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Deese’s Expertise Earns Her AISA
Coach of the Year Award

BY NOAH GRIFFITH  FOR THE OBSERVER  AUBURN — In her 35th year of coaching softball and fourth year at Lee-Scott Academy, JV and Varsity head coach Tina Deese was named the 2023 AISA Coach of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) after...

Dixie Youth Teams Battle for the Wins

Photos from Dixie Youth baseball games held earlier this summer.  2023-05-11 Dixie Youth Baseball 2023-05-11 Dixie Youth Baseball 2023-05-11 Dixie Youth Baseball 2023-05-11 Dixie Youth Baseball 2023-05-11 Dixie Youth Baseball 2023-05-11 Dixie Youth Baseball 2023-05-11...

AJGA Junior All-Star Event Coming to Opelika July 3-6 

CONTRIBUTED BYAO TOURISM OPELIKA  —  The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) will return to Opelika for the 2023 Moon Golf Junior All-Star next week, July 3 through 6. Held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National, the AJGA Junior All-Star...

Move to D1 Fuels Rivalries for AU Hockey Club

BY NOAH GRIFFITH  FOR THE OBSERVER  AUBURN — Auburn Hockey is moving up to the Amateur Athletics Union Division 1 level for the 2023-24 season, and it is prolonging its fiercest rivalries in the process. Auburn will join Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and...
OHS Basketball Ramping Up

OHS Basketball Ramping Up

OPELIKA — The Opelika High girls' basketball team (5-6) split a pair of games last week, losing at LaGrange (48-47) and beating Russell County...

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A Tale of Two Tigers

A Tale of Two Tigers

Auburn Flag Football Captures State Title, Boys Fall to Thompson Photos from the AHSAA Super 7 State Championship inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov....

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