FIVE YEARS AGO
APRIL 20, 2006
“Sparta Academy’s baseball team collected a big win over Fort Dale Academy in Greenville last week. Members of the team are Tony Raines, J.R. Williams, Bracken Davis, Justin Webb, Eric Talbot, Cory Waters, Justin Sexton, Brian Bolton, J.T. Murphy, Myles Wiggins, Joey Hawsey, Hunter Hutcheson, Damon Godwin, Gaston Bozeman, Will Ivey, Justin Booker and head coach Daniel Wilson.”
“Sparta Academy senior Nicole Gilbert pitched her first no-hit, shutout last Thursday as the Lady Warriors swept a doubleheader from Fort Dale Academy in Greenville.
“Members of Sparta’s softball team are Victoria Walden, Rebecca Ostrom, Emsley Lambert, Nicole Gilbert, Whitley Roberts, Sarah Smith, Olivia Morrison, Jordan Anthony, Madie Black, Ashton Garner, Kara Layton, Deanna Covin and Mary Frances Floyd.”
“Hillcrest High School will wrap up its 2006 baseball season today when the team visits J.U. Blacksher High School at Uriah at 6 p.m. Hillcrest has had to play all its games on the road this season. Members of the team are Willie Rudolph manager, Eddie Bryder, Austin Jones, Keon McCaskey, Zan Nevlous, Jeremy Ealum, Ryan Moorer, coach Wendell Jackson, Neil Presley, Marc Barlow, John Dees, Jeffrey Howard, Jarrod Thomas, Drew Barlow and Heavy Richardson.”
20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 18, 1991
“Little League opens Saturday: The Evergreen Little League will open the 1991 season this Saturday at 4 p.m. After the introduction of coaches and players, each team will play a full game. This includes T-Ball, minor league and Little League. Please support these youth by your attendance. Games are scheduled for Monday and Friday nights beginning April 22 at 6 p.m.”
35 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1976
“Jim Ryan Jr. successfully defended his championship in the Evergreen Golf Club’s annual Spring Invitation Tournament Saturday. Ryan of Greenville’s golfing Ryans is congratulated by Tournament Chairman David T. Hyde Jr.”
“David Gorum and Paul Deason laid joint claim on this fine gobbler which they bagged Wednesday morning of last week in ‘Murder Creek Swamp.’ The Tom weighed 19 pounds, three ounces and had a nine-inch beard.”
“The recently organized Tri-County Aviation Club, Inc. met at its headquarters at Evergreen’s Middleton Field Airport on Sunday afternoon. Barbara Watson, secretary-treasurer, is sitting on the airplane and the men are George Simpson, instructor, Dan Champion, Jim Fields, advisor-member, David Ivey, first vice-president, Mark Bolton, Pete Wolff III, president and Gene Knapp. Other members not in the picture are James Gilmore, second vice-president, Bobby Johnson, Lee Smith, advisor-member, and associate members Ed Smith Sr. and David L. Burt Jr.”
Compiled by Sports Reporter Lee Peacock from past issues of The Evergreen Courant. To read The Courant’s weekly Sports Flashback feature online, visit leepeacock2010.blogspot.com.
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