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OHS Completes Quiet Spring Break Week

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Opelika City Schools observed Spring Break last week, allowing students and teachers to have a much needed break prior to end of the school year in May. Most spring sports took the week off, with the exception of the varsity baseball team....
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AU Gymnastics: Tigers to host NCAA Auburn Regional

CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY The No. 7 Auburn gymnastics team is officially into the NCAA postseason and will be the No. 2 seed in its own regional held March 30 through April 2 in Neville Arena.  “We’re looking forward to competing in the NCAA Championship...
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Beauregard Baseball Establishing an Identity

By Harrison Tarr For the Observer Between the emergence of warmer temperatures, the smell of ballpark hot dogs in the air and the return of fully-packed stadiums, baseball season is in full swing in Lee County. As teams continue to navigate their respective non-area...
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Two Locally-Tied Coaches Inducted to Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame

By Wil Crews sportscrews@ opelikaobserver.com Former Loachapoka High School boys’ basketball coach Larry Dichara and former Auburn High School track coach Donald Wayne Murphy were inducted Monday as members of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame’s 31st class....
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One game does not make a season

Sep 7, 2012

By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor OHS Football The Opelika Bulldogs (0-1) were beaten by Benjamin Russell (1-0) 14-7 last week in Alexander City. It...

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Tonight: Crampton Bowl

Aug 6, 2012

By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The Opelika High School Athletic Department took the week off due to the AHSAA all-star week in Montgomery. Coach...

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