by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com OPINION — Ask any Auburn fan and they will tell you who should be the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Following a season where fans watched freshman Jabari Smith lead the Tigers to a regular-season SEC...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
The Auburn High School football team held its annual spring game on Friday, defeating the Eufaula Tigers. It was the first chance the public had to see the Tigers in year two under head coach Keith Etheredge, who led Auburn to the state semi-finals last season. Auburn...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
Loachapoka held its annual spring football game last friday against Valley. With just enough numbers to make up a full team, many Loachapoka players played both sides of the ball as they battled the Rams. Loachapoka will begin its 2022 season against LaFayette on Aug....
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
The Opelika High School varsity football team held its annual intra-squad spring scrimmage on Friday. The Buldogs won the class 6A Region 2 Championship last year under head coach Erik Speakman. Speakman enters his fourth year as head coach at Opelika, and the...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
Opelika Parks and Recreation held a Special Olympics Swim Meet on Friday, May 13, at the SportsPlex and Aquatics Center. Sixty swimmers from Lee County, Hoover, Shelby County, Montgomery and Talladega participated. Swimmers from the host team Lee County Tidal Waves...