2026 All-Area Baseball Team

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That\u2019s amazing.\u201dJake is right. What"},{"id":"111841","link":"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/2026\/06\/08\/obituaries-june-8-2026\/","name":"obituaries-june-8-2026","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Obit.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Obituaries | June 8, 2026","author":{"name":"The Observer Staff","link":"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/author\/opelikaobserver\/"},"date":"Jun 8, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-06-09 03:38:42","modifiedDate":"2026-06-08 22:38:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-06-09 03:38:50","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/category\/obituaries\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Obituaries<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/category\/obituaries\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Obituaries<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":13,"sec":51},"status":"publish","content":"CHARLOTTE WILLISCharlotte Anne (Sistrunk) Willis, age 81, of Society Hill, Alabama, passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on June 3, 2026, surrounded by her"},{"id":"111838","link":"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/2026\/06\/08\/player-of-the-year-carter-judah\/","name":"player-of-the-year-carter-judah","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CarterJudah1.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Player of the Year | Carter Judah","author":{"name":"The Observer Staff","link":"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/author\/opelikaobserver\/"},"date":"Jun 8, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-06-09 03:37:03","modifiedDate":"2026-06-08 22:37:11","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-06-09 03:37:11","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sports<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/opelikaobserver.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sports<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":44},"status":"publish","content":"BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION \u2014 Carter Judah, 18-year-old third baseman for the Glenwood Gators, is the Opelika Observer\u2019s pick for All-Area Player"}]