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Can Auburn Add to the Madness? Tigers Playing Better Ahead of SEC, NCAA Tournament

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPINION — Normally, if a group of tigers walk into an arena in Nashville, Tennessee, pure pandemonium would ensue. The 20-11 Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team hopes to elicit just this — pandemonium, madness...

Penta Leads Tigers’ Softball

No. 9 Maddie Penta celebrates ending the first inning with a strikeout against South Alabama on Friday, March 3. BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn softball field is no longer a diamond. It’s a pentagon. At 20-3 and ranked No. 21 in the...

AHS Softball Off to Dominant Start

Central Phenix City High School and Auburn High School played in the 7A Area 4 softball playoffs, hosted by Central High School in Phenix City, on May 3, 2022. BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn High softball got off to a 6-0-1 start to the season...

Bulldogs Bite Back, Down Hornets

The Opelika variety baseball team boasts a 6-4 record to this point in the season. Pictured: Opelika defeats Beauregard 4-0 in opening day game. The bulldogs are set to play Parkman High School Friday, March 10. For more information about recent OHS baseball results,...

Auburn women’s tennis announces 2021 spring schedule

Jan 20, 2021

Contributed by Wesley Todd/AU Athletics Nine home matches and an early start to Southeastern Conference play highlight the 2021 Auburn women’s...

Unique Thompson named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 25

Jan 20, 2021

Contributed by Wesley Todd/AU Athletics Auburn senior Unique Thompson has been named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List, the Los...

Yarbrough, Horton tabbed Softball America’s 2021 Preseason Top 100, Penta named Top 25 Freshmen

Jan 20, 2021

Contributed by Taylor Shirley/AU Athletics Softball America released its 2021 Top 100 Collegiate Players last week, and two Tigers...

Auburn women’s golf unveils 2021 spring schedule

Jan 20, 2021

Contributed by Gregory Ostendorf/AU Athletics The Auburn women’s golf team is coming off back-to-back top three finishes in the fall, including a...

OHS Boys and Girls top LaFayette

OHS Boys and Girls top LaFayette

Jan 20, 2021

Photos by Robert Noles / Opelika Observer

OHS wrestlers hit the mat

OHS wrestlers hit the mat

Jan 20, 2021

Photos by Robert Noles/Opelika Observer

OHS falls to rival

OHS falls to rival

Jan 14, 2021

On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell Rival Auburn High School swept the Opelika High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams in Auburn last week. The...

Southern Christian shows promise, struggles on the road

Southern Christian shows promise, struggles on the road

Jan 14, 2021

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com It was another tough week for the Southern Christian Patriots as the varsity boys fell to 0-4. On...

Trinity rings in the new year, drops home opener

Trinity rings in the new year, drops home opener

Jan 14, 2021

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com After ending 2020 with a strong performance, Trinity Christian’s Varsity Boys basketball team began the...

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