NINE YEARS AGO
FEB. 6, 2003
“The Sparta Academy Warriors basketball team finished their regular season as area champs and won the right to host the Class A Area Tournament. Members of the team are Patrick Cumagun, Tony Raines, Brandon Burleson, Cody Lowery, Will Ivey and Eric Talbot; Chris Garner, Perry Castleberry, Jeremy Anderson, Drew Davis, Josh Williams, Wiley Cobb, Paul Castleberry and Coach Russ Brown.”
“The Hillcrest varsity boys for the 2003 season enjoy a 24-6 record as they go into the area tournament this Sat., Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. against U.M.S.-Wright of Mobile. Coach Tommy Dukes and his team members are Rodricka Henry, Seneral Lee, Nicholas Williams, Bryan Boykins, Chris Hines, Chenson Griffin, Jerry Johnson, Destry Taylor and Arnold Hines.”
“The Hillcrest High School varsity girls team ended the regular season with a 19-6 record and are prepared for the area tournament beginning this Fri., Feb. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at Hillcrest with a game between Andalusia and UMS-Wright, followed by a 7 p.m. game when the Lady Jags will play Gulf Shores. Team members are LaWanda Mitchell, Andrell Baxter, Ebony Nelson and Monica Dean; Candi Jackson, Katie Fountain, Natalie Nelson, Stephanie Rudolph, Candice Mims, Raven Rudolph and Kailundra Rudolph. They are coached by Danny Covin.”
24 YEARS AGO
FEB. 4, 1988
“Marshall Middle School cheerleaders for 1987-88 are Michelle Covan, Phyllis Hall, Kim Ingram and Chandra Smith and Cassie Jenkins. Susan Brewton, Valerie Williams, Sharon Mitchell and Sponsor Tammy B. Newton are not pictured.”
“The basketball teams at Monroe Academy won three of four games played in Monroeville on Jan. 29, according to Sparta Sports Information Director Byron Warren Jr.
“Kim Searcy continued her assault on Sparta’s scoring records as she pumped 30 points through the nets to pace the Lady Warriors to an easy 51-38 win over the Lady Vols. Julie Johnson had 12 points, and Shawn Hammonds nine for Sparta.
“Sparta’s varsity Warriors were blasted 78-57 by Monroe. Brad Watts led Sparta with 19 points. Robbie Bolton had 14 points, Toby Baggett and Chris Davis, eight each, and Lee Wild and Kenny Bledsoe, four each.”
“Jeb Barron finished out the deer season in fine fashion by bagging this eight-point buck ‘in the woods.’ The rack had a 16-inch spread and the deer weighed 150 pounds.”
“David McCorvey bagged this big 209-pound buck recently. The deer’s eight-point antlers had a spread of 18 inches.”
“Last Wednesday afternoon was a good one for Robbie Moorer as he bagged this trophy 10-point, weighing 200 pounds and had a 19-inch spread. When asked where he killed the buck, he replied ‘in Murder Creek Swamp.’”
39 YEARS AGO
FEB. 1, 1973
“These Evergreen Aggies racked up three wins last week to run their season record to 23-0. Friday night they played Jackson in Jackson and will be at Castleberry Tuesday night. Next home game is T.R. Miller here Friday night, Feb. 6. Shown with the three trophies they have already won this year are Lemond Jones, David Thomas, David Carroll, Wavie Ausby, Cleve Fields and Eddie Stallworth and Coach Charles Branum, John Stallworth, Anthony Armstrong, Rueben Parrish, Chamberlain Green and Willie Locke.”
“Evergreen’s Wavie Ausby led the Aggies in scoring with 20 points in the final game of the South Alabama Conference tournament held at Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College in Andalusia. Winning all of their games in the tournament, the Evergreen team went on to win the SAC championship. The tournament games gave the Aggies a 20-0 record.”
“The Conecuh County High Junior Team of Castleberry is seeded first in the area tournament being played here Friday and Saturday night. The players are Larry Blackmon, Billy Sanders, Calvin Miniard and Eddie Garner; Melvin Moncrease, Leonard McGuire, Kenneth Gross and Sammy McCreary.”
“The five top junior teams in South Alabama will match up this Friday and Saturday night at Evergreen High School in the District 1, Area 2 state tournament. Castleberry’s Conecuh County High School squad will represent Conecuh County in the meet.”
54 YEARS AGO
FEB. 6, 1958
“The Eagles of CCTS fell victim to the Atmore five Friday, Jan. 31, and suffered their first loss at home for the season. This team was different from the other quints that the Eagles have met this season. Their starting five averaged 6-2 with no starter under 6-foot. They could all run and jump like gazelles and each was as deadly from 20-25 feet out as most high school players are shooting a crip shot. This perhaps accounts for their undefeated season of 8-0.”
“On Sat., Feb. 8, the Conecuh County Training School is serving as host to the annual Girls Invitational Basketball Tournament. This tournament will feature such outstanding teams as Lomax-Hannon of Greenville, who incidentally beat the CCTS state champions twice last season, Harper High of Clarke County, Union High of Monroeville, Beatrice of Monroe County, Camden Academy, McIntosh of Washington County, Atmore of Escambia County and of course the star studded CCTS Eaglettes and Westfield High, Birmingham.
“The Eaglettes will be putting their fine 7-1 record on the line.”
“There will be two basketball games on Mon., Feb. 10, at the CCTS gym beginning at 7:30 p.m., featuring four groups of teachers. Captains of the four teams are as follows: Miss Annis Brundidge, Mrs. Jessie Webb, Mr. George Armstrong and Mr. John Floyd. Come out and root for your favorite team. Adm. 25 cents. Sponsored by the Les Comrade Club.”
69 YEARS AGO
FEB. 4, 1943
“’WHO’S WHO’ ANNEX SCHOOL: Most Athletic, boy – Leon Wallace; Most Athletic, girl – Abye Stinson.”
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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