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Planet Fitness Offering Free Summer Workouts for High School Students

CONTRIBUTED BYPLANET FITNESS ALABAMA — Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, is inviting high schoolers ages 14 to 19 to work out for free at any Planet...

OHS Amidst Postseason Pushes

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL OPELIKA — The Opelika High School girls’ and boys’ soccer teams, softball team and girls’ and boys’ track and field teams are the only spring sport teams still participating. Opelika’s track and field teams participated in the AHSAA...

OHS Track & Field Heads to State

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika boys and girls outdoor track & field teams are heading to Gulf Shores this Thursday through Saturday to compete in the AHSAA 4A-7A State Championship. The boys qualified by winning their sectional...

Beulah Softball Secures Area Championship, Eyes Deep Playoff Run

BY HARRISON TARR FOR THE OBSERVER BEULAH — At the beginning of every season, high school softball teams from all parts of Alabama share a common dream: winning a state championship and bringing glory to their school; for most groups, securing a title is just that, a...

OHS football looking good

By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OPELIKA ATHLETICS The Opelika High football team traveled to Dalton, Georgia, to participate in the...

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Opelika All-stars defeat Beulah

By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OPELIKA HIGH ATHLETICS Opelika High football team competed in the Auburn University Team Camp last weekend....

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