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No. 5 Auburn Opens Season with 197.350 in Las Vegas

Lee Scores a 10.0 on Beam; Named SEC Gymnast of the Week CONTRIBUTED BY AU ATHLETICS LAS VEGAS —  The No. 5 Auburn gymnastics team opened the 2023 season with a bang, scoring a 197.350 at the inaugural Super 16 to finish third. The quad meet was held in the...

Road Rebels: Second Half Surge Lifts Auburn Over Ole Miss 

Auburn junior guard Wendell Green Jr. attacks the basket in a game against Yale during the 2021-22 season.  BY WIL CREWS  SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM  AUBURN — Auburn basketball went into Oxford, Mississippi, to play the Ole Miss Rebels Tuesday...

Warriors Out-Fight Valiant

Photos by Jerry Ballas The Lee-Scott varsity basketball team defeated Valiant Cross Academy 76-43 on Monday, Jan. 9. The Warriors went on to defeat Chambers Academy, 68-35, on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Their record now sits at 17-1 on the season. 

Freeze is Hot on Recruiting Trail

Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze at the Auburn mens basketball home game against Arkansas, Jan. 7.  BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN  — Following the conclusion of early National Signing Day on Dec. 21, 2022, it appears first-year...