ONE YEAR AGO
JAN. 7, 2010
“One of Evergreen’s most storied athletes will close out his college football career when he takes the field to participate in this year’s BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif.
“Evergreen native Drew Davis, will play in his final game for the Crimson Tide tonight when his team takes on No. 2-ranked University of Texas. The BCS Title Game, which is being played in Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, will be televised nationally on ABC, starting tonight at 7 p.m.”
“Sparta Academy’s eighth-ranked varsity girls basketball team picked up its eighth win of the season Saturday by whipping Restoration Academy, 69-23, in Fairfield.
“Erica Palmer led Sparta with 23 points, five rebounds, eight steals and four assists.”
Other standout Sparta players in that game included Kayla Baggett, Savannah Brown, Emily Booker, Madelyn Black, April Palmer, Tiffany Martin, Ashton Raines, Grace Matlock, Emily Kendrick and Rebekah Coleman.
“Hillcrest High School jumped out to a 1-0 start in area play Saturday night with a 55-50 home win over 4A Area 3 rival, Thomasville.
“DeAundre Lyons, a 6-foot-4 junior, led Hillcrest with 19 points, and Shannon Roach followed with eight points. Jarmel Cunningham also scored eight points, and William Grace finished the game with seven.”
16 YEARS AGO
JAN. 5, 1995
“These young men were the first inductees into the Evergreen Pee Wee Jaguars Hall of Fame on Nov. 5, 1994 at the 1994 Jaguars Tiny Mite and Pee Wee Banquet. They have achieved the highest award there is in Pee Wee Football. Members of the Hall of Fame are Matthew Jones, Jessie Rogers, Reggie Boykin, Willie Likely, Lee Goodwin, Donald Williams, Clifton Moore, Derrick McWilliam, Lavon Merrills, Raymond Taylor, Chris Mobley, Kelvin Riley, Issac McMillian and Ronald Riley.”
31 YEARS AGO
JAN. 3, 1980
“Two hunters and two deer is just about as good as it can be. James Booth got a six-pointer, and Paul Deason an eight-pointer last Friday ‘in the woods.’”
“Jack Gorum and Charles Holcombe and their party of hunters had good luck at their hunting club on the Sepulga River as they bagged three fine deer on Dec. 26.”
“Taking time out to spend with their ‘Little Brothers’ is one way that several Livingston University football players prepare for a game and perform a civic service. As one of the players said, ‘It really makes you feel good knowing that you’re helping someone who looks up to you.’ The Livingston ‘Big Brother’ chapter is sponsored by Livingston University’s Episcopal Chaplain, Edward Cate. The members are Willy Hopper, Laurence Winston, Oliver Burrell, Sam Bailey, Rennie Huff, Bobby McCoy, James Lee Mitchell, Doug Palmer, Father Edward Cate, John Long, Tony Rogers and Fred Stickney. Rogers is from Evergreen.”
46 YEARS AGO
JAN. 7, 1965
“Conner Warren of Evergreen was the co-pilot of the airplane that flew Governor George C. Wallace and his party to the Orange Bowl festivities in Miami last week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Warren of Evergreen.
“Conner, now a student at Auburn University, is a graduate of Evergreen High School. As soon as he was old enough, he began flying and soloed in July 1962 and earned his license in November of the same year.”
“The Lyeffion Yellow Jackets, besting one of the better basketball teams in this area, racked up their second win of the season over the Evergreen Aggies in the Evergreen Gym Tuesday night by a 66 to 46 count.
“The Jackets presented a balanced attack with four men in double figures as they easily outscored the Evergreens. Larry Smith led the scoring with 20 points followed by Danny Norwood and Wayne Daniels with 14 and Sammy Williams with 12. Wilson had two and Salter, four.
“Wayne Tolbert with 11 and Steve Baggett with 10 led the Aggies. Mike Fields scored nine; Grover Jackson and Billy Kendall, six each; Ronnie Hayes and Jimmy Warren, two each.”
61 YEARS AGO
JAN. 5, 1950
“Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Brown and son, Sammy, visited in Montgomery Friday and Saturday. Mr. Brown attended the Blue-Gray game Saturday.”
“The Evergreen High Aggies will return to action on the hardwood with three games tomorrow (Friday) night in Memorial Gym. Coach Johnny Spurlock’s Greenville Tigers will furnish the opposition in all three games. Johnny will be remembered here as an outfielder on the Evergreen pro baseball club back in the good old thirties when there was a local entry in the Alabama State League.
“The Aggies are weakened by the absence of forward Dickey Bozeman, six-footer senior, who is out with a leg injury. The cause will be aided though, by the return of John Greel Ralls, who was out before Christmas with a fractured finger.”
“Two teams composed of former basketball stars and would-be stars will play a benefit game tonight in Memorial Gym at Evergreen High School under the sponsorship of the Evergreen Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
“It’ll cost you and the wife six bits a piece to get in and 35 cents for each younger edition you bring along.”
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