19 YEARS AGO
OCT. 1, 1992
“Gerry Burford and Bob Hope shared a moment during Bruno’s Memorial Golf Classic last month. Gerry’s brother-in-law, Randy Richardson, was Hope’s pilot during his visits to Vietnam. Gerry is the daughter of Bill and Dora Seales of Castleberry, and Randy is their son-in-law.”
“SlimFast Team Tennis League in action in Evergreen now: Tennis anyone? That old phrase has a new meaning in Evergreen since the inception of the SlimFast Team Tennis program, which is headed by James King and Jerry Ezell.
“’It was actually Jerry’s idea,’ said King. ‘He deserves full credit. We simply started it just to have a good time but it has turned out to be a little different than we imagined.’
“Mr. King said when players were sought for the new league, the organizers were looking for experienced players. But along with the experienced players came a few novices, young and old alike.
“With so many children being interested in tennis, Mr. Ezell is now giving tennis lessons each Saturday morning at the tennis courts on Belleview Street. In the first group, nine youngsters are taking lessons.
“’It has been fun to watch,’ said Mr. King. ‘Many of them could not hit the ball over the net on the first day. But after just a few hours, they were hitting it with forehands and backhands.’
“Tennis has always been special to James King. He played for the tennis team at Evergreen High School many years ago.”
34 YEARS AGO
OCT. 6, 1977
“Miss Marsha Grace reigned as Miss Homecoming at Lyeffion High School this past Saturday night. Pat Chavers was crowned Miss Football. At the left is Miss Football of 1976-77, Peggy Booker, and on the right is Miss Football of 1976-77, Diane Burt.”
“The China Superstars had an excellent (softball) season this year. The record was 25 of 28. The Superstars lost one regular season game and two tournament games in Boykins and Evergreen tournaments. For the first time, the Superstars held a tournament at China School and won first place. The Superstars will strive to make it a better season next year. Kneeling, left to right, Debra lee, Carolyn Maxwell, Bertha Sumpter, Shelia Evans and Rhonda Salter; standing, left to right, Voncile Grace, Joyce Sumpter, Charlene Boykin, Brenda Riley and Manager Earl Evans. Not shown are Mary Rankin, Vera Stinson, Christine Taylor, Alfreda Lee, Trena Taylor, Jane Roger, Linda and Darlene McMillian, Assistant Manager Benny Nevlous and Coach Andrew Maxwell.”
“Gamecocks slip past Devils, 3-0: The Conecuh County Blue Devil defense came thru when called upon Friday night and kept the New Brockton Gamecocks offense from making a TD.
“Outstanding defensive players were Johnny McIntyre, Anthony Tripp, Richard Terry, Ricky Reeves, Henry Sanders and Robert Taylor.
“The only score of the game was in the third quarter when New Brockton kicked a field goal to win, 3-0.”
49 YEARS AGO
OCT. 4, 1962
“Coach John Law Robinson has been working his Aggie charges hard this week without the help of Assistant Henry Allmon. Coach Allmon has been called on emergency active duty with the Mississippi National Guard. Coach Robinson said that he didn’t expect Coach Allmon back until Monday.
“Robinson said that he was pleased with the play of Leon Adams, Mike Mininger, Bobby Lynch, Bob Ivey and Jimmy Raines in last week’s 12-6 loss to Monroeville. The Aggies showed a potent passing attack in the second half against Monroeville and completed four of nine tosses. Coach Robinson said that they were planning on throwing the ball even more against Neal Friday night.
“The Aggies were rained out of drills Monday, but during the rest of the week, Robinson has been pleased with the improvement of Bobby Hammonds and Paul Deason. Dewayne Grace is not expected to be able to don his pad for Friday nights game with the Yellow Jackets.
“The kickoff is scheduled for 8:00, and the game will be played on W.S. Neal’s home field.”
“Lyeffion Makes Homecoming Plans: Lyeffion High School will hold homecoming on Fri., Nov. 16, it is announced today. Alumni, parents, students and friends are asked to mark this date and plan to be at the school.
“This will be the first time in the history of the school that homecoming will be at a football game played on the school’s own field. More details will be given at a later date.”
64 YEARS AGO
OCT. 2, 1947
“Aggies Show Improvement In Win Over Pine Hill: The Aggies tuned up for their game with Greenville Friday night by rolling to an impressive 32 to 0 victory over Pine Hill.
“Rawls and McIntyre were again the spark plugs in the Aggies’ running attack as they tore through the enemy line for long gains. After Mickey Logue had done his share of passing, Coach Hart sent Billy Mudge Lee in with orders to fill the air with passes. And pass he did; completing a high percentage and having several fall right through the pass receiver’s arms.
“Brooks was really a stick of dynamite in the Aggie line, tearing through and throwing the opposing backs for loss after loss. Hanks and Salter were also in on their share of tackles.
“Coach Hart said that his team ‘showed some improvement, but they have a long way to go before Friday night.’”
“The Conecuh County Training School Eagles opened their 1947 football season Saturday night in a decisive 18-0 win over Atmore.
“Coach Kennedy, new Evergreen Coach, inaugurated the ‘T’ formation which unleashed a sensational passing combination that saw Charlie Frank Sasser throwing bullet passes to his fleet ends, L.B. Cherry and James ‘Two Bits’ Jones. Sasser completed nine out of 15 passes for a gain of 164 yards.
“Other outstanding players in the backfield were the little ‘Scat back’ man in motion, Willie F. Rabb and Earnest Abrams. The most outstanding players on the line were Faulk, Lyons, Jones and Skipper.”
79 YEARS AGO
OCT. 13, 1932
“Conecuh High Loses To Lyeffion Team: An Alumni team will meet Conecuh High in its next grid battle here next Wednesday.
“The local team lost to Lyeffion Friday, 19-6. Led by Jess Dickerson, the visitors plunged through the local line to gain 10 to 15 yards at a clip.
“The only local score came in the second period after a Lyeffion fumble was recovered on the 26-yard line. Carter bucked the line for seven yards, a pass, Quimby to Weaver, was good for 15 yards, and Quimby swept around left end for four yards and a touchdown. Stapleton and Barfield, local ends, played a creditable game.
“Lyeffion – D. Williams, LE; Wright, LT; Summerall, LG; Salter, C; Johnston, RG; Ellis, RT; Bolton, RE; Cook, QB; Dickerson, RH; Sanders, LH; McWilliams, FB.
“Castleberry – Barfield, LE; Barlow, LT; Phillips, LG; Nealy, C; Smith, RG; Oliver, RT; Stapleton, RE; Carter, QB; King, RH; Quimby, LB; Weaver, FB; sub. Walters.”
“Lyeffion Defeats Team At Conecuh High: A good football game was played at Castleberry between Lyeffion and Conecuh County High School at Castleberry Friday. The final score was 19-6 in favor of Lyeffion. Lyeffion completely outplayed the berry pickers in every department except taking advantage of the breaks.
“The outstanding players for Lyeffion were Cook, Sanders and Dickerson. The outstanding player for Castleberry was Carter.”
Compiled by Sports Reporter Lee Peacock from past issues of The Evergreen Courant. To read The Courant’s weekly Sports Flashback feature online, visit leepeacock2010.blogspot.com.
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