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By Brian Pitts

Davie Enterprise Record

A look back at Davie sports 40 years ago …

The Davie-Salisbury girls basketball teams battled fiercely in 1983-84. Davie won the first meeting. Salisbury edged Davie in the next two (42-36 in triple overtime and 38-36). In the fourth meeting, with the North Piedmont Conference Tournament title on the line at Catawba, the laser-focused War Eagles prevailed 41-36, giving coach Bill Peeler his fifth tournament title in six years.

“You might say we had a little revenge on our minds,” senior guard Naomi Minwalla said. “There was no way we were going to lose to them three straight times.”

Angie Browder (13 points) earned tournament MVP. Minwalla had 11 points and Tammy Pulliam nine. Selena Fowler (12 rebounds) and Kim Ward (10 rebounds) were big factors in Davie’s 38-28 advantage on the boards.

Browder was named NPC Player of the Year for the second time, made all-conference for the third time and accepted a scholarship offer from UNC-Wilmington. Minwalla was also all-conference for the third time. Fowler and Ward gave Peeler four all-NPC selections. Russell Anderson was the only one who made all-conference for the Davie boys.

At Twin Cedars, Bubba Brown and Uly Grisette shot 73s to lead the Davie golf team. Kim Sales and John Matthews carded 80 and 82, respectively.

The Davie boys tennis team opened the season with a 9-0 stomping of North Rowan. The singles winners were Darrell Cope, Scott Gantt, Tony Leftwich, Mike Fairchild, Brian York and Craig Smith.

Cammie Paige, Rhonda Smith, Melissa Matthews and Leisa Hepler banged two hits each as Davie’s softball team defeated West Forsyth 7-5. Stephanie Miller, Donna Whitlock and Dawn Brown had two hits apiece in a 4-1 win over Starmount.

In a golf meet in Asheboro, Grisette took medalist with a 72 and Davie outscored second-place Asheboro 304-326. Brown shot 73, Matthews 79, Sales 80 and Keith Stiller 81.

Leftwich, Fairchild and Matt Denniston came through in singles as Davie tennis edged Salisbury 5-4. Lifting Davie to victory in doubles were Gantt/Leftwich and Denniston/Smith.

Whitlock delivered three hits as Davie softball pulled out a 4-3 win over Asheboro. In the second game of the doubleheader, Davie managed an 8-5 win despite only having three hits. M. Matthews, Michele Deal and Brown had the hits for the War Eagles, who took advantage of eight walks.

John Johnson’s big offensive night was overshadowed by the Davie baseball team’s 9-3 loss to North Davidson. Johnson went 3 for 4 and had all three RBIs. Steve Barnhardt had two hits in defeat.

In a Davie girls track meet, Fowler won the shot put (30-11) and the discus (110-5.5). Another double winner was Frankie Chaplin (5:51.09 in 1600 meters and 12:43.28 in the 3200). Amy Bingham won the 800 at 2:44.09.

Johnson (14 strikeouts) and Roger Smoot (4 for 4) had stellar performances as Davie baseball topped West Rowan 6-3. Jerry Riddle and Mark Robertson contributed two hits each.

The winners in a Davie boys track meet were Chris Jacobs (46-3 shot put) and James Hollis (5-10 high jump). In another meet, Davie’s three winners were Robert Jones (20 feet long jump), Jacobs (118-10.5 discus) and John Bullins (2:08.50 in the 800).

UNC Greensboro junior shortstop Angela Riddle was named honorable mention for the All-Dixie Conference team.

Davie baseball thumped Lexington 11-4. Let’s give it up to pitcher Tony Tatum (10 Ks) and Riddle, who produced three hits and three RBIs. Barnhardt and Kirk Edwards had two hits apiece.

In a golf meet in Lexington, Brown showed everyone how he can flex his muscles as he turned in a 5-under 67. Grisette, who earned NPC Player of the Year, was next at 70. The War Eagles captured the sectional at Piney Point Country Club in Norwood. Davie beat Monroe by six strokes behind Brown (74), Grisette (76), J. Matthews (76) and Sales (81).

Jeff Lankford, a sophomore golfer at N.C. State in 1984, shot 2-over 74 to tie for first in the first round of qualifying for the 84th annual North & South Amateur. Lankford was in a three-way tie for first among 134 players. The event was held at Pinehurst No. 2.

After going 12-5 in the regular season, Davie tennis competed in the sectionals in Lexington. In singles, Fairchild and Hal Dyer both went 1-1. Brian York/Darrell Cope went 2-1 in doubles, while Gantt/Leftwich went 1-1.

South Davie baseball lost a 13-11 slugfest with Corriher-Lipe even though David Wilson went crazy. He was 4 for 4 with three home runs and five RBIs. Dana Correll also homered. In a 10-5 loss to Corriher-Lipe, Matt Webb and David Rosser both had two hits. In the Tigers’ 5-3 win over Kannapolis, Wilson was at it again, pitching a four-hitter and producing two hits, including a triple. One of Mike Bethea’s three hits was a home run.