By Sam WallerAlbany residents can get a good lunch, watch golf, and support worthy causes Friday at the 14th annual John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Masonic Lodge Scholarship Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 at Albany Golf Course.Entry fee for the four-person scramble is $300 per team. Hole sponsorships are available for $500. A sponsorship combined with a team entry is $700.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs football teams both turned in impressive defensive outings last Thursday in pitching shutouts against Meridian at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.Both the seventh grade and eighth grade Cubs held the Yellow Jackets to negative yardage in the victories.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs swept matches on Oct. 5 against Abilene TLC.The seventh grade Lady Cubs won 25-8, 25-21.Amber Miramontes served for 10 points in the first set. Hattie Braly followed with four points, while Zayne Lefevre had three service points and Tatum Grady had one.

By Sam WallerAlbany cross country runners got a preview of their district meet when they ran Oct. 6 at the Anson Invitational.The District 10-2A meet was scheduled for Wednesday on the same course. Results will be reported next week.

By Sam WallerAkisha Holson, Randy Walker, and Charles Holson won their respective flights Sunday in the Albany Golf Club tournament at Albany Golf Course.The two-day tournament included Saturday’s club business meeting for two seats on the club’s board of directors.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Lady Bulldogs dropped a pair of District 6-2A volleyball matches last week.On Oct. 5. Moran lost 11-25, 7-25, 6-25 at home against Newcastle.“It was just an off night,” coach Jo Hise said.On Saturday, the Lady  Bulldogs lost 7-25, 5-25, 16-25 at Albany.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs faced plenty of adversity during the nondistrict portion of the football season and took several lumps along the way.

John Morrow, age 62 of Throckmorton, passed away Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14 at Happy Wife Happy Life Events Venue with Pastor Paul Johnston. Burial will follow in the Albany Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Stanton Dow Liles, III, was born Sept. 13, 1946, in Seymour, TX, and passed from this life on Oct. 8, 2021, in Wichita Falls, TX. A graveside service was held at the Throckmorton Cemetery Tuesday, Oct. 12, followed by a memorial service at First United Methodist Church, Throckmorton, TX, with Rev.