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| Brian Bateman |
NINE YEARS AGO
JULY 19, 2007
Bateman captures top honors
in golf: Brian Bateman, 34, of Monroe, La. captured first place in the Buick
Open pro golf tournament on July 1 in Warwick Hill, Mich.
Bateman is the son of Dr. Bill
Bateman, a 1961 graduate of Evergreen High School, and the grandson of Scotty
and Bill Bateman, formerly of Evergreen. He is the great nephew of Virginia Key
and the late Judge Robert E.L. Key of Evergreen.
Bateman, who began his
professional golfing career after graduating from Louisiana State University in
1996, took home $882,000 and a brand new Buick for his win in the Buick Open.
The tournament’s total purse amounted to $4.9 million.
With his win at the Buick
Open, Bateman became the first player to capture his first PGA TOUR win at the
Buick Open since Tom Pernice Jr. in 1999. At age 34, Bateman has already had a
long and successful golfing career.
Cassie Gomes, nine, of
Bossier City, La. won this year’s Bayou State 3-D Archery State Championship.
Gomes, a fourth-grader at Benton (La.) Elementary School, captured top honors
in the Pee Wee Division at the event, which was held on June 9 at the Fort
Buhlow Recreation Area in Pineville, La. Gomes is the daughter of Heath Gomes
and Summer Coleman. She is also the granddaughter of Ivon and Mary Gomes of
Andalusia and the great-granddaughter of Bob and Lillie Gaskin of Evergreen.
24 YEARS AGO
JULY 16, 1992
The 1992 Evergreen Little League All-Stars finished the
playoffs with one win and two losses last week in the district tournament in
Atmore. (Players on the team included Derrick Carmichael, Chris Mitchell, Lee
Goodwin, Charlie Ward, Jonathan Salter, Walter Bone, Chris Mobley, Jason
Shehan, Jennifer Meeks, Stephen Ellenburg, Roderick McIntyre and Jason
Robinson. Ray Etheridge was the team’s manager, and assistant coaches included
Stanley Mitchell and Jeff Etheridge.)
EAST SIDE AGGIES: Final sign-up for Tiny Mite and Pee Wee
football players for the East Side Aggies will be held Sat., July 18, at the Evergreen
Municipal Park from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. All new players must bring a copy of
their birth certificate.
There will be a Parents Meeting for cheerleader and
football parents Thurs., July 16, at Carver Recreation Center. All parents that
are interested in their children playing football must attend this meeting.
For more information, contact Wayne Nevelous.
MEN’S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: The Evergreen High School
Class of 1970 will sponsor a men’s softball tournament Sat., July 18, at the
Evergreen Municipal Park. Registration fee for the tournament is $60 per team.
For additional information, please contact Earl Evans, Alma Thomas or Regina
Darden.
39 YEARS AGO
JULY 21, 1977
Sparta QB Club meets tonight:
The Sparta Quarterback Club will meet Thurs., July 21, at 7 p.m. at the school.
This meeting will be for the purpose of organizing club activities for the
coming school year. There are several important projects that will be
discussed. All members of the school are requested to make a special effort to
attend this meeting.
Griffin to hold week golf
clinic at LBW course: Mike Griffin, who has coached Troy State University to
two straight NCAA Division II Golf Championships, will conduct a golf clinic at
Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College Aug. 8-12.
Griffin is a native of
Thomasville. He was Troy State University’s number one golfer for three of his
four seasons and was a medalist in the 1968 and 1969 Alabama Collegiate
Conference Tournaments. Griffin joined the professional tour in 1972.
Prior to turning pro, he won
the Montgomery Country Club Invitational, the Dothan Country Club Invitational
and the Woodley Country Club Invitational tournaments. Griffin holds course
records at Thomasville, Luverne, Dothan’s Olympic Spa and Troy Country Club. Griffin
won more than 30 amateur tournaments.
Griffin was the Gulf South
Conference Coach of the Year in 1975 and 1976. The 1976 TSU team coached by
Griffin won the NCAA Division II National Championship by 31 strokes.
The beautiful new golf
facilities at LBW will be used during the clinic. The facilities include a
driving range, putting green and a 3,400-yard nine-hole golf course.
54 YEARS AGO
JULY 19, 1962
EVERGREEN SENIOR LEAGUE:
Braves v. Tigers: The Braves
scored four runs in the sixth inning to take a 5-1 win from the Pirates Monday
night and break up what had been a tight ball game.
Claude Aaron’s double, a
single by Larry Ellis, a walk and an error in the Pirate outfield allowed the
winners their final four tallies.
The Braves tied it in the
fourth when Ronnie Jackson stole home after he had walked. Jackson went all the
way for the winners as did Steve Baggett for the Pirates.
Indians vs. Tigers: The
Tigers scored six runs in the third inning Monday night as they mauled the
Indians, 11-4.
A triple by Calvin Smith, a
double by Willie Mack Pate, and singles by Sid Lambert, Mike Fields and Joe
Sasser were the blows that put the Indians on the canvass for the 10-count in
the third.
Lambert was three-for-three
to lead the eight-hit Tiger offense. Mike Fields scored the mound win with
“Bubba” Faulkner finishing the final inning. Paul Deason was plastered out of
the box in the third and was replaced by Bob Ivey who finished the game.
Indians v. Pirates: The
Pirates whipped the Indians, 6-5, Thursday night as the Bucs kept themselves
out of last place.
George Fontaine started but
Steve Baggett bagged the win as he took over in the third on the mound for the
victors. Paul Deason took the loss for the Tribe although he pitched a
no-hitter.
A triple by Deason highlighted
the three-run Indian third as the Indians tied the game at 4-4, but the Pirates
scored two more in their half of the third.
The Indians scored in the
fifth when Jimmy Weaver got on on an error, worked his way to third and then
stole home.
69 YEARS AGO
JULY 17, 1947
Hart Whitewashed Frisco;
Johnson Wins Third Straight: The Evergreen Greenies closed in on league-leading
Atmore with two wins in three starts last week. Big Edsel Johnson notched his
third triumph of the season against no defeats Thursday as the Greenies slammed
out an 18-hit, 12-4, win over McCullough. Johnson gave up 11 hits but was tough
in the pinches. Ottis Johnson grabbed a screaming line drive with his bare hand
and threw to third to complete a double play for the fielding gem of the day.
Warren Bolton broke a season long hitting slump to lead the locals with four
bingles.
Well rested manager Wendell
Hart came back after nine days off the mound and shutout Frisco City with five
hits, 9-0, for his ninth win of the season against two losses. It was Hart’s
second shutout of the season. The Johnson brothers lead the Greenie batting
with two hits each.
James “Lefty” Carpenter was
wild in the second game of the twin bill, losing his fourth game of the season,
8-6. Frisco City got only seven scattered hits, but Carpenter’s wildness and
six errors by his teammates gave them the game. The Greenies were ineffective
at the plate with Carpenter garnering two of their five hits for the honors.
The Greenies play Thursday in
Frisco City with E. Johnson expected to start on the hill. Evergreen’s arch
rivals, Monroeville, come to town Sunday for a single game starting at 3 p.m.
Manager Hart is scheduled for the mound duties.
Logue, Scout hurler, pitched
a hitless game Friday night but lost to Stuart, 1-0. Gunter scored the lone run
of the game as Noble spaced three hits to shutout the Scouts. It was the best
game of the season and an indication of the all-around improvement in the
Softball Loop.
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