By Melinda L. LucasPick-up dates for the September distribution of the commodity food program will be Thursday, Sept. 1 and Friday, Sept. 2.On Thursday, eligible families in Moran should pick up their food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

By Sam WallerHigh school football coaches stress the importance of playing a full 48 minutes.The Albany Lions provided an example of why that is important in a 19-15 season-opening victory Friday, Aug. 26 against the Lubbock Trinity Christian Lions at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions volleyball team won four of seven matches last week, finishing third at the Aspermont tournament in their final tourney of the season.Albany (10-8) began the fourth week of the schedule Tuesday, Aug. 30, with a 11-25, 11-25, 22-25 loss at Abilene Christian.

By Melinda L. LucasTeam and individual pictures of the junior high football teams will be taken today (Thursday) starting at 3:45 p.m.Those packages, along  with Lady Cubs volleyball, will be ready for pickup in the next couple of weeks.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions and Lady Lions opened the 2022 cross country season Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Haskell, but results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs volleyball teams suffered a pair of losses against Hawley on Monday, Aug. 29, in their first home matches of the season.The seventh grade team was swept 8-25, 13-25. The eighth grade team fell in three sets, 25-18, 8-25, 5-15.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity football team opened its season Thursday, Aug. 26 with a 46-6 victory over Santo at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.The JV Lions host Dublin at approximately 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 (tonight), in their second outing of the season.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs football team took its lumps against top-ranked Benjamin in its season opener Friday, Aug., 26, falling 78-6.Tyler Waddell caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Ellis Hise in the second quarter for Moran’s score.The Bulldogs host Baird at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.

By Sam WallerMoran ISD appears to be one of just three school districts in the state offering students on-campus driver’s education, according to superintendent Dr. John Denson.Moran has six students enrolled in the class, which is being taught by Jeff Blackburn.