Local Sports for Opelika-Auburn News http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/ en Opelika-Auburn News Copyright 2008 2008-07-19T22:18:01-06:00 LOCAL ROUNDUP: Auburn Dixie Majors win state title http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_roundup_auburn_dixie_majors_win_state_title/28058/ TUSCUMBIA — For the second year in a row, Auburn’s All-Stars are being crowned champions of the Dixie Majors (17-19) State Tournament.

Auburn captured the state title on Saturday with a pair of wins over Underwood.

]]> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:36:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_roundup_auburn_dixie_majors_win_state_title/28058/#When:03:36:00Z LOCAL ROUNDUP: Dirt Devils lose softball World Series opener http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_roundup_dirt_devils_lose_softball_world_series_opener/27983/ MCDONOUGH, Ga. — The Auburn Dirt Devils softball team (16-and-under) faces a difficult road to the championship at the ISA World Series. The Dirt Devils lost their first game of the World Series, 10-5 in five innings, to the Orlando Wildcats.

The loss drops the Dirt Devils into the tournament’s losers’ bracket.

]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:42:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_roundup_dirt_devils_lose_softball_world_series_opener/27983/#When:03:42:00Z Opelika’s Glidewell wins Southeastern Junior Golf Match Play Championship http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/opelikas_glidewell_wins_southeastern_junior_golf_match_play_championship/27979/ The Southeastern Junior Golf Tour’s Match Play Championship started with 69 of the region’s top golfers, ages 14-19, vying for the crown.
It ended with Opelika’s Daniel Glidewell standing alone.

]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:57:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/opelikas_glidewell_wins_southeastern_junior_golf_match_play_championship/27979/#When:02:57:00Z All-Star McCann leads Braves past Padres http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/all_star_mccann_leads_braves_past_padres/27102/ SAN DIEGO — All-Star catcher Brian McCann says he likes being “locked in.” His Atlanta Braves teammates like him that way, too.
McCann homered and drove in three runs to help the Braves rout the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series.

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:08:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/all_star_mccann_leads_braves_past_padres/27102/#When:02:08:00Z Auburn Dixie Majors win one at sub-state http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/auburn_dixie_majors_win_one_at_sub_state/27100/ MONTGOMERY — The Auburn Dixie Majors (17-19) All-Stars played two games Sunday in the sub-state tournament at Patterson Field.
Auburn won the first game, defeating Bellingrath, 8-7. The second game, against Westside Mobile, ended after press time.

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/auburn_dixie_majors_win_one_at_sub_state/27100/#When:02:07:00Z Auburn Dixie Majors win in sub-state tourney http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/auburn_dixie_majors_win_in_sub_state_tourney/27018/ MONTGOMERY — The Auburn Dixie Majors (17-19) All-Stars defeated Brantley, 12-2, in six innings, to advance in the sub-state tournament at Patterson Field.
Auburn plays Selma at 1 p.m. today.

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/auburn_dixie_majors_win_in_sub_state_tourney/27018/#When:04:00:00Z Rains postpone Dixie district championship games http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/rains_postpone_dixie_district_championship_games/27008/ The champions of the Dixie AAA (9-10) and Dixie Majors (11-12) All-Star District 10 tournaments won’t be decided until today.
Heavy rains in the area Friday postponed both tournaments.

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:02:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/rains_postpone_dixie_district_championship_games/27008/#When:03:02:00Z DIXIE ROUNDUP: Beauregard beats Opelika; Opelika Ponytails headed to state http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/dixie_roundup_beauregard_beats_opelika_opelika_ponytails_headed_to_state/26534/ SMITHS STATION — The Beauregard Dixie Youth AAA (9-and-10-year-old) All-Stars continued their run in the District 10 Tournament Tuesday, defeating Opelika American, 6-2.
The loss eliminated Opelika American from the tournament.

]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:18:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/dixie_roundup_beauregard_beats_opelika_opelika_ponytails_headed_to_state/26534/#When:04:18:00Z Junior golf event has strong first round http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/junior_golf_event_has_strong_first_round/26532/ The first day of the 38th annual Southern Junior golf tournament at Saugahatchee Country Club was a busy one.
The 96-strong field included some of the top junior golfers in the Southeast. Thirteen golfers shot par or better, including Daniel Glidewell of Opelika and Matthew Barnes of Birmingham, who each shot 3-under 69, the day’s lowest score.

]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:17:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/junior_golf_event_has_strong_first_round/26532/#When:04:17:00Z Opelika National hangs on in Dixie Majors district tournament http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/opelika_national_hangs_on_in_dixie_majors_district_tournament/26531/ Opelika National set out to prove it wasn’t ready to go home just yet.
And Sawyer Stephens made that case quickly in an elimination game against Tallassee on Tuesday at West Ridge Park.

]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:09:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/opelika_national_hangs_on_in_dixie_majors_district_tournament/26531/#When:04:09:00Z DIXIE YOUTH ROUNDUP: Auburn Orange, Blue advance http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/dixie_youth_roundup_auburn_orange_blue_advance/26366/ Auburn Orange defeated Smiths Station, 9-5, on Monday in Opelika. The victory keeps Auburn Orange alive in the Dixie Youth Majors (11-and-12-year-olds) District 10 Tournament.
Auburn Blue also advanced, beating Tallassee, 11-3, in a winner’s bracket game. Auburn Blue will face Beauregard today.

]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:17:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/dixie_youth_roundup_auburn_orange_blue_advance/26366/#When:04:17:00Z Top junior golfers face off, starting today http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/top_junior_golfers_face_off_starting_today/26364/ An annual tradition returns to Saugahatchee Country Club today and Wednesday.
The 38th annual Southern Junior, for golfers ages 12-19, will tee off at 8 a.m. today for two rounds, featuring some of the best young golfers from around the region.

]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:15:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/top_junior_golfers_face_off_starting_today/26364/#When:04:15:00Z Gottfried’s Team Focus camp aims to change lives http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/gottfrieds_team_focus_camp_aims_to_change_lives/26223/ Mike Gottfried wanted his audience’s attention. With nine simple words, he’s got it.

Thirty-five pairs of eyes focus on Gottfried as he stands at the front of an Auburn University classroom.

]]> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:29:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/gottfrieds_team_focus_camp_aims_to_change_lives/26223/#When:04:29:00Z Pat Dye’s long-lost pants found in Lake Martin http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/pat_dyes_long_lost_pants_found_in_lake_martin/25998/ ALEXANDER CITY — Shannon McDuffie made a surprising find on Lake Martin’s drought-expanded shoreline: Pat Dye’s long-lost, mud-caked pants and alligator leather wallet.

]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:46:01 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/pat_dyes_long_lost_pants_found_in_lake_martin/25998/#When:23:46:01Z Senior Amateur winner Dumas learns lessons from game of golf http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/senior_amateur_winner_dumas_learns_lessons_from_game_of_golf/21821/ One can make many memories over a lifetime of golf, and in his 50th year in the sport Bob Dumas made a big one last weekend.

]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:40:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/senior_amateur_winner_dumas_learns_lessons_from_game_of_golf/21821/#When:04:40:00Z UPDATED: Woods out for season http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/report_woods_out_for_season/20767/ Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee that will require more surgery, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. 

]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:49:01 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/report_woods_out_for_season/20767/#When:15:49:01Z Softball Tournament Slideshows http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/softball_tournament_slideshows/12747/ Slideshows are now available from this weekend’s softball tournament!

]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 17:50:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/softball_tournament_slideshows/12747/#When:22:50:00Z WJBF Masters Report 2008 http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/wjbf_masters_report_2008/10468/ LIVE Nightly reports from WJBF

]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:41:01 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/wjbf_masters_report_2008/10468/#When:22:41:01Z LEE COUNTY LAKE REPORT: Keep it simple http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/lee_county_lake_report_keep_it_simple/10308/ Buying fishing equipment, supplies, bait and knowing what to fish for can be overwhelming for the beginning angler.

]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:16:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/lee_county_lake_report_keep_it_simple/10308/#When:03:16:00Z SZVETITZ COLUMN: Spring has sprung in sports http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_column_spring_has_sprung_in_sports/10141/ Maybe it’s just the pollen. Or the azaleas. Or those little dandelion thingies that my oldest daughter likes to pick and put in water ... but there’s just something about the spring that I can’t get enough of.

]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:04:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_column_spring_has_sprung_in_sports/10141/#When:04:04:00Z FISHING REPORT: Getting ready for Mr. Whiskers http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/fishing_report_getting_ready_for_mr_whiskers/9813/ Last week, we discussed some different procedures necessary for managing Lee County Lake for bass, bream and crappie. I intentionally didn’t mention catfish. 

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:15:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/fishing_report_getting_ready_for_mr_whiskers/9813/#When:03:15:00Z Nix to join Braves in Atlanta for weekend series http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/nix_to_play_in_weekend_series_for_braves/9770/ Former Auburn High and Auburn University pitcher Michael Nix will be one of two minor league pitchers to join the Braves this weekend at Turner Field in Atlanta for a two-game exhibition series against the Indians.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:19:01 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/nix_to_play_in_weekend_series_for_braves/9770/#When:04:19:01Z COTTRELL COLUMN: Bracketology for Dummies http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/cottrell_column_bracketology_for_dummies/8637/ An elementary look at winning your office pool

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:33:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/cottrell_column_bracketology_for_dummies/8637/#When:03:33:00Z Former AHS, AU standout Nix living a boyhood dream http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/former_ahs_au_standout_nix_living_a_boyhood_dream/7744/ Michael Nix is “living a dream.”

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:19:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/former_ahs_au_standout_nix_living_a_boyhood_dream/7744/#When:03:19:00Z Area golfers excel in junior event http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/area_golers_excel_in_junior_event/6752/ Beulah’s Jacob Harper won the 12-15 age division of the Auburn Junior Classic at Grand National this weekend as part of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour.

]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:56:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/area_golers_excel_in_junior_event/6752/#When:03:56:00Z ROBINSON COLUMN: ‘The King’s’ Hemi blew them away http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/robinson_column_the_kings_hemi_blew_them_away/6676/ Palm trees, their fronds laden with ice, rattled in the wind on this Feb. 23, 1964.

The breakers rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean seemed indifferent to the history about to be made at Daytona Beach.  This Sunday was “The Time of Richard Petty.”

]]> Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:07:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/robinson_column_the_kings_hemi_blew_them_away/6676/#When:05:07:00Z Local pair wins SJGT Four-Ball http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_pair_wins_sjgt_four_ball/6393/ Alex Barnes and Scott Strohmeyer, both of Auburn, claimed the 2008 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour Four-Ball Champioship with a 12-under par 132.

]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:49:01 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_pair_wins_sjgt_four_ball/6393/#When:04:49:01Z Saugahatchee’s King named top teacher http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/saugahatchees_king_named_top_teacher/6391/ ATLANTA — John King of Saugahatchee Country Club in Opelika was named one of the Top 50 Kids Teachers for 2007 by U.S. Kids Golf.

]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:43:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/saugahatchees_king_named_top_teacher/6391/#When:04:43:00Z SZVETITZ COLUMN: Business of recruiting too serious http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_column_business_of_recruiting_too_serious/6373/ And I’ve figured a few things out:

First, football recruiting, to some, is bigger than the actual season. Or so it would seem.

Second, it’s serious business. Seriously.

]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:37:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_column_business_of_recruiting_too_serious/6373/#When:05:37:00Z SZVETITZ: Sunday’s Super Bowl even better than chili dip http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_sundays_super_bowl_even_better_than_chili_dip/6115/ So, how good was Sunday’s Super Bowl?

]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:09:01 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_sundays_super_bowl_even_better_than_chili_dip/6115/#When:04:09:01Z Local star Umenyiora in big game http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_star_umenyiora_in_big_game/6013/ And now, that fresh-faced, new-to-the-game-of-football kid is a hardened NFL veteran preparing to play in his first Super Bowl with the New York Giants tonight against the New England Patriots. 

]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:23:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/local_star_umenyiora_in_big_game/6013/#When:04:23:00Z SZVETITZ COLUMN: Cheering for the (Giant) underdogs http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_column_cheering_for_the_giant_underdogs/6010/ But, today, in Super Bowl XLII, the Giants are my team. Really. No, really.

]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:18:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/szvetitz_column_cheering_for_the_giant_underdogs/6010/#When:04:18:00Z COTTRELL COLUMN: Don’t be a hero: Pick the Patriots http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/cottrell_column_dont_be_a_hero_pick_the_patriots/6009/ Plenty of damage has been done in the world of sports — and the world in general — by people talking themselves into things that sound implausible if you think about them for a second.

The examples are myriad (“Ohio State can beat LSU because Jim Tressel is better than Les Miles,” “Florida’s starters don’t have that extra gear to go back-to-back,” “We’ll be greeted as liberators.”), and none are better than the multitude of people trying to talk themselves into the Giants over the last two weeks.

]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:15:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/cottrell_column_dont_be_a_hero_pick_the_patriots/6009/#When:04:15:00Z Angry children’s public argument goes mostly unnoticed http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/angry_childrens_public_argument_goes_mostly_unnoticed/5484/ At Thursday’s campus debate at Auburn University, representatives from the College Republicans, College Democrats and College Libertarians took sides in preparation for the Feb. 5 primary. 

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:28:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/angry_childrens_public_argument_goes_mostly_unnoticed/5484/#When:21:28:00Z Brady practices in Patriots’ first Super Bowl session http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/brady_practices_in_patriots_first_super_bowl_session/5444/ PHOENIX - Looks like Tom Brady will be true to his word.
One day after promising his ankle injury wouldn’t keep him from preparing for and playing in the Super Bowl, Brady was back where he belongs Monday. He practiced with the New England Patriots for the first time since he was hurt against San Diego in the AFC championship game more than a week ago.

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:06:00 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/brady_practices_in_patriots_first_super_bowl_session/5444/#When:12:06:00Z ROBINSON: Still hard to believe The Bear is gone http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/robinson_still_hard_to_believe_the_bear_is_gone_01_26_08_oan/5751/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:01:03 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/robinson_still_hard_to_believe_the_bear_is_gone_01_26_08_oan/5751/#When:23:01:03Z Kennedy fishing for a million http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/kennedy_fishing_for_a_million_01_25_08_oan/5748/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:01:31 CDT http://www.oanow.com/oan/sports/local/article/kennedy_fishing_for_a_million_01_25_08_oan/5748/#When:23:01:31Z