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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...
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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...
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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. 
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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...
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Hornets Lose Home Opener

Hornets Lose Home Opener

Sep 3, 2020

by Rick Lanierfor the Opelika Observer This past Friday night, on a rainy, soggy field in Beauregard, the Handley Tigers (3-0 overall) nearly...

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Opelika wins nail biter

Opelika wins nail biter

Aug 28, 2020

On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell In Alabama, it’s hard to beat high school football on Friday nights. Fans across the state of Alabama root for their...

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Hornets Drop Opener

Aug 26, 2020

by Rick Lanierfor the Opelika Observer At first glance things looked pretty normal. It was Friday night, the Hornet faithful were filing in to Ram...

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Gators Win High Scoring Opener

Gators Win High Scoring Opener

Aug 26, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver After a 9-4 season in 2019, one that saw Glenwood reach the third round of the regional playoffs, the Gators...

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