Sports Articles

Flag football added to SU athletics this fall 

CONTRIBUTED BY  SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College will be joining the ranks of the Alabama Community College Conference women’s flag football teams this fall as the sport is added to the college’s athletic programs.  “Flag football is...

Southern Christian blows past Mississippi Tornadoes, 53–12

BY JEFF MILLER  FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Southern Christian Athletics started the 2026 football season off hot, defeating the Mississippi Tornadoes 51-12 at the Gatlinburg Black Bear Brawl on Saturday, Aug. 15, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The Patriots controlled...

Warriors return to renovated Jud Scott Field 

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT  THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Lee-Scott Academy’s football team got its first taste of a game-day atmosphere on Friday, Aug. 14, holding an intra-squad scrimmage. That scrimmage also doubled as the debut of a renovated Jud Scott Field, which is now...

Area teams return to the gridiron and Meet the Bulldogs 2026

BY OBSERVER STAFF LEE COUNTY — Football season is back, and teams across Lee County are returning to the gridiron as they prepare for another fall under the Friday night lights.In Opelika, the Bulldogs helped kick off the season Friday, Aug. 14, with the annual Meet...