Sports Articles

LSA wins first AHSAA girls’ soccer title with gutsy shootout

The Lee-Scott Academy girls’ soccer team poses with the 1A-3A state championship trophy after defeating Madison Academy 3-2 in Huntsville on Friday. Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Sports Commission.

Extended break, disappointing defeat no match for Beauregard

By Daniel Schmidt | For The Observer MONTGOMERY — Their day began with a stunning defeat after going up a run in the top of the seventh inning. For nearly five hours that afternoon and evening, they waited to learn their fate in the elimination bracket finale. And by...

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...
AHSAA in the News

AHSAA in the News

OPINION — The Alabama High School Athletic Department held its quarterly Central Board of Control Meeting last week in Montgomery. There were...

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O-Day a Day to Remember

O-Day a Day to Remember

Opelika's annual giving back to the community event, O-Day, was held Sunday, July 30, at Covington Park in Opelika. Attendees were encouraged to...

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