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Pag£ 6
The Albany News
Thursday, January 8, 2004:
Lady Lions take consolation at Hawley
The Lady i.ions ba.skt-tball
U-am closed out 2003 hy win-
tung the consolation trophy at
th(; HawUy Fournann-nt last
week, but dropped their fir>t
Uamc of the new year to Wood-
son on Friday
I he local «trU traveled to
Br. on oil Tu«'.m1;h for a set of'
yataes, picking up a 50 15 win to
post a l.'l-fi record for the sea-
-iin'. The ). >d\ l.nin.- will open
l)i tnct 10-A actiorj against
Hanger on Friday at the- local
t,;ym and'vvdl pl<i\ iii Haird on
.January 1M
1 he jupior v,u i^y firl will
face Hanger at 5:00 p in. on Fi i
day, followed by the varsity ^aii j c
at H .'10 p.in
Albany v*.on the consolation
trophy at H.iwlej on December
.10 with a 53-42 win over the
Abrji'iie Cooper JV.
The only loss of the series for
Albany came in the opening
round with a 59-55 los.-, to the
Wylie JV girls
"We had too many turnovers
and didn't .-.hoot well from the
free throw line," -.aid Coach Paul
.Johnston "We were able to play
the press well on defense."
V ARSI TV Glf^&.VS W V UE JV
Albany shot 44 percent from
the floor and 58 percent at,the
line Both squads had 41 re-
bounds.
The Lady Lions won the sec-
ond round 51-28 against Mer-
kel's -IV on December 29
"(hirpress and defense really
looked good. We played well en
offense, but our free throws wen
poor."
Albany
13
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Wylie JV
15
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homemade pies - soup of the day
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Albany 14
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Albany hit 11 percent from
the floor and 50 percent at the.
line, with a 50-37 rebound ad-
vantage
Albany took an earl* lead to
hold off the ( ooper .|\ for'the
consolation prizi■.
We played re a 11 \ Weil on (if
tel. e and d.elen e -.aid the
Coach, "()ur liee t.h'l'ows net'd to
improve belon district, but it
vv hi a good effort b\ e.\ ei'Vaiii'.
VARSIT Y Of Hi V:. COQPER JV
Albany 10 14 20 9 - 53
Cooper JV 5 5 12 20 - 42
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Albany hit 39 percent from
the field and 53 percent at the
line. Albany also took the re-,
bounding 67-30.
The Lady Lions dropped a
non-district game to Woodson
40-33 on Januai \ 2.
"We really didn't play well.
Our defense kept us in t he game
during the first half, but we fell
• apart in the second half."
Albany shot 19 percent from
the floor, but 7-1 percent at the
line: The local girls also lost the
rebounding 30-36
' VARSITY GIRLS VS WOODSON '
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Barbara Jones runs a dust mop over the newly stained
concrete floors in the halls of Nancy Smith Elementary
School. The carpet was taken up several days before students
and staff left for the Christmas break, and workers stained and
finished the existing concrete during the holidays.
Softball board to meet Jan. 14
;M :;> . AST RfcB STL
. K'HOG
An.organizational ..meeting of
the Albany 1 mi.- Softball Asso
nation is planned for next
Wi iine~.d.iv, January 14, start-
ing at 5:30 p.m. The location of
the. meeting, was tentatively set
to take place at the Aztec The-
ater reception room
According to board president
('11lily \\ isdom, the location wilt
; he voniirined on the community
*ign prior to the Wednesday ai
ti I'uoon meeting.
Wisdom related that, the
.January 14 board meeting will
cover officer' election's, electing
new board member.-*, and nvak
ing plans for the upcoming sea
son.
Wisdom urged those inter-
ested in serving on the board to
attend the meeting, "if you can't
make it at that time, hut you're
wi lling to serve, please let some
one know," she said.
She, added that both she and
current' .board vice president
Lavelle Vinson plan tostepdown
from their duties on the board.
",()ur girls are in junior high now
and it's time for parents of some
of the younger players to take
over," she commented. "We re-
ally encourage those who are
■interested in girls Softball to
make plans to attend this meet-
ing:"
For more information, con-
tact Wisdom at 762-2725.
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2004, newspaper, January 8, 2004; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413153/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.