The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for March 6, 2023

28 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1995

Sparta Academy’s 1995 Baseball-Softball Schedule – March 3, at Monroe; March 7, v. Fort Dale; March 10, at Escambia; March 13, at Greenville; March 17, at Crenshaw; March 20, at Wilcox; March 21, at Fort Dale; March 24, v. Greenville; April 4, v. Monroe; April 7, v. Crenshaw; April 18, v. Escambia; April 22-29, Region Tournament. All regular season games were to begin at 3:30 p.m.

Sparta’s 1995 Track Schedule – April 5, at Monroe; April 12, at Monroe; April 19, at Monroe; April 26, at Monroe. All meets were scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

From “English Notes” by Rance English – “At present baseball has a large problem. For baseball to turn to the President or Congress for help is at best, ridiculous. These folks are so stupid that after 40 years of experience they can’t even balance a checkbook. So the logical conclusion is that all baseball could accomplish this way is to make a large problem even larger.
“There is hope however – if the contract with American gang continues to attack the swiftness demonstrated so far something neat might happen. Maybe with a contract American pitcher on the mound, the anti-baseball crew might strike out in three pitches. Or something like that.
“Seriously, there are definite signs that brain power may be returning to some of our noble legislators. It is mind boggling to watch an intelligent person take a seat in Congress and in the process lose all logic and common sense.”

43 YEARS AGO
MARCH 6, 1980

Aggies play Andy this afternoon: The Evergreen Aggies wrapped up a successful basketball season by winning the area and regional tournament held at W.S. Neal. The Aggies took their first game by defeating Wilcox County, 81 to 51, on Thursday night. Horace Smith and Perona Rankins led the scoring with 26 points and 22 points, respectively. Others scoring were Joe Mitchell, 12; Sanford Moye, six; David Floyd, five; Philander Rodgers, two; Johnny Allen, two; Anthony Williams, two; Arturo Scott, two; and Michael Lampley, two.
On Friday, the Aggies took the area title by defeating Monroeville, 71 to 44. Scoring went as follows: Horace Smith, 25; Perona Rankins, 16; Joe Mitchell, 11; Philander Rodgers, eight; Johnny Allen, five; Sanford Moye, four; Russell Bozeman, two.
Evergreen had four players on the all-tournament team. They were Sanford Moye, Joe Mitchell, Horace Smith and Perona Rankins.
On Saturday it came down to what people thought it would, Evergreen against Jackson. When all the excitement was over it was Evergreen coming away with a 67-65 win. Aggies scoring went as follows: Perona Rankins, 24; Sanford Moye, 18; Philander Rodgers, nine; David Floyd, six; Horace Smith, five; Joe Mitchell, three; and Johnny Allen, two.
The Aggies now advance to the (Class 3A) state tournament at Tuscaloosa. The first round match-up for Evergreen will be Andalusia. Andalusia will carry a 19-10 record into the game while Evergreen has a 30-1 mark.

58 YEARS AGO
MARCH 4, 1965

Two Aggies make all-tourney team: Two members of the Evergreen High Aggie cage squad were named to the all-tournament team at the conclusion of the Region 1, Area 2 tournament held here last week.
Billy Kendall, senior guard, and Jimmy Warren, senior pivotman, were named to the 12-man all-star squad.
Champion Monroeville placed three men on the squad as did Flomaton. Melvin Middleton, a senior, and Terry Salter and Mike Segers, both juniors, were chosen from Monroeville. Arvin Bell and Gwin Butler, seniors, and Steve Fore, junior, were named from Flomaton.
T.R. Miller of Brewton had Mike Sasser and Bob Watson, both seniors, on the squad. Uriah’s Larry Harris and Georgiana’s Jimmy Weathers, both seniors, rounded out the squad chosen by coaches and officials.

73 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1950

Coach Wendell Hart’s Evergreen Aggies brought their season average within one game of the .500 mark with a 42-41 win over Coach Bill Stanford’s Andalusia High Bulldogs. It was the second win of the season for the Evergreen cagers over Andy. Evergreen won, 45-28, here.
Guerry Moorer pushed 16 points through the cords to pace the Evergreen attack. Jack Cunningham and Gwyn Daniels followed. Cunningham basketed 11 points and Daniels, nine. Bobby (Pistol Pete) Wells dropped in four points, and Dickey Bozeman, two, to round out the Aggie scoring. The Aggies played without the services of John Greel Ralls who was on the sick list.
The game in Andalusia ended regular season play for the Aggies. They will enter the First District AA Tournament which is being played in Memorial Gym here tonight, Friday and Saturday.

Tournament Days Are Proclaimed By Mayor: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2, 3 and 4, 1950, have been proclaimed Tournament Days in Evergreen by Mayor J.H. Robison. The Mayor’s Proclamation was issued to encourage cooperation of local people during the First District AA Tournament which begins tonight (Thursday) in Memorial Gym at Evergreen High School and continues through Saturday night.
In his proclamation the mayor asked the merchants and businessmen to fly their United States Flags on each of the three days the tournament is in progress, and urged the cooperation and support of townspeople during the meet.
The proclamation reads:
WHEREAS Evergreen High School will be host to the First District AA Basketball Tournament March 2, 3 and 4, 1950, and
WHEREAS 16 teams and their supporters from surrounding counties will be the guests of our town during that period,
I, J.H. Robison, Mayor of the City of Evergreen, Ala., do hereby
PROCLAIM that Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2, 3, 4, 1950 shall be TOURNAMENT DAYS in this town, and do further request that all the business places of Evergreen fly their United States Flags on each of these days during the proper hours, and do ask each citizen to extend full cooperation and support to the tournament.

88 YEARS AGO
MARCH 7, 1935

Following is the schedule of games in the Conecuh County Basketball Tournament to be held Thursday and Friday of this week in the auditorium of S.S.A.S., Evergreen.
Thursday Night, March 7: Annex v. Evergreen (boys), seven o’clock; Lyeffion v. Annex (girls), eight o’clock; Burnt Corn v. Lyeffion (boys), nine o’clock.
Friday Afternoon, March 8: Brooklyn v. Repton (boys), two o’clock; Evergreen v. Brooklyn (girls), 3:50 o’clock; Burnt Corn v. winner of Lyeffion-Annex game (girls) 4:40 o’clock; winner of Annex-Evergreen game v. winner of Lyeffion-Burnt Corn game, 5:25 o’clock.
Friday Night, March 8: Finals for boys and girls.
M.C. Thomasson, Coach of Conecuh High, will serve as official referee and Wm. English as time keeper. Coaches of the teams will select All-Conecuh teams. Admission charges are 15 and 25 cents for each group of games. The eight boys and nine girls officially entered as players on each team will have free passes to all games.

Vaughn Fountain is returning home today (Wednesday) from Mobile, where he attended Mardi Gras. He also took in the ball games at Spring Hill College last Friday, which in Mobile he was the guest of his brother, Stanley Fountain.