Sports Articles

Trinity tops The Oaks in feast-or-famine slugfest

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — In their first official AISA matchup, Trinity Christian unleashed a barrage of hits and efficient baserunning to claim a 13-7 home victory over The Oaks School to open area play at Bill Harrelson Field on March 23.Anderson...

BHS girls clinch playoff berth, boys fall in 1-0 heartbreaker

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — The Beauregard High School and Valley High School soccer teams split a critical 5A Area 7 doubleheader at Ram Stadium on March 19. GirlsElizabeth Gonzalez led the Lady Hornets (3-7-1, 2-0) to a 3-1 victory over the Lady...

Loachapoka tops Lanett as two-way stars shine

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — A three-run third inning and Kamarion Norris’s strong pitching and batting performance lifted the Loachapoka High School baseball team to a crucial 6-3 home area win over Lanett High School on March 18.The Indians improve to...

Late runs propel Springwood over The Oaks

BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Springwood HIgh School scored eight runs in the top of the seventh inning to claim a come from behind 17-13 victory over The Oaks School Thursday night at West Ridge Park in Opelika.Trailing 13-9 heading into the top of the...