The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for June 27, 2022

Wendell Hart

11 YEARS AGO
JUNE 23, 2011

Nared receives Hart Scholarship: The Evergreen Rotary Club presented recent Hillcrest High School graduate Justin Nared with the 2011 Wendell Hart Scholarship last Thursday afternoon.
Nared graduated from Hillcrest with honors on May 26 and finished his high school career with a 3.9 GPA.
Nared is perhaps best known for being one of the most outstanding athletes in Hillcrest history. A five-year starter in football at the Class 4A school, Nared played quarterback and led the highest scoring offense in school history during his senior season. As a senior, he threw for over 1,500 yards and rushed for over 1,000 yards.

Twelve players make up this year’s Castleberry Bay Bears baseball team. They are Tyrus Bruce, Elijah Cobb, Dontavious Finklea, Orlanda Gandy, Abbigal Henry, Nathan Henry, Logan Johnson, Megan Johnson, Andrea D. McMillian, Nevaeh Sims, Preston Sims and Ronald Stallworth.
Eleven players make up this year’s Panthers girls softball team. Players on the team are Lexus Alverson, Ashley Anderson, Donna Brewton, Brianna Gorum, ShaDoris Johnson, Amber Kirksey, Kadajah Perry, Avie Etheridge, Paige Schreiner, Elizabeth Webb and Cassie Riley. Coaches include Darwin Covin, Deanna Covin and Al Etheridge.
Twelve players make up this year’s Crush softball team. Players on the team include Lauryn Bolton, Maggie Brock, Caitlin Elam, Chayton Gorum, Karde’jah Lane, Shantoria Lane, Dyani McMillian, Cerries Nicholes, Najwa North, Brianna Pugh, Alexis Riley and Bethanie Wilson. Robbie Bolton is the coach.

36 YEARS AGO
JUNE 26, 1986

These were the winners at the annual Evergreen Rotary Club Fish and Wildlife Camp held last week at Tal Stuart’s Pond at Belleville: Kevin Sims, Best Junior Camper, who received a watch given by City Drug Store, Inc.; Brandon Monk, Best Fly Caster, fly casting rig given by Carter Hardware & Supply Co.; Ernest Murphy, Best Shotgun Shot, camouflage shirt given by Bank of Evergreen; Michael Smith, best canoeist, life protector given by Sears Catalog Merchant Gerald Salter; Jason Smith, Best Archer, archery set given by Knud Nielsen Co.; Danny Brown, Best Spin Caster, spin casting rig given by The Evergreen Courant; Chris Smith, Best Bait Caster, reel and rod given by Drapery Outlet; Chris Lanier, Best Senior Camper, watch given by Veronica’s Jewelers; and Wayne Crutchfield, Best Rifle Shot, camp stove given by Conecuh Quick Freeze.

Jackson brings championship boxing here July 4: Barring any pre-fight injuries the boxing card for the July 4 World Championship Boxing card here is set. It will be at Evergreen High School’s Brooks Stadium.
The main event, a 10-round bout, will feature Evergreen native Clint Jackson as he goes against Billy Thomas.
At 15 and 2 with one draw, Thomas is a formidable opponent in the supper middle weight division at 168 pounds. Thomas fights out of a stable in New Orleans.
Jackson, who served as co-captain of the 1976 United States Boxing team with Sugar Ray Leonard, will put an end to his boxing career with this bout and will retire as the World Boxing Senior Classic Champion. His professional record stands at 27 and 5, 20 of his wins coming by knock outs.

61 YEARS AGO
JUNE 22, 1961

For the first time in 16 years, the Evergreen High School Aggies will have a new head coach when they report to football practice in August. John Law Robinson has been named head coach to succeed Coach Wendell Hart.
Coach Hart took over the Aggies in 1946 and during his 15-year span led the Evergreen teams to considerable success, posting one of the better won-loss records for this size school in the state. He was one of the state’s senior coaches on point of years of service.
Robinson played his high school football under Hart and has served as his assistant coach on two occasions, including last season. At Evergreen High School, the new head coach was a three-sport athletic star, earning his letter as a football quarterback and also playing basketball and baseball.
Robinson graduated from Auburn University and then served as an officer in the Army. After discharge, he returned here as an assistant coach and teacher, then resigned to accept a position in Brundidge. Returning home a couple of years ago, he stepped in as assistant coach when a vacancy occurred just as school opened last year.
At present, he said there were no announcements as to who his assistant will be, although he is in contact with a number of prospects.
Robinson is married to the former Mary Northcutt and they have a son and a daughter.

86 YEARS AGO
JUNE 25, 1936

Lions Tamed Twice By Local Merchants: The local entry in the South Alabama League roared down the home stretch on the strength of two wins over the Lions from Monroeville in their service last week. Cinching a possible tie and a win if a protest submitted by Monroeville is thrown out the Merchants have brought home bacon for the first half. Atmore’s Oilers are conceded only a mathematical chance of overcoming the lead the local lads have piled up. Only one more victory is needed for the locals to put things absolutely on ice.
The win Sunday was an aftermath of a close game Thursday which the Merchants took in Monroeville, 7-6. Pitching on even terms and bearing down in the pinches, Ripper Williams, former Tigertown tosser, and Lefty Reynolds, Monroeville portsider, hooked up an it was nip and tuck with Williams getting the edge. Fanning eight, giving up only nine hits over nine innings and slamming home Evergreen’s first marker with a three-base blow to left, Ripper ran his winning streak to five games compared to no losses. Evergreen scored their counters on bunching base hits in the third, eighth and ninth with Tom Melton and Clifford Harper carrying the burden. Every local played heads up ball afield and only one miscue was credited to them. Red Dean, former keystoner for Fort Deposit, was outstanding for Monroeville, helping himself to three hits, handling four chances in the field perfectly.