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STORM CENTER: Walls to the Falls
Growing up as a Philadelphia Eagle fan in Connecticut, there were players from opposing teams I ultimately grew to respect.
One of those players was defensive back Everson Walls.
Walls will be the featured speaker during the 10th annual Midwestern State University athletics Welcome Back Dinner.
The event will start at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on the MSU campus. First up, there will be an auction featuring Dallas Cowboy and Midwestern State memorabilia.
The dinner, catered by the Branding Iron, starts at 6 p.m. and then Walls will speak at 6:45 p.m.
Reserve your seat for $75.
A limited number of corporate tables accommodating six people with sponsor acknowledgement remain available for $350.
For more information, call Sheri Mummert at 1-940-397-4779.
Walls has a story any football fan can appreciate.
He grew up in Richardson, and played for old Berkner High School. Playing for the Cowboys was part of Walls’ manifest destiny because he lived less than two miles from the team’s practice facility.
He broke into the National Football League in 1981 as an undrafted free agent from Grambling University based in Louisiana.
At Grambling, Walls played for legendary coach Eddie Robinson, and the defensive back eventually earned All-American honors as a senior while leading the nation with 11 interceptions. Yes, 11.
Before reaching the NFL, Walls was thought by pro scouts to be too slow. He ran a 40-yard dash time of 4.72 seconds during workouts.
Still, the Cowboys made a smart move and signed Walls as an undrafted free agent.
Head coach Tom Landry eventually named Walls one of the team’s starting cornerbacks by the fifth week of the 1981 season. Read more from this column in the Aug. 20 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Everson Walls will be the featured speaker during the 10th annual Midwestern State University athletics Welcome Back Dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 28. (Courtesy photo)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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