Auburn High School’s football coaching search has been a quiet one over the last few weeks, but Auburn City Schools superintendent Cristen Herring offered an update on Tuesday.

Former Opelika High School football coach Brian Blackmon has a new job at the college level.

Auburn High guard Noah Warren came through for the Tigers on Wednesday, as he hit a buzzer-beating shot to take down Fairhope in double overtime and send Auburn to the state semis.

"We are going to build this program to be something that those boys and this community are going to be proud of. I can guarantee it."

The Lanett girls got the better of LaFayette on Thursday, as the Panthers surged ahead in the third quarter then held off a late Lady Bulldogs’ rally to secure a 53-47 victory.

Auburn City Schools officially hired Oxford head coach Keith Etheredge to the same position at a called school board meeting Friday afternoon. Etheredge replaces Adam Winegarden.

The Auburn High girls took over in the third quarter against Central-Phenix City on Wednesday on their way to a 52-39 victory. The win sends Auburn to the Class 7A state semifinals.

Eight local basketball teams are gearing up for regional finals. Four lteams are playing local rivals in Auburn High girls playing Central and Lanett girls facing LaFayette.

The Auburn High girls golf team won its season-opening tournament in Dothan on Monday, capturing the team title at the Talons Up tournament ho…

Antonial Ware and the Notasulga Blue Devils simply could not be stopped in the second half as Notasulga dominated in a 69-51 victory to push the team to the Class 1A state semis.