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Under the Lights – Aug. 29, 2024

This will be a weekly feature where readers can find all the local high school football news Auburn High cruises to season-opening 49-0 shutout over North Miami Beach The AHS Tiger defense dominated the Chargers under the Friday night lights. PHOTO BY JERRY BALLAS FOR...

Olympian Reita Clanton of Opelika assistant coach for inaugural team

BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — While Reita Clanton didn’t have the opportunity to participate in organized sports growing up in Opelika, and never heard of team handball until she was 22 years old, she was part of the 1984 USA Women’s Olympic Handball Team....

Inaugural USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team to compete in World Championship

BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — This summer the inaugural USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team was formed in Auburn and will compete in the third International Handball Federation (IHF) Wheelchair Handball World Championship in Cairo, Egypt, Sept....

School News | July 18, 2024

Goins hired as the new voice of the Auburn High School Tigers CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS AUBURN — Auburn Network has announced that Jacob Goins will take over the play-by-play broadcasting duties for Auburn High School football, boys & girls basketball and...
GAME ON!

GAME ON!

Community basketball social scheduled for Aug. 1 CONTRIBUTED BY OPD OPELIKA — The Opelika Police Department (OPD) is excited to host a free...

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On the Mark

On the Mark

Opelika Sports | June 13, 2024 BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — The Alabama High School Athletic Association made two major announcements in the last...

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