Foundation unveils Green Out shirt design
 The LISD Foundation will begin selling an all new Lobo Green Out 2008 T-shirt beginning Aug. 4 for $14 each (Click on graphic at left to view) at the LISD Athletic Office and in the Community Relations Office at the Education Support Center, 1301 E. Young Street. Green Out T-shirts are available in sizes youth small through adult 3XL.  This year’s athletic heather colored t-shirt sports a colorful Lobo clad in a black leather jacket riding a motorcycle as he rolls into District 13-4A to take on all new opponents.  This year’s theme is “Celebrating 100 Years of Football.”  MORE
Bledsoe, Morgan selected to play in THSCA All-Star game in San Antonio
 The Lobos' Blake Bledsoe and Dominique Morgan have been chosen by the Texas High School Coaches Association (Class-1A to 5A) to play in the THSCA Football All-Star Game July 29 in San Antonio, televised on Fox Sports Southwest. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $10. Click here for more information.
Lobos finish spring drills with scrimmage
 Longview spring football is officially over.  The annual spring Green/White Game was held May 23 at Lobo Stadium, the culmination of spring workouts.  The scrimmage, a benefit for injured player D'Mio Ingram, will be the last time the Lobos hit the field before their scrimmage against John Tyler at Lobo Stadium on Aug. 23.  Click here for photos.
(Left) Crews removed the old scoreboard June 5 to make way for the new video replay board. Click here for photos of the work.

Defense dominates Lobo spring game
 helloSixty-five plays in the varsity portion of Longview's Green and White spring football game yielded three points as the Green-clad Lobo defense suffocated the White-wearing offense Friday at Lobo Stadium. MORE
(Above) Junior quarterback Aaron Johnson leads the Lobo offense at the annual Green/White game at Lobo Stadium May 23.  Click here for News-Journal story.
Board approves new scoreboard, chairbacks
 On April 14, the LISD school board approved a new video replay/scoreboard for Lobo Stadium to mark "100 Years of Lobo Football" (1909-2008).  The scoreboard has been designed by Daktronics of Dallas and will feature a giant 20-by-12-foot replay screen.  Six sponsors have already committed to the project according to Pat Collins.  Also, the old chair backs in the stadium will be replaced and all bleacher seats on the home side will be chair back seats for the 2008 season.  Click graphic above for a rough sketch of the new scoreboard.  Note: This is only a sample and not the final draft.

UIL places Longview in District 13-4A
   The long anticipation is over and it is official--Longview is now a 4A competitor.  The Lobos will enter District 13-4A for the 2008-09 seasons along with Pine Tree, Marshall, Texarkana, Sulphur Springs, Mount Pleasant and Hallsville. Click here for a full listing of the new alignments.

Kelly selected by Redskins in NFL draft
The Redskins selected Oklahoma wide receiver Malcolm Kelly with theor third second-round draft pick on Saturday.  News-Journal story here

Lobos-Mavs rivalry named best in state

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Four Lobos garner all-state honors
   Four players named all-state from 2007 team:
Carziel Martin (#3) was named Second Team All-State.  Also three were named honorable mention:  David Larsen (#89), Cordarren Solomon (#87) and DaCorris Ford (#91).