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STORM CENTER COLUMN: Manziel finally does right thing

Published

11 years ago

02/07/2015

Sherman, Peabody here, please set the Wayback Machine to the 2014 National Football League Draft which took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Now we’re here at the Dallas Cowboys table, and I see them deciding between then Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and an offensive lineman from Notre Dame in Zack Martin.
Sherman, it looks like they are sending the card up to the podium, and let’s see who the Cowboys pick.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reads, “With the 16th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select Zack Martin.”
Sherman, this is a case where a team doesn’t need revisionist history. The Cowboys made the right pick, and it was Martin.
Sure, the sports editor was creative there.
But, honestly, Dallas picking Martin over Manziel, the former Kerrville Tivy product, appears better and better all the time.
Manziel, who plays for the Cleveland Browns, checked himself into an inpatient rehabilitation center on Wednesday for his possible dependence on alcohol.
I’m rooting for Manziel to come clean. I hope he takes the rehabilitation process seriously and becomes a better man and quarterback for it.
Addiction to alcohol or drugs can lead to health issues, problems making or sustaining relationships, and the inability to retain gainful employment, according to the website: www.recovery.org. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.

Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.

Former Kerrville Tivy and Texas A&M and current Cleveland Browns’ quarterback Johnny Manziel.

SPORTS

Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

6 days ago

07/16/2026

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A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.

Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.

Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.

Imotichey, in her 2^nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.

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

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Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

Published

6 days ago

07/16/2026

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Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.

The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.

Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.

Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.

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

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Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

Published

6 days ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.

She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.

Her success continued, as she finished 2^nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.

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