By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor DIXIE BASEBALL Normally the majority of my column focuses on Opelika High School and Opelika Middle School...
Sports Articles
Livestreaming sports?
Opelika sports teams continue to work out while school is out. Several players have participated in camps at different colleges. The baseball team...
Opelika sports begin summer workouts, camps
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The Opelika athletic department has shifted attention to summer workouts for each sport. Coach Blackmon has four...
On the Mark – Presenting: Corporate Sponsorships
By D. Mark Mitchell Today is a special day for the seniors at OHS. These young women and men will graduate tonight at Bulldog Stadium at 7...
Reviewing OHS v. Gadsden scrimmage
Life can be too busy! I want to apologize to our loyal readers and staff for last week’s blunder. Last week my column was not in the “Opelika...
OHS track teams participate in 6A State Track Meet
OHS Track Team The Opelika girls’ and boys’ track teams participated in the 6A State Track Meet in Mobile last weekend. The girls finished 10th...
On the Mark with D. Mark Mitchell (5/2/14)
The Opelika Girls and Boys Track teams finished second behind AHS in the Sectional meet at Smiths Station. Both teams qualified for the State Meet...
Opelika spring sports hit the road
BY: D.MARK MITCHELL This is the stretch run for several spring sports. The girls and boys tennis teams traveled to Mobile Wednesday to...
The Opelika Observer’s complete list of Opelika’s greatest athletes
Bobby Allen, 1950s Butch Allen Randy Amos Harris Asbury, 1950s Randy Aubrey Wenford Banks, 1955 Bob Barber Chuck Barber John Barber Scott Barber Jim...
