These are the sports yesteryears from the Leader-Call’s past editions. This week’s yesteryears are dated March 17-23.
March 17, 1958
Lauren Collins will lead the Gold squad while Billy Sumrall will quarterback the Reds in the annual Laurel High spring football game. Henry Hammack, Dennis Keveryn, Paul Hill, Robert Wells, Eddie Loper, and Jerry Clearman will be in the backfield with Collins. Doug Tillery, Larry McAlpin, Nick Estes, Isiah Miles, and Jim Wood will be in the backfield with Sumrall’s Red team.
March 18, 1998
Ryan Hodge blanked NE Lauderdale 12-0 in leading West Jones over the Trojans. Michael Collins, Kenny Knight, Darren Welch, and Jason Rowland led the Mustangs (12-1) at the plate.
March 19, 1958
Jimmy Graham scored on a 24-yard run and Doug Tillery bulled his way five yards in leading the Reds past the Golds 14-0 in the annual Laurel High spring football contest.
Larry McAlpin and Billy Sumrall added the extra points.
March 19, 1966
Texas Western College defeats the University of Kentucky in the NCAA men’s college basketball final at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. This marked the first time an all-black starting five had won the NCAA championship.
March 20, 1968
Jimmy Porter, David Jones, Therrell Myers, Jake Spencer, Peter Fargason, Keith Coppage, and Bill Amato are several of the veteran returning players for the Sonny Farrar Laurel High baseball team.
March 20, 1998
Dan Purvis smacked a grand slam home run as Jones won over Pearl River 11-7 in JUCO baseball play. John Chancellor, Rocky Ford, Nathan Dillon, Justin Lewis, Brody Buckley, and Mitch Evans also had extra-base hits for the winners.
March 21, 1968
The Oakland A’s will be counting on two young players from their last June draft class in third baseman Sal Bando and outfielder Rick Monday to lead their team this season.
March 21, 1978
William Dukes and Ricky Jenkins of JCJC have signed basketball scholarships with Livingston University. The duo helped lead the Bobcats to a 17-8 overall record.
JCJC won the nightcap 12-8 over Meridian in a junior college baseball doubleheader.
Joe Krawczyk led the winners with four hits while Mitch Wells added three hits. Dale Bowen, Ronnie Lawson, and Buddy Duke also had two hits. The Bobcats lost the opener 5-2.
March 22, 1988
David Perkins, Mike Wright, Michael Howard, Todd Shoemake, Chad Altmyer, and Jim Grubbs had hits as Laurel High won over South Jones 13-10. Rob Blackwell, Jason Simpson, Steve Cooley, Randy Duhon, Richard Lee, Shane Herrington, Ronnie Porcellio, and Leslie Tisdale all hit safely for South Jones. Wright, Chris Nichols, and Brad McCardle pitched for the winners.
March 23, 1994
Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, breaking his childhood idol Gordie Howe’s National Hockey League record for most goals scored in a career. Gretzky, known to hockey fans as "The Great One," broke a total of 61 offensive records in his NHL career, including many previously held by "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe.
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Lady Braves in title game
The South Jones Lady Braves will meet their old nemesis Wayne County here Friday night at 6 p.m. in the finals of the Region 5-5A basketball tournament. South Jones downed county rival West Jones while Wayne County came away with an impressive win over Stone County here Tuesday night.
- LCS girls advance in 4-AA tourney
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STATE CHAMPIONS
The Laurel Knight Hawks captured the Mississippi Christian Home Educators (MCHE) state basketball championship Monday in Jackson. In the final game of the double elimination tournament, the Knight Hawks defeated the two year reigning state champions, Jackson Victors, with a final score of 67-64.
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Northeast Jones grads doing well in sports world
Justin Cooley was approved Monday night by the Smith County school board as the new head football coach at Raleigh High School.
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No. 2 Bobcats ready for 2012 baseball season
What can they do for an encore?
That’s the question facing the 2012 Jones County Junior College Bobcats as they prepare for the Feb. 11 home opener against Mississippi Delta Community College. -
Hot-shooting Bobcats whip East Central, 92-62
The Jones County Junior College Bobcats shot over 52 percent from the floor and defeated East Central Community College 92-62 here Monday night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building.
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Second season begins tonight
The season ending district tournaments are beginning tonight throughout Mississippi.
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No. 10 Lady Bobcats have high expectations in 2012
The Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats accomplished quite a bit on the softball diamond in 2011.
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NEJ’s McMillan signs with Holmes Bulldogs
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LHS’ Armstrong signs with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College:
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