What we're reading

Sports journalism pieces about current sports stories related to our area and state from other media outlets.

OpelikaObserver.com: Opelika varsity girls soccer continues to improve despite many injuries that have plagued the team all season. Head coach Jacklyn Button looks ahead to finishing area play and closing out the season. Full story here.

AL.com: Former West End High School and Tuskegee University tight end Justin Hannah took the head coaching position at Murphy High School following the departure of John McKenzie for Paul Bryant High in Tuscaloosa. Full story here.

OA News: Loachapoka baseball celebrated its late coach Jeff Klein earlier in the month nearly a year after he passed away from cancer. The school marked Thursday March 9, as Jeff Klein day. Full story here.

Al.com: Granger Shook is leaving his alma mater at Trinity Presbyterian, to become the new head coach at Pike Road View Full Story Here

Montgomery Advertiser: Alabama high school baseball rankings, according to ASWA poll. Full story here

From Staff Reports, The Auburn Advance