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Sports Articles
OHS students are back in school after holiday break
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor Indoor Track The girls and boys indoor track teams participated in the “Ice Breaker Invitational” at Hoover this...
A shout out for the All-Sports Booster Club
By D Mark Mitchell Sports Editor Opelika students continue to be out of school on Christmas break. School will start back on Jan. 3. The boys and...
Opelika starts slow, but finishes strong — beats Poets 43-12
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor OHS, already 0-2 on the road this year, found themselves trailing 12-0 at halftime to the 1-4 Poets last Friday...
Dawgs de-horn Rams 35-0
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor It was a home game against a former rival, OHS homecoming and the Bulldogs were coming off a big region loss to...
Carver defeats Opelika 47-27 at Crampton Bowl
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The Carver Wolverines (3-1, R-2-1) defeated Opelika (2-2, R-2-1) 47-27 last Saturday night in Montgomery at...
Opelika dominates Central 37-7, improves to 2-0 in Area
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor Coach Brian Blackmon and his staff would like their team to play this way every week. If there was a way for the...
Opelika defeats Robert E. Lee for first win
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor OHS head coach Brian Blackmon and his staff had a simple message for the Bulldogs after the BRHS game, “Start...
Trinity defeats Heritage Academy, Bible Baptist
Special to the Opelika Observer The Trinity Christian School varsity boys soccer team triumphed over the Crusaders of Heritage Academy in...