Loachapoka held its annual spring football game last friday against Valley. With just enough numbers to make up a full team, many Loachapoka players...
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Dawgs Showcase Spring Skills
The Opelika High School varsity football team held its annual intra-squad spring scrimmage on Friday. The Buldogs won the class 6A Region 2...
Special Olympians Showcase Swimming Skills
Opelika Parks and Recreation held a Special Olympics Swim Meet on Friday, May 13, at the SportsPlex and Aquatics Center. Sixty swimmers from Lee...
OHS Closes Out Spring Sport Season
ON THE MARK D. MARK MITCHELL OPELIKA — Opelika High School and Opelika Middle School athletics are finished for the 2021-22 school year. The two...
Local Sisters Bring Spotlight to Fencing
By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com OPELIKA — Sisters Lina (11) and Zena (10) Park are making a name for themselves in the world of...
Thornton Reflects on First Season, Building Opelika Softball’s Future
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Year one as the head coach of any athletic team, at any age, is a zigzagging journey that is...
OHS Students Ink Scholarships
Opelika High School senior athletes, Harrison Long (bottom photo) and Ashanti Thomas (top), signed collegiate athletic scholarships recently. Long,...
Glenwood Falls in Pursuit of Title Dream
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — The Glenwood varsity baseball team’s chase for a state title ended last week as the...
Auburn Baseball Falls Short in State Title Defense
By Harrison Tarr For the Observer AUBURN — There are few more impressive feats in organized sport than winning a championship, regardless of...