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Pearl surpasses record for basketball wins at AU

CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN ATHLETICS AUBURN — Eleven years ago at his introductory press conference, Bruce Pearl outlined his objective at Auburn University.“I want to build my legacy here,” Pearl said on his 54th birthday on March 18, 2014. “I’d like to try to be the...

OHS wrestlers take down the competition

Auburn girls defeat Central-Phenix City | Boys fall

Loachapoka, Beulah face off in basketball

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER BEULAH — After the Loachapoka High School and Beulah High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams split the season’s first doubleheader on Dec. 19, the BHS girls and LHS boys entered the Jan. 3 doubleheader seeking revenge.Instead,...

Beulah Softball Has Unfinished Business

Mar 15, 2023

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM BEULAH — Leading his team to the state 3A Final Four in both of the previous two years, Beulah High...

‘Bri Bombs’ Provides Power to Auburn’s Lineup

Mar 15, 2023

BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn Tigers softball team has been nothing short of impressive to start the 2023 season. Sophomore...

Four Premonitions for Auburn Spring Football Practice

Mar 15, 2023

BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The temperature is starting to dance around the 80-degree mark, and that can only mean one thing: It is...

Iron City Advantage?

Mar 15, 2023

Auburn Stays Close to Home for NCAA Tournament BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers will be playing...

LSA Baseball Finding Its Groove

Mar 15, 2023

BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Lee-Scott assistant baseball coach Jacob Ozment said all the Warriors needed was to see themselves win...

Glenwood Baseball Keeps Excelling, Sweeps Lee-Scott

Mar 15, 2023

BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — Glenwood baseball (17-2) is the only AISA team ranked in ITG Next’s Alabama High School Baseball...