SIX YEARS AGO
MARCH 4, 2010
Hines grabs 10 rebounds:
Evergreen’s Chris Hines grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds Wednesday of last week
as the Crimson Tide fell to Mississippi State, 74-66, in Starkville, Miss.
Hines started at forward for
Alabama and logged 29 minutes of playing time against the Bulldogs. Hines
grabbed a team-best and career-high 10 rebounds, eight on defense and two on
offense. He also scored four points, blocked three shots, made three steals and
had an assist.
Sparta Academy’s Erica Palmer
and Nick Andrews were recently selected as members of the AISA All-Star Boys
and Girls Basketball Teams. They played in the annual all-star game Friday at
Huntingdon College in Montgomery.
Hillcrest High School’s
varsity softball team opened the 2010 season with a 10-8 win over Monroe County
High School Friday in Monroeville.
The Lady Jags put the game
away in the top of the seventh inning when junior second baseman Leslie Wiggins
hit a clutch single that drove in runners from second and third and gave
Hillcrest the two-run win.
Hillcrest head coach Terry
Gandy said Monday that he was more than a little happy to start the season off
with a win.
(Other standout players on
Hillcrest’s team that season included Amerisha Mixon, Victoria Walden, Sasha
Rankins, Trishana Lee, Shanika Taylor, Lakarress Riley, Kabrina Peters,
Khadedra Nettles, Crystal Meeks, Haley Drakeford and T’kiya Pittman.)
21 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1995
Sparta Academy
Baseball-Softball 1995 Schedule: March 3, at Monroe Academy; March 7, v. Fort
Dale; March 10, at Escambia Academy; March 13, at Greenville Academy; March 17,
at Crenshaw Christian; March 20, at Wilcox Academy; March 21, at Fort Dale;
March 24, v. Greenville Academy; April 4, v. Monroe Academy; April 7, v.
Crenshaw Christian; April 18, v. Escambia Academy; April 22-29, Region
Tournament. All regular season games begin at 3:30 p.m.
36 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, 81-51, 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 Rogers, 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, 71-44. 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 be, 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
state tournament at Tuscaloosa. The first round match-up for Evergreen will be
Andalusia. They will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday. Andalusia will carry a 19-10
record into the game while Evergreen has a 30-1 mark. If the Aggies win they
will play again Friday at 4 p.m. The finals for 3A will be at 7 p.m. Saturday
night.
Coach Charles Branum’s Aggies
have had a tremendous season this year that everyone in the county should be
proud of. Everyone should give them all the support possible in the upcoming
state tournament.
Rescue Squad wrestling Friday
night: The Conecuh County Rescue Squad is sponsoring championship wrestling
this Friday night at 8:30 o’clock at Evergreen High School’s Memorial
Gymnasium.
The attractive card will give
local fans a chance to see some of the wrestlers who compete on “Championship
Wrestling” on Channel 5 TV on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.
The feature event will be a
special, six-man tag team match with Ron (Tennessee Stud) Fuller, Robert Fuller
and Georgia Jaw Cracker vs. Jimmy Golden, Norvel Austin and Big “C.” Joe Leduc
will meet Charlie Cook in a big challenge match.
51 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.
66 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1950
Evergreen Ends Season With
Win Over Andalusia: 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.
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
Aggies 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.
DISTRICT AA MEET HERE
TONIGHT: W.S. Neal High of East Brewton and Robertsdale High will swap buckets
at seven o’clock tonight (Thursday) as the First District AA Basketball
Tournament gets underway in Evergreen High’s beautiful Memorial Gymnasium. The
tourney will be a three-day affair with the finals scheduled for Saturday
night.
Both the winner and runner-up
will enter the state AA tournament in Tuscaloosa March 10-11. At the end of the
final game, the all-district team selections will be announced and trophies
awarded.
Two other games are on tap
for the opening session tonight. Top-seeded McGill of Mobile gets its first
taste of the action at 8:15 when they encounter Choctaw County High of Butler.
The final game of tonight’s session pits U.M.S. of Mobile against Grove Hill.
(Other teams in the
tournament included Bay Minette, Citronelle, Murphy, Semmes Tech, Fairhope,
Evergreen, Jackson, Foley and Atmore.)
Tournament Days Are
Proclaimed By Mayor: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2-4, 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.
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