By Harrison TarrFor the Observer For the first 14 games of the 2021-22 season, the Smiths Station men’s basketball team was on a warpath. The...
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Attitude Adjustment: Smiths Station Girls Basketball Wants to Prove It Belongs
BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Winners of six out of its last 10 games, the attitude of the Smiths Station girls’ basketball team has...
Bulldogs Trounce Eufaula at Buzzer
The Opelika High School varsity boys' basketball team won its home region game against Eufaula Friday by a score of 67-66. Grady Bynum secured the...
Eufaula Tigers Overpower Opelika
The Opelika girls' varsity basketball team was defeated by Eufaula, 62-48, on Friday. The team bounced back with a 57-16 region win over Russell...
Panthers Meet Phenix City in Region Showdown
The Smiths Station boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams played host to Central Phenxi City on Friday in the Panthers' first region game of the...
Opelika Returns to Action
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Opelika school students returned from Christmas break on Wednesday after having over two weeks off for the holiday. The...
Local Middle Schooler Showcases Football Skills on National Stage
By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Thirteen-year-old Skylan Holstick has been busy building his football resume. The 5-foot-9-inch,...
Despite Bowl Loss, Auburn Football Gaining Momentum for 2022
By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Despite ending their season last week with a 17-13 loss at the hands of the Houston Cougars in the...
Auburn Basketball Puts SEC, Nation on Notice
By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn Tigers are ranked No. 9 in this season’s first AP basketball poll thanks in part to their...