Sports Articles

Beauregard welcomes new head football coach

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — Beauregard High School has hired Seneric McCurdy as its new head football coach, the school announced on May 12.McCurdy, a 2009 BHS graduate, will be the first alumnus in program history to return as head coach and lead the...

Hornets make 5A state tourney for third-straight year

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — In the hours between a crushing regional championship game loss and a win-or-go-home state tournament qualifier, Beauregard High School’s softball players gathered to vent their frustrations.In that huddle, they were fresh...

Tigers roll past Red Devils in semifinal sweep

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Just three days removed from a roller-coaster 7A quarterfinal win over No. 3 Enterprise High School, Auburn High School's baseball team faced a potential trap series.But if the No. 5 Tigers (31-12) were ever ripe for an emotional...

Glenwood grinds out three-straight wins to reach state

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — After losing to No. 1 Saint James 5-2 in the 3A central regional tournament on May 13, Glenwood School's softball team found itself with its back against the wall.To make the program's first Alabama High School Athletic...