By Sandy Morris
Albany fans are invited to join in several of the activities planned by the Albany Athletic Booster Club to help motivate the Lions to be at the top of their game for Friday’s playoff bout with the Ralls Jackrabbits at Tiger Stadium in Snyder.
Kickoff for the area game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Tickets cost $6 for adults and $4 for students and are available through a link at albanyisd.net.
By Sandy Morris
Shackelford County residents will be able to enter their prize pecans in the upcoming 2020 Abilene Area Pecan Show on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
According to Shackelford County Extension Agent Kloey Painter, entries will be accepted starting Monday, Nov. 23 with a deadline of 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30.
By Donnie A. Lucas
All good things come to an end, and so it was for the Lady Lions’ volleyball season on Tuesday, just one step short of the state championship game.
Albany lost to defending state champion Crawford in straight sets Tuesday, 25-14,25-11,25-14 in the Class 2A state semifinal game played in Weatherford.
The Lady Lions qualified for the state tournament as one of the final four teams for only the second time in program history with a three-set win over Wink last Saturday in Big Spring.
By Donnie A. Lucas
After a three-week break, the Albany Lion football team will finally see action Thursday (today) in the Class 2A-Div 1 area playoff against the Ralls Jackrabbits at Snyder.
The second-round playoff bout will kick off at 7:00 p.m.with the Lions serving as the home team.
Tickets are selling for $6 for adults and $4 for students and must be purchased online by accessing a link on the Albany ISD website. A small processing fee will be added to each ticket sold.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Cubs and Lady Cubs won three out of four games during their opening set of games on Monday.
The junior high girls won both bouts against the visiting Abilene Christian School teams, while the boys split games with ACS in Abilene.
The four Albany teams are scheduled to play Cisco next Monday, Nov. 23, with the girls on the road and the boys at home.
The junior high girls are putting a Red team and a White team on the floor this season, both with a mixture of seventh and eighth grades.
The Red team edged out ACS 19-17.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lion basketball team hosted Rule on Monday in the home opener, picking up a 53-18 win.
The varsity is scheduled to host the Abilene Lady Hawks on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
The girls are also on the books to travel to Guthrie on Monday, Nov. 23 at 6:00 p.m., then return home to host a Tuesday, Nov. 24 game against Comanche prior to a break for Thanksgiving.
The Lady Lions have been combining the JV and varsity players not playing volleyball, but the teams should be sorted out by next week now that volleyball is over.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Thanks to her determination over the last eight years, senior Elia Hebel signed last week with D1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette to play softball for the next four years.
Hebel, an Albany softball standout both for the Lady Lions and her travel teams, is part of what has been determined as the top-ranked recruiting class this year in NCAA softball. She will join six of her Houston-based travel club teammates at UL Lafayette to play for the No. 8 ranked Ragin Cajuns beginning in the fall.
By Sandy Morris
The district-wide canned food drive competition sponsored by the Moran junior and senior classes is still going strong.
According to Moran ISD principal Jo Hise, the food drive has become very fierce.
“Right now, we have a close tie between the pre-K and third grade classes,” said Hise on Monday.
The food drive will continue after the Thanksgiving holiday with Friday, Dec. 18 being the final day to make a donation.
All donations will be delivered to local needy families.
Big Country Electric Cooperative requests your help spreading word amongst local 10th, 11th and 12th grade students about the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, an all-expense-paid trip to the nation’s Capital.
Big Country EC will send three students on the 2021 Youth Tour, scheduled June 13-22. Students’ parents/guardians do not have to be members/customers of the Cooperative to compete in and win.
By Sandy Morris
Moran High School’s varsity girls basketball team traveled to Strawn on Friday, Nov. 13.
The Lady Bulldogs came up short, losing 67-17.
According to girls head coach John Hughes, the score isn’t a true reflection of the game.
“There is definite improvement from where we were last year,” said Hughes. “We still have things to work on, but it is early.”
