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Opelika Blaze wraps up softball tryouts

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVEROPELIKA — After Opelika Middle School disbanded its softball team earlier this year, a void was left behind for area girls who play the sport.After many of those players found themselves having to either try out for Opelika High School’s...
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Ally Cadenhead is ready to write her own story

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — For nearly her entire childhood, Ally Cadenhead lived in the stands or on the sidelines of Warriors Stadium in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.After a lifetime of soaking up as much knowledge about the game of football as...
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AHS names Bosman next boys tennis coach

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn High School named Francois Bosman, a longtime fixture in the city’s tennis community, as its next head boys’ tennis coach on July 15.Bosman steps into the role with roughly three decades of teaching and playing...
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Chenier named one of nation’s top track coaches

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — A local high school track and field coach has earned recognition as one of the nation’s best.The National Federation of State High School Associations named Loachapoka High School’s Mitchell Chenier as its Coaches Association...
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