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Inaugural USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team to compete in World Championship

BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — This summer the inaugural USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team was formed in Auburn and will compete in the third International Handball Federation (IHF) Wheelchair Handball World Championship in Cairo, Egypt, Sept....

School News | July 18, 2024

Goins hired as the new voice of the Auburn High School Tigers CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS AUBURN — Auburn Network has announced that Jacob Goins will take over the play-by-play broadcasting duties for Auburn High School football, boys & girls basketball and...

Summer Olympic Games kick off on July 26

Current, former Auburn University student-athletes to compete against world’s best BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM WORLDWIDE — The Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics (officially, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad) is set for Friday, July 26, in...

GAME ON!

Community basketball social scheduled for Aug. 1 CONTRIBUTED BY OPD OPELIKA — The Opelika Police Department (OPD) is excited to host a free community basketball social — the annual Together Opelika Game On event — on Thursday, Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to noon at Covington...
OHS Baseball’s .500 Week

OHS Baseball’s .500 Week

OPELIKA — The OHS varsity Bulldog baseball team (6-4) split four games last week, beating Liberty County and UMS-Wright and losing to Pike Road and...

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Bulldogs Bite Back, Down Hornets

Bulldogs Bite Back, Down Hornets

The Opelika variety baseball team boasts a 6-4 record to this point in the season. Pictured: Opelika defeats Beauregard 4-0 in opening day game. The...

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Opelika Packs Out for Pickleball

Opelika Packs Out for Pickleball

The Opelika Sportsplex hosted its annual spring "Paddles at the Plex" pickleball tournament last weekend, March 2 through 5. The Opelika Pickleball...

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