NINE
YEARS AGO
JULY 5, 2007
“Evergreen’s 11- and
12-year-old all-stars started the Little League District 5 tournament Sunday in
Evergreen with a 12-0 loss to Opp.
“In the loss to Opp,
Evergreen played well defensively, but the ‘Big Green’s’ offense had a solid
case of the first game jitters.”
“Evergreen’s 9- and
10-year-old all-stars exited the Little League Baseball District 5 tournament
Monday of last week in Brewton with a 16-6 loss to Andalusia.
“Evergreen opened the
District 5, double-elimination tournament June 23 with a 9-4 win over Flomaton.
“In second-round action the
all-stars suffered a 12-6 loss to East Brewton June 24.”
“Evergreen opened play in the
Babe Ruth District 1 all-star tournament for 14- and 15-year-olds at Uriah
Monday night in thrilling fashion.
“Down 6-5 headed into the
bottom of the seventh and final inning, Justin Nared led off with a single,
worked his way to third and scored on a wild pitch to send the game into extra
innings.”
24
YEARS AGO
JULY
2, 1992
“The Giants defeated the
Cardinals 12-0 to clinch the second half championship, giving them the overall
title for the 1992 Little League season. The second half ended with a four-way
tie for first place. A special playoff was held with the Giants taking the
crown. Several members of the Giants will be joined by members from the other
teams to represent Evergreen in the Little League district tournament.
Evergreen’s all-stars play Sat., July 4, at 8 p.m. in Atmore.”
“Evergreen’s 13-year-old
all-star Babe Ruth team made an early exit from the tournament which they
hosted at Evergreen’s Municipal Park this week. Final results from the
tournament were not available at press time. Teams involved in the tournament
included Evergreen, South Monroe, Atmore, Brewton and Monroeville. The
tournament brought hundreds of visitors to the city each night.”
“Hillcrest High School will
host a basketball camp on July 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp will be
conducted by Terry Sellers, coach of Alabama Southern College in Monroeville.
For more information, contact Coach Danny Covin.”
39 YEARS AGO
JULY 7, 1977
“J.W. Coburn of Evergreen and
his ‘No. 6’ have been seen regularly in the winner’s circle on the dirt tracks
of this area for several years now. J.W. drives and wins often at the Flomaton
Speedway.”
“Donnie Reed, a 170-pound
junior athlete, won the first Repton High School Athlete of the Year Award
recently at the Conecuh County school. The award will be given each year as the
result of a point system each athlete is graded by.
“Reed had the jump on all the
other Repton athletes by competing in all five sports at the school. He
quarterbacked the varsity football team, was a guard on the basketball B team,
played shortstop on the baseball team, ran the 220 in track and was a member of
the school’s first wrestling team.
“Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Reed of Repton, directed the school’s football team to the most
successful season ever. Over the past two years, under his quarterbacking,
Repton has had a 14-2 record.
“Described by Repton Coach
Hugh Wilson as a good passer and runner, he accounted for over 190 yards of
offense in the spring jamboree.”
54 YEARS AGO
JULY 5, 1962
“The Indians gained their
first victory of the season Thursday night as the Tigers fell, 4-3. The loss
cost the Tigers their hold on first place.
“The Indians scored twice in
the first on two errors, a hit batsman and a single by Jimmy Weaver.
“Mike Fields and Joe Sasser
led off the Tiger second with singles. An error allowed Sasser’s hit to roll to
the fence and two runs scored on the play.
“Jimmy Warren rapped an
inside-the-park homer with one on as the Indians made it 4-2 in their half of
the second.
“Singles by Sid Lambert and
‘Bubba’ Faulkner and an error got one more run for the losers in the third.
“Paul Deason went the
distance for the win. Faulkner pitched a three-hitter and all four Indian runs
were unearned as he also went all the way.”
“The Braves regained first place
in the Senior League Thursday night as the edged the Pirates, 3-2.
“The Braves tied in the
second on singles by Ronnie Jackson, Johnny Brown, a passed ball, an error and
won it in the third on a walk, two errors and a single by Terry Coleman.”
69 YEARS AGO
JULY 3, 1947
“Stuart Motors continues to
lead the softball league defeating the FFA team last Friday night 16 to 7. Nine
errors by the FFA team contributed heavily to their defeat. The Boy Scouts hit
hard to beat the National Guard 12 to 6. Logue, Scout hurler, whiffed eight
National Guard batsmen in gaining his second win of the season.”
“Manager ‘Root’ Lowery will
bring his cream-of-the-league team to town tomorrow (Friday) for the annual
all-star contest. The game will be played in Brooks Stadium at 2:30 and will be
the main event of the Fourth of July program.
“On Thursday, Manager Dick
Fore will invade the city with a Flomaton team composed mostly of veteran
semi-pro ball players for a twin bill. Manager Hart will probably use Carpenter
and Johnson on the hill while Flomaton’s skipper will likely start Gatlin and
Vickery.
“The Greenies chalked up two
wins at Flomaton Sunday to get back on top along with Atmore. Page and Otis
Johnson led the stick work with two hits each. Page, McDonald, Edsel Johnson,
Otis Johnson and Gunter were the heavy hitters with two each. Carpenter and
Edsel Johnson received credit for wins.”
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