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Opelika Baseball Honors Seniors 

The varsity Opelika High School baseball team held its senior night festivities March 18 at home versus the Marbury Bulldogs. Opelika fell to Marbury, 5-9. Pictured are the seven seniors honored by Opelika for their contributions to the baseball team. Pictured: Colby...

Panthers, Tigers Battle for Area Supremacy 

Photos By Matt Austin The varsity Auburn and Smiths Station softball teams squared off in an area matchup March 21, with the Tigers emerging with a 9-4 victory. The Smiths Station baseball team hosted Enterprise March 24 and emerged with a 5-4 win.   The varsity...

OHS In Action

OPELIKA — Once again, all the spring sports at Opelika High School were active this past week. The following breakdown from D. Mark Mitchell recaps all the action across five sports from OHS. BASEBALL The Bulldog varsity baseball team dropped three out of four games...

Opelika vs. Thompson, Selma vs. Beauregard Set for 2023 AHSAA Kickoff Classic

CONTRIBUTED BY AHSAA  MONTGOMERY — Four high schools — Class 7A Opelika vs. defending Class 7A state champion Thompson, and Class 5A Selma vs. 5A Beauregard — will be battling in the two games to be showcased at the 2023 AHSAA Kickoff Classic hosted by the...
Road To State

Road To State

Beulah’s Morris and Phillips lead championship push By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Beulah softball is just getting started. “I just...

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