03/29/2024
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Bladen County SportsThe Southeastern Times newspaper produced a special edition in 1977 that included 50 Dixie Youth teams in Bladen County.
We list the names………coaches and sponsors.  Where are they now?
Elizabethtown Waccamaw Bank
Maurice Hammonds, Walter Brennan, David Brennan, Tim Stevens, Brooks Thompson, David Maynard, Al Lesane, Mike Shaw, Herbie Ward, Mike McGavock, Jeff Merritt, David Parham, Steve Zulauf, Coaches Joe Warren, John Q. Shaw, Irving Maynard.
Elizabethtown Reds
Aaron Smith, Mike Phillips, Mike Ciani, Lee Ciani, Brian Lewis, Julian Tatum, Wilt Hardin, Frederick Mathis, Edward Williams, Lin Melvin, Jimmy Ciani, Tony Hood, Shep Guyton, Coaches Wilford Hardin & Jim Ciani.
Clarkton No. One
Randy Chavis, Andy Donaldson, Craig Neill, Sherman Ford, Allen Pope, Alton Cromartie, Jeffrey King, Alfred Baldwin, Coach Andy Chavis, Joey Blackburn, Jerrod Neill, Steven Shipman, Israel Cromartie, Kevin Lyda, Rufty Packer, Coach Carlos Lyda.
Braves
Allen Cole, Robert Milton, Ronnie Benson, Keith Britt, Joe Bryant, Mickey Muse, Marcus Butler, Clayton Brown, David Thompson, Sharon Butler, Teddy Babson, Victor Welch, James McLean, James Bryant, Dwayne Marshall, Ricky Todd, Coaches Dennis Rich & Eddie Benson.
Sponsors of the special Southeastern Times edition included:
Eddie White State Farm Insurance of Elizabethtown, Potter Motor Company of Elizabethtown, Clark Shaw Ford-Mercury of Elizabethtown and Thomas Insurance Company of Elizabethtown.
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