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November 02, 2009
NASCAR: McMurray wins at Talladega for first victory in 87 races
TALLADEGA — In typical Talladega Superspeedway fashion, a series of frightening crashes tainted the end of the AMP Energy 500 on Sunday.
JOHNSON COLUMN: Drivers need more leeway
TALLADEGA — The television cameras captured Krissie Newman giving her husband a kiss before the start of Sunday’s AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
TALLADEGA NOTEBOOK: Renovations begin today
TALLADEGA — A huge renovation project on the grandstands of Talladega Superspeedway will begin today and is expected to be partly completed in time for the Aaron’s 499 race on April 25.
October 17, 2009
JUNIOR GOLF: Robert Trent Jones Jr. Tour merges with Southeastern Junior Golf Tour
Two of the major youth golf programs in the Southeast have combined forces to create one of the largest programs for up-and-coming golfers in the U.S., as the Robert Trent Jones Junior Golf Association joined the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour.
August 23, 2009
AREA ROUNDUP: Dumas wins at AU Club
The Auburn University Club Championship wrapped up Sunday afternoon with winners in three flights.
August 07, 2009
ASA SOFTBALL: Southern Force comes together for title
A loss to the Mississippi Rippers put the Southern Force Under-16 travel softball team on the brink of elimination at the American Softball Association Southern Class B Nationals in Ridgeland, Miss., last weekend.
August 06, 2009
Auburn Plainsmen win Hitchcock League title
The Auburn Plainsmen captured their second consecutive Billy Hitchcock Men’s Senior Baseball League Championship on Sunday by defeating the Auburn Braves in a best-of-three series (2-4, 18-7, 6-5).
August 04, 2009
AREA ROUNDUP: Opelika youth takes 2nd at Hershey’s track & field meet
Ashley Thomas, a 12-year-old from Opelika, won second place in the long jump at the Hershey’s Track & Field Games North American Final in Hershey, Pa., Saturday.
July 31, 2009
FISHING REPORT: Plenty of good fishing left
This time of the year most of you have your minds on things other than fishing.
July 30, 2009
DIXIE ALL-STARS: Auburn AAAs fall in state title game
MUSCLE SHOALS — The Auburn Orange Dixie AAA (9-10) All-Star baseball team fell one game shy of its goal to make it to the World Series, losing to AUM, 7-2, in the state championship game Thursday.
July 29, 2009
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Auburn Orange stays alive with win
MUSCLE SHOALS — Auburn Orange kept its season alive with a 4-1 win over Hartselle in the consolation bracket of the Dixie Youth AAA (9-10) All-Star state tournament Wendesday.
July 27, 2009
Auburn Cross Court Junior team qualifies for USTA event
The City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarbrough Tennis Center hosted the Alabama State Junior Team Tennis Championship this past weekend, with 269 junior tennis players competing in the event.
Community Track Club heads to National Junior Olympics
The Community Track Club, consisting of athletes from Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Smiths Station and Valley, will travel to Greensboro, N.C., for the National Junior Olympics, which begin today.
July 26, 2009
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Auburn Orange rolls to win
MUSCLE SHOALS — After sweating out a 1-0 win over Taylorville on Saturday night, the Auburn Orange All-Stars needed no such dramatics Sunday in the Dixie AAA (9-10) State Tournament.
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Auburn Orange AAAs win
MUSCLE SHOALS — The Auburn Orange All-Stars opened the Dixie AAA (9-10) State Tournament with a dramatic, 1-0 victory over Taylorville on Saturday night.
July 25, 2009
LAKE REPORT: Don’t forget about the grass carp
This year we have discussed extensively bass, bream, crappie and catfish, and you have seen many pictures of proud anglers displaying their catch of these species.
Junior tennis tourney comes to Yarbrough
Another big tennis tournament is coming to Auburn.
July 22, 2009
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Auburn Blue tops Taylorville
DECATUR — Led by home runs from Chase Storm, Tyus O’Neal El and Travis Arnold, Auburn Blue took a 9-5 win over Taylorville in the Dixie Majors (11-12) O-Zone State Tournament on Wednesday night.
July 21, 2009
DIXIE ALL-STARS: Auburn Blue 11-12s advance in state tournament
DECATUR — Auburn Blue left the yard four times in a 12-1, four-inning win over Chiltauga in the quarterfinals of the Dixie Youth O-Zone (11-12) state tournament Tuesday.
July 20, 2009
INDIAN PINES MEN’S INVITATIONAL: Hanson wins by three strokes
John Hanson went into the final day of the Indian Pines Men’s Invitational tied with one member of his foursome and leading the other two by only two strokes.
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Auburn Blue stays alive with win
DECATUR — Auburn Blue stayed alive in the Dixie Majors (11-12) O-Zone State Tournament with a 14-3 win over Saraland on Sunday.
DIXIE YOUTH: Auburn eliminates Opelika
DOTHAN — With his pitching rotation burned because of pitch-count rules, Auburn coach Brad Smithart was searching for a hidden gem in Sunday’s elimination game with rival Opelika.
July 19, 2009
INDIAN PINES MEN’S INVITATIONAL: Dial, Hanson in tie for lead
Defending champion Frank Dial is in a tie for the lead with John Hanson after the first round of the Indian Pines Men’s Invitational Golf Tournament.
DIXIE YOUTH: Opelika falls to Troy
DOTHAN — Tripp Blackmon ripped a triple and drove in two runs, but his biggest contribution was with clutch relief pitching to help Troy stay undefeated in the Junior Dixie Boys state tournament Saturday night.
DIXIE YOUTH: Auburn stays alive with win over MIllbrook
DOTHAN — Auburn eliminated Millbrook in a rout, 14-3, on Saturday night.
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Opelika Majors take win at Sub-State
MONTGOMERY — Opelika’s Dixie Majors (11-12) All-Stars need just one win Saturday to advance to state, and they got it early.
July 18, 2009
DIXIE ROUNDUP: Opelika wins one, loses one
MONTGOMERY — Opelika split two games Friday in the Dixie Majors (11-12) Sub-State tournament, leaving them needing a win to make it to state.
LAKE REPORT: Some people have the tough
Most folks who come to the lake are interested in one thing: Big fish.
SJGT MATCH PLAY: Sellers wins in 19-hole final
William Sellers of Montgomery needed an extra hole to defeat Wilson McDonald of Mobile for the 2009 SJGT Match Play Championship on the Lake Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Grand National on Friday.
July 17, 2009
SJGT MATCH PLAY: Finals set
The finals are set in the 2009 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour Match Play Championship.
