BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — A number of local high school spring sport teams are still fighting for championships. The...
Spring Sport Rundown: High School Playoffs
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OHS Athlete Takes State in Track & Field
OPELIKA — Opelika High School’s girls and boys track and field teams participated in the AHSAA Class 7A State Championship Meet in Gulf Shores last...
OHS Senior Inks Baseball Scholarship with CVCC
Opelika High School senior Taylor Fields (center), signed a baseball scholarship to Chattahoochee Valley Community College Tuesday, May 9.
Kessler and Smith Honored On NBA All-Rookie First and Second Teams
CONTRIBUTED BYAU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Auburn men’s basketball alum Walker Kessler and Jabari Smith were both honored on the 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Rookie...
Gators Down Rival Lee-Scott on Way to Championship
The varsity Glenwood Gators baseball team May 3 defeated rivals Lee-Scott Academy, 5-3 and 1-0, to advance to the state title series of the AISA...
OHS Track & Field Shows Out at Sectionals
OPELIKA — The Opelika girls finished second and the boys won the AHSAA 7A Sectionals track & field meet last Saturday in Smiths Station. Both...
Opinion: Auburn Softball Must Combat Star Power to Run Deep in Postseason
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn softball has the stars, and now it will be shooting for the moon this postseason. With 39...
Auburn Spring Commencement Ceremonies To Take Place May 5-8
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN — Auburn University’s spring commencement exercises will take place May 5 to 8 in Neville Arena,...
Auburn Equestrian’s Greg Williams to Transition to New Role
CONTRIBUTED BYAU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Auburn equestrian head coach Greg Williams is retiring after 28 years, during which he led the program from a...