28
YEARS AGO
AUG.
27, 1987
“Warrior blanks Sparta, 21-0:
Warrior Academy blanked the Sparta Academy Warriors, 21-0, Saturday night in
Eutaw. Neither team showed much offense, but the Braves took advantage of
several breaks and Warrior miscues to score their points.
“Robbie Bolton had 15 yards
on four carries; Lee Wild, 10 on 12; Kenny Bledsoe, 15 on nine; and Jamie
Deason, seven on five.
“Bledsoe completed five of
eight pass attempts for 24 yards and was intercepted once. Brad Watts was
incomplete on two tosses. Jeff Carrier had two catches for 21 yards; Watts, one
for nine; Craig Blackburn, one for one; and Deason, one for a loss of seven
yards, according to Sparta Sports Information Director Byron Warren Jr.”
“This is probably the way the
Evergreen High Aggies will line up on offense here Friday night when they meet
J.F. Shields in Brooks Stadium in the season-opener at 7:30: Travis Stallworth,
tight end; Patrick Atkins, tackle; James Gross, guard; Craig Blackburn, center;
Russell Meeks, guard; Scott Jones, tackle; Marvin Cunningham, split end; Tony
Simpson, tailback; Steve Cunningham, fullback; Jack Harvey, quarterback; and
Greg Stanton, tailback.”
“Probable starters on defense
for the Evergreen Aggies (are) Craig Palmer, James Gross, Patrick Atkins, James
Grace, Travis Stallworth, Greg Stanton, Tony Simpson, Russell Meeks, Earl
Johnson, Steve Cunningham and Marvin Cunningham.”
43
YEARS AGO
AUG.
24, 1972
“Jaycees drop Pee Wee
football: The Evergreen Jaycees regret that they will not be able to sponsor
their previously planned Pee Wee football program. The decision to drop the
program from their list of projects was made due to a lack of coaching help and
due to the cost of the program.”
58
YEARS AGO
AUG. 22, 1957
“Local Baseball Play Ends
Sun., Lyeffion Takes On Castleberry: The Conecuh County Amateur League is
winding up its season Sunday with the finals of the Shaughnessy playoffs in
Brewton at 1:30. The round robin series finalists are Lyeffion and Castleberry.
A large crowd from the vicinity of Lyeffion and Castleberry, and from other
league communities, is expected to be on hand to see who winds up the winner.
“Robert Dees will pitch for
Lyeffion, and Red Green will start for Castleberry. In Lyeffion’s last outing,
Dees struck out 16 men as Lyeffion gained the finals with a 3-2 victory over
Paul. Green is also an outstanding pitcher.
“The Evergreen entry in the
league took the pennant during the regular season play, but was eliminated
early in the Shaughnessy playoffs. This is the first time in several years
Evergreen has had a team in the league. Another new entry in the circuit was
Castleberry, and League President Bernard Powell stated that both teams played
an outstanding brand of ball. Prospects for the league next year look good,
according to Powell, and it is believed that all teams presently in the circuit
will field strong entries next season.
“Final standings of the
Conecuh County Amateur League: 1. Evergreen, 2. Garland, 3. Paul, 4.
Castleberry, 5. Red Level, 6. Lyeffion.”
“Evergreen High Aggies Begin
Workouts On Friday Morning: First Game Will Be In Atmore On Sept. 13: Football
practice for the 1957 version of the Evergreen High School Aggies begins
officially Friday morning at 5 a.m., according to Coach Wendell Hart. He said
it would be much cooler that time of the day, for the preliminary workouts.
“Thirteen lettermen will be
returning, with eight in the line and five in the backfield. Expected to
provide a lot of experience in the line will be: Howard Claybrook, Paul Pace,
George Bolton, Bobby English, Robert Daniels, Byron Warren and Jerry Mitchell.
Thought to be lost to the team this year was Zeke Zukowski, but he will return
as the captain of the squad.
“In the backfield, returning
stalwarts will be: Robert Ellington, who will alternate at halfback and
quarterback, Robbie Boykin, Jimmy Moorer, Billy Grace and Jimmy Bell. Also
returning will be Ceylon Strong.
“The line is expected to be
medium, but fast. Several large boys, with little experience, but lots of
determination, are expected to turn out: Wayne Peacock, who weighs about 225;
Dale Wiggins, who will weigh in at about 195; and Cleveland Brown, who probably
weighs over 200.
“Coach Hart’s load is
expected to be lighter this year, with the addition of Jeff Moorer to the
coaching staff, as assistant coach. Jeff was the assistant coach last year at
Andalusia High.”
73
YEARS AGO
AUG.
27, 1942
“Aid And Guide To Alabama
Fishermen: The fish and game division of the Alabama Department of Conservation
is endeavoring to aid all Alabama fishermen, and in the past few days has
issued fishing reports on lakes and streams of 23 North Alabama counties, 15
counties in Central and 14 counties in South Alabama. The reports tell
fishermen when, where and how fish are biting, the kinds of bait to use and
other details. However, the department does not guarantee that all fishermen
will ‘catch the limit.’ Fishermen must plan their own trips, furnish their own
equipment, including yard sticks and scales, and formulate their own post-trip
yarns.”
88
YEARS AGO
AUG. 25, 1927
“Fishing Tackle: We sell to
EXPERT FISHERMEN who fish from South Florida to Northern Wisconsin and they
tell us that we have the best line of FRESH WATER TACKLE that can be found in
any town of this size. Also have a full line of Gold Medal Camp Equipment. –
WILD BROS. HARDWARE CO. – Evergreen, Alabama.”
“GUNS & AMMUNITION: Large
Stock to Choose From at Right Prices: Single Barrel Guns - $8.50 to $15.00;
Double Barrel Guns - $22.50 to $50.00; Winchester Pumps, Browning Automatics
and Rifles. A Complete Stock of Rifle and Pistol Cartridges – RUTLAND HARDWARD
COMPANY – ‘Always Reliable’ – Evergreen, Alabama.”
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