D. Mark Mitchell Articles

Spring Break Rundown

OPELIKA —  Opelika City Schools were on spring break last week which allowed some student-athletes time off and others a chance to play out of town. BASEBALL  Opelika varsity Bulldog baseball head coach Zach Blatt gave his team several days off early in the...

OHS In Action

OPELIKA — Once again, all the spring sports at Opelika High School were active this past week. The following breakdown from D. Mark Mitchell recaps all the action across five sports from OHS. BASEBALL The Bulldog varsity baseball team dropped three out of four games...

OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy

OPELIKA — Opelika High School’s spring sports are fully into the meat of their schedules. Last week, the baseball, softball, soccer and tennis teams were all in action. BASEBALL Opelika's varsity baseball team (7-6) finished with one win and two losses in the East...

OHS Baseball’s .500 Week

OPELIKA — The OHS varsity Bulldog baseball team (6-4) split four games last week, beating Liberty County and UMS-Wright and losing to Pike Road and Northside.  Opelika opened the week with a tough 5-2 loss to Northridge. The game was tied at one with Northside...
Yountz strikes out 21 in Lady Bulldog win

On the Mark

By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika Athletics turn attention to the winter sports such as basketball (girls and boys), wrestling and indoor track.  The...

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