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Leap of faith by Gardner results in basketball turnaround at Trinity

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA – Sitting in his office, Noah Gardner faced a difficult decision. It was late 2021, and the freshly graduated Auburn alumnus wrestled with the idea of leaving his job as a RadioAlabama play-by-play sports broadcaster to...
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Paddles at the Plex pickleball tourney set for Feb. 27-March 2

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Hundreds of pickleball enthusiasts will descend on the Opelika SportsPlex for the Spring 2025 Paddles at the Plex tournament, set for Feb. 27 through March 2.This is a Southern Pickleball sanctioned event, and all medal...
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No. 1 Auburn beats Oklahoma, falls to No. 4 Florida

BY JEFF SHEARER AUBURNTIGERS.COM Oklahoma 70, AU 98 AUBURN — Reaching the halfway mark of SEC play without a conference loss, No. 1 Auburn blocked 11 shots in a 98-70 thrashing of Oklahoma on Feb. 4 at Neville Arena, the Tigers’ 14th straight win. “We had an advantage...
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AHS boys enter 7A state tourney with 21-9 record after Feb. 8 loss to Central

By Daniel Schmidt PHENIX CITY – Heading into Saturday’s matchup against Central High School, Auburn High School had lost both area games to their archrivals down U.S. Highway 280 and were looking to exact revenge with an Area championship on the line. The third time...
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OHS In Action

OHS In Action

Mar 22, 2023

OPELIKA — Once again, all the spring sports at Opelika High School were active this past week. The following breakdown from D. Mark Mitchell recaps...

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