D. Mark Mitchell Articles

OHS Falls to Central

OPINION —Opelika (3-2, R 3-1) beat Prattville (2-3, R 1-2) 38-13 on Senior night at Bulldog Stadium last Friday night. The Bulldogs piled up 459 yards of total offense, 209 rushing yards and 259 passing yards while holding the Lions to 220 total yards.OHS scored...

OHS Falls to Central

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION —Opelika (2-2, R 2-1) lost to Central (4-0, R, 3-0) 28-18 in Phenix City last Friday night. The Dogs scored first, on a 22-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Central scored two TD's to take a 14-3 late in the second quarter on a 49 yard TD...

OHS Participates in Trailblazer Meet

OPINION —The Opelika High School Cross Country teams traveled to the capital city last Saturday to compete in the "Montgomery Trailblazer Meet" hosted by Montgomery Academy.The following is a breakdown of each individuals final place and time.OHS Girls 3380 Meter run...

OHS Football Wins Region Opener

BY D. MARK MITCHELL / FOR THE OBSERVER OPINION —The OHS football team (1-1, R 1-0) returned to Cramton Bowl last Thursday for the second week in a row to play a football game. The trip was happier than week one; Opelika beat region foe JAG (Jeff Davis) 36-16 in the...
OHS Wreslters Compete at State

OHS Wreslters Compete at State

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Three Opelika High Sschool wrestlers, Brady Campbell, Jake Pritchard and Kyle Epperson, competed in 5A/6A Alabama High...

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OHS Wreslters Compete at State

OHS Competes in State Meet

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Alabama High School Athletic Association held the Indoor Track and Field Championship last weekend in the Crossplex...

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OHS Wreslters Compete at State

OHS Winter Sports Continue

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Winter sports continues at Opelika High School and Opelika Middle School. The girls’ and boys’ basketball teams play two...

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OHS Wreslters Compete at State

Opelika Returns to Action

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Opelika school students returned from Christmas break on Wednesday after having over two weeks off for the holiday. The...

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OHS Wreslters Compete at State

2021 Sports Review

By ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Opelika athletics had a relatively quiet Christmas week, with the exception of girls and boys varsity basketball...

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OHS Wreslters Compete at State

OHS Wrestling

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Opelika High School varsity, junior varsity and middle school wrestling teams traveled to Wetumpka for a tri-match...

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