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| Bounty was in place for Conecuh County foxes in 1954. |
15 YEARS AGO
FEB. 26, 2004
Steven Crosby and Luke
Anthony caught this 33-pound catfish on Wed., Feb. 18, while fishing in the
Alabama River.
40 YEARS AGO
FEB. 22, 1979
Hall is named
All-Tournament; Sparta ends 8-12: John Glen Hall was named to the
All-Tournament Team as the only representative of the Sparta Academy Warriors
at the conclusion of the Alabama Private Schools Association District III
Basketball Tournament held in Monroeville last week.
Sparta lost in
the opening round to South Butler Academy by a 51-44 score on Wednesday evening
of last week, according to Sports Information Director Byron Warren Jr., who
added that Coach Rob Kelly’s Warriors completed 1978-79 play with a record of
eight wins and 13 losses.
Hall had 14
points to lead Sparta in the tournament game and also turned in a good floor
game and got his share of rebounds. Tony Raines had 13 points; Terry Peacock,
12; Tony Baggett, three; and Bobby Padgett, two.
Lyeffion hosts Area II meet
Feb. 26-March 2: Lyeffion High School will be the host of this year’s Class A,
Region I, Area II basketball tournament. Eight area schools, including the
three county Class A teams, will be competing for the area championship. The
Area II winner will play the Area I winner for a berth in the state tournament.
Tournament action will begin
Mon., Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. with Uriah playing Frisco City. A second game will
feature last year’s state tournament runner-up, W.J. Jones, playing Repton at
7:30.
Tuesday night, action begins
with Southern Normal playing Conecuh County High at 6 p.m., then host Lyeffion
will play Excel at 7:30.
Thurs., March 1, at 6 p.m.
the Jones-Repton winner will play the Southern Normal-Castleberry winner at 6
p.m. and the Frisco City-Uriah winner will play Lyeffion-Excel winner at 7:30.
The final two teams will meet
Fri., March 2, at 7:30 for the Area II championship game. The region game is
set at Chatom Middle School, March 3, at 7:30.
Admission for the tournament
will be $2, school age and up. There will be no passes out.
Sparta’s Girls finish second
District meet: Sparta Academy’s girls basketball team held Evergreen’s banner
high as they advanced to the finals of the Alabama Private Schools Association
District III Basketball Tournament in Monroeville last week, and earned a berth
in the APSA State Tournament.
The Girl Warriors whipped the
host Monroe Academy Girls Vols, 34-21, in the opening round of the District
meet on Thursday evening. Sparta’s girls edged Escambia Academy, 25-23, in the
semi-finals Friday night as (Melissa) Thacker hit for eight points and Mary
Claire Robinson six, followed closely by (Angie) Driver with five.
Sparta lost to Wilcox Academy
in the championship game Saturday night by 55 to 26.
The Girl Warriors wound up their
play for 1978-79 by losing Monday night in the state finals in Selma to
powerful Lakeside Academy, 55-33.
65 YEARS AGO
FEB. 25, 1954
The
(Evergreen High School) Aggies were defeated by the Andalusia Bulldogs Friday
night in Andalusia when the locals went down gallantly to a 59-52 score. Randy
White led our scorers with 16 points, followed closely by Jimmy Frazier with
14. John Ford, high man for Andalusia, racked up 19 points for the victors.
Our hardwood bearers of the green and white journey to
Greenville Friday night to encounter the Tigers of that city. The Kittens edged
out our quints in their last meeting by a mere four points, and the Aggies are
set for them at this encounter.
Evergreen’s hardwood five close out their season
Monday night in Memorial Gym when they play host to the Bulldogs of Andalusia.
It’s the Aggies final game, and they are looking for all their supporters to be
on hand. We’ll see you at the Gym.
(Other players on Evergreen’s team that season
included Ward Alexander, Wayne Douglas, Charlie King and Hosea King.)
Saturday Is Last Day For Bounties On Foxes: In a
statement to The Courant Tuesday, J.H. Tranum, Chairman of the Conecuh County
Board of Directors, said that this was the last week that bounties would be
paid on foxes trapped in the county. Reports from various parts of the county
together with information given to the Board by the County Health Department
indicates that the rabies epidemic has subsided.
Mr. Tranum stated that through last Saturday bounties
had been paid on about 30 foxes.
90 YEARS AGO
FEB. 28, 1929
Aggies Leave Thursday For
Foley Tournament: The Evergreen Aggies left Thursday for Foley to enter the
district boys tournament for South Alabama where they will attempt to emulate
the girls and win the right to participate in the state tourney.
Players picked to make the
trip were: Clint Hyde, Billy Kamplain, Wilbur Kelley, Elmer Kelley, Herbert
Sanders, Andrew Jay McCreary, Mabry Murphy and J.C. Miller. They will be
accompanied by Coach Robinson and Prof. Fisher and will travel in automobiles,
one of which was donated for the trip by R.G. Carter.
Results of the tournament
games in which the Aggies participate will be wired to Evergreen and posted in
some prominent place downtown. Drawing will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday and the
tournament will begin shortly thereafter and be concluded with the final game
Saturday night.
Approximately $75 was donated
by Evergreen citizens to defray the expenses of the team on the trip and before
leaving, Coach Robinson expressed, in behalf of the team, appreciation for
those who contributed to the fund.
The Aggies continued to amass
victories during the past week, adding four to their string and making it 29
wins to one loss before leaving for Foley. The scores were: Aggies 19, Fort
Deposit 7; Aggies 36, Georgiana 17; Aggies 32, Pine Apple 8; Aggies 27, Bay
Minette 11.
115 YEARS AGO
FEB. 24, 1904
ZERU: E.J. McCreary and Jno.
Henderson killed a nice lot of birds while down here. They did not speak of
shooting any candidates.
We have been listening to a
mysterious songster the past few evenings during twilight. We cannot tell from
its voice whether it is a frog or a bird. It croaks and sings with many
different tinkling thrills and seems to waver above, around, under, near and
far away, again settling back to the starting point on the ground. All attempts
to get a glimpse of it have been futile.
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