by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2022 | Sports
The annual Back to the Dawg House football camp took place at Opelika High School last Saturday, June 25. This free event featured instruction from current and former college and NFL players, as campers in fourth through seventh grade enjoyed a fun day of learning the...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2022 | Community
The fifth annual Black Male Summit in Opelika took place on Sunday, June 25, at Greater Peace Baptist Church. The event, hosted by The Dream Day Foundation, featured over 100 Black middle and high school boys, who heard from keynote speaker Simon T. Bailey, noted...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2022 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN ATHLETICS AUBURN — Sonny DiChiara and Blake Burkhalter have been named Second Team All-America by the College Baseball Foundation, and DiChiara also earned second team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association....
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2022 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN ATHLETICS AUBURN — Sonny DiChiara has been named First Team All-America by Baseball America and D1 Baseball, making him the third consensus All-American in program history. DiChiara joins Frank Thomas (1989) and Casey Mize (2018) as the only...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2022 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN ATHLETICS AUBURN –– Head coach Mickey Dean gained a key addition to the Auburn softball roster with former Michigan standout Annabelle Widra, a utility athlete and right-handed pitcher, who will join the program for the 2023 season....
