Monday, April 13, 2020

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for April 13, 2020

18 YEARS AGO
APRIL 11, 2002

Evergreen Little League: The Evergreen Little League would like to invite everyone to Opening Day this Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m. This year they will be honoring our hometown heroes.

43 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1977

Sparta Warriors win two, lose two: The Sparta Academy Warriors won their first two games of the season during the week and their baseball record is now at two wins and four losses.
Mon., April 4, Escambia Academy became the first Sparta victim, 12-6, with Jerry Peacock the winning pitcher. Bobby Johnson had two hits and Peacock had a homer.
Last Thursday powerful Wilcox Academy pounded out a 21-3 win over Sparta with Bobby Johnson the losing pitcher. Terry Peacock, Gray Stevens and Johnny Ralls each had a safety with the Warriors able to get only three hits.
The Warriors bats came to life in Georgiana on Friday and Sparta downed South Butler, 13-9, for its second victory with Jerry Peacock again the winning pitcher.
Peacock, Stevens, Bobby Johnson and Hugh Bradford with three hits each and Tim Johnson with two led the Warrior attack.
Catherine Academy’s Colts outscored the Warriors 14-8 here Monday with Jerry Peacock taking the loss. Peacock and Johnson had two hits each to pace the Warriors’ eight-high attack. An unbelievable 15 errors proved to be Sparta’s downfall, according to Sports Information Director Byron Warren Jr.

Sparta’s Girls win two meets: Taking up where they left off last year, Sparta Academy’s girls track team, defending state champions, won their first two meets of the year. Headmaster Richard Brown’s girls won both the senior and junior meets at the Escambia Academy Invitational Meet last week and the seniors won a six-team meet at Morgan Academy in Selma on Monday.
The Sparta Juniors won at Escambia with 41 points. Monroe Academy had 23-1/2, Wilcox 22-1/2 and Escambia 12.
The Juniors took six first places: Cathy Johnston in the baseball throw, Leigh Daniels in the 100-yard dash, Lisa Kimbrough at tie in the 220 and a relay team of Cristi Wilson, Leigh Daniels, Melinda Carrier and Lesa Ralls won the 440, the 880 and the sprint medley relays. Lesa Ralls was second in the broad jump, Karen Brown in the shotput, Lisa Kimbrough in the 100-yard dash and Cathy Cope in the 440. Nancy Anthony was third in the 220, Lynn Hyde in the 660 and Karen Brown was fourth in the 440.
The Seniors piled up points with seven first-place finishes to win their meet. Janice Pugh won the broad jump at 16 feet, two inches, and Angie Driver was third. Driver won the high jump at four feet, six inches with Cheryl Hutcherson second.
Sparta piled up 46 points to win the six-team meet at Selma with West End a distant second with 33-1/2. Other teams competing were Meadowview, Morgan, South Montgomery and Fort Dale.
Six first-place finishes paced the Sparta victory which was highlighted by Chery Hutcherson, who ran the 100-yard dash in 11.4 to set a new state record.

68 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1952

Baseball Takes Over Sports Scene: The Evergreen High baseball team, after its initial game with Lyeffion last Tuesday afternoon, will play Repton in Repton on Fri., April 11.
The squad lineup is as follows: pitchers, Wayne Andrew, Cotton Quinley, Lavon Shaver, Jimmie Frazier; catchers, Hosea King, Shirley Frazier; first basemen, Hoot Evers, Wayne Douglas; second basemen, Billy Lewis, Robert King; third basemen, Donahue Edson; shortstop, Hagood Lucas, Charles King; outfielders, Cullen Edson, Richard Taylor, Roger Peacock, John Mosely, Herman Coburn, Neal Hyde and Wendall Tolbert.

QB Club Sponsoring Square Dance Saturday Night: The Evergreen Quarterback Club is sponsoring a square dance at the Memorial Gym Saturday night, April 12, for the purpose of raising funds to purchase a bus to be used by the athletic teams, glee club, band, etc. The dance next Saturday night is the second one the Quarterback Club has sponsored for this purpose.
Music for the dance will be furnished by “Snap” Green and his Log Cabin Ramblers. There will be cake walks and other entertainment features. One feature which is expected to draw a lot of people is the giving away of a bale of cotton near the end of the night’s program. The public is cordially invited to attend this dance.
Those who do not square dance will enjoy watching others dance and the other features of entertainment, and they will be helping with a very worthy project.

93 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1927

AGGIES DEFEAT URIAH BY SCORE OF 7 TO 4: Evergreen Aggies defeated the Uriah High team in a slow, uneventful game of ball Friday afternoon at Gantt’s Field. The score of 7 to 4 was attained on either side largely by errors. The teams seemed to be pretty equally matched. The Evergreen team showed up nicely in the field but failed to perform at the bat. The game was witnessed by a large number of fans.

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