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| Auburn football coach Shug Jordan. |
21 YEARS AGO
DEC. 31, 1998
The varsity cheerleaders from
Sparta Academy took first place honors in the 10th annual Alabama
Cheerleaders Coaches and Advisors Association State Cheerleading Championships.
The competition was held Dec. 5, 1998 at Etowah High School in Attalla, Ala.
Squads from private and public schools all over the state competed with
routines consisting of cheers, chants, stunts, jumps and dance. Members of the
Class 1A state champion Sparta varsity squad that competed are Sunshine Floyd,
co-captain; Gina Harper, captain; Lauren Salter, Amy Jones, Wendy Crabtree,
Jessica Bennett and Katie Johnston.
36 YEARS AGO
DEC. 29, 1983
Wilcox Academy swept four
games from Sparta Academy in Camden on Dec. 16.
Wilcox won the boys varsity
game, 79-69. Russ Brown had 23 points for Sparta. Connery Salter and Al
Etheridge 12 each; Britt McNeill, 11; Vince Watts, six; and Danny Reed, five.
Sparta’s girls lost a close
one, 31-29. Leah Carrier had 11 points; Jan Coker, eight; Tammy Booker, six;
and Raye Ann Gall, four.
Sparta’s Boys B Team lost
40-34. Lynn Ralls had 10 points; Glynn Ralls, eight; Brandon Salter, six; Tim
Wilson and Jason West, five each.
The Sparta Girls B Team lost
24-15. Kim Searcy had eight points; Susan Ward, five; and Jeannie Vonderan,
three.
47 YEARS AGO
DEC. 28, 1972
Texas Cowgirls play men’s
team here Jan. 10: The World Famous Texas Cowgirls Basketball Team will appear
at the high school gym in Evergreen on Jan. 10 at 8 p.m.
This appearance will be
sponsored by the high school.
The Texas Cowgirls will be
commencing their 23rd season of play and have played over 4,000 engagements
coast to coast and abroad.
The Texas Cowgirls will play
against a men’s team with men’s rules. An entertaining program has been
planned. Advance tickets may be obtained from members of the organization for
adults, $1.50; and students, $1.
From “The Colyum” by Bob Bozeman:
Better get your eyes in shape again, if they have recovered from last weekend.
The bowl season is upon us and eyestrain threatens us football nuts.
Of course, to fans around
here the strong attractions are the Gator Bowl on Saturday afternoon and the
Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Auburn’s unbelievable Tigers
will do battle against Colorado in the Gator. Coach Shug Jordan’s club lost its
starting quarterback as practice started for the bowl game.
57 YEARS AGO
DEC. 27, 1962
Castleberry Wins County
Tournament: The Blue Devils of Conecuh County High School at Castleberry firmly
established themselves as one of South Alabama’s top cage powers by winning the
Conecuh County Invitational Tournament. Castleberry racked up Pineapple, 58-19,
in the finals Thursday night.
Coach Pope’s host team is
unbeaten this year. The Blue Devils lost only one player off their 1961-62
squad and have had little trouble downing all foes this year.
Castleberry placed three
players on the all tournament team chosen at the conclusion of the meet. Janes,
Foster and Kast were named. Others chosen were Robinson of Repton, Raines of
Beatrice, Barlow and Sasser of T.R. Miller and Cochran and Stafford of
Pineapple.
Janes tossed in 18 and Kast
17 to pace the Blue Devils in the championship tilt. Others scoring were Foster
nine, Findley five, Sims four, Shipp three and Godwin two. Cochran led
Pineapple with five points.
The tournament concluded play
for the Blue Devils until the regular schedule is resumed in January.
Frisco City Wins Holiday
Tourney: Frisco City captured the Evergreen Holiday Invitational Tournament
Thursday night by whipping J.U. Blacksher of Uriah, 65-53. Greenville took the
consolation game by a 64-29 score from Evergreen.
Greenville handily won the
battle of the boards and Evergreen shot only 13.2 percent from the floor in the
second half as the Tigers coasted to victory led by 19 and 16-point
performances by Paul Burch and Joe Terrell, respectively. Joe Sasser with 10
was the only Aggie in double figures.
66 YEARS AGO
DEC. 31, 1953
The Conecuh County basketball
picture should be some clearer after Tuesday night’s game between undefeated
Repton and Evergreen.
Coach (Albert) Arnold will
depend on the high-scoring antics of Paul Brantley and Ray Blackwell who share
the scoring honors. Billy Farrish, Harry Giles and Eddie Kelly have been
standouts too.
Coach (Wendell) Hart will pin
most of his hopes on the shooting of tall Randy White, who averaged 15 points
per game before Christmas, Ward Alexander Jr. and Jimmy Frazier insofar as
scoring is concerned. Hosea King, Wayne Douglas, Charles King, Buck Lewis,
Tommy Melton and Dale Blair will give them plenty of support.
Wednesday night the Aggies
will take on Coach William Andrews’ improving Lyeffion Yellowjacket team. These
contests are also scheduled to be played in Memorial Gym with the Bees meeting
at seven o’clock in the first game. Friday night the Aggies journey to
Pineapple for games with Moore Academy.
Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Kendall Jr.
and children are visiting relatives in Dallas, Texas and will attend the Cotton
Bowl game there Friday.
77 YEARS AGO
DEC. 31, 1942
Aggies to engage Pleasant
Home here tonight: Coach E.L. McInnis’s green and white clad cagers will engage
probably their toughest foe of the year today at 7:30 when they play the
Pleasant Home basketeers on the local court.
The Pleasant Home cagesters
have long been known in this section for their hardwood antics. Among the
state’s better teams for the past several years, they wound up in sixth place
last year.
The locals are the proud
possessors of a four-game winning streak and as yet haven’t met their master.
They have defeated Castleberry twice, Repton and Lyeffion once each. In these
contests, they have scored 171 points to their opponents’ 52. Johnson has led
the locals high-powered offense with 87 points scored. Thames holds runner-up
honors with 48.
With transportation a big
problem, this may be one of the last home games of the season. Both teams will
be after the other’s skins and a close and thrilling scoring battle is
forecast. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. Admission, schoolchildren, 15 cents;
others, 25 cents.
92 YEARS AGO
DEC. 29, 1927
Local All Stars Defeat
Monroeville: A football ball team composed of Evergreen all stars met and defeated
an all star team from Monroeville Tuesday afternoon at Gantt’s Field to the
score of 3 to 0.
The game was staged under the
auspices of the American Legion and was well-attended by fans from both towns.
The only counter of the game
came early when Watson Spence, former Aggie star but now of Auburn, booted the
oval over for a field goal. After this, neither team was able to score. As
evidenced by the score, the teams were well matched and no ground was gained
except by fierce struggling.
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