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40th Alabama State Games Set for June 9 Through 11

CONTRIBUTED BYASF FOUNDATION ALABAMA — It is with great excitement that the leadership and staff of the Alabama State Games announce the return to Birmingham and Jefferson County June 9 to 11 for a weekend filled with memory-making moments, medals and a celebration...

OHS Baseball Off to a Hot Start

OPELIKA — The Opelika Bulldogs varsity baseball team defeated Providence Christian 8-1 on Saturday in its home opener thanks to five runs in the fourth inning. The offensive onslaught by the Bulldogs was led by Taylor Jones and Jake Smith, who both drove in runs....

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...

Auburn High searching for first-ever state title

Dec 1, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Only two teams that won 2019 state football titles are playing for a championship in 2020. Auburn High...

Bama blasts Auburn 42-13 in Iron Bowl

Bama blasts Auburn 42-13 in Iron Bowl

Dec 1, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Auburn’s Seth Williams has 1,944 career receiving yards, ranks ninth all-time in career catches and has...

Opelika Dawg Pound playing through the pandemic

Opelika Dawg Pound playing through the pandemic

Dec 1, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com If you’ve watched any football in 2020, you’ve become accustomed to players missing games due to...

OHS defeats Handley 75-70

OHS defeats Handley 75-70

Nov 30, 2020

Photos by Robert Noles/Opelika Observer

Saraland ends Opelika football season

Saraland ends Opelika football season

Nov 25, 2020

On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell Saraland defeated Opelika 46-27 last Friday night in the quarterfinal round of the 6A State Football Playoffs. The...

Auburn beats Central, advances to semifinals

Nov 25, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn faithful piled into Duck-Samford Stadium on Friday as Auburn High held Central to a...

Glenwood’s Perfect Season ends in title game

Nov 25, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com The Glenwood Gators’ bid at a perfect season came to an agonizing end on Friday as they fell in the AISA...

Beauregard High softball players sign with Chattahoochee Valley Community College

Beauregard High softball players sign with Chattahoochee Valley Community College

Nov 25, 2020

Front row L-R: Corey McDonald (father), Madison McDonald, Kathy McDonald (mother) and Matthew McDonald (brother). Back row L-R: Coach Shane Lake,...

Area Football Update: four sent home, one still alive, one crowned champion

Nov 25, 2020

By Wil CrewsSportscrews@opelikaobserver.com There were six area teams still playing for their playoff lives on Friday. When the last whistle blew,...

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