Monday, April 4, 2022

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for April 4, 2022

FIVE YEARS AGO
APRIL 6, 2017

Warriors record pair of victories: Sparta Academy picked up two big wins during the past week, recording road victories over South Montgomery County Academy (SMCA) and Escambia Academy.
Sparta beat Class A, Region 1, Area 2 opponent SMCA, 14-9, on Monday of last week in Grady and on Friday the Warriors downed longtime rival Escambia Academy, 3-1, at Canoe.
Sean Kelly pitched six innings for the Warriors (against SMCA) and struck out four. Kelly also led the Warriors at the plate with three total hits on the day.
Hagen Holder recorded two hits and a walk. Stone Riley collected two hits and four RBI. Noah Pettis and Griffin Weaver walked twice each. Dylan Merritt drove in three runs and Logan Baker had two RBI.
In the win over Escambia… Andrew Darby pitched all eight innings for the Warriors, striking out six. At the plate, Weaver walked twice while Riley and Holder walked once each.

Sparta Academy’s varsity softball team picked up its third win of the season Monday of last week by beating area opponent South Montgomery County Academy, 9-4, in Grady.
Avie Etheridge got the pitching win for the Lady Warriors, recording eight strike outs in seven innings of work. At the plate, she helped herself with a double, two RBI and a run.
(Other top Sparta players in that game included C.K. Bolton, Lauryn Bolton, Maggie Brock, McKenzie Deason, Abby Dunn, Amber Kirksey, Leanna Layton and Mary Katelyn Riley.)

30 YEARS AGO
APRIL 2, 1992

Little League try-outs Saturday: Little League try-outs will be held Sat., April 4, at the Evergreen Municipal Park. Little League try-outs will be held at 1 p.m. and Minor League at 2 p.m. In case of rain, try-outs will be held Mon., April 6, at 6 p.m.

County Lake will reopen this Saturday at 6 a.m.: County Lake will reopen Sat., April 4, at 6 a.m. Fishing hours will be 6 a.m. to sundown on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday afternoons. Catfish and bream. NO BASS FISHING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

55 YEARS AGO
APRIL 6, 1967

Aggie baseballers open April 10: The Evergreen Aggie Baseball team will play a 13-game season this year. All of the home games will start at 3:30 and will be on WBLO radio.
For the past two weeks, 13 boys have been working on their own to prepare for the season opening game against Miller. After football practice, they will be joined by nine other players.
Prospects were lowered slightly when four veterans of last year’s 8-9 team decided not to play this year. Only time will tell if there is enough new talent to overcome this.
Lettermen returning are as follows: Larry Wright, Homer Faulkner, Grover Jackson, Bobby Jernigan, Forrest Simpson, Wayne Caylor, Tommy Weaver and Jerry Johnson. Other players include Jimmy Brown, Bill Bailey, Jack White, Don Montgomery, Bill Kundo, Wayne Hicks, Tommy Chapman, Wayne Hammonds, Harold Hamiter, Leon Hinson, Stanley Mitchell, Lavon Tolbert, Johnny Fountain and Ed Smith.
1967 SCHEDULE: April 10, v. Miller; April 13, at Monroeville; April 14, at Greenville; April 19, at Georgiana; April 21, v. Greenville; April 24, at Thomasville; April 26, at Lanier; May 2, v. Jackson; May 4, at Jackson; May 8, at Miller; May 9, v. Georgiana; May 16, at Uriah; May 19, v. Uriah. All home games will start at 3:30. All home games will be on radio.

Four Evergreen boys spent their AEA holidays on a canoe trip down Sepulga River. Leaving Travis Bridge Tuesday afternoon, Moreno White, John Croft, Rusty Price and Glenn Bolton packed their gear and supplies in two canoes and headed down the river. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, campsites were made by the side of the river on sandbars and one night on a high hill overlooking the river.
Although the fishing was not plentiful, they discovered several freshwater springs pouring from solid rock cliffs. Other than running the rapids and going over waterfalls, the current of the river carried them along at a fairly steady pace. They went swimming several times and decided that an ice-cold bath was better than none at all.
Moreno has been down the river three times, John and Rusty twice and this trip was Glenn’s “maiden voyage.” From Travis Bridge to McGowin Bridge is approximately 36 miles by water and when they were picked up on Friday afternoon, each vowed that next time they would take more food. Now they are anxiously awaiting another chance to run-the-river.

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