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Golesh named ‘Bear’ Bryant, Dodd Coach of the Week

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn head coach Alex Golesh has been named both the Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Week and the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week after the Tigers’ come-from-behind 27-24 win over No. 1 Georgia on Oct. 17 in Athens. The...

Auburn Uniform Database preserves decades of Tiger history

BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER AUBURN — What began as a college student’s curiosity about a few unusual Auburn basketball uniforms has grown into a detailed archive documenting generations of Auburn Athletics history. Clint Richardson started what would become the Auburn...

Lee-Scott routs Westminster for first win

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Leading up to and following last Friday afternoon, Lee-Scott Academy head coach Jacob Ozment had heard plenty of times that his team deserved to have a win by that point in the season. On Oct. 9, that talk finally ended as the...

Opelika breezes past Dothan

OPINION —  Due to the emergence of Hurricane Isaias, Dothan High School had to travel to Opelika on Thursday, Oct. 8, a day before the originally scheduled game with Opelika High School since the Wolves’ home stadium, Rip Hewes — which is owned and operated by...