Opelika at Auburn — AHSAA Varsity Baseball

April 15, 2026

The Opelika Bulldogs traveled to face rival Auburn in an AHSAA varsity baseball matchup on April 15. The cross-town rivalry between the two Lee County schools remains one of the area’s most anticipated regular-season contests. Meanwhile, the Opelika softball team faced tough competition this week, including a road matchup against Central-Phenix City on April 16.

Source: AHS Mass Media (YouTube); SI.com High School Sports

From the Weekly Opelika News & Events Digest — April 13–19, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

Author: Jerry Katz

Jerry Katz is the creator of Opelika Daily News. A former broadcaster, he has been writing about Opelika for more than twenty years — first as a blogger, now as the one-person newsroom behind this site. He curates the region's local news daily, writes the Katz Ramblings column and the weekly From the Archives look-back, and maintains an archive of more than 3,200 posts reaching back to 2002. He lives in Opelika. Reach him at jerry@opelikadailynews.com. View all posts by Jerry Katz

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📅 This Week in Opelika

TodayOpelika Schools: Fall Break — no school · Opelika City Schools
Tomorrow14th Annual Senior Health and Resource Fair (free; ages 55+)8 a.m. · Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center
TomorrowSportsPlex Senior Health and Resource Fair8 a.m. · 1001 SportsPlex Parkway
TomorrowOpelika Zoning Board of Adjustment9 a.m. · City Hall
TomorrowBoard of Zoning Adjustments Meeting9 a.m. · 300 Martin Luther King Blvd
TomorrowOpelika Schools: Teacher flex day — students do not attend · Opelika City Schools
Wed, Oct 14Noon Tunes Concert Series: Chris McDaniel12 p.m. · Opelika

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Have an event? Email jerry@opelikadailynews.com.
Updated Oct 12, 2:31 p.m. · sources: City of Opelika calendar, CivicClerk