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Five Big Questions for Auburn Football This Spring

By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Just over one week before Auburn participates in its annual spring football game, A Day, the dominos affecting the fall 2022 Auburn roster have begun to fall. In his 10th season as a college football head coach, Bryan...

NABC Bestows Top Division I Awards to Smith, Kessler

Auburn Front Court Duo Voted Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year Contributed by NABC The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) bestowed two of its top NCAA Division I awards to Auburn All-Americans Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler on...

OHS Completes Quiet Spring Break Week

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Opelika City Schools observed Spring Break last week, allowing students and teachers to have a much needed break prior to end of the school year in May. Most spring sports took the week off, with the exception of the varsity baseball team....

AU Gymnastics: Tigers to host NCAA Auburn Regional

CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY The No. 7 Auburn gymnastics team is officially into the NCAA postseason and will be the No. 2 seed in its own regional held March 30 through April 2 in Neville Arena. “We’re looking forward to competing in the NCAA Championship...

Cody Flournoy confirmed as Jackson head coach

Cody Flournoy confirmed as Jackson head coach

Apr 19, 2019

By Morgan Bryce Editor Cody Flournoy was confirmed as the head coach of Jackson High School during yesterday’s Clarke County School Board meeting....

Opelika baseball swept by Russell County to end season

Opelika baseball swept by Russell County to end season

Apr 16, 2019

By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika High School’s baseball season ended last Thursday at Bulldog Park, falling 5-3 and 6-4 in a doubleheader sweep against...

Opelika baseball splits with Auburn and Central

Opelika baseball splits with Auburn and Central

Apr 10, 2019

By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika High School’s baseball team (8-22 overall, 1-3 in region play) split a pair of non-area games last week against two...

Opelika’s Tyrell Davis signs with Huntingdon College Thursday

Opelika’s Tyrell Davis signs with Huntingdon College Thursday

Apr 10, 2019

By Morgan Bryce Editor Opelika senior cornerback and strong safety Tyrell Davis inked his football scholarship with Huntingon College at a signing...

Auburn DIII burns Ability 360 Phoenix Suns 57-54 for the win at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association 2019 National Championship Games

Auburn DIII burns Ability 360 Phoenix Suns 57-54 for the win at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association 2019 National Championship Games

Apr 10, 2019

By Michelle Key Publisher One Auburn basketball team will be bringing home a national championship title back home. The 6-seed Auburn Tiger’s D3...

Opelika baseball splits with Auburn and Central

Opelika soccer splits with American Christian, Auburn last week

Apr 3, 2019

By D Mark Mitchell The Opelika High and Middle school athletic departments were busy with multiple teams playing the week after spring break....

Headed to the ‘Final 4’ : Auburn beats Kentucky 77-71 in overtime

Headed to the ‘Final 4’ : Auburn beats Kentucky 77-71 in overtime

Apr 3, 2019

By Tyler Roush For the Opelika Observer In its 77-71 win over 2-seed Kentucky on Saturday, Auburn advanced to its first-ever Final Four after...

Opelika baseball splits with Auburn and Central

Opelika tennis teams sweep Benjamin Russell last week

Mar 20, 2019

By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika’s girls and boys tennis team swept Benjamin Russell last week in a sectional match. Single boys winners were Gray Walker...

Spring sports in full swing for Opelika City Schools system

Mar 13, 2019

By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika City School’s spring sports teams are in the middle of their season, with an eye cast toward the post season. The...

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