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AHS Girls Soccer Riding Stealthy Defense ito Back Half of Season

AHS girls celebrate with the crowd after a 10-0 defeat of Opelika onThursday, March 16. BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER  AUBURN —  The Auburn High girls soccer team is 7-4 and has pitched six shutouts already this season — the latest a 10-0 mercy rule...

Auburn Gets ‘Free Thrown’ Out of March Madness

Early look at Tiger basketball 2023-24 Auburn basketball's Johni Broome (No. 4), Tre Donaldson (No. 3) and KD Johnson (No. 0) celebrate against Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN —  The Auburn...

Southern Christian Enters Inaugural Baseball Season 

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Southern Christian Athletics, under the direction of athletic director and coach Jason Scott, has added a varsity baseball team to its repertoire. Last year, the team competed as a junior varsity-only squad and compiled a 14-7...

Opelika Out-Fights the Warriors 

Photos By Robert Noles/ For The Observer The varsity Opelika High School boys and girls soccer teams defeated Russell County High School March 13 by a score of 8-0 and 6-4, respectively. The Bulldogs dropped their most recent matchups against Auburn, with the girls...