Sports Articles

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

By Daniel Schmidt, For The Observer MONTGOMERY – Full circle. It was a term Auburn High School head baseball coach Matt Hendricks used postgame to describe the feeling of victory as he soaked in the sight of his overjoyed team jumping around the turf at Montgomery’s...

Ecstasy, heartbreak as Auburn soccer splits quarterfinal

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN – Following hard-fought first round games, the Auburn High School girls and boys soccer teams entered Friday night’s monumental quarterfinal matchups versus Montgomery Academy determined to keep their championship hopes alive.And...

Enterprise outlasts, sweeps Auburn in 7A playoffs

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN – For much of the season, the Auburn High School baseball team seemed to live life on the edge. A late-season surge allowed them to slip into second place in 7A Area 4 play. An offensive explosion in the final two games against...

Auburn girls, boys power past Dothan

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN – Heading into the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association 7A playoffs, both the Auburn High School girls and boys soccer teams wanted to start off strong in their pursuit of another title.While Dothan High...