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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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Beauregard sweeps Notasulga

BY CONNOR SALTERFOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD – Senior Night for Beauregard High School on Jan. 30 was filled with dominating performances, with both the girls and boys teams notching victories against Notasulga High School to end the regular season. Girls...
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“Icy Wen” Helps Lead Auburn

“Icy Wen” Helps Lead Auburn

Feb 22, 2023

BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Since arriving on The Plains last year, junior guard Wendell Green Jr. has wasted no time becoming a fan...

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OHS Baseball Comes Out Swinging

OHS Baseball Comes Out Swinging

Feb 22, 2023

Pictures from Opelika High School baseball's first two games versus Beauregard and Providence Christian. The Bulldogs are off to a 3-0 start this...

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