Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for July 29, 2020

22 YEARS AGO

JULY 30, 1998

 

Former NBA all-star and 10-year veteran, Joe Meriweather, is coming to Castleberry to conduct a youth basketball camp, Aug. 10-14. Joe played in the NBA with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets and Kansas City Kings and was selected to the all-star game in his first year in the league. He also played professionally with the European Basketball League with Spain and Italy.

He will be joined at the camp by Evette Ott, former WBA all-star and League MVP. Evette was a three-time all-star in the women’s professional league and traveled with the USA International team in Italy. She graduated from the University of Kansas, where she was all-conference Big-8 and led her team to victory in the Big-8 championship.

The Brewton Area YMCA is hosting the week long event, being held at the Castleberry Junior High School gym.


37 YEARS AGO

JULY 28, 1983

 

These Conecuh County High School cheerleaders were among over 155 junior and senior high school cheerleaders who participated in the 15th annual Alabama High School Athletic Association Cheerleading Clinic at Troy State University recently. Pictured are Sharon Baggett, Tammy Benjamin, Jacqueline Booker, Elizabeth Cantrell, Kim Covin, Tracy Covin, Teresa Jones, Missy Stringer, Robin Weaver, Vicki Weaver and Gloria Wiley. Sponsors Elaine Covin and Margie Kirksey also attended.


52 YEARS AGO

JULY 25, 1968

 

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barrow visited Mr. and Mrs. Clifton W. Barrow, Sandra Kay, David, Theresa and Michael Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis T. Barrow and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bealle, Edwin and Catherine Rose, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Barrow, Joseph Trout and Johnny in Houston, Texas. Mr. Barrow attended the All-Star Baseball Game at the Astrodome.


67 YEARS AGO

JULY 30, 1953

 

The Evergreen Greenies edged the Baker, Fla. nine by a 7 to 6 score here Sunday afternoon. Edsel Johnson slapped a clean line single to left field in the bottom of the tenth inning to chase home J.W. Windham with the winning run.

Windham started on the mound for the Greenies but gave way to third baseman Johnson in the seventh inning. Johnson got credit for the win. Windham gave up four hits and as many runs while Johnson was touched for three hits and two runs during his stint on the mound.

Gillis Jones with four hits, two singles and two doubles, led the Greenie batters. Windham got three hits in five trips, including a triple. Sam Brown had three in six trips, including a double, and Johnson had two for three, one a triple.


82 YEARS AGO

JULY 28, 1938

 

Greenies 5, Pelicans 1: Tuesday afternoon Lee Anthony returned to the mound after a no hit game last Friday to hold the Panama City Pels to one run and three hits. The tall Kansan started off shaky in the first inning but settled down to shut the Pels out the rest of the way.

Besides pitching a three-hit game Anthony batted in three of the five runs with a slashing double to left center with the bases clogged. Anthony whiffed six would be Pelican batsmen. Joe Cudillo paced Greenie hitters with two safe knocks. Fred Dickey received the slants of Anthony to register his second low hit game of the week.

 

Richards Temporary Manager: Club officials let it be known that Charlie Richards, Greenie hurler and coach at St. Bernard Junior College had been named to replace Hilcher as the Greenie pilot. Richards will act as temporary manager.

 

The first all-star game of the Alabama-Florida League will be played in Troy next Thursday afternoon, July 28.


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