Natalie Kelly saw a number of changes in her first season at Auburn University in 2018-19 following a standout career at Albany High School, including the tempo and physicality of the college game and the level of competition.

ALBANY – The Albany football team had some bright spots during 7-on-7 drills over the summer, transitioning to a more pass-friendly offense, but Hornets coach Mike Janis is getting overly excited just yet as fall camp gets started.

SPRINGFIELD – Any time Albany and Springfield meet in anything, it’s always intense.

Albany football coach Mike Janis discusses Thursday's fight with Springfield and his team's effort in the Hornets' final 7-on-7 session of the summer.

WATSON – To some observers 7-on-7 passing competitions are nothing more than a glorified practice, something Albany has taken a little more pride in during its summer sessions.

Albany’s Brittney Turner was Livingston Parish’s lone representative on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State softball team, which was released Thursday.

WALKER – All it took was one big play to give Albany the momentum it needed to go 3-0 on the first day of 7-on-7 football league action Wednesday at Walker High.

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield hit the weight room in the morning on Monday, then pounded the lumber in the evening in taking a 15-6 victory over rival Albany in a split varsity/junior varsity Summer League contest at Springfield Middle School.

Heading into the Metro Baton Rouge Invitational 7 on 7 Summer League, the goal for Albany coach Mike Janis isn’t complicated.

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Sometimes things just have a way of working themselves out.

ALBANY – Albany’s spring football scrimmage didn’t go exactly as Hornets’ coach Mike Janis might have wanted, but in the end, things finally came together.

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Mike Janis has had a complement of spring practices to work with as he begins his second season as Albany’s football coach, and he’s taking full advantage of it.

ALBANY – If there’s a moral to Joey Smith’s story, it’s that hard work and determination will pay off in the end.

ALBANY – Albany’s season came to a crashing halt Saturday after the visiting Iowa Yellow Jackets won twice and captured the Class 3A state regional series.

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ALBANY – The first game of Albany’s best-of-3 Class 3A state regional series against Iowa Friday came down to a pair of plays at the plate.

SOFTBALL: Holden 3, Zwolle 0

Albany baseball coach Gabe Woods admits it.

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Albany didn’t have any huge innings against Avoyelles, but the Hornets didn’t need one to advance in the Class 3A baseball playoffs.

It’s safe to say next season’s Nunez Community College baseball roster is going to have a bit of a Livingston Parish feel to it.

ALBANY – Getting the third out can often be the toughest, and it was for Albany in its showdown with Loranger for the District 7-3A title Wednesday night at Albany High.

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Albany has made a habit of scratching out some close wins in District 7-3A play, but Loranger turned the tables Tuesday.

ERATH – After a stunned and crushed crew of Lady Hornets from Albany High School met for a teary-eyed postgame huddle Tuesday, coach David Knight had a flashback to the end of his team’s postseason in 2018.

HOLDEN – The best way to sum up Saturday’s game between Albany and Holden and how it went for both teams, take for instance Joey Smith’s at-bat during the fourth inning.

ALBANY -- Albany didn’t waste any time advancing to the second round of the Class 3A playoffs.

COVINGTON – Credit Albany’s baseball team with a strong measure of patience and persistence.

Brittney Turner and Annalea Giamalva combined on a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Springfield on Tuesday to close out the regular season.

HAMMOND – The Albany baseball team is getting the hang of winning one-run games, and it’s something coach Gabe Woods is welcoming given the team’s past history in such contests.

Brittney Turner threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and Albany picked up seven hits in a 5-0 win over Pearl River on Tuesday.

Donovan Giamalva threw a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and Brock Bennett and Joey Smith hit home runs to spark Albany to an 11-1 win over Sumner in District 7-3A action Wednesday.

Reid Rayborn hurled a complete-game five-hitter with seven strikeouts as Albany scratched out a 4-2 win over Sumner in District 7-3A baseball action on Tuesday.

Franklinton put together a four-run rally to pick up a 6-3 win over Albany in non-district softball action Monday.

At the beginning of her senior season, Camryn Woods understood exactly what it meant to be a part of the Albany girls basketball program.

ALBANY – It wasn’t textbook, but Albany did exactly what it needed to in order to get past St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-5, on Saturday at Albany High.

Heather Degenhardt, Britney Turner and Annalea Giamalva combined on a two-hitter with nine strikeouts, and Albany scored in every inning in an 18-3 District 7-3A victory over Bogalusa on Thursday.

Albany rallied from a two-run deficit, scoring four runs over the final three innings to rally for a 9-7 road win over Bogalusa on Tuesday.

Brittney Turner and Annalea Giamalva combined on a two-hitter, and Albany had 18 hits in a 15-2 win over Sumner in District 7-3A softball action Tuesday.