TWO YEARS AGO
MARCH 25, 2010
“The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors varsity and junior varsity softball squads recorded their first wins of the season last Friday in Jackson against the Lady Eagles of Jackson Academy.
“Miranda Smith took the win on the mound going seven innings while giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits, striking out five and walking one. Sally Matlock went two for three with a double, two runs scored and an RBI.”
“The Hillcrest Lady Jaguars record improved to 4-6 after last week’s play, including a 3-0 win over W.S. Neal in Brewton.
“Victoria Walden, coming off an injury, pitched a complete game against Neal on Thursday. Walden also added a hit during the game to contribute to the Lady Jags win.
“T’kiya Pittman had one hit, one RBI and scored one run in the Neal effort.”
“Kyantrae Lewis banded out two doubles and scored to lead the Hillcrest High School Jaguars in scoring in their game last Thursday, March 18, against the Monroe County High School Tigers.
“Trey Salter also had two doubles for the Jags and scored two runs. Justin Nared had one double and scored a run, and Quentin Simpson had one hit and scored one run.
“Simpson started the game for the Jags and pitched into the fourth inning. He racked up three strike outs in his pitching efforts.
“Tevin Buchanan came in to relieve Simpson and closed out the game with four strike outs.”
17 YEARS AGO
MARCH 23, 1995
“Coach Richard Brown of Evergreen was recently inducted into the Florida Community College Basketball Hall of Fame.
“Coach Brown served seven years at North Florida Junior College as Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Coach.
“His team averaged over 100 points per game for seven consecutive years (before three-point play). His team was No. 1 in the nation offensively, averaging 114.9 points per game. His 1972 team set a national all-time scoring record, averaging 115.3 points per game, which still stands. Offensively, his team was nationally ranked No. 2 for two seasons, No. 3 for one season and No. 4 and No. 5 for one season.
“Brown was named Florida Junior College Coach of the Year (Men) in 1966. He later took his expertise to the Alabama Southern Community College women’s program in Monroeville, where he earned state Coach of the Year honors in 1990, Southern Division.
“His women’s team was third in the nation offensively, averaging 96.3 points per game in 1990. Ninety-six percent of his college players graduated, 53 of his high school and junior college players went to 33 four-year colleges on scholarship, and 29 former players went into coaching in seven different states.
“Brown has also coached on the high school level at Madison, Lee and Sparta Academy. He was Coach of the Year in three sports in Alabama and Florida at the Conference-Division level (football, basketball and track in high school). He has had two state championships in track, in 1976 and 1977, while coaching the Sparta Academy girls track team.”
32 YEARS AGO
MARCH 27, 1980
“Charles Kast was among the turkey hunters who managed to get a gobbler on the opening day of the season, March 20. This trophy ‘Tom’ weighed 18 pounds and had a 10-1/4 inch beard.”
“Ezra Dees has to go to work early at Vanity Fair in Monroeville, but that didn’t keep the veteran turkey hunter from killing this gobbler last Thursday, the opening day of the season. This ‘Tom’ weighed 17 pounds and had a nine-inch beard.”
“Glen Wilson of McKenzie said he didn’t want his friend Edgar Tatum to get ‘bid-headed’ about winning a field trial event, so he brought his female pointer, ‘Mitchell’s Dixie Bell,’ by to have her picture made. Glen’s ‘Dixie Bell’ won first place in the Northwest Florida Pointer and Setter Club’s Field Trials held March 15 and 16 at the Blackwater State Field Trial Area in Munson, Fla. .There were 53 pointers and setters competing.”
“Terry Frierson got the jump on his friend, Eddie Salter, when he bagged this fine gobbler last Thursday, first day of the season. The ‘Tom’ weighed 17-7/8 pounds and had a 9-1/2 inch beard.”
“There will be an organizational meeting of the Evergreen Junior Baseball League on Monday night, March 31, at seven o’clock at the Evergreen City Hall. All persons interested in helping with the baseball program for youngsters as coaches, managers, umpires, etc. are asked to attend the meeting.”
47 YEARS AGO
MARCH 25, 1965
“John Lowrey holds the trophy he was presented recently as the outstanding back on the Bibb County High School of Centreville team in 1964. The selection was made by the Bibb County Quarterback Club. John started his successful football career as an Evergreen Aggie before his parents moved to Centreville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F.B. Lowrey Jr. (Buck and Betty).”
“The Evergreen High football stars have linked grant-in-aids with the University of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn. Alvin Dees and Scott Cook have accepted one-year grants with Coach Scrappy Moore’s Mocassins.
“Cook was the starting quarterback with the Aggies for three years. His play his senior season was limited due to a knee injury suffered early in the season.
“Dees was the outstanding lineman on the local club for the past two seasons. He earned a first team berth on the Birmingham Post’s AA All-State squad in 1963 and 1964. He played tackle and linebacker and was in on most of the tackles for the Aggies.
“The two players and Coach John Law Robinson went to Chattanooga over the weekend, where they boys were signed after a tryout.”
“The beautiful, pine tree-lined fairways of the Evergreen Golf Club will once again be the site of one of South Alabama’s more popular one-day invitational tournaments on Thurs., April 8.
“Some of the area’s better golfers are expected to be here to seek the championship.”
62 YEARS AGO
MARCH 23, 1950
“J.B. Andrews Kills Big Turkey Wednesday: J.B. Andrews, local jeweler, brought home a large turkey Wednesday morning. The gobbler, which Mr. Andrews states never did gobble, weighed 17 pounds and had an 11-inch beard. This was the first turkey to be killed in the county that The Courant has heard of, and it was a nice one.
“Mr. Andrews brought his turkey by The Courant office about 8:30 Wednesday morning. He said that he killed one about the same size last Spring.”
“The Evergreen High School Aggies entered their final week of spring football practice yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon with a heavy scrimmage session. There were about 28 boys on hand going through the spirited ‘knocking’ session.
“Coach Wendell Hart had two backfield units working. One, which may be the starting four next year, had Gillis (Red) Morgan at quarter, Billy Mudge Lee at left half, Ed Hooks at fullback and Bobby (Pistol Pete) Wells and Donahue Edson alternating at right half. The other group had Morgan at quarter, Shirley Frazier at left half, Ward Alexander at full and Gwyn Daniels and John Henry (Gone With The Wind) Brantley alternating at right half.
“Up front Coach John Lockwood had about settled on a group of starters with Capt. Jeff Moorer anchoring the middle at center. Max Pope and Shelton Craig are at the guards and Douglas Potts and Jack Robinson at the tackles. Franklin Williamson had one end and Cleve Robinson and William Stewart are still fighting for the other.”
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