SPORTS

Ismail speaks at MSU Sunday

Published

12 years ago

08/22/2014

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Raghib “Rocket” Ismail will be the guest speaker at the eighth annual Midwestern State University Athletics welcome back dinner Sunday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
The event will begin with an enhanced silent auction and social gathering at 5:30 p.m.
There will be Dallas Cowboy and Midwestern State memorabilia auctioned off, plus other valuable items as well.
Branding Iron is catering the dinner that begins at 6 p.m., and Ismail will speak 45 minutes later.
Reserve your seat by submitting $70 for a student-athlete sponsorship. A limited number of complete tables accommodating six people with sponsor acknowledgement can be purchased for $250. Additional seats are available at $40 apiece.
Ismail played for the Cowboys from 1999-2001. He also played for the Carolina Panthers and the Raiders, finishing his career with 363 catches, 5,295 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns.
Ismail gained notoriety while a wide receiver at Notre Dame, and finished as runner-up for the Heisman Trophy twice.
Raghib Ismail’s brothers are Qadry “The Missile” Ismail, a former NFL receiver, and Sulaiman “The Bomb” Ismail, who played his college football at Texas-El Paso.
For information, call Sheri Mummert at 940-397-4779.

Raghib “Rocket” Ismail. (Photoprovided from Sports Images)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.