19 YEARS AGO
MAY 27, 1993
“OPEN HORSE SHOW: The Blue Ribbon Saddle Club is sponsoring an Open Horse Show Sat., June 19, 3 p.m. at the R.P. Shelley Arena, Hwy. 84 West, Andalusia, Ala.
“Classes include: Halter, Pleasure, Gaited, Timed events, Saddle Horse, Pee Wee and Walking Horse. Everyone is welcome.”
“EVERGREEN TINY MITE & PEE WEE CHEERLEADERS: Evergreen Tiny Mite and Pee Wee Jaguar Cheerleader sign-up will be held Sat., May 29, at the Carver Recreation Center from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. There will be a $10 sign-up fee.”
34 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1978
“Sparta Academy athletes are recognized: Girl and boy athletes of Sparta Academy were honored at the Sparta Quarterback Club’s annual Athletic Banquet held in the school gymnatorium on Thursday night.
“Wayne Frazier, an all-everything at Evergreen High School and former star football player at Auburn University and for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers of the NFL, was the principal speaker. Wayne, who played in the Super Bowl with the Chiefs, now lives in Brewton.
“The Jerry Peacock Memorial Trophy was presented for the first time at the banquet with the honor going to Gray Stevens. The Trophy is given by the Class of 1977 in memory of their late classmate, who was an outstanding athlete and student and drowned in a tragic accident last year.
“The Class of 1977 has provided a big, handsome trophy which will remain at the school with the name of the athlete winning the honor to be engraved on it each year. The Jerry Peacock Memorial Trophy is awarded to a senior, male athlete who has been outstanding in football, basketball and baseball and is selected the most outstanding by the votes of the athletes participating in those sports.
“Athletes recognized in the various sports were: Girls Basketball: Best Defensive Player, Sharon Johnson; Best Offensive Player, Angie Driver; Best Free Throw Shooter, Michell Joyner; and Most Valuable Player, Mary Claire Robinson. Girls Softball: Hustler, Rosemary Ralls; Best Batting Average, Missy Thacker; and Most Valuable Player, Mary Claire Robinson.
“Football: Best Offensive Lineman, Harry Crabtree; Best Defensive Lineman, Greg Anthony; Best Offensive Back, Ronny McKenzie; and Best Defensive Back, Johnny Ralls.
“Basketball: Most Valuable Player, Gray Stevens; Best Rebounder, Tony Raines; Best Scorer, Terry Peacock; and Best Free Throw Percentage, Stevens.
“Recognized for winning All District Honors were: football, Harry Crabtree and David Sabino; basketball, Gray Stevens; and baseball, Terry Peacock."
“Tony Rogers, outstanding quarterback for the Evergreen High School Aggies, signs a full grant-in-aid scholarship to Livingston State University as his high school coach, Charles Branum, looks on. Rogers was an outstanding passer and runner for the Aggies.”
49 YEARS AGO
MAY 23, 1963
“Aggie Baseballers Given Player Awards: The Evergreen Aggies have selected the winners of the baseball team’s three awards for the 1963 season, Coach Henry Allmon announced this week.
“Selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player was Jimmy Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Weaver. The first member of the Evergreen Baseball Hall of Fame is Donnie Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Jones. The winner of the Batting Championship Trophy is Sid Lambert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lambert, with an average of .370. Lambert barely edged out Weaver, who hit .367. Weaver and Jones were chosen by a vote by the team. Jones is a senior and both Lambert and Weaver are juniors.”
“Two Local Players in All-Star Game: Jimmy Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Weaver, and Sid Lambert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lambert, participated in the 1963 East-West High School All-Star Game on Thurs., May 16, at Patterson Field in Montgomery.
“Lambert and Weaver played for the West squad which emerged victorious, 5-2. Weaver pitched for the last three innings, surrendering two runs and three hits. He doubled in his only appearance at the plate. Lambert caught for six innings and batted twice, but failed to get a hit.”
“The Evergreen Aggies wound up their baseball season in Red Level Wednesday afternoon with an 11-5 victory over the host Tigers to give them an 8-5 record for the season. The game ended on a sour note however, as Aggie rightfielder Donnie Jones ran into a light pole while chasing a fly ball and had to be taken to the Conecuh County Hospital in Evergreen.”
64 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1948
“AGGIES PLAY INTRA-SQUAD GAME MONDAY NIGHT by John Law Robinson: The first annual Green and White football game will be held at Brooks Stadium Monday night at 8 p.m. Preceding the varsity contest, a Green and White Junior game will be played.
“The Greens, have a slight weight advantage over the Whites in both the line and backfield. The Green line will be about four pounds heavier per man and the line will outweigh the White forward wall by approximately three pounds per man.
“Leading the Greens’ offensive attack will be Co-Captain John Green Ralls, who will be running from the tailback position for the first time. Little Mudge Lee will be handling the ball from the quarterback slot and hard-running Nick Stallworth has been shifted from end to wingback. At fullback, the Greenies have Jeff Moorer, who also backs up the line on defense.
“Co-Captain Sammy Hanks heads a forward wall of seven experienced linemen, six having earned their monograms. Hanks and Max Pope will start at the tackle posts while Dean Shaver and Donald Wiggins, both former backfield men, will open at guards. Dudley Bartlett will open at center and will back up the line along with Jeff Moorer on defense. Benton Carpenter and Pete White, a pair of pass-snagging ends, will start, at those positions.”
79 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1933
“The Evergreen colored baseball team played Brewton last Monday, losing 2-0. A small, black, left-handed flinger from Brewton, who threw sweeping curve balls interspersed with a high ‘hard one,’ kept such redoubtable sluggers as Wilson Cross, Willie Lloyd and Sim Brown at bay throughout the game.
“Evergreen will go to Andalusia to play the team representing that city on next Mon., May 29. The local team defeated Andalusia here last week, and it is expected a large crowd of colored fans will accompany the team there for the game.”
“Locals Win Thursday; Lose Sunday: Evergreen broke even in last week’s baseball play, winning one from Luverne and losing one on Sunday to Ft. Deposit, the latter affair being ‘one of this things’ – weird in every respect of the word. Fielding, umpiring and base-running was of the fanatical kind.
“Paced by Joe Hagood, slugging third baseman, Evergreen defeated Luverne last Thursday, 11-10, at Gantt Field. Hagood slammed out two doubles to right field, lacing one over Stringer’s head and dragging the second over first base and down the foul line to the right field fence. Skeeter Amos, local centerfielder, banged out a three-base clout to the same territory to account for the third extra-base hit by the local club.
“As the score indicates, the game was a slugfest from beginning to end, Evergreen using two hurlers, while Luverne used only one pitcher, in a losing way. Bradley, Luverne outfielder, hit a double and a triple, to lead his team at bat.”
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