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| Neville's 1970 Topps football card |
MARCH 20, 1986
“Lady Warriors had great season: Teamwork was responsible for the great success enjoyed this past basketball season by the Lady Warriors of Sparta Academy, according to Coach Robert Cumbie. The Lady Warriors finished second in the state in Class A Division of the APSA and had a record of 22 wins and eight losses.
“Individual figures for the players, listing points scored, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and steals, in that order, follow:
“Leah Carrier, senior, 233, 76, 127 and 81; Tracy Holmes, senior, 339, 40, 63 and 149; Carol Kendrick, senior, 238, 29, 52 and 109; Baby Girl Floyd, junior, 21, 25, 26 and 14; Kim Searcy, sophomore, 429, 190, 178 and 77; Shawn Hammonds, freshman, 9, 2, 5 and 8; Julie Johnson, freshman, 61, 30, 32 and 24; Jeannie Vonderau, freshman, 19, 12, 29 and 21; Susan Ward, freshman, 234, 160, 179 and 94; Jennifer Brown, eighth grade, 0, 2, 0 and 3; and Stacey Holmes, eighth grade, 7, 9, 6 and 7.
“The team scored a total of 1,491 points, an average of nearly 50 points per game.”
“CCHS OLD TIMERS: There will be an Old Timers Basketball Tournament this Friday and Saturday at the CCHS gym. A barbecue dinner will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plates will be on sale for $3.50 each and sandwiches for $1.50. All alumni and their spouses and parents of students are invited to participate. The cost is $5 to play both nights and $1 general admission.”
42 YEARS AGO
MARCH 18, 1971
“Pro football star Tom Neville of Montgomery will be the featured speaker for the youth day services tomorrow which will climax the Spring Revival now in progress at Evergreen Baptist Church. Neville is an offensive tackle for the Boston Patriots. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery and played his college ball at Mississippi State where he graduated in 1965. He earned All Southeastern Conference honors in 1963 and 1964 and was an All-American in 1964. Tom is an active member of the Normandale Baptist Church in Montgomery and is active in youth work in his and other churches.”
“Turkey season open Saturday: In the wee hours of March 20, many households will be disturbed with the hurried preparation of avid turkey hunters as Alabama’s spring turkey season begins.
“The gobble of the wild turkey will excite hunters in all or parts of 51 counties in Alabama during the spring season which extends from March 20 to April 26.
“With the exception of the northern one-fourth of the state, Henry County, Dale County, east of U.S. Highway 231 and Baldwin County south of U.S. Highway 98, the gobbler will be fair game.
“Alabama’s law permits the taking of five gobblers (no hens) during the combined fall 1970 and spring 1971 seasons.”
“The big ones were biting in Florida last weekend. Jerry Brundage brought home these two each of which weighed 14 pounds.”
57 YEARS AGO
MARCH 15, 1956
“C.C.T.S. Girls Win State Basketball Championship: The C.C.T.S. girls won their third state basketball championship in the past five years and finished second in the state the other two years in this five-year period.
“Coach Michael Cheatham has developed championship teams which have been respected, admired and feared all over the state.
“The girls from Conecuh County avenged their only defeat this season by defeating the highly rated Shiloh High School from Dallas County. In an Invitational Tournament three weeks prior to the state tournament, Shiloh defeated the Evergreen girls by one point in a closely contested game all the way.
“Conecuh County defeated Shiloh in the quarterfinals and moved into the semi-finals to meet a strong team from Walker County Training School of Jasper, Ala.
“The sensational ball handling by the entire team and accurate shots by Betty Jones and Maxine Salter kept Walker County girls trailing all the way after the first quarter.
“In the opposite bracket from Evegreen, Carver High School of Dothan was dealing with the opposition in the same fashion as Evergreen’s girls. In the semifinals, the fans started looking forward to the finals between Evergreen and Dothan.
“These two teams met in the finals and Dothan took an early lead of 9-3 midway the first quarter. During the first half Evergreen girls seemed too tense and too cautious. The half ended 23-19 in favor of Dothan.
“Playing true to form, the Evergreen team came back in the second half and took possession. It was clear that the Conecuh girls had hit their stride and Dothan was rarely in possession of the ball. A beautiful trophy was added to already massive collections of trophies at the Conecuh County School. Betty Jones, Maxine Salter, Evelyn Salter, Murl Gross, Gwendolyn Evans and Virley Nelson played like champions throughout the tournament.”
72 YEARS AGO
MARCH 20, 1941
“On Saturday, our (Evergreen High School’s) junior basketball team was defeated in Montgomery by Titus, 26-19, and by Capitol Heights, 26-20. However, we made a very good showing.
“The champion basketball team of our school has proven to be the Senior Is. They received a beautiful trophy, given by the Senior IIs. Very proud were the boys to receive it. It took hard playing to win over the other fine teams we have.”
“The annual Spring public turkey hunt in the Black Warrior National Forest in north Alabama will be held on the 15 days from March 29 through April 13, it was announced this week by the State Department of Conservation and the U.S. Forest Service, co-sponsors of the event.
“Rules and regulations governing former deer and turkey hunts in the Black Warrior will be in effect this year, it was announced. A permit fee of $1 will entitle the participant to hunt until he gets a gobbler, between March 29 and April 13, under the supervision of state game wardens and forest rangers. A state hunting license is also necessary, it was said.”
84 YEARS AGO
MARCH 24, 1926
“Messrs. Virgil Brooks, Cecil Brooks, Curtis Brooks and Eulay Pitts went on a fishing trip Saturday night.”
“The party given at the home of Mrs. J.R. Taylor in honor of the (Effie) Junior High basketball teams Saturday night was enjoyed by all who attended.”
“A very interesting card game was enjoyed by a crowd of young people Friday night, given by Mrs. W.A. Marshall.”
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