22 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1997
James Alvin Stallworth (Buddy), 67, died Sat., Aug. 23,
1997. He served as a teacher for 34 years. For many years, he coached
championship basketball teams at Marshall High School and served as a football
and basketball official with the Alabama High School Athletic Association for
46 years.
These 1997 Sparta Academy Warriors will play their first
game this Friday night at Stuart-McGehee Field. Head coach of the Warriors is
Bill McNair, in his first season with the team. Kickoff for the game is set for
7:30 p.m. There will be a hamburger supper and pep rally Thursday night at 6:30
p.m. in the gym.
Last Saturday night at Greenville’s Butler County
Motorsports Park, 52 drivers competed for the top prize in four divisions.
In the hobby division, Kenny McNaughton of Honoraville
claimed the checkered flag. Skipper Davis of Lapine and Dale Watson of Brantley
finished second and third, respectively.
Florala’s Pebo Windham was the winner in the hogg division.
Taking second was Brian Stephens, also of Florala. Rodney Best of Highland Home
finished in third.
In the pony feature event, Dennison Reeves of Highland Home
outran the rest of the field for a first-place finish. Drivers from Highland
Home swept the pony division with Danny Register taking second and Tracy Jordan
finishing in third.
Greenville’s Kevin Boswell took the win in the novice
feature. Travis Heartsill of Greenville was the second-place finisher.
30 YEARS AGO
AUG. 24, 1989
The 1989 Jaguars, Hillcrest High School’s first football
team, will open their season here Friday night against the W.S. Neal Blue
Eagles of East Brewton. The kickoff at Brooks Memorial Stadium is set for 7:30.
Tickets at the gate are $3, advance $2. Hillcrest is Conecuh County’s only
public high school and was formed by consolidating Conecuh County High,
Evergreen High, Lyeffion High and Repton High.
Head coach Doug Barfield and his staff have been readying
the Hillcrest High School Jaguars for their first game Friday night. Assistant
coaches are Jimmy Barlow, Danny Covin, H.L. Watson and Robert Cumbie.
The Sparta Academy Warriors will open the 1989 campaign
against the Escambia Academy Cougars at Canoe at 7:30 Friday night. This will
be the first game for Sparta’s new head coach, Chuck Ledbetter.
The Warriors are coming off their most successful season
ever. The 1988 Warriors posted a 12-1 record and were runner-up for the state
Class A APSA championship.
The new head coach has had his hands full trying to rebuild.
Graduation claimed a number of the stars on last year’s outstanding team.
45 YEARS AGO
AUG. 22, 1974
Repton High School’s 1974 football season was as follows:
Sept. 6, v. Coffeeville; Sept. 13, at Lyeffion; Sept. 20, v. Straughn; Oct. 4,
at Red Level; Oct. 11, v. J.U. Blacksher; Oct. 18, at McKenzie; Oct. 25, v.
Jay, Fla.; Nov. 1, v. Frisco City; and Oct. 11, at Fruitdale.
Jeff Young was Repton’s head coach that season, and H.L.
Watson was an assistant football coach.
The Repton High School cheerleaders for the 1974-75 school
year walked away from the Alabama High School Athletic Association cheerleaders
clinic recently with all state honors in both basketball and football. The
Repton squad was one of only four squads that received the honor, competing
with 100 other squads. It was the only 1A squad to receive the honor. Members
of the squad are Patsy Watson, head cheerleader; Melanie Evers and Wanda
Andrews, co-head cheerleaders; and Sheila Blackwell, Jane Brown, Debbie Ivey,
Rachel Watson and Debbie Bell.
Lyeffion High School’s 1974 football season was as follows:
Sept. 6, at Conecuh County High School; Sept. 13, v. Repton; Sept. 20, v.
McKenzie; Sept. 27, v. Frisco City; Oct. 4, at Montgomery Academy; Oct. 11, at
Sweet Water; Oct. 18, at Dozier; Oct. 26, v. Conecuh County High School (HC);
Nov. 1, at J.U. Blacksher; and Nov. 8, at Thomaston.
47 YEARS AGO
AUG. 24, 1972
Jaycees drop Peewee 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.
Meeting is set Lyeffion Friday Pee Wee Football: There will
be a meeting of all boys who will play Pee Wee football at Lyeffion on Friday
night at 7:30 at the school. Boys 8-13 are urged to attend.
Lenox Horse Club enjoys trail ride: Members of the Lenox
Horse Club and their visitors recently enjoyed a trail ride and camp out.
President Paul Brantley announced plans for the Fall Rodeo and Horse Show on
Sept. 30. The parking area for the arena has been expanded to solve parking
problems.
GUNS – We have the best selection of guns we have ever had.
See them now while you can get the gun of your choice. – BROWNING, REMINGTON,
WINCHESTER, SAVAGE ITHACA HI STANDARD MARLIN – Lay-A-Way Now For The Coming
Hunting Season While Our Stock Is Still Complete – Wild Bros. Hardware Co. –
The Sportsman’s Headquarters.
72 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1947
Greenies Eliminate Flomaton In Playoff: Evergreen won the
honor of playing the winner of the McCullough-Atmore series by defeating
Flomaton two straight games in the elimination playoff.
The first game of the championship playoff will be in Brooks
Stadium Sunday at three o’clock. This will be the final game to be played in
Evergreen this season.
Big Wade Nobles, a fast ball right-hander, came through with
an 8-3 win Thursday to solve acting-manager Zell Murphy’s pre-game pitching
worries. Making his debut as a pitcher, Nobles gave up only nine scattered
safeties and allowed only one earned run to cross the platter. Harry Brooks,
Flomaton hurler, held the locals to only six hits, but was given very little
support by his teammates who made eight costly errors. Eben Moorer and Joe
McDonald collected two blows each to pace the Greenies to their 8-3 victory.
Manager Hart opened on the mound for the locals Sunday but
had to call on Edsel Johnson to take over in the ninth when he ran into some
trouble. The Greenies drove out a total of 12 base blows off two Flomaton
pitchers, one of which was a 365-foot homer with two men aboard by Nobles in
the third inning. White had three singles to his credit to gain batting honors
for the winners.
Evergreen High School Announces 1947 Football Schedule:
Sept. 19, v. Repton; Sept. 26, v. Pine Hill; Oct. 3, at Greenville; Oct. 10, at
Frisco City; Oct. 16, v. W.S. Neal; Oct. 31, v. Monroeville; Nov. 7, v. Uriah;
Nov. 14, v. Camden; Nov. 21, v. T.R. Miller.
This gives Evergreen an impressive and rugged schedule.
Seven games will be played under the lights on the home field.
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