school board formally adopted the calendar for the next school year at its meeting Friday, March 25.
Denson said the only Friday class days will be the week of Labor Day in September and the first week of the spring semester in January.
“That way, those are still four-day weeks for the students even with the holidays,” Denson said.
By Sam Waller
Moran claimed a pair of third place finishes at the District 13-1A tennis tournament March 30-31 at Eastland.
The girls doubles team of Emily Murk and Samantha Hinkle and the boys doubles team of Ellis Hise and Tyler Waddell both will serve as alternates to the Region II-1A tournament Friday-Saturday, April 22-23, at San Angelo.
Children in Moran will have the opportunity to practice their egg hunting skills on Saturday, April 16 at the Chuck Reynolds Memorial Park.
The annual Easter egg hunt will be hosted by the Moran Volunteer Fire Department and the Moran City Park and will begin at 11:00 a.m.
All children will need to gather at the entrance of the park across from the community center prior to the start of the hunt.
The park will be divided by ages prior to the hunt.
The event will be held in conjunction with a Moran PTO bake sale.
Bill Terry, age 91, passed away peacefully, at his home, with wife Lee and family by his side, on March 30, 2022.
Bill Terry was born September 3,1930 in Groveton, TX to Ernest and Mary Terry. The third son of four boys Bill graduated from Groveton high school and later Sam Houston State University after serving in the US Air Force. He married Alberta (Lee) Ruhlman of Laredo Texas on June 6, 1952 while stationed in Laredo. Bill and Lee had four children, two sons and two daughters, who survive him.
