By Melinda L. Lucas Depending on the weather, this week’s Fifth Quarter fellowship will be held at the home of Ricky and DeVona Davis on Hwy. 6 Friday night, Nov. 1, following the Albany-Haskell football game.

By Melinda L. Lucas The Lady Lion basketball team will open the season when Albany hosts a couple of other area teams for scrimages on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1:00 p.m.

By Kathy Thomson The Albany Fall Ball team season ended on Tuesday, Oct. 22 when the local 12U team lost 8-5 to Wylie in the second round of tournament action. Wylie went on to play in the final game, where they lost to Southern. “We had a great season overall,” said organizer Anthony Ceder.

By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions kept a perfect season record with a 34-0 shutout over the Cross Plains Buffaloes last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium, improving to 8-0 for the season. The JV will travel to Haskell today to face the Indians as the district race continues.

By Donnie A. Lucas The eighth grade Albany Cubs football team sent the visiting Cross Plains junior high team home with a 24-8 loss last Thursday. Both junior high teams will be in action this Thursday (today) in Haskell, starting at 4:00 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Cubs volleyball teams closed out the season on Tuesday with a pair of wins. The seventh graders posted a 25-22, 25-23 win in Strawn, while the eighth graders hosted Ranger to pick up a 25-14, 25-14 victory. Details were not available at press time.

By Kathy Thomson Deer and turkey seasons open on Saturday, and hunters hoping for cooler weather for the opening weekend of general deer season are in luck, with temperatures expected to range from lows in the mid 30s to highs in the mid 50s on Saturday and lower 60s on Sunday.

By Kathy Thomson The kickoff for the Moran vs. Blackwell game last Friday was delayed for almost an hour after the Moran bus broke down during the road trip, leaving the Bulldogs waiting on the side of the highway for a replacement vehicle.

By Kathy Thomson Seven Lady Bulldogs represented Moran at the Region III-1A Cross Country Championships held at Dallas’ Jesse Owens Memorial Complex on Monday, Oct. 28.  They placed 21st in the team division.  “I am super proud of how hard this group has worked all season,” said coach Jo Hise.

By Kathy Thomson Red Ribbon Week is underway at the Moran Independent School District, and students have been encouraged to dress up for the special theme days this week. On Monday, the theme “I won’t get mixed up with drugs” was reinforced by “mixed-matched” clothes.