By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion basketball team split district wins last week at home, but lost on the road Tuesday in Haskell to the Indians.

By Kathy Thomson The fifth and sixth grade youth teams finished out their season last Saturday, Feb. 8, playing in tournaments at Clyde and Eula with mixed results. Fifth Grade Boys The fifth grade boys won their first two games to make it to the championship match.

By Kathy Thomson Seven local Little Dribblers teams started playing games last Saturday, Feb. 8, in the old Albany High School gym. The games will continue each Saturday through Feb. 29. The next set of matches will take place this Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. with Blue facing Gray.

By Kathy Thomson Wesley Estridge placed second in the super heavy weight class at the Hawley Bearcat powerlifting meet on Friday, Feb. 7, with a total lift of 1570 pounds. He had a 700 pound lift in the squat, bench pressed 405 pounds, and had a dead lift of 465 pounds.

By Kathy Thomson The basketball season in Moran will end next Tuesday when the Bulldogs travel to Ranger for the final district match of the year.  The junior high teams played their last games this Monday, Feb. 10, and the high school girls finished their season in Strawn on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

By Kathy Thomson The 2020-21 University Interscholastic League realignment announced earlier this month will move Moran to a different district for football and basketball, but leave the Lady Bulldogs playing volleyball in the mixed 1A and 2A District 6.

By Kathy Thomson Kim Davis teaches several elementary classes at Moran School, including math, science, and art, and she recently decided to branch out to include music in her art class.

By Kathy Thomson Moran Independent School District, along with several other schools in the Big Country area, cancelled classes last Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 5 and 6, due to forecasts of extremely cold and hazardous winter conditions. Classes resumed on Friday, Feb.

Landon Eric Meadows, 20, of Stephenville, Texas passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 in Stephenville. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Albany, conducted by Thomas Aly. Other arrrangements were made by Girdner Funeral Home, Abilene.

Ruth L. McCauley, 96, of Albany, passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 at the Bella Vista Nursing Home in Breckenridge, Texas. Girdner Funeral Home is making arrangements.  A celebration of Ruth’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 at the Albany Church of Christ.