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Opelika Tennis Starts Strong

OPELIKA — The Opelika girls and boys tennis teams completed four matches last week. The Lady Bulldogs lost to Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (1-8) in their opening match. Mary Cara Montel won the only match of the day, an 8-3 win at the three seed. The...

Auburn Student Wins Car from Lynch Toyota After Sinking Full-Court Putt

Craig Noyes Will Receive His Car Feb. 28 CONTRIBUTED BY LYNCH TOYOTA AUBURN — Lynch Toyota of Auburn will be presenting Auburn University student Craig Noyes with a new car after he sank a 94-foot putt during a baseball game at Auburn on Feb. 11. Lynch Toyota said it...

Opelika’s First Male 7A State Champion: Brady Campbell Brings Home Wrestling Gold

CORRECTION: This article stating that Brady Campbell was the first athlete in Opelika High School history to win a 7A state championship title was published on Feb. 23, 2023. While he was the first male athlete to win such, it was brought to our attention that...

“Icy Wen” Helps Lead Auburn

BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Since arriving on The Plains last year, junior guard Wendell Green Jr. has wasted no time becoming a fan favorite on and off the court. From draining three-pointers from the logo to providing a clutch defensive presence, Green...

Auburn trio named to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Auburn trio named to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Dec 16, 2020

Contributed by AU Athletics Auburn greats Willie Anderson, Hal Baird and Cliff Ellis were announced as members of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame...

Carlson earns Star of the Week honor

Carlson earns Star of the Week honor

Dec 16, 2020

Contributed by Palm Beach County Sports Commission College football’s top kicking award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Lou Groza...

Powell named SEC Freshman of the Week

Dec 16, 2020

Courtesy of Cody Voga/AU Athletics Auburn guard Justin Powell has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office...

Two Auburn High student-athlete alumni graduate Auburn University

Dec 16, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Two former Auburn High School student-athletes, Ryan Watson and Marrel Parker, earned their degrees from...

Tigers fight back for 74-66 win over South Alabama

Tigers fight back for 74-66 win over South Alabama

Dec 16, 2020

Contributed byWesley Todd, AU Athletics A shorthanded Auburn women’s basketball team fought its way back from an early double-digit deficit to earn...

Auburn shows moxie in 74-71 win over Memphis

Auburn shows moxie in 74-71 win over Memphis

Dec 16, 2020

Courtesy of Greg Ostendorf, AU Athletics It was a back-and-forth game all night, but Auburn made the plays down the stretch to take down...

Auburn Tigers College Football National Champions Bobblehead Unveiled

Auburn Tigers College Football National Champions Bobblehead Unveiled

Dec 16, 2020

Contributed to the Opelika Observer The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead...

OHS wrestlers go to the mats

OHS wrestlers go to the mats

Dec 16, 2020

Photos by Robert Noles / Opelika Observer

The Gus Bus is out of gas

The Gus Bus is out of gas

Dec 13, 2020

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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