The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for April 11, 2022

Wendell Hart

34 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1988

At its last meeting, the Conecuh County Board of Education approved the naming of the new high school, selection of school colors and mascot. The board’s considerations came from recommendations that were given by a committee of students from the Repton High, Conecuh County High, Evergreen and Lyeffion School communities who met on several occasions to compile this information.
Several choices of school names, colors and mascots were then sent back to the local high schools, so that all students from each community were permitted to vote on these considerations.
The unanimous choices and votes were recorded and, based on popular vote, were submitted to the Board of Education as recommendations. The board approved the recommendations that were submitted to it by the student committee. The name for the new high school will be Hillcrest High School. The school colors are red, silver (gray) and black, and the mascot will be a Jaguar.
The board commended the student committee on their work and cooperation.
The new school colors will be incorporated into the décor and interior of the new school. The school will open in the fall of 1989.

48 YEARS AGO
APRIL 11, 1974

From ‘The Colyum’ by Bob Bozeman – Coach Wendell Hart parked his car in front of the Holiday Inn Sunday morning, in broad daylight, and went in for a cup of coffee. He drank the coffee and talked a while, then returned to his car. It wouldn’t start. He raised the hood… someone had stolen his battery.

Charles Owens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tenies Owens, was chosen ‘Senior of the Month’ for March at Lyeffion High School. He played on the varsity football squad, member of FFA for three years, selected for ‘Who’s Who’ in his junior year and is a member of the track team.

Paul Brantley, president of the Lenox Saddle Club, and Mrs. Christine Gandy, president of the Lenox Community Club, today expressed their thanks and appreciation to all who helped and all who attended the annual Spring Rodeo and Horse Show, Saturday night.
They said they spoke on behalf of the entire community for the outstanding support that made this the most successful yet of the annual events.

58 YEARS AGO
APRIL 9, 1964

The Evergreen High Aggies ended their Spring football practice with two scrimmage sessions this week.
Monday Coach Robinson divided his troops into groups and held a control scrimmage. The Green team led by quarterback Scott Cook defeated the Whites, 8-0. Cook passed to end Johnny Huggins for the TD.
Coaches Robinson and Allman named tackle Alvin Dees, linebacker ‘Snuffy’ Smith and Cook as outstanding for the winners. Jimmy Warren and Kenny Harper were White standouts.
Tuesday the two teams went at it again with the Whites showing a powerful offense and topping the Greens, 20-0. Jimmy Warren, Brent Thornley and Wayne Tolbert ripped through the Greens at will for huge chunks of yardage. Kenny Harper and Tommy Hartley led the White linemen.
Scott Cook, Alvin Dees and Calvin Smith were outstanding for the Greens.
Aggie Coaches John Law Robinson and Henry Allman were well pleased with the training session. They said that they felt like their first unit was pretty well set, but that depth would be a big problem. One bright light of the practice was the performance of Ronnie Hayes. Hayes tips the scales at over 200 pounds and although he is a senior and this is only his first year out, he has shown a lot of desire.

The Evergreen Aggies led by the no-hit pitching of Homer Faulkner and Steve Baggett won their first game of the season from the Castleberry Blue Devils 8-0 Tuesday afternoon at the Evergreen Recreation Center field.

64 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1958

Aggies Win Opener; Drop Lyeffion 2-0: The Evergreen Aggies baseball team started the hard ball season on the right foot by dropping the Lyeffion Yellow Jackets, 2-0. Ken Tucker was the inning pitcher and Dees was credited with the loss for Lyeffion.
Other than giving up two bases on balls, Dees of Lyeffion pitched a fine game. He fanned 16 batters and allowed only two hits.
Ken Tucker who pitched the first five innings for the Aggies gave up two hits and no walks. Bill Ivey pitched the last two innings and allowed one hit and no walks.
Dees led the Lyeffion batters with a double and a triple. Cook got the other Jacket hit, a single. Daniels had a double, and Tucker a single for the Aggies.
The lineup and batting order for Evergreen and Lyeffion was: Evergreen: Daniels, CF; Ellington, LF; Grace, RF; Pate, 1B; Bateman, SS; Ansley, 2B; W.A. Pate, 3B; Melton, C; Tucker, P; Ivey, P.
Lyeffion: Burt, 2B; Coker, SS; Dees, P; G. House, 3B; Riley, C; Anthoney, 1B; Cook, CF; J.House, RF; Hick, RF; Powell, LF.

The Evergreen Golf Club’s annual one-day tournament is scheduled for today. If weather is good a large number of golfers from over South Alabama and Northwest Florida are expected to enter the invitational tournament.

The first player try-out for the Evergreen Junior Leagues scheduled yesterday was canceled by rain. Another is scheduled next Wednesday afternoon and another on the Wednesday following.

85 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1937

Dr. H.C. Fountain attended the AKC Dog Show in Birmingham Sunday.

Evergreen High School: Our baseball team lost its first game of the season to Brewton last Tuesday by a score of two to one. The Evergreen batteries were Lane and Hart. The outstanding players were James Lane, Raiford Key, Wendell Hart and Billie Wiggins. The base-running and failure to hit in pinches resulted in the boys’ defeat.
Every Tuesday the local Bulldogs will play baseball at Gantt Field.
Jerome Weaver and Tom Rountree are at Holmes Junior College in Goodman, Miss., for spring football practice. They intend to enroll there next year.