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Opelika High School Spring roundup

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION —SPRING ROUND-UPThe Opelika High girls and boys golf teams swept Central at Pines Crossing, located between Opelika and Auburn. The girls won 172-151 behind the following golfers: Karly Phatsadavong 46 Paige Bales 51 Kaylin Ward 54 Allie...
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Opelika High School roundup

CORRECTIONWe would like to offer our sincere apologies to Katie Harrelson for printing her first name wrong last week and also for failing to give her credit for two home runs that she scored during one of the games that was written about. BY D. MARK MITCHELLOPINION —...
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Spring sports recap

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — SOCCEROHS Bulldog boys soccer opened area play with a 3-1 win over Central. David Cruz, Tristan Tatum and Nolen Wilson each scored a goal. Cruz also had two assists, and Wilson had one assist.Dothan beat the Bulldogs 2-1 in a tough game...
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Spring sports are rolling

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika's varsity soccer team fell to Prattville 6-1 last week. Head coach Derek Hovell said, "Mental mistakes plagued us throughout majority of the game. Our young team is still looking to find an identity and will get better." Hovell is...
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Spring Break Rundown

Spring Break Rundown

Mar 29, 2023

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...

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Spring Break Rundown

OHS In Action

Mar 22, 2023

OPELIKA — Once again, all the spring sports at Opelika High School were active this past week. The following breakdown from D. Mark Mitchell recaps...

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OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy

OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy

Mar 15, 2023

OPELIKA — Opelika High School’s spring sports are fully into the meat of their schedules. Last week, the baseball, softball, soccer and tennis teams...

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OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy

OHS Baseball’s .500 Week

Mar 8, 2023

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...

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OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy

OHS Baseball Off to a Hot Start

Feb 22, 2023

OPELIKA — The Opelika Bulldogs varsity baseball team defeated Providence Christian 8-1 on Saturday in its home opener thanks to five runs in the...

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OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy

OHS Basketball Season Ends

Feb 16, 2023

OPELIKA — The Opelika High School girls and boys basketball seasons ended with first round losses in their area tournaments. The Lady Bulldogs’...

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Spring Break Rundown

OHS Basketball Enters Postseason

Feb 8, 2023

OPELIKA — The Opelika varsity girls and boys basketball teams completed the regular season last week. The Lady Bulldogs (10-14) won their final two...

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Spring Sports Underway

Spring Sports Underway

Feb 1, 2023

OPELIKA — Opelika's girls and boys soccer teams opened the 2023 season Thursday night against American Christian Academy at the W. James Samford...

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Spring Sports Underway

OHS Pick Up Area Wins

Jan 25, 2023

OPELIKA — Opelika's varsity girls basetball team (8-12, A1-3) split a pair of games last week, beating LaFayette (56-21) and losing to area foe...

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