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Auburn Gymnastics Star, Lee, Nominated for Multiple ESPY Awards

By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com AUBURN –– Auburn University gymnastics star and Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee has been nominated for Best Athlete in Women’s Sports and Best Olympian in Women’s Sports at the 2022 ESPY Awards. Lee had a noteworthy 2022....

Smiths Station Announces New Coaches

By Wil Crews Sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com SMITHS STATION — Smiths Station High School this week announced the hiring of two newly appointed athletics coaches.  Cencade Pennington was announced as the new girls’ track & field coach. “I am honored to follow...

A Dawg Pound Summer

BY JAKE GONZALEZ FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — It may be summer but football is looming just around the corner. The NFL has already held its annual draft and its training camps are upcoming. For high school players and younger, summer is the time for camps to work on...

Auburn University and The Brandr Group Launch Group Licensing for Student-Athletes

CONTRIBUTED BY AU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Auburn University Athletics and The Brandr Group (TBG) have established a group licensing program for the university’s student-athletes covering all the Tigers’ 21 varsity sports. This collaboration creates new opportunities...
OHS holds basketball camp

OHS holds basketball camp

Opelika High’s campus has started to come alive with students participating in FFA competition and athletic workouts. BASKETBALL John Wadsworth,...

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OHS Sports Roundup

OHS Sports Roundup

By D. Mark Mitchell Coach Caleb Ross gave his football team two weeks off after the end of school for the summer. The Bulldogs reported Monday...

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