Sports

The Albion Seniors were back in action last week with a long road stand cut a little short by weather. Their first match found them in Ord on Wednesday Jun 26th. The Cardinals were a little shaky in the first but got things back on track enroute to a 5-2 victory.

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Albion’s 14U Champion softball team includes (l to r): Coach: Jeslynn Beckman; Lilly Molt; Ella Molt; Harper Olnes; Clara Morrow; Joslyn Schrad; Makenna Devine; Samantha Gragert; Brynna Hagemann; Peyton Seier; Lexxus Schroeder; and Coach Paige Nelson.

Two Newman Grove 4-H membes were among the top senior division places in the Madison County shooting sports competition held Saturday, June 8, at the Norfolk Archery Club. Ten youth competed.

A crowd of about 100 people saluted some of the top athletes from Albion/Boone Central at a new biannual event, the Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) Banquet, on Friday, June 14, at the Albion Country Club. The DAC has previously presented its Hall of Fame awards during the alumni banquet, but this year held its event independently on the night before alumni gathered.

James Fogleman and Keaton Hunt combined for a one-hit shutout to start the team off for the week, fanning 10 batters through six innings to secure a dominant victory over O’Neill. The bats were hot as well with the Cards scoring 10 runs off 9 hits with runs in all but one inning of the contest.

The Albion Legion Seniors got the bats going early and stifled the offense of PWG to secure 3-2 victory on the road on Sunday, June 2nd. Caden Stokes (SS) cracked a double on the first at bat of the game to get a runner aboard to lead things off for the Cardinals.

Four Boone Central athletes played key roles in the White Team’s 24-17 victory over the Red squad in the Northeeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic played at Norfolk last Saturday, June 8. The winning combination of quarterback James Fogleman, running back Parker Borer and their teammates Hank Hudson and offensive lineman Trent Patzel providing the edge the White team needed after falling behind 7-0 in the second quarter when the Red squad hit a long touchdown pass.

The Albion Junior Legion Post 162 baseball team had a four-game homestead this previous week. It was a great opportunity to get some games in and face great competition.

James Fogleman’s line drive single in the second inning drove in a run and gave the Albion Seniors a 3-0 lead early in the game which would prove enough to secure a 3-2 victory over Twin River on the road last Wednesday.