Sports Articles

Miracle League Knocks Final Game Out of the Park

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Westridge Park Gets New Turf

New field turf has been laid on one of the softball fields at Westridge Park in Opelika. Westridge Park, located at 1600 Covington Ave. in Opelika, houses Opelika's recreational baseball, softball and miracle league fields, along with two playground areas and an...

McCreary Selected No. 35 to Tennessee Titans

By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com  AUBURN — Former Auburn defensive back Roger McCreary was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas Friday, hearing his name called by the Tennessee Titans at pick No. 35.  The only Auburn...

Top Transfer Broome Officially An Auburn Tiger

CONTRIBUTED BY AU ATHLETICS AUBURN —  One of the Top 10 transfers in the country, Johni Broome (pronounced JOE-nye, like dye), has officially signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Auburn men’s basketball program for the upcoming 2022-23 season. The...

Dixie baseball cranks up

By D. Mark Mitchell sports coulmnist DIXIE ALL-STARS Dixie Softball and Baseball All-Star Teams start Tournament play this weekend. DIXIE SOFTBALL...

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OHS sports break for summer

By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Coulmnist OHS SPORTS AT SUMMER BREAK The Opelika school system is out for summer break. The average student is enjoying...

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Celebrating the class of 2015

By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Columnist Summer has arrived for athletes at OMS and OHS. Student athletes are enjoying time off until workouts start. My...

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OHS Athletics year in review

By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OHS ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW The start of the 2014-15 school year was a new “year” for many at OHS including,...

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OHS boys win state track meet

By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OHS BOYS TRACK TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP The Opelika High School boys track team won the 6A state...

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