By Sam Waller
The Moran Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Easter egg hunt at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Moran City Park.
Tyler George of the MVFD said the hunt is open to all ages. The event will be held in conjunction with a Moran PTO bake sale.
“We’ve got close to 4,000 eggs for the kids to hunt,” George said.
By Sam Waller
Albany’s Chance Robison shot the low gross score and tied for low net Saturday, March 26 at the Legacy Golf Tour’s Split Rail Open at Split Rail Golf Club in Aledo.
Robison shot a 73 in the one-day tourney and shared net honors with Blake Little of San Diego, California.
Robison, a 1-handicapper, said he is using the Legacy Golf Tour as a stepping stone to a shot at the PGA Tour.
Shackelford County Judge Robert Skelton has been honored by the Texas Association of Counties’ (TAC) Texas Judicial Academy for “going the extra mile.”
The academy recognizes county judges who attain significant judicial education beyond state requirements as Fellows.
The academy inducted a number of county judges as Fellows during its 2022 Spring Judicial Education Session, held March 9-11 in Lubbock.
By Sam Waller
Albany graduate Samantha Harris, a pediatric oncology nurse at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, has been nominated for Tarrant County Woman of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
She is working with other candidates to raise funds for the society. The fundraising effort runs through June 10.
“Multiple people are nominated for this recognition,” Harris said. “At the end of the 10 weeks, whoever has raised the most money is the Woman or Man of the Year. It’s a way that we can make a difference.”
By Sam Waller
The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association will close the books on the 2022 show and begin planning for 2023 in the next few days.
Checks for animals sold at this year’s show will be distributed from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Albany Visitors Center parking lot.
The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Albany High School ag classroom.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions tennis team added three more regional qualifiers in two categories Friday, April 1 by winning playbacks at the District 10-2A tournament at Rose Park Tennis Center in Abilene, bringing the total to nine individuals.
Albany will have at least one entry in each draw for the Region II-2A tournament, which is scheduled for Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12 at Richland Tennis Center in North Richland Hills. Five of those entries are repeat regional qualifiers.
By Sam Waller
Albany tuned up for district track competition March 31 by winning the boys team title at the Wildcat Relays in Santo.
The local boys scored 140 points to top the field of 14 teams, winning seven events, including two relays.
“We had a good meet overall,” coach Rod Britting said. “The jumpers did well, and Cole Chapman had a really good day.”
The Lions will compete at the District 10-2A meet Friday, April 8 at Cisco. The top four finishers in each event advance to the area meet with District 9-2A on Thursday, April 14 at Graham.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions baseball team had one comeback fall short but completed another last week in splitting their two District 8-2A outings.
The Lions lost 13-11 to third-ranked Anson on Tuesday, March 29 on the road, then beat Cisco 7-2 on Friday, April 1 at home.
The Lions (8-3 overall, 3-1 district) completed the first half of district play Wednesday, April 6 at Hawley in a game postponed one day because of wet field conditions. Details will be reported next week.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lions golf team put itself in contention for a return to regional competition Monday, April 4, sitting in second place after the first round of the District 10-2A tournament at Shady Oaks Golf Course.
Albany shot 346 as a team with four scores in the 80s to trail Hawley by eight strokes. Haskell was third, three strokes back of the Lions.
“It will be to our advantage to play two rounds,” coach Tate Thompson said. “I think our kids will come back and put together a good second day.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions split two games last week to wrap up the first half of the District 8-2A softball schedule.
On Tuesday, March 29, the Lady Lions dropped a 7-6 decision to Cisco at Webb Park, then bounced back to defeat Gorman 20-1 in four innings on Friday, April 1.
Albany started the second round of district play Tuesday, April 5, with a 18-9 victory at Cross Plains. Details will be reported next week.
