49. Wrestling season preview 07-08
Albany High, welcome back to a new year of wrestling! The Cougar wrestling team has been the BSAL League Champions for eight years in a row. They have won countless awards and trophies for their talent dating back to the seventies. To achieve this impeccable record the wrestling team created a vigorous two-hour conditioning regimen. The wrestlers do the Cougar ...
50. Varsity Basketball falls despite late surge
On Thursday, December 6, the varsity basketball Cougars were humbled at home by the Encinal Jets, 51-45. The Cougars started slow and trailed for most of the game, as the Jets maintained a steady lead that was 12 at several points. In the fourth quarter, the Cougars finally began to play some inspired basketball, and pulled within two points with ...
51. Wrestling team rolls Arroyo
The gym is quiet. All are in anticipation of what is to come. All of a sudden, the harmonized trumpet intro to “Theme of the 2001; A Space Odyssey” sounds, and the Albany High wrestling team emerges into the gym accompanied by the spirit-driving song, “Eye of the Tiger.” The ...
52. Lady Cougars win 20th Annual Anne Scott Classic
Playing in their first competitive tournament of the new season, the Lady Cougars took on the James Logan Mighty Colts on Thursday, November 29th, to kick off the 20th Annual Anne Scott Classic.
Led by 6’3’’ freshman sensation Dianna Calhoun’s 17 points, 11 rebounds (4 offensive), and 4 ...
53. Cross Country season finale
On Saturday, November 17th, both Varsity boys and girls ran at the North Coast Section Championships at Hayward. Although the teams did not do spectacularly, they both ran fairly well and scored about in the middle of the pack for the Division III schools.
The Varsity Girls ran first, ...
54. Cougars fall in BSAL championships
Saturday night was one that most Albany Volleyball players and fans would like to forget soon. For the fourth year in a row, St. Mary’s defeated Albany in the BSAL championship. It also continued the streak of Albany defeating St. Mary’s in the regular season, but losing to them in the BSAL ...
55. Cougars suffer another league loss; finish tonight
As the Albany football team took the field in its homecoming and senior football game against the cross-town rival St. Mary’s Panthers on November 3rd, the Cougars were looking to improve their lackluster record. Unfortunately, when the clock showed 0:00, and the teams walked off the field, Cougars were on the wrong ...
56. Girls Golf takes BSAL Championship
The girls golf team is a brand new addition to the roster of successful sports teams at Albany High School.
They proved in their first year of play on October 26 when they creamed their competition, winning the BSAL championship on the Cougars’ home course at Tilden Park.
The team consists of captain Joy ...
57. Regular season recap of Albany volleyball
Going into the season, the Albany High volleyball team had high expectations. They had only lost one senior from last year’s team, which went 12-1 in league and 25-9 overall including tournaments. So far, this year’s team has definitely lived up to expectations. The regular season came to an end on ...
58. Seniors discipline juniors in boys’ volleyball final
The senior-junior rivalry brought its rage to the court for the last time Thursday at lunch for the boys' volleyball final.
The deciding match was organized as a best two-out-of-three contest, which the seniors won in two straight games.
In the first game, the juniors started strong, jumping out to an early lead. ...
59. Seniors and juniors advance to Boys’ Volleyball finals
Sophomores and seniors face off in boys’ volleyballDay two of homecoming 2007 and the competition is heating up – especially on the volleyball court. Preliminary Boys' Volleyball games were played today at lunch, pitting the juniors against the freshmen and the seniors battling the sophomores.
The juniors celebrated their landslide victory ...
60. Seniors trump Juniors in Powder-Puff finals
The Senior Class of 2008 started homecoming week off on a good foot as they crushed the Junior Class of 2009 in the Powder-Puff football championship game, 28-18.
The juniors took the ball to start the game and, following a controversial play, were able to go down the field and score a touchdown. ...