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Opelika Boys Soccer in Full Swing

BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — February is upon us, which means spring sports are starting to get underway in Lee County. The Opelika High School boys soccer team is among the teams that have already gotten their seasons underway. After earning a 10-8...

OHS Female Wrestling Earns State AAU Title

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika High School’s female wrestling program hasn’t been around for long, but one of its pupils is shaking up the sport that has long been associated with men. Heidi Peralta, a 16-year-old sophomore at OHS, has...

Loachapoka Boys and Girls Have Successful Seasons

BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — The 2022-23 season has been a successful year in basketball for the Loachapoka High School Indians. Both the boys and girls teams were able to win their area and have played a good brand of basketball in the postseason...

Lee County School Board Welcomes New Smiths Station Coach

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — It’s official — Smiths Station High School has a new head football coach. The Lee County Board of Education approved the hire of Bryant Garrison at its Feb. 14 meeting. “I’d like to first welcome you,...

Auburn Narrows Search

Dec 23, 2020

Still without a head coach, rumors swirl By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com “Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right...

Growing Pains

Dec 23, 2020

Southern Christian rolling with the punches The Southern Christian Patriots are in the dawn of their first ever basketball and, the growing pains...

A successful early national signing day for Auburn

A successful early national signing day for Auburn

Dec 23, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com With the uncertainty surrounding Auburn’s head coaching vacancy at the forefront of everyone’s mind,...

Auburn ranked No. 14 in preseason poll

Dec 23, 2020

Courtesy of AU Athletics/Kendra Willard The 2021 Auburn gymnastics team will open the year at No. 14, the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics...

Lee-Scott Boys Basketball finding consistency

Dec 23, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com The Lee-Scott Varsity Boys basketball team improved its record to 4-5 after splitting two games this...

Auburn Golf announces 2021 spring slate

Dec 23, 2020

Courtesy of AU Athletics/Cody Voga The Auburn men’s golf team has set the remainder of its 2020-21 schedule. The Tigers are slated to take part in...

Auburn Swimming & Diving wrap up semester

Auburn Swimming & Diving wrap up semester

Dec 23, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Divers from the Auburn University swimming and diving team competed in the Auburn Diving Invitational...

Cyclists enjoy Front Porch Tour

Cyclists enjoy Front Porch Tour

Dec 23, 2020

2020-12-12 Victorian Front Porch Tour 2020-12-12 Victorian Front Porch Tour 2020-12-10 Victorian Front Porch Bike Tour 2020-12-10 Victorian Front...

OHS Wrestling has big week

OHS Wrestling has big week

Dec 17, 2020

On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell The Opelika High Wrestling team hosted Pike Road and Russell County in the Mainstreet Gym inside OHS last week before...

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