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Late heroics drive Smiths Station to jamboree victory

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT  THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION —  A pair of fourth-and-long touchdown receptions helped propel Smiths Station High School to a gritty 14-13 comeback victory over Spencer High School (GA) at Odis Spencer Stadium on Aug. 13. Jajuan Oliver’s...
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Beulah displays improvements in modified preseason doubleheader

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT  THE OBSERVER BEULAH — If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s apparently Beau Duck. Beulah High School’s senior wide receiver and defensive back shined at a doubleheader jamboree held at Sylacauga’s Legion...
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Flag football added to SU athletics this fall 

CONTRIBUTED BY  SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College will be joining the ranks of the Alabama Community College Conference women’s flag football teams this fall as the sport is added to the college’s athletic programs.  “Flag football is...
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Southern Christian blows past Mississippi Tornadoes, 53–12

BY JEFF MILLER  FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Southern Christian Athletics started the 2026 football season off hot, defeating the Mississippi Tornadoes 51-12 at the Gatlinburg Black Bear Brawl on Saturday, Aug. 15, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The Patriots controlled...
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AISA expected to end athletics

AISA expected to end athletics

Aug 3, 2026

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The newly formed Gulf States Independent Athletic Association is expected to result in the dissolution of...

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Indians upgrade football stadium

Indians upgrade football stadium

Aug 3, 2026

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — When Loachapoka High School takes the field at Jones-Tate Stadium this upcoming football season, they’ll...

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