14 YEARS AGO
APRIL 24, 1997
“Track meet held recently at Monroe: Results of the Monroe County track meet held Tues., April 18, 1997 were as follows:
“Team results: Girls: Coffeeville, 54 points, first place; Hillcrest, 45 points, second place…
“Boys: T.R. Miller, 106 points, first place; Hillcrest, 20 points, second place…
“Individual results:
“3200 m: Jason Johnson, fifth place.
“400 m relay: Kristie Merrills, Elena King, Willene Cook and Stephanie Rogers, first place; Tim George, Ryan Meeks, Tyrone Presley and Roderick Rogers, second place.
“3200 m relay: ShuRhonda Bradley, Teresa McMillian, Willene Cook and Denise Mitchell, first place; Robert Johnson, Derrick Lyons, James Hall and Kelvin Fluker, third place.
“400 m relay: Willene Cook, third place; Marie Batchen, fifth place; April Canty, sixth place.
“100 m: Elena King, first place; Tyrone Presley, fifth place.
“800 m: Willene Cook, third place; Teresa McMillian, fourth place.
“200 m: Elena King, third place; Tyrone Presley, fifth place.
“1600 m: Willene Cook, April Canty, Kristie Merrills and Denise Mitchell, second place; Derrick Lyons, Allen Marshall, James Hall and Tim George, second place.”
29 YEARS AGO
APRIL 22, 1982
“Warriors win one, lose one: The Sparta Academy Warriors ‘batted .500’ last week, winning one and losing one, according to Sports Information Director Byron Warren Jr.
“Sparta beat South Butler, 12-2, on April 13 behind the four-hit pitching of Joe McInvale and a 10-hit assault led by Mike Mixon with three hits and Ed Carrier with two.
“Thursday of last week the Warriors proved generous hosts as the pitchers gave up 13 hits and the fielders committed four errors in a 11-3 loss to Escambia Academy of Atmore. Mike Mixon got credit for the loss, but joined Joe McInvale in collecting two hits to account for over half of Sparta’s seven-hit attack.
“Russ Raines is hitting .429 and Mike Mixon .425 to lead the Warriors in batting averages. Ed Carrier is hitting .367, Chris Blatz .310 and Joe McInvale .308.”
“Bill Seales (retired from everything but fun) of Castleberry says real wild turkey hunters don’t get older, they just get better. He killed this fine 17-pounder, 9-1/2 inch beard and 1/2-inch spurs on Friday.”
59 YEARS AGO
APRIL 24, 1952
“Bermuda Bears Edge Castleberry 7 to 6: The Bermuda Bears edged the Castleberry nine 7 to 6 Sunday afternoon at Bermuda in a Conecuh Amateur League opener. Carl Watson with two hits, one a triple, paced Bermuda’s 17-hit barrage. Pitcher Allen Thompson also had three safe knocks.
“Frank Shields, Lee Owen Dees and Gandy with two hits each topped the Castleberry batters. One of Gandy’s knocks was a homer.
“The Castleberry battery was J.W. Windham, pitcher, and Ralph Graddy, catcher. The winning Bermuda battery was Thompson and G.W. Watson.”
“The Centerville Rookies blasted Loree’s Dollies 20 to 1 Sunday afternoon in Brooks Stadium in Evergreen as they open the 1952 season behind some of the most amazing pitching ever served up in South Alabama. George ‘One-Man Team’ Gaston struck out 22 batters and was credited with four assists to have a personal hand in all but one out in the regulation, nine-inning game.
“Gaston scattered seven hits and walked only one Dollie. Statisticians are searching the records and old timers are scratching their heads trying to remember, has this pitching performance ever been topped in Conecuh County?”
74 YEARS AGO
APRIL 22, 1937
From news from Evergreen High School – “Tuesday morning we were very glad to have ‘Shorty’ Propst, a former Alabama football star, visit us. Coach Propst was in search of future football material for Memphis college.”
“Bulldogs Lose to Georgiana, 14 to 4: Georgiana High defeated the Evergreen Hi Bulldogs last Friday afternoon by a score of 14 to 4 on the Georgiana diamond.
“Jim Lane, starting Bulldog hurler, was wild and inefficient, and his mates’ bobbles added to the rout of the locals.”
“Robert Kendall Jr. of Evergreen resigned as president of the new Interstate Baseball League at a meeting held in Brewton last night, being succeeded by James McCurdy Jr. of Flomaton.
“C.R. James of Evergreen was elected league statistician, and William N. McGehee treasurer at Wednesday night’s meeting.
“Practice sessions by the local club are to be held beginning late this week at Gantt Field and all residents of Conecuh County who desire to participate in baseball this summer are urged to contact Mack Binion Jr. or Cumbie Snowden, so that the roster may be prepared in time for submission to the league office.”
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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