Sports Articles

Lee-Scott girls heading to regionals

BY ROB DAVIS FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Lee-Scott girls basketball team avenged an early season loss to the Lady Tigers from Childersburg Friday with a nail-biting 48-46 victory to stamp the team’s ticket to the state regionals in Montgomery. “We lost this game...

Central-Phenix City edges Smiths Station to advance to area championship

BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION –– On Thursday, Feb. 12, top-seeded Central-Phenix City began the 7A, Region 4 tournament by defeating No. 4-seed Smiths Station, 56-48.  The win sealed the Red Devils’ spot against No. 3-seed Opelika in the area...

Local wrestlers bring home state titles

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER HUNTSVILLE — Wrestlers from Lee County and Chambers County travelled to the Von Braun Center in Huntsville for the AHSAA state wrestling tournament on Feb. 12-14.Individually, Beauregard High School senior Parker Von Noy (56-0) won...

Lady Tigers advance to next round of playoff after series of wins

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | THE OBSERVER AHS V. OHS — 7A AREA 4, Feb. 11With a guaranteed spot in the state playoffs on the line, the stakes couldn’t have been higher for the Auburn High School and Opelika High School in the first round of the girls’ 7A Area 4 basketball...