With plenty of inexperience and players from the football team just added to the mix, the Auburn High basketball team will spend the next few weeks working to forge an identity before region play begins in January. 

This week's River Bank & Trust Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Tyler Tanaka, a senior on the Tigers' wrestling team.

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Olivia Porter, a sophomore on the Tigers' basketball team.

The Auburn High defense has pitched two shutouts in the first two rounds of the playoffs in a 33-0 win over Murphy and last week's 26-0 blanking of McGill-Toolen. 

This week's River Bank & Trust Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Trevor Mashburn, a senior on the Tigers' basketball team.

The Auburn High football team will try to take its first step toward a state championship Friday when the Tigers host Murphy in the first round of the 7A football playoffs at 7 p.m. 

This week's Auburn Villager Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Karston Schutt, a senior on the Tigers' volleyball team.

This Week's Auburn Villager Athlete of the Week is Hallie Stewart, a senior who runs on the Tigers' cross-country team. 

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High junior Aubrey Lake, who runs on the Tigers' cross-country team.

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High senior Paxton Gordon, who plays fullback on the Tigers' football team.

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High senior Gracie Booher, who runs cross-country for the Tigers.

The Auburn High football team will try to build on the momentum of last week's critical region win when they host Minor for homecoming on Friday. 

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High junior Claire Coleman, who plays on the Tigers' volleyball team. 

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High junior Jazavion Ray, a wide receiver on the Tigers' football team. 

The Auburn High football team will try to carry the momentum forward from its 44-0 shutdown of Enterprise last week when the Tigers host regional foe Lee on Friday. 

Auburn Villager: How did you get your start running cross-country?

During the 2019 football season, The Villager will run comments from a focus group on results of the previous Auburn University game and a prognostication for the upcoming game. We’ve collectively labeled the group, Panel of Wanna-Be Experts, or POWE! for short.

After making easy work of Wilcox Central 48-0 last weekend, the Auburn High football team will enter into a much-tougher test on Friday when it travels to face Opelika in the annual showdown between the two rivals. 

The Auburn High football team will start its preparations for another grueling march through perhaps the toughest regions in 7A football on Monday with the start of fall camp. 

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Morgan Jones, a sophomore on the Tigers' golf team. 

This week's Athlete of the Week is Hannah Biglow, a senior on the Auburn High soccer team

This week's Athlete of the Week is Shanna Esters, a junior on the Auburn High track and field team.

The Auburn High baseball team will try to keep the hope of a second-straight state title alive when the Tigers travel south to face Baker on Friday in the second round of the 7A State Baseball Championship. 

The Auburn High baseball team will try to take its first step toward a second-straight state title on Friday when they host Enterprise in the first round of the 7A state baseball playoffs. 

This week's Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Mackenzie Jordan, a senior on the Tigers' softball team.

The Athlete of the Week is Auburn High's Kate Grisham, a senior on the Tigers' soccer team

This week's athlete of the week is Auburn High's Parker Davis, a senior on the Tigers' golf team.

In the spotlight is Auburn High's Tanner Debardelaben, a sophomore on the Tigers' varsity tennis team.

In the spotlight is Auburn High's Elisabeth Preus, a senior golfer for the Tigers.

In the spotlight is Auburn High's Salter Greene, a senior pitcher and outfielder on the Tigers' baseball team.

In the spotlight is Auburn High's Liam Weikart, a senior on the Tigers' varsity soccer team.

In the spotlight is Auburn High's Suma Ejantkar, a senior on the Tigers' girls tennis team.

In the spotlight is Auburn High's Tate Ogburn, a senior runner of the Tigers' cross-country and track teams.

In the spotlight is Auburn High senior Madison Morgan, who pitches and plays first base on the softball team.

In the spotlight this week is Auburn High's Dylan Pearson, a junior wrestler for the Tigers.

In the spotlight this week is Auburn High's Sara Strohmeyer, a senior shooting guard on the Tigers' basketball team

Growing up in Auburn, new Auburn City Schools Athletic Director Dan Norton’s excitement for his new position is understandable.

In the spotlight this week is Auburn High student-athlete Reagan McCall, a senior runner on the Tigers' track team.

In the spotlight this week is student-athlete Caleb Kariuki, a senior post player on the Auburn High basketball team.

With his players’ ears perked, eyes attentive and minds ready to learn, head coach Courtney Pritchett guides the team through footage from previous games. His comments are both stern and supportive, his basketball knowledge, extensive and obvious. 

In the spotlight this week is student-athlete Houlton Moates, a senior on the Auburn High wrestling team

After edging out Smiths Station to pick up its first area win, the Auburn High boys basketball team has turned its attention to "that monster coming up Friday."

The Auburn High basketball team will host rival Opelika on Friday after picking up valuable experience in a pair of holiday tournaments featuring strong fields

In the spotlight this week is student-athlete Casey Core Kim, a senior center on the Auburn High basketball team

The Auburn High boys basketball team will continue to experiment with lineups and rotations when it hits the road for two holiday tournaments this week. 

In the spotlight this week is student-athlete Jay Dye, a senior guard on the Auburn High basketball team.

In the spotlight this week is student-athlete Seokmin Kim, a senior on the Auburn High bowling team