Sports Articles

Five Things We Learned From Auburn’s Season-Opening Win Over Mercer, Five Things to Look Forward to This Saturday

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn Tigers (1-0) won their season-opening matchup at home versus the Mercer Bears (1-1) Saturday, 42-16. The beginning of head coach Bryan Harsin’s second year on the Plains resulted in a convincing victory...

Area Football Roundup: Week 3

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The varsity area high school football teams from Auburn, Opelika, Beauregard, Loachapoka and Lee-Scott maintained their perfect starts to the season. Smiths Station broke an eight-game losing streak to region...

Auburn Wheelchair Basketball Goes International

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN— The Auburn wheelchair basketball team is venturing into foreign territory. With head coach Robb Taylor also serving as Team USA’s mens’ wheelchair basketball team head coach, the Auburn program — which is run...