Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The bye week for Little Cypress Mauriceville came at a good time two weeks ago as the Bears played a very competitive game afterwards. This week the Bears start district action and must be functioning on all levels effectively. Little Cypress Mauriceville played the Legacy Titans out of Spring and lost 34-33 failing to convert a two-point conversion attempt that would have earned the victory for the Bears. LCM is 2-3 on the season with the beginning of district on Friday....
Last week was an exciting and historic win at Orangefield. This Friday night the Bobcats take their undefeated district record on the road against another team without a loss in district. Orangefield played Anahuac which was the preseason favorite to win the district, and the Panthers were 4-0 on their season and 1-0 in district before the two teams met last week. The Panthers jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but the Bobcats came back and won by two scores 32-20 to go 2-0 in...
Three weeks of frustration were released last week for West Orange-Stark. This week the Mustangs hope to follow up their first win in a month with another victory against a state ranked opponent. West Orange-Stark snapped a three game losing streak against ranked teams with a lopsided 62-0 blowout at Liberty. The Mustangs play their next game at home against the state ranked Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. Mustang Coach Hiawatha Hickman said the goal last Friday was to get that...
The Bridge City Cardinals got a breather from their difficult football schedule last week. This Friday night it is back to work for the Cardinals against another district opponent who is state ranked. To this point in the season Bridge City has already surpassed its win total from last year. The Cardinals should be optimistic of more wins for them over the last five weeks of the season. Coach Chad Landry is very pleased with the progress shown by the Cardinals. "We've got a...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals completed the first half of the district volleyball schedule undefeated and in first place. The Lady Cardinals won all six matches while dropping only three sets in the process. The last week of September saw Bridge City pull off three-set sweeps of Jasper on Tuesday and on Friday against West Orange-Stark. The two wins gave the Lady Cardinals four sweeps in their first six matches to begin the district. The scores on Tuesday were 25-17, 25-12,...
The first district game was a big positive for Orangefield. This week is another important district game at home for the Bobcats. Orangefield's longtime rival the Buna Cougars came into last week's game with the better record on the season. The Bobcats played their best game of the year taking a big lead early before coasting to a 49-22 victory at Buna. Coach Josh Smalley described the game as physical between the two rivals, and his Bobcats took advantage of Cougar mistakes...
This is Week 6 of the high school football season in Texas. It represents roughly the half way point of the year for the players and coaches with five weeks behind them and five weeks left in the season after this Friday. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears are 2-2 in their games played after having their bye this past week. This Friday's game will be the final contest before the start of district action the first Friday in October. LCM head football coach Eric Peevey...
A third straight loss last week has West Orange-Stark looking to change its fortunes during the second half of the season. The Mustangs could start with a win on the road this Friday night. Two state ranked teams met last week at Dan R. Hooks Stadium when the Mustangs played the Silsbee Tigers. The game was tied until midway through the second half but two touchdowns by the Tigers meant another tough defeat for West Orange-Stark. Coach Hiawatha Hickman said the Mustangs had a...
The district schedule started Friday night in Bridge City. The Cardinals fell to the state ranked Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns 42-7 at Larry Ward Stadium. The loss was the third straight for Bridge City (2-3, 0-1) after winning its first two games this season. Hamshire-Fannett (5-0, 1-0) remains unbeaten and should continue to be state ranked after the convincing victory by the Longhorns. The underdog Cardinals came out much better in the first quarter than they did last week ag...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats are in the thick of the playoff hunt in their volleyball District 22-3A. The Lady Bobcats are 4-1 and trail first place Anahuac by one game in the standings. Orangefield split its two matches last week. The Lady Bobcats lost to the always tough Hardin Lady Hornets on Tuesday before winning a thriller on Friday at Buna in five sets to move into a second place tie with the Lady Cougars. Hardin lost the week before to Buna and took their revenge out o...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears volleyball team won three straight district matches entering this week's action. LCM was 3-1 before its match on Tuesday night of this week. The Lady Bears traveled to Lumberton on Tuesday, September 19, for a big district match. LCM came away with a thrilling five-set win. LCM Coach Jonathan Snipes said Lumberton played really well with a good game plan that helped the Lady Raiders win the first set convincingly 25-12. The Lady Bears...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals continue to fly high atop the district volleyball standings. The Lady Cardinals are 4-0 entering this week's action. Bridge City won both of its matches last week. Tuesday was a great five-set win for the Lady Cardinals over the Vidor Lady Pirates. Vidor took the first set 25-23 before Bridge City won the next two sets 25-15 and 25-8 to take the lead. The Lady Pirates grabbed the fourth set 25-22 to force the deciding fifth set which the Lady...
Bridge City and Little Cypress Mauriceville renewed their rivalry in volleyball just a few days after the two schools played a thrilling football game. The Lady Cardinals clawed their way to a tight four-set win over the Lady Bears during the match played on Tuesday, September 12, in Bridge City. The last three of the four sets were each decided by two points. The first set was very close as well with the Lady Cardinals winning it by only three points. Before the match began...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats remained undefeated in district volleyball through their first three matches. This set the stage for the big showdown at the district favorite Hardin on Tuesday, September 19. The Lady Bobcats played East Chambers on Friday, September 15, at Orangefield. It was a straight set win for the Lady Bobcats 25-5, 25-16, and 25-15 over the Lady Bucs. Lela Francis had a big evening for Orangefield serving 5 aces. Francis also had 3 kills and 1 block. Orange...
Last week was the first time all season Bridge City did not realistically have a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals face another big challenge this Friday with their opening game in district against a top ten rated team. The first quarter last Friday night saw the Cardinals fall behind early against Lumberton. Bridge City played hard to the end but dropped its second straight game 63-28 to the Raiders. Cardinal Coach Chad Landry evaluated the effort by...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears bounced back from their tough loss in the district opener to Bridge City with an amazing comeback against Vidor three days later. The Lady Bears dropped the first two sets before taking the last three to capture the win. The match was played Friday, September 15, at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium at LCM High School. Vidor won the first set 25-23 and then the second 25-19 to be on the brink of victory. Little Cypress...
The first four weeks this year are following an eerily similar path to the same time last season for West Orange-Stark. The hope is that will change this week with the start of district action for the Mustangs. Just like a year ago after opening with two wins the Mustangs have dropped their last two games. The Newton Eagles rallied to come from behind 58-54 to beat West Orange-Stark the loss evened the season record for the Mustangs at two and two. WOS Coach Hiawatha Hickman...
The final game before the start of district action was a disappointing loss for Orangefield. Now the games really begin to count for the Bobcats with the first district game on the road this Friday night. The Bobcats played the Woodville Eagles last week and actually led late in the first half. Woodville scored in the last minute of the second quarter and then got another touchdown on its first drive of the second half after recovering a Bobcat fumble to win 19-7 at...
Football coaches emphasize how pivotal turnovers are in determining the winner of a game. Friday night in Orangefield proved that philosophy true when the Woodville Eagles made three take aways while surrendering a lone turnover themselves as they defeated the Orangefield Bobcats 19-7 at F. L. McClain Stadium. The two teams came into the game with identical records. With the loss Orangefield finished 1-3 in non-district. Woodville evened its record to 2-2 for the season. The...
Little Cypress Mauriceville held its own for one quarter against Kinkaid a private school from Houston. Things got out of hand after that as the Falcons flew away with a 54-14 win over the Bears on Thursday, September 14, at Battlin' Bear Stadium. The loss evens Little Cypress Mauriceville's record at 2-2 for the season. Houston Kinkaid improved to 3-1 on the year. The Falcons took the opening kickoff and drove 52 yards in seven plays to score their first touchdown. Manuel Roe...
Bridge City suffered its first loss of the season in an exciting game. The Cardinals finish their non-district schedule this week at home. Bridge City could have definitely earned the nickname of the Cardiac Cards after their game with the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears last Friday. The Cardinals scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to come from behind and take the lead twice in the contest only to surrender a late score which gave the Bears a 30-23 win in one of the most...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears started a five-game home stand last week with a thrilling victory. This week the Bears play a strong private school from the city of Houston. The rivalry between LCM and Bridge City is an intense one, and last Friday was one of the best games in that series. The Bears and the Cardinals exchanged the lead four times in the fourth quarter with the home town Bears holding on for a 30-23 win. Little Cypress Mauriceville earned their nickname...
District volleyball action began the first week of September for three of the four local high schools in Orange County. Bridge City, Little Cypress Mauriceville, and West Orange-Stark will compete in District 19-4A while Orangefield will play in District 22-3A. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals opened the district on Tuesday, September 5, with a sweep at Silsbee. The Lady Cardinals won the first set over Silsbee 25-19 and matched that same score in the second set. Bridge City...
It took a big play by the special team for the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears to pull out a thrilling win over their cross-county rival the Bridge City Cardinals. The Bears scored with less than two minutes to play to beat the Cardinals 30-23 at Battlin' Bear Stadium on Friday night. The victory improves LCM's record to 2-1 on the season. Bridge City suffered its first loss to drop to 2-1 on the year. The contest was exciting throughout with Little Cypress Mauriceville...
Youth coaches should always be concerned about the well-being of the players on their team. No matter what the sport the men and women that coach kids are responsible for looking out for their players. Sometimes the situation is more than just how well the young boy or girl throws or hits the ball. It can even be life changing for the youth involved in that relationship. Such a situation occurred on August 20 of this year in the Orange Youth Baseball League. Coach Michael Sear...
