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Make-A-Wish Alabama Launches 2025 Trailblaze Challenge

Unique endurance hiking event invites Alabama residents to step into adventure CONTRIBUTED BY BIRMINGHAM — Registration for the 2025 Make-A-Wish Alabama Trailblaze Challenge, presented by America’s Thrift Stores, opens Saturday, Jan. 11. Organizers are calling on...

Basketball Border Wars

Lee-Scott v. Morgan County Beulah Lady Bobcats v. Northside

Loachapoka takes on Beulah

The Loachapoka girls strolled past Beulah, taking the game 49-33. Results of the boys’ game were unavailable. PHOTOS BY JERRY BALLAS | FOR THE OBSERVER

Beauregard bowling team rolls on

PHOTOS BY SCOTT JONES FOR THE OBSERVER

AU Jungle Expanding with Auburn Athletics

Feb 8, 2023

BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The year 2022 was a thrilling year for Auburn University sports. Auburn climbed to the top of...

Freeze Talks Spring, Recaps Recruiting

Feb 8, 2023

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Less than three weeks before the Auburn Tigers start spring football practice,...

Coach and Player, Father and Son: OHS’s Speakmans

Feb 8, 2023

BY DANIEL LOCKEFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The bond between a father and his son is one of the closest relationships many people will...

New Way to Play Coming to Auburn-Opelika Area

Feb 1, 2023

Tigertown Sports seeks to offer unmatched family fun and sports entertainment CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN HOSPITALITY OPELIKA — Construction is underway at...

Spring Sports Underway

Feb 1, 2023

OPELIKA — Opelika's girls and boys soccer teams opened the 2023 season Thursday night against American Christian Academy at the W. James Samford...

Gobourne Leads Tigers into 2023 Season

Feb 1, 2023

BY DANIEL LOCKEFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — It is once again gymnastics season on The Plains, and this Auburn squad is more loaded than ever. Leading...

Beauregard Crowned Bowling Champions

Feb 1, 2023

The Beauregard girls bowling team won the 2023 AHSAA Bowling State Championship Friday, Jan. 27, at The Alley Bowling Center in Gadsden, Alabama. On...