SEVEN YEARS AGO
APRIL 12, 2012
SA announces coaching change: Sparta Academy announced last
Thursday that longtime coach Mike Bledsoe was retiring and handing over the
head football coaching reigns to Coach Robert “Buck” Quarles.
Bledsoe leaves Sparta as the winningest football coach in
the school’s history. Serving three separate stints as the school’s head
football coach, he recorded 60 total wins and guided the Warriors to state
title games twice.
Johnny Hart pitches no-hitter: Hillcrest High School’s
varsity baseball team improved to 7-9 overall during the past week with big
wins over Calhoun High School and Georgiana High School, including a no-hitter
Tuesday of last week against Georgiana.
The Jags picked up win No. 7 Tuesday of last week at
Evergreen Municipal Park with an 11-1 win over Georgiana in which Hillcrest
pitcher Johnny Hart kept the Bulldogs hitless in the five-inning game.
(Other players on Hillcrest’s team that year included
Kyantrae Lewis, Howard Jones and Bandon Fair. Brandon Dove was Hillcrest’s head
coach.)
Opening Day to be held Friday: Evergreen’s Cal Ripken
Baseball League and Babe Ruth Softball League will hold their opening day
ceremonies tomorrow (Friday) at Evergreen Municipal Park.
Evergreen Mayor Pete Wolff will throw out the ceremonial
first pitch, and Evergreen City Councilman Luther Upton will be the announcer
during the ceremony, (league spokesman Brian) Martin said.
32 YEARS AGO
APRIL 9, 1987
Hagler-Leonard fight will be seen on HBO: Essex Cable TV has
just received word from HBO that the Hagler-Leonard Fight will be carried on
the HBO Channel. You may view this Super Fight on Channel 2. It will be aired
on the following dates and times: April 11 at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.; April 12 at
5:30-7:00 p.m. and April 14 at 9:30-11 p.m.
Justin Coker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Coker, is telling
his horse, “Blue,” about the big horse show sponsored by the Evergreen Saddle
Club and the Conecuh County Rescue Squad. The show will be held Saturday,
starting at 4 p.m., at Evergreen Municipal Park and will feature halter,
pleasure and timed events. The Rescue Squad will be in charge of the concession
booth and will begin serving at 3 p.m. The horse show is free.
57 YEARS AGO
APRIL 12, 1962
Jr. Baseball Loop Registers Players Friday Night 7:30:
Registration of players for the 1962 season is to be made Friday night at 7:30
at the Courthouse, according to Evergreen Jr. Baseball League President, Carl
Williams.
Boys planning to play must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian and be prepared to pay the $2 fee.
Officers of the league for this year are: Carl Williams,
president, Howard Fore, past president, Ray Owens, player agent, Hagood Ellis,
vice president, Leslie Huggins, secretary & treasurer, and Wendell Hart and
J.V. Salter, directors.
Managers of the teams are: Giants, Robert Quarles and Marvin
Hicks; Dodgers, Bill Register and Lavaughn Skipper; Yankees, Bill Chapman;
Chicks, Dizzy Dean and John Gibson; Orioles, Otis Bell and Alvin Reeves;
Pelicans, W.S. Simpson and Leon Stinson.
Aggie Nine Wins Opening Game 8-2: The Evergreen High Aggies
opened their 1962 season with an 8-2 win over W.S. Neal in East Brewton
Tuesday. In spite of practice sessions limited by rain since the start, April 2,
the Aggies still showed good early season form that pleased Coach Lewis Ramsey.
Ramsey has 18 men out this season, including 12 returnees
from the strong ’61 club that racked up an impressive record.
Returnees by positions are: catchers, Sid Lambert and Jimmy
Pate; pitchers, Frank Pugh, Willie Mack Pate and Jimmy Weaver (also first
base); first base, Donnie Jones; shortstop, Conner Warren; third base, Grady
Lynn Ralls and Ronnie Jones (also pitcher); outfield, Legran Lynch, Leon
Stinson and Don Holcombe (also pitcher).
Newcomers are: second base, Mike Ward (transfer from
Thomaston) and Duncan Roberts; shortstop, Eddie Lambert; and outfield, James
Jernigan, Bonner Ridgeway and Robert Rigsby.
Amateur Baseball League Meets: Managers of the Conecuh
County Amateur Baseball League met Monday night, April 9, with five teams
represented, Paul, Evergreen, Flat Rock, Mixonville and McKenzie.
In order to have a successful season, six teams are needed.
Another meeting is scheduled Monday night, April 16, 7:30 at the Rebel Coffee
Shop.
82 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1937
Evergreen High School: Our baseball team lost its first game
of the season to Brewton last Tuesday by a score of two to one. The Evergreen
batteries were Lane and Hart. The outstanding players were James Lane, Raiford
Key, Wendell Hart and Billie Wiggins. The base-running and failure to hit in
pinches resulted in the boys defeat.
Every Tuesday the local Bulldogs will play baseball at Gantt
Field.
Jerome Weaver and Tom Rountree are at Holmes Junior College
in Goodman, Miss. for spring football practice. They intend to enroll there
next year.
132 YEARS AGO
APRIL
12, 1887
THE CONECUH-ESCAMBIA STAR
The fishing season is now at hand.
A fishing party went to Brewton today. The following were in
the crowd: Capt. M.A. Gantt, J.W. McFerrin, R.L. Watkins, B.W. Johnson, J.E.
Ellis, Dan Witherington, A.R. McCreary, C.B. Croom, C.P. and S. Deming, T.J.
Ansley, Jeff Millsap and Jeff Deming.
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