by The Observer Staff | Feb 15, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | THE OBSERVER AUBURN – In an area that seems to always come down to Auburn High School and Central High School, the 2025/26 season was no different as the Lady Tigers and Lady Red Devils met again for the girls’ 7A Area 4 championship. This...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 15, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — Entering the girls’ 5A Area 7 championship game, a Beauregard High School team riding a five-game winning streak and playing its best basketball eagerly looked to claim its crown from rivals Valley High School.Instead,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 15, 2026 | Sports
*Video of game photos below BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — On Thursday, Feb. 12, No. 2-seed Auburn High and No. 3-seed Opelika capped off the opening night of the 7A, Region 4 tournament with an overtime thriller, ending in a 74-71 Opelika victory.With the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 10, 2026 | Sports
BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Clarke Ivatt scored 26 points Monday night as the Lee-Scott girls basketball team won the 3A Region 6 championship with a hard fought 37-30 victory over the Glenwood Lady Gators at the William J. and Evlyn B. Samford Gymnasium on...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 10, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika High School Boys BasketballThe Opelika Bulldogs boys basketball program has delivered an impressive and energetic winter season, marked by key victories, strong individual performances and rising momentum as the team pushes...
