The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Dec. 30, 2019

Evergreen hoops legend Chris Hines

NINE YEARS AGO

DEC. 23, 2010

Hines grabs team-high eight rebounds: Evergreen’s Chris Hines found himself among the game’s best performers Saturday as the University of Alabama’s men’s basketball team fell to Oklahoma State, 68-60.

Hines led the Crimson Tide with a team-high eight rebounds in the game, which was part of the Lane Furniture All-College Classic at OKC Arena in Oklahoma City. The game was televised nationally on ESPN2.

Hines, who started and logged 36 minutes of playing time, also scored two points, made two assists and blocked two shots.

Sparta Academy’s varsity girls basketball team won first place in the Fort Dale Christmas Tournament Saturday night in Greenville. (Members of Sparta’s team included Drew Ann Lambert, Alex Etheridge, Ashton Raines, Emily Booker, Stephanie Martin, Jessica Coleman, Madelyn Black, Savannah Brown, April Palmer and Rachel Riley.) Black and Palmer were named to the all-tournament team, and Brown was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

In a battle of two of the state’s top Class 4A basketball teams, Hillcrest High School’s varsity boys came up two points shy Friday night in their quest to remain undefeated.

Friday night in Evergreen, fourth-ranked Hillcrest took on No. 3-ranked Andalusia, and lost, 49-47, when Andalusia’s Corinthian Sims scored with four seconds to go in the game to give the Bulldogs a two-point win.

34 YEARS AGO

DEC. 26, 1985

Sparta hosts cage tourney: Sparta Academy will host its 10^th annual Basketball Tournament of Champions Dec. 26^th and 27^th.

This year’s teams include: Crenshaw of Luverne; Sparta, last year’s state Class A runner-up; Lakeside, last year’s state Class A champions; and Bullock, last year’s state Class AA champions.

Dec. 26: Bullock vs. Lakeside at 6:30 p.m.; and Sparta vs. Crenshaw at 8 p.m.

Dec. 27: Consolation Game at 6:30 p.m. and Championship Game at 8 p.m.

59 YEARS AGO

DEC. 22, 1960

Evergreen To Host Tourney Dec. 22-23: Eight high schools in this area will participate in the Conecuh County Invitational Basketball Tournament at the Memorial Gym in Evergreen on Dec. 22-23.

The tournament will begin at 2:00 Thursday afternoon, Dec. 22, with Evergreen playing Beatrice, Repton and Flomaton will match at 3:15.

On Thursday night the cagers will return at 7:00 with a game between Lyeffion and Pine Apple. Castleberry and Georgiana will meet on the floor at 8:15.

On Fri., Dec. 23, at 2:00 the Thursday afternoon winners will compete. Thursday night winners will compete at 3:15 on Friday afternoon.

The consolation playoff will be at 7:00 on Friday night and the championship meet will be at 8:15 Friday night.

The Invitational Tournament has the making of a fine display of talent among the several teams coming in to play. Admission to the games will be 25 cents and 50 cents per session.

Junior Basketball Scoreboard: The results of junior high basketball games played in the Conecuh County Training School gym under the auspices of the Conecuh County Athletic Association Sat., Dec. 17, are as follows: Sandy Grove 34, China 24; Lime Hill 43, Castleberry 20; Mt. Zion 44, CCTS 17.

Games slated to be played Friday night, Jan. 6, 1961 are as follows: Mt. Zion vs. Castleberry, Lime Hill vs. Sandy Grove and CCTS vs. Nichburg. Game time is 6 p.m.

Letters To The Editor:

Editor, The Courant:

We are interested in information on the Rebel Conference football teams. We generally try to follow the Montgomery and Mobile papers thereon but have seen very little about your team or ours. If you have back issues with information on standings, statistics and All-Conference selections, we would like very much to have several issues thereof. We will be glad to pay you for the service.

We are proud to be members of the Rebel Conference and have enjoyed our competition with your school which has consistently provided the cleanest and most highly entertaining sports event we ever see. We certainly have the highest respect and regards for your teams.

Sincerely yours,

J. Henry Johnson

Georgiana, Ala.