CONTRIBUTED BY ALBBAA LEE COUNTY — Jacks Benton, a 5-year-old hunter from the Salem community in Lee County, squeezed the trigger on his .243...
Lee County 5-year-old bags buck, wins photo contest
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Sports Articles
Lee-Scott tops Midfield, but falls to Montgomery Academy in 3A tourney
BY CONNOR SALTERFOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY — The Lee-Scott Academy Warriors defeated the Midfield Patriots 71-67 on Feb. 11 in the AHSAA 3A Region...
AHS goes to 7A Region finals
Boys, girls basketball teams both advance BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY – With their eyes set on bringing a state title home, the...
Leap of faith by Gardner results in basketball turnaround at Trinity
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA – Sitting in his office, Noah Gardner faced a difficult decision. It was late 2021, and the freshly...
Paddles at the Plex pickleball tourney set for Feb. 27-March 2
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Hundreds of pickleball enthusiasts will descend on the Opelika SportsPlex for the Spring 2025 Paddles at...
No. 1 Auburn beats Oklahoma, falls to No. 4 Florida
BY JEFF SHEARER AUBURNTIGERS.COM Oklahoma 70, AU 98 AUBURN — Reaching the halfway mark of SEC play without a conference loss, No. 1 Auburn blocked...
AHS boys enter 7A state tourney with 21-9 record after Feb. 8 loss to Central
By Daniel Schmidt PHENIX CITY – Heading into Saturday’s matchup against Central High School, Auburn High School had lost both area games to their...
Beauregard sweeps Notasulga
BY CONNOR SALTERFOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD – Senior Night for Beauregard High School on Jan. 30 was filled with dominating performances, with both...
Beulah falls to Horseshoe Bend
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER BEULAH – As seniors gathered with their loved ones at halftime, Monday night’s matchup against Horseshoe Bend...