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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...
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Summer Olympic Games kick off on July 26

Current, former Auburn University student-athletes to compete against world’s best BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM WORLDWIDE — The Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics (officially, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad) is set for Friday, July 26, in...
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GAME ON!

Community basketball social scheduled for Aug. 1 CONTRIBUTED BY OPD OPELIKA — The Opelika Police Department (OPD) is excited to host a free community basketball social — the annual Together Opelika Game On event — on Thursday, Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to noon at Covington...
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Little ones to compete at SportsPlex Tri for Kids

Ages 6-15 will swim, bike and run in mini triathlon, ages 2-5 to participate in ‘Small Fry Tri’ CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The annual SportsPlex Tri for Kids triathlon benefitting Nourish Alabama will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7:30 a.m. at the Opelika...
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Opelika Welcomes Pickleballers

Opelika Welcomes Pickleballers

Oct 12, 2022

The city of Opelika and the Opelika SportsPlex hosted the APP 35k Alabama Open Oct. 6-9. The USA Pickleball sanctioned event featured 453 registered...

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Area Football Roundup: Week 8

Area Football Roundup: Week 8

Oct 12, 2022

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY  —Most area high school football teams were in action this past weekend. Opelika...

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OHS XC Ramps Up

OHS XC Ramps Up

Oct 5, 2022

OPELIKA —Opelika's Cross Country team ran in the “Jesse Owens Classic” at Oakville Indian Mounds Park last Saturday in Oakville, Alabama. This is...

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