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Auburn sweeps Opelika on senior night to claim top seed

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn High School locked up the regular season Class 6A Area 4 title and area tournament’s No. 1 seed with a resounding 3-0 home win over crosstown rivals Opelika High School on Sept. 15.On an evening that celebrated their three...
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Baugh humbug: Gators’ bruiser spoils Auburn’s SEC opener

BY BRANDON HUGHESFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn survived Baylor by a point on a defensive stand at the goal line, then blew out an overmatched Southern Miss squad. Saturday night, in the SEC opener, there were no late-game heroics, and Florida had plenty of talent...
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A special season for Opelika’s ‘UPS man’

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — On Friday nights at Bulldog Stadium, the Opelika High School faithful arrive in force clad in red and black, cheering their hometown team on to victory for hours at a time. However, their most ardent supporter wears not the...
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Coleman torches the Tigers on a career night

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER PHENIX CITY — The stakes couldn’t have been higher for Auburn High School and Central High School: win and be favored to claim the Class 6A Region 2 title, or lose and have to win out to host a first-round playoff game.In the end, the No....
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