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  • On the Mark 10.26.11

    Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000011313 StartFragment:0000000457 EndFragment:0000011297 OPELIKA ATHLETICS AUBURN DEFEATS OPELIKA 24-16 Opelika(6-2, R-4-2) lost to cross town rival Auburn (7-1,R-5-1), 24-16, in front of a standing room only ...
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    During the Month of October the Cheerleaders will be wearing pink ribbons and Varsity will have Pink Poms to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.    ...
  • On the Mark 10/12/11

    Opelika (5-1, R-3-1) defeated Enterprise 42-35 Friday night at the new Wildcat Stadium. The Dawgs found themselves in an offensive battle despite only allowing 21 points over the last 3 games. The Wildcats used a 50 yard return on the opening kick to st...
  • On the Mark 10/4/11

    OPELIKA DEFEATS DOTHAN, 21-7, TO IMPROVE TO 4-1   Dothan entered Friday night's game with their best start in over 20 years. The Tigers were 4-1 and 2-1 in the region. The only loss was at Auburn, 17-14, on a last second field goal. The Tiger...
  • On the Mark 9-27-11

    OPELIKA DEFEATS #3 PRATTVILLE 16-14 THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN FROM MY LAST WEEK'S COLLUMN REFERING TO THE KEYS TO VICTORY FOR OPELIKA TO BEAT PRATTVILLE. Opelika has to use a ball control offense that will keep the Prattville offense on the sideline. We...
  • ON THE MARK 9-20-11

    OPELIKA CROSS COUNTRY The OHS and OMS (boys and girls) Cross Country teams traveled to Birmingham last weekend to participate in the "SPAIN PARK MEET".  Opelika was one of 45 schools that sent runners to compete in girls and boys, varsity, juni...
  • On the Mark 9/15/11

    OPELIKA FOOTBALL The Opelika Bulldogs (2-1, r-1-1) shut out the Smith Station Panthers (1-2, r-0-1) 24-0 last Friday night. The Dawgs played inspired and aggressive football to dominate Smiths Station on offense and defense. The Panthers first two rush...
  • On the Mark 9/6/11

    CENTRAL DEFEATS OPELIKA IN FRONT OF SELLOUT CROWD AT BULLDOG STADIUM   Despite having a standing room only crowd, 3/4 of which were cheering for the Bulldogs, Central (2-0, r-1-0) defeated Opelika (1-2, r-0-1) 34-7. Central, behind Sr. quarterback...
  • On the Mark 8/28/11

    OPELIKA BEATS CARVER 28-19 IN THE SEASON OPENER OPELIKA FOOTBALL The Opelika football team was tired of the coaches reminding them Carver scored "THE SPEED LIMIT", 55 points, on the Dawgs a year ago.  Last Friday night at Crampton Bowl in Mo...
  • On the Mark 5/9/11

    Have you toured Opelika High School lately? Not Main Street, the O.P.A.C., Learning Resource Center, the Band Room or Theatre Department, I am talking about the building that houses most of the classes that was built in the mid 70's.   The Ope...
  • On the Mark 4/11/11

    SOFTBALL The Opelika softball team defeated Smiths Station, Auburn and Beauregard last week.   Smiths Station   The OHS Softball team defeated Smiths Station 4-2 to earn their 2nd Area win. Maria Mitchell led the Dawgs with a 3 run home ru...
  • On the Mark 4/18/11

    GIRLS TENNIS TEAM WINS SECTION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP The OHS Girls Tennis team defeated Auburn, 6-3 to wrap up their 3rd straight Section 4 regular season title.  Single winners were: Meg Larsen, Anna Lazenby, April Wade, Ashley Robertson and Kel...
  • On the Mark 4/25/11

    TENNIS The OHS varsity girls Tennis team won the section tournament at Lagoon Park in Montgomery, a week after winning the regular season title. The Sectional title was the 3rd in a row for Coach Erik Speakman's teams. The Opelika girls scored 59 point...
  • On the Mark 3/14/11

    TRACK The Opelika girls and boys won their own "MIKE SPAIN INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET" by dominating the meet. GIRLS-Annissa Lewis led OHS winning the 100 meter, 200 meter dash with times of 12.52 seconds and 26.47 seconds. Jakayla Hand placed 2nd in each ...
  • On the Mark 3/1/11

    FOOTBALL COACHING NEWS   Opelika High School assistant Coach Buster Daniel has turned down the Head Coaching job at Valley High School. Daniel has been an assistant at OHS for the last 17 years. He graduated from Valley High School and was looking ...
  • On the Mark 3/8/11

    Last week all students that have not taken the graduation exam or passed the test, had to take the test Monday-Friday. The State does not allow any activities, such as sports, during the week of testing. The spring sports took the week off from playing g...
  • On the Mark 2/20/11

    OHS BASKETBALL The OHS girls basketball season ended with a loss at Enterprise, 54-40, in the first round of the class 6A State Playoffs.  Opelika (19-12) started slow, allowing the Wildcats to jump out to a ten point lead at the end of the fir...
  • On the Mark 1/23/11

    OPELIKA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WINS AREA CHAMPIONSHIP The Opelika boys basketball team (14-8,A-6-0) defeated Auburn, 47-42, to win the Area Championship for the first time in 6 years. Opelika has now beaten Auburn 8 straight games, dating back to 2...
  • On the Mark 1/18/11

    BOYS BASKETBALL ONE GAME AWAY FROM AREA CHAMPIONSHIP The Opelika varsity boys basketball team defeated Smiths Station 63-53 to remain undefeated in the Area (5-0). Jacoby Payne recorded a double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lea...
  • Bulldog Classic

    OPELIKA GOLF TEAM'S HOST ANNUAL "BULLDOG CLASSIC" The Opelika Boys and Girls golf teams will be holding the annual "BULLDOG CLASSIC" Saturday March 5th at Auburn Links. This is the only fund raiser for both teams. The Bulldog Classic is a four person scr...
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