Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Aug. 2, 2012

FIVE YEARS AGO
AUG. 2, 2007

“Hillcrest adds new coaches: Hillcrest High School’s coaching staff has had growing pains over the summer with six new assistant coaches joining the Jaguars’ staff. The coaches are head coach Maurice Belser, James Thompson, Terry Gandy, Matt Blake, Clinton Smith, Jasen Craik, Jerrell Burns and Brandon Armstrong.”

“Sparta Academy opened its first fall football practice under the direction of new head coach Mike Sims Monday morning.
“Sims was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach in the middle of last season and led the Warriors through spring drills in May.
“Twenty-six of the Warriors’ 27 players in grades 8-12 attended the first practice of the 2007 season.
“Sims said that the team’s depth in the offensive and defensive lines has improved.
“Linemen returning include the Cinereski brothers, Chris and Kyle. Both are seniors and Chris is the biggest at 6-5, 280. Kyle checks in at 6-feet, 260.”

“Expectations of improving on last year’s 0-10 season are running high but Hillcrest High School’s Jaguars are still a young team with just seven seniors on this year’s team.
“Head coach Maurice Belser, who is starting his second season, said having been able to oversee the Jaguars’ program for a full year and through the summer workouts has been an advantage he did not have going into the 2006 season.”

20 YEARS AGO
AUG. 6, 1992

“The 8th Annual Bill McGehee Junior Invitational Golf Tournament was played July 14, 1992 at the Evergreen Golf Club. Winners in the 13-14 age group were Walton Hickman of Greenville, third, and Kyle Boatwright of Andalusia, first. Pictured with the boys is Nell Stuart, Tournament Director. (Wade Warren of Birmingham finished second.)
“Evergreen City Council members decided to wait for a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Committee after a request was made for a $3,000 donation to the Evergreen Little League program.
“Representing the youth baseball leagues, Artie Wright told the council members that additional funding was needed because of the increased number of players and the need to equip three planned new teams for the 1993 season.
“During the 1992 season, each of the four teams in the three divisions had a minimum of 15 players. Because of the lack of funding, minor league and T-ball teams were not able to be fully uniformed. Also, older equipment was used by the players.
“Wright said all indications are that the same situation will be the case during the 1993 season unless additional funding is received.
“Councilman Jerry Caylor, himself a minor league coach, echoed the sentiments of the Little League representative by saying that the leagues have outgrown the number of teams and that new teams would have to be formed in each age division.”

35 YEARS AGO
AUG. 4, 1977

“Go Boosters Go! Set Aug. 20 in Castleberry: On Aug. 20 the Conecuh County High School Quarterback Club will sponsor GO BOOSTERS GO!! This event is patterned after ABC TV’s ‘Almost Anything Goes.’ There will be eight laugh-filled events with four very surprising teams competing.
“The real surprise will be next week when you read The Evergreen Courant to see who the team members will be.
“Advance tickets will be sold at Wayne’s Parts Supply by Mrs. Faye Smith and at The Conecuh County Bank by Mrs. Vivian Reed. Advance ticket prices will be $2 for adults and $1.50 for students.
“Remember to keep 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at M.C. Thomasson Stadium, Castleberry, in mind and plan to attend for an evening of good entertainment and LOTS of FUN!!”

“Our ‘Yard Apes’ trounce Auburn at Rugby 34-0” by Jim Andrews – “The Evergreen Rugby Team beat Auburn in their last match at Auburn, 34-0.
“Auburn was no competition for the much improved Evergreen Club as the ‘Greentown Yard Apes’ (as we are known statewide) scored almost at will.
“Bruce Hutcheson caused a lot of excitement as he scored twice. In doing so, he was constantly running from one side of the field to the other with (Rick) Tehliard and his buddies in hot pursuit. Darwin Cook also scored two trys, but there was nothing spectacular about either one of them.”

50 YEARS AGO
AUG. 2, 1962

“LYEFFION FOOTBALL: Coach Shirley Frazier announces that there will be a meeting of all boys who are interested in playing football at Lyeffion High School on Friday night, Aug. 3, at six o’clock. It is important that everyone attend this meeting.”

“EVERGREEN SENIOR LEAGUE: Sr. League All-Star Game: The Braves-Indians scored a run in the bottom of the night on a single by Johnny Brown of the Braves to down the Tigers-Pirates, 6-5, in the Senior League All-Star Game Monday night.
“Triples by Scott Cook of the Pirates and Mitch Kilpatrick of the Tigers in the first gave the losers a lead they kept until the fifth when the victors tied it at 3-3 on a double by Johnny Brown and a single by the Indians’ Stan Coker.
“The winners grabbed a 5-4 edge in the eighth on a single by Jimmy Ellis of the Indians, a double by Terry Coleman of the Braves and a single by the Braves’ Ronnie Jackson.
“A walk to Pirate Robert Rigsby, a sacrifice bunt by Tiger Joe Sasser, and a triple by Cook tied the score at 5-5 in the top of the ninth. Cook was thrown out while trying to stretch his tripled into a homer.
“Jackson and Steve Baggett of the Pirates were the winning and losing pitchers, respectively. Indian Paul Deason was on the mound before Jackson for the winners while Mike Fields and Bubba Faulkner, both of the Tigers, preceded Baggett to the mound for the Tigers-Pirates.”

65 YEARS AGO
AUG. 7, 1947

“Greenies Continue Lead, Down Atmore, Flomaton” by John Law Robinson – “The Evergreen Greenies continued to set the pace in the Tri-County League race with double wins over Atmore and Flomaton last week.
“Edsel Johnson continued to set the pace in the hitting department with an average of .433, followed by Ottis Johnson (.406) and (James) Carpenter (.383). Johnson also took over the runs-batted-in lead with a high of 23 followed by Harper with 21, and stole his eleventh base of the season to pace the base runners in this department.”

“R.E. Ivey was the Grand Champion of Evergreen’s first and very successful swimming carnival. Ivey took first place honors in four diving events and swam with the winning team in the Medley Race to compile his points. Wayne Douglas and John Logue were his nearest rivals.
“The largest crowd ever assembled at Binion’s Pool enjoyed the colorful attractions of the swimming and diving events.
“The results by age groups follow:
“Thirteen Years and Under: Swimming – Free Style, Wayne Douglas; Back Stroke, Wayne Douglas; Breast Stroke, Wayne Douglas; ‘T’ Shirt Relay, Calvin Logue, Pace Bozeman, Shirley Frazier and Sammy Robison. Diving – Running Front, Calvin Logue; Swan, Billy Lewis; Diver’s Choice, Wayne Douglas.
“Sixteen Years and Under: Swimming – Free Style, Billy Mudge Lee; Back Stroke, Bert Gaston; Breat Stroke, Billy Mudge Lee; ‘T’ Shirt Relay, John Logue, Pace Bozeman, Jeff Moorer and Billy Mudge Lee. Diving – Running Front Dive, John Logue; Swan Dive, John Logue; Diver’s Choice, Billy Lee.”

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