CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika High School has named Craig Montel as the new athletic director. Coach Montel currently serves as...
Opelika High School names Montel as athletic director
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Lee County Sports
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Here’s a recap of this week’s local scores
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Nice weather made for a busy week in high school sports. Following is a recap of local baseball,...
Auburn High School basketball ends at Region final
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN – Following victories over Enterprise and Dothan, the Auburn High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams...
Lee County 5-year-old bags buck, wins photo contest
CONTRIBUTED BY ALBBAA LEE COUNTY — Jacks Benton, a 5-year-old hunter from the Salem community in Lee County, squeezed the trigger on his .243...
Lee-Scott tops Midfield, but falls to Montgomery Academy in 3A tourney
BY CONNOR SALTERFOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY — The Lee-Scott Academy Warriors defeated the Midfield Patriots 71-67 on Feb. 11 in the AHSAA 3A Region...
AHS goes to 7A Region finals
Boys, girls basketball teams both advance BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY – With their eyes set on bringing a state title home, the...
Leap of faith by Gardner results in basketball turnaround at Trinity
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA – Sitting in his office, Noah Gardner faced a difficult decision. It was late 2021, and the freshly...
