Aulander, NC: Past, Present and Future: 2009

Friday, July 24, 2009

Aulander Elementary Schools, Aulander, NC - 5th Grade - 1944

FIFTH GRADE - AULANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - 1944 [LEFT TO RIGHT]:

SIXTH CHILD: LAWRENCE DUNNING

FOURTH CHILD: MELVIN HALL ?

TEACHER: TIP BAZEMORE?

Anyone able to identify the people in the picture please send the information to Earl Bell at earl.bell3@gmail.com

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Aulander Wins Bertie County Basketball Championship and Sportsmanship Awards, Spring, 1955

From: THE HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD [March, 1955], published in Ahoskie, NC “Aulander Boys, Colerain Girls Are Bertie Tournament Champs”

Aulander. For the first time in three years the Wolfpack of West Bertie High School has suffered a defeat at the hands of a Bertie County team. Coach Joe Acree’s Green Demons of Aulander rode rough-shod over the defending champions Saturday night in the championsip game of the tournament and when the final whistle sounded the score stood Aulander 67, West Bertie 51.

The two teams will now meet on a neutral court to determine who will represent the county in the regional play-offs since West Bertie was the winner of the regular season play.

No less exciting was the finals in the girls’ division which saw Colerain defeating Merry Hill by a score of 51 to 48. The Colerain girls, defending champions were edged out for the season play by Merry Hill but came back to take the tournament championship on Friday night.

Other action on Friday night placed the Aulander girls as consolation winners over Windsor by a score of 36 to 34.

The Colerain boys won consolation honors in their division by defeating Windsor on Saturday night, 44 to 42, in a thrilling ball gam.

Team sportsmanship awards were given to the Aulander boys and to the West Bertie girls.

The selection by the coaches placed the following boys on the all-conference team:

Wilbur Castelloe, Windsor; Bubba Peele, Aulander; Jack Mitchell, West Bertie; Tommy Bazemore, West Bertie, Carroll Britt, Colerain.

In the girls’ division the following were honored as all-conference selections:

Guards: Treva Daniels, Colerain; Becky Dunning, Aulander; Peggy Hall, Aulander; forwards: Ann Barnacascel, Merry Hill; Valentine Powell, Aulander; Carolyn Taylor, Colerain.

Misses Daniels, Dunning, Hall and Barnacascel were selected for the second consecutive year.

Attendance at the tournament was very good. Entertainment was furnished at halftime of each game.

PICTURE Inscription: AULANDER – A happy Aulander group faced the camera after defeating West Bertie in the final round of the tournament. They received trophies for the tournament championship and sportsmanship. Left to right: Sonny Bell, Paul McCaskey, Bubba Peele, Bro Parker, Pete Parker and Billy Chamlee. Back row: Thomas Powell, Dick Butler, Skipper Rowe, Reggie Terry and Jackie Bell.