ONE YEAR AGO
DEC. 25, 2014
Nared named 2014 Sportsman of the Year: This week The
Courant has selected Tuskegee University quarterback Justin Nared, a native of
Evergreen, as the newspaper’s seventh annual Sportsman of the Year.
During his senior season at Tuskegee, Nared led the
Golden Tigers to a 9-3 overall record, the 2014 Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference Football Championship and an appearance in the Division II
playoffs.
Nared started or played in all 12 of Tuskegee’s games
this year and had a hand in 10 touchdowns, the most of any quarterback on the
team. He finished the season with 67 pass completions for 1,178 total yards and
eight touchdowns. He also ran the ball 35 times for a 93-yard gain and two touchdowns.
Sparta Academy’s varsity girls basketball team finished
third in the Fort Dale Academy Christmas Tournament by beating Fort Dale,
44-43, Saturday afternoon in Greenville.
Reagan Wild led Sparta over Fort Dale with 13 points, two
assists and a steal. (Other standout Sparta players in that game included Emily
Deason, Alex Etheridge, Lisa Smith, Amber Kirksey, Ashley Riley, Abby Dunn,
Lauryn Bolton, Maggie Brock, Emily Rodgers and Jayden McKeough.)
Hillcrest High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved
to 10-1 on the season during the past week after beating Sidney Lanier and
Fruitdale in games played in Evergreen.
Hillcrest beat Lanier, 67-55, Monday of last week, and
the Jags downed Fruitdale, 65-42, on Friday night.
Sparta Academy’s varsity boys basketball team picked up
its eighth win of the season last Thursday night by downing region opponent
Patrician Academy, 87-86, in overtime in Butler.
Zane Lambert led Sparta with 20 points, a rebound, four
steals and an assist.
(Other standout Sparta players in that game included
Taylor Chavers, Stone Riley, Nathan Pipkin, Griffin Weaver, Hunter Bolton,
Tanner Bledsoe, Dakota Stokes.)
Hillcrest High School’s girls basketball team improved to
6-3 on the season during the past week thanks to double digit wins over Sidney
Lanier and Central-Hayneville.
The Lady Jags beat Sidney Lanier, 58-23, Monday of last
week in Evergreen and followed that with a 53-20 win over Central-Hayneville in
Evergreen.
In the win over Sidney Lanier, Tyesha Rudolph led
Hillcrest with 20 points, and Naajah Richardson followed with eight points.
Alexis Holley and Cassie Riley finished the game with six points each.
(Other standout Hillcrest players in that game included
Shanaya Grace, Destiny Simpson, Tyranesha Dukes and Temeisha Dees.)
16 YEARS AGO
DEC. 30, 1999
Jared Stacey, 18, killed this
buck in the Springhill community near Repton on Nov. 24. The buck weighed 235
pounds, had 10 points, 22-1/2 inch inside spread and 24-inch outside.
JV Lady Warriors win Escambia
Tournament: On Sat., Dec. 11, 1999 the Sparta Academy JV Lady Warriors traveled
to Canoe and participated in the Escambia Academy JV Tournament. In their first
game the JV Lady Warriors defeated Escambia Academy, 32-17. Katie Etheridge was
the leading scorer for the JV Lady Warriors with 16 points. Also putting points
on the board were Susan Ivey with nine points, Anna Aman with three points,
Jessie Armuelles and Callie Ezell with two points each.
In the championship game, the
Sparta JV Lady Warriors defeated the Monroe Academy JV Lady Vols, 28-19. The
leading scorer for the JV Lady Warriors was Katie Etheridge with 18 points.
Also scoring were Anna Aman with seven points, Callie Ezell with two points and
Jessie Armuelles with one point.
Named to the All Tournament
Team were Callie Ezell and Susan Ivey. Katie Etheridge was named tournament
Most Valuable Player.
31 YEARS AGO
DEC. 27, 1984
Sparta Academy hosts
tournament: Sparta Academy will host a Tournament of Champions Dec. 27, 28 and
29 in the school gymnatorium.
Teams in the girls division
are: Sparta-Evergreen, Jackson-Jackson, Wilcox-Camden, Pike-Troy,
Woodland-Phenix City. Teams in the boys division are: Minor-Birmingham,
Pike-Troy, Lakeside-Eufaula, Woodland-Phenix City, Edgewood-Elmore,
Wilcox-Camden, Jackson-Jackson, Sparta-Evergreen.
Terry Brooks of Loango killed
this trophy buck Dec. 10 in Conecuh County. The deer had 15 points and weighed
200 pounds.
Gerald W. Rolling killed this
fine, seven-point buck in Conecuh County. It weighed 185 pounds. The head was
of a seven-point, 150-pound deer killed by Tommy Hall in Butler County.
Frank Lee Porter killed this
four-point buck Thursday with help from his son, Frank Cortez, and dog, Dusty.
LOST!!! Male Treeing Walker –
Tattoo in Ear – J R W – REWARD!!! $100 Being Offered – Call or See Leon Adams
or Butch Adams.
61 YEARS AGO
DEC. 30, 1954
“Aggies Host To Strong Murphy
High Tuesday: The strong Murphy High Panthers of Mobile invade Evergreen’s
Memorial Gym for a pair of games with the Aggies here Tuesday night. This will
be the first game for Evergreen after nearly a three-week layoff for Christmas
holidays.
The Murphy team is always a
power in the first district, usually battling it out with McGill, another
Mobile team for the district championship. They are led by high-scoring Bobby
Jackson, an all-state selection in football at quarterback. The Panthers will
be a decided favorite over the Aggies as they are fielding one of their best
teams in recent years.
Coach Hart’s Aggies are led
by high-scoring center, Randy White, who is averaging better than 21 points per
game in the Aggies first three games. Evergreen looked slow in their opening
battle with Georgiana, but came back strong to take impressive victories over
T.R. Miller and Repton in their next two games before the holidays.
One of the largest crowds of
the season is expected to be on hand for the battle. The B team game will start
at 7 p.m.
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