by The Observer Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Sports
By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com AUBURN –– Auburn University gymnastics star and Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee has been nominated for Best Athlete in Women’s Sports and Best Olympian in Women’s Sports at the 2022 ESPY Awards. Lee had a noteworthy 2022....
by The Observer Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Sports
By Wil Crews Sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com SMITHS STATION — Smiths Station High School this week announced the hiring of two newly appointed athletics coaches. Cencade Pennington was announced as the new girls’ track & field coach. “I am honored to follow...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Sports
BY JAKE GONZALEZ FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — It may be summer but football is looming just around the corner. The NFL has already held its annual draft and its training camps are upcoming. For high school players and younger, summer is the time for camps to work on...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY AU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Auburn University Athletics and The Brandr Group (TBG) have established a group licensing program for the university’s student-athletes covering all the Tigers’ 21 varsity sports. This collaboration creates new opportunities...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY AU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Returning to the court for the third season of the Brent Crouch era, Auburn volleyball released its 2022 schedule on Tuesday. “We are going to have a young, talented squad this year, perhaps one of the youngest in the...