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Auburn Basketball Searching for Answers Offensively

BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Auburn basketball just doesn’t look right. The Tigers, in the infancy of Southeastern Conference play, are doing fine on paper. Entering their game against Georgia Wednesday, the Tigers have a 11-2 record and are...

All Inclusive ‘Hands-On’ Basketball Camp Held in Opelika

OPELIKA — Compassionate Hands of Hope partnered with The D.A.C. Way to host the “First All Inclusive ‘Hands-On’ Basketball Camp” in Lee County at the Boys and Girls Club of Opelika. The group said that it is thankful for the volunteers, the community support, the...

Local Players on Prestigious Short List 

OPELIKA — The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) last week announced three finalists in each classification for "Back of Year" and "Lineman of Year" in the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA). Locally, Lee-Scott's (LSA) George Meyers (senior) was...

Auburn’s Early 2023 Class Gives Freeze Chance of Success

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Is that Jack Frost nipping at your nose? No? Then it might be Hugh Freeze reviving the Auburn football program. The newly hired head coach discussed the completion of his first signing class on The Plains last...
The Gus Bus is out of gas

The Gus Bus is out of gas

Auburn win not enough to save Malzahn (Photo courtesy of Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics) By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com One day after...

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