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| Sparta's Zane Lambert (2) goes up for a shot. |
FOUR YEARS AGO
JAN. 21, 2016
Warriors win six straight:
Sparta Academy’s varsity boys basketball team, ranked No. 9 in the AISA,
extended their winning streak to six straight games during the past week with
double digit wins over Lowndes Academy and South Montgomery County Academy.
On Tuesday of last week,
Sparta’s Warriors beat Class A, Region 2 opponent, Lowndes Academy, 78-45, in
Lowndesboro, and last Thursday, the Warriors downed SMCA, 72-16, in Evergreen.
(Standout players for Sparta
in those games included Tanner Bledsoe, Hunter Bolton, Tyler Davis, Sean Kelly,
Colton Lambert, Zane Lambert, Peyton McCraney, Davis Nix, Noah Pettis, Lanse
Robbins, Ethan Tyree and Griffin Weaver.)
Jaguars remain perfect in
area play: Hillcrest High School’s varsity boys basketball team had a busy week
last week, playing four tough opponents in the span of five days and keeping
their record perfect in area play.
The Jags began the week with
a 70-59 win over 3A Area 2 opponent, Opp High School, in Evergreen. On a night
when every player on the team scored, sophomore Kobe Bradley led the Jags with
15 total points.
On Saturday night, the Jags
wrapped up its five-day run with an 80-70 loss to Class 5A Escambia County High
School in Atmore. Bradley led the way in the loss with a team-high 28 points.
29 YEARS AGO
JAN. 17, 1991
Warrior girls win tournament:
The Sparta Academy girls won the championship of the Demopolis Christmas
Tournament on Dec. 21-22.
Sparta defeated Cathedral
27-18 in the first round. Pam Brown made 10 points; Kelly Booker, eight;
Kimberli Griffin, five; and Kaye Salter, four.
The Warrior girls won the
championship game defeating Jackson Academy 40-33. Brown had 12 points;
Griffin, nine; Becky Hooks, six; Salter, six; Pam Jones, four; and Booker,
three.
Pam Brown, Kimberli Griffin
and Kelly Booker were named to the all-tournament team.
Warriors take first at
Demopolis meet: The Sparta Academy Warriors boys won the championship in the
Demopolis Christmas Tournament on Dec. 21-22.
Sparta beat Cathedral 70-53.
Tim Salter had 21 points, and Steven Gall 18 to lead the Warriors. Scott Brown
had eight points; Wayne Cook, seven; Richard Weaver, six; and Mark Watts, two.
Sparta beat Demopolis 75-65
to win the championship game. Salter had 20 points; Gall, 18; Watts, 14; Brown,
12; Cook, seven; and Weaver, two.
Three players were named to
the all-tournament team with Salter named Most Valuable Player. Cook and Gall
were named to the all-tournament team.
The Sparta Warrior boys finished
in second place in the Monroe Academy Christmas Tournament on Dec. 14-15.
Sparta defeated Lowndes Academy, 80-64. The Warriors lost to Demopolis in a
close 62-61 defeat. Tim Salter and Mark Watts were named to the all-tournament
team.
54 YEARS AGO
JAN. 13, 1966
Brent Thornley captures
awards at QB Banquet: Brent Thornley, a senior and co-captain of the 1965
football team at Evergreen High School, won both top awards at the Evergreen
Quarterback Club’s annual football banquet last Friday night at the EHS
lunchroom.
QB President Waynard Price
was master of ceremonies and recognized special guests. The invocation was
given by the Rev. Frank Scott.
The featured speaker was
Coach Richard Williamson of the University of Alabama. Coach Williamson made a
fine talk on “the values I got, and you are getting will get from football.” He
stressed three things he had learned from football that he thought would help
any young man in life as well as sport: 1. You must be dedicated, determined
and willing to pay the price to succeed. 2. You must get along with your
teammates and learn to depend on them and be dependable to them. 3. Perhaps
most important you must learn to work.
Evergreen Jaycee President
Harold Ryals presented the Jaycees’ Most Outstanding Player of the Year Award
to Thornley. EHS Principal Morris Ward presented the D.T. Stuart Football
Sportsmanship Trophy to Thornley in behalf of the donor, Tal Stuart. Ward said:
“This is the most prized trophy of all, the winner was selected by his coaches
and his teammates, those who know best.”
Sat., Jan. 8, Mr. Frank
Chavers took his Sunday School class to the Senior Bowl Classic. They were
Jimmy Bell, Hollis Tranum, Gerald Salter, Johnny Crook and Mark Chavers, his
son. It was a great experience for all.
79 YEARS AGO
JAN. 16, 1941
Evergreen High School: The
basketball team played Chumuckla last Friday night, but lost by the score of 22
to 28. Well, boys, you can’t win them all. You have all to gain and nothing to
lose.
The next game to be played is
with Excel at our school Fri., Jan. 17. The usual admission will be charged, 10
and 15 cents. Everyone is urged to come.
104 YEARS AGO
JAN. 13, 1916
A big dove shoot was enjoyed
by a number of gentlemen at Chas. Ivey’s place this week.
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