By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions softball team prepared for its first meeting with Cisco last week with a pair of radically different victories against Class 1A opponents in District 8-2A play.On Tuesday, March 22, Albany defeated May 15-0 in a game stopped in the third inning at Webb Park.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions and Lady Lions track and field teams moved a step closer to district competition on Saturday, March 26, competing in the Buckaroo Relays at Breckenridge.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions baseball team opened District 8-2A competition with a pair of wins.On Tuesday, March 22 the Lions outslugged Stamford in a wild 18-15 win, then defeated Haskell 10-0 in five innings on Friday, March 25 at home.“Those were two big wins,” Lion coach David Fairchild said.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions boys golf team tuned up for district competition Thursday, March 24 by winning the team title at the Baird Invitational at Shady Oaks Golf Course.

By Sam WallerFour members of the Albany Lions boys basketball team were honored by bigcountrypreps.com with inclusion on the website’s all-area team this week.Cole Chapman was named as a reserve on the third team, while Coy Lefevre, London Fuentes, and Adam Hill received honorable mention.

By Sam WallerAlbany Little League held its opening day Monday, March 28, with a pair of games at the local complex.In the Majors age group, the Oilers defeated the Reds 13-6 behind a two-run homer by Slayton Parsons.In the Minors age group, the Oilers edged the Reds 18-16.

By Sam WallerMoran’s Alli Scott was the high-point girl Saturday, March 26 at the Buckaroo Relays in Breckenridge.Scott scored 34 points, putting Moran sixth in the girls team standings.Scott won the 100 hurdles in 16.75 seconds and finished second in the 300 hurdles (51.

By Sam WallerMoran’s One-Act Play will perform “The Girl in the Mirror” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at the MISD auditorium.The performance is open to the public.Moran earned regional-alternate status with its performance at the District 13-1A meet on Feb. 28.

By Melinda L. LucasEMS supervisor Tina Ulbrich announced at Monday’s meeting of the Shackelford County hospital board that she is resigning to take another position.

By Sam WallerLast week’s wildfires in Eastland County saw several Shackelford County residents lend a hand in battling the blazes, while more have joined the relief effort this week.