Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The first place Bridge City Lady Cardinals remain undefeated in volleyball. The Lady Cardinals won both their matches last week over the Vidor Lady Pirates on Tuesday and the Lumberton Lady Raiders on Friday. Bridge City won the first two sets 25-16 and 25-13 against Vidor. The Lady Pirates won the third set 26-24 before the Lady Cardinals closed out the match in a tight fourth set 25-23 at the Bridge City High School gym. Three Lady Cardinals served 4 aces each Demi Carter,...
Last Friday Bridge City lost more than a football game. The Cardinals had fewer points on the scoreboard when the game ended, but they also had fewer players available for this week's game which is the start of district action. The Bridge City loss to the Lumberton Raiders was a miserable game according to Coach Cody McGuire. "We're just ready to move on. It was a terrible game in all three phases. We lost a lot of kids early, and that had a huge effect on us," McGuire...
The district games start this week for Orangefield against an old rival. The Bobcats enter district play though coming off their weakest performance of the season so far. The Bobcats travelled to Woodville and were beaten decisively by the Eagles 33-7. The loss evens Orangefield's record at 2-2 for the year. The defeat to Woodville was a combination of several factors for Orangefield. The number one factor according to Bobcat Head Coach Josh Smalley is the Eagles are very...
It was a seesaw battle between two good teams on Friday night in Newton. In the end the Newton Eagles grabbed a 24-21 win over the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. The loss was the second straight for West Orange-Stark (2-2). Newton (3-1) won its second straight game over opponents from two divisions higher. The Mustangs took the lead three different times in the game. Each time the Eagles would answer with a score of their own. The difference in the game was points after...
The district schedule begins this Friday for West Orange-Stark. The Mustangs start district carrying a rare two-game losing streak when they play state ranked and undefeated Silsbee. Two weeks ago the Mustangs lost at home to the bigger Port Neche-Groves Indians. Last Friday West Orange-Stark travelled to Newton and dropped a 24-21 decision to the Eagles. The Mustangs have not lost three straight games since the 2001 season. Coach Hiawatha Hickman of the Mustangs reminded...
This is the bye week for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears. They will be preparing for their next game in two weeks against Legacy School of Sport Sciences out of Spring. The Bears will have two weeks to put their last game behind them. Kinkaid a private school defeated LCM 23-6 in Houston last Friday. Little Cypress-Mauriceville is 2-2 on the season. The bye week is not really an off week for the Bears according to Head Coach Eric Peevey. "One thing we're going to do as...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals have opened district play with two wins. The first victory was three straight sets against the Silsbee Lady Tigers. Bridge City followed with a thrilling five set match against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears which took two days September 13-14 to complete because of a power outage at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium. The Lady Cardinals won the first set and were leading in the second set when the power went out at the gym....
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears swept their match with the Vidor Lady Pirates on Friday, September 16. The win evened the Lady Bears record to 1-1 in district action. The first set was tied before the Lady Bears captured the last two points to take it 26-24. Little Cypress-Mauriceville had an easier time in the last two sets winning them 25-14 and 25-16 to complete the sweep. The Lady Bears were led by Hallie Maddox, Mariah Ammons, and Chrissy Joseph all with 4...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats lost for the first time in district to the East Chambers Lady Bucs on Friday, September 16. It was the third straight five set match for the Lady Bobcats since the start of district. Orangefield and East Chambers alternated winning sets. The Lady Bucs took the first and third sets while the Lady Bobcats won the second and fourth sets. The scores were 20-25, 25-23, 23-25, and 25-20 in those sets. The Lady Bobcats battled but came up short 13-15 to...
The Orangefield Bobcats improved their season's record to 2-1 with a win last week against the Shepherd Pirates. This week will be the first game of the season for the Bobcats not played at F. L. McClain Stadium in Orangefield. The Bobcats defeated the Pirates 42-28 in what could be a preview of a possible meeting in the post season. Orangefield and Shepherd are both picked to be playoff contenders in their respective districts which play each other in the first round of the...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville played its second straight rivalry game last Friday. The result was better for the Bears as they get prepared to play a private school out of Houston this week. The Bears came off their loss to West Orange-Stark two weeks ago and traveled to Bridge City to play their longtime rival the Cardinals. LCM scored early, was tied by the Cardinals in the second quarter, before the Bears scored the last 34 points in a convincing 41-7 victory. Coach Eric...
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs suffered a rare loss last week and now must travel to Newton to face the always tough Eagles. This week is the last game before district begins next week for the Mustangs. The size of the opponent is always secondary to West Orange-Stark as the Mustangs play everybody tough regardless of the other team's classification. The Port Neches-Groves Indians are two classifications larger than West Orange-Stark and defeated the Mustangs 26-7 last Friday....
The Bridge City Cardinals played an old rival last week and played them well for a half. This week the Cardinals play possibly their toughest opponent so far this season and on the road. The Cardinals stayed close to their cross-county rival the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears through the first two quarters on Friday. Unfortunately, the second half just as it did the week before against Buna did not go well for Bridge City. Running back JS Bearden scored sixty-two seconds...
The old rivalry between the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears and the Bridge City Cardinals was renewed on Friday night. It was close a game for a half until the Bears scored the last 34 points to win 41-7 at Larry Ward Stadium in Bridge City. Little Cypress-Mauriceville (2-1) was coming off a loss to its other big local rival West Orange-Stark last week. Bridge City (1-2) won its first game of the season last week and was looking to make it two straight victories. The Bears w...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats volleyball team opened district action on Friday. The Lady Bobcats won in five sets over the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats. Orangefield grabbed the first two games 25-21 and 25-19. Kirbyville rallied to win the next two sets 25-18 and 25-17 forcing a deciding fifth game. The Lady Bobcats won the thrilling contest 15-12 to take the match. Mackenzie Haley had a huge night leading the Lady Bobcats in kills with 19 and tied with Kylie Mouton with the most...
The Orangefield Bobcats played Legacy School of Sports Sciences last Friday night. The Bobcats had their hands full with the talented Titans dropping the game 40-30 at Orangefield. Legacy is a private school from the Spring area that has won two state private school titles the most recent being last year. Orangefield stayed with Legacy until a late touchdown by the Titans opened up the final ten-point margin. Orangefield Coach Josh Smalley was proud of the efforts given by...
One of the more entertaining Orange Bowls was played Thursday night in Bridge City's Larry Ward Stadium. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs continued their dominance in the series with a 38-32 win over their crosstown rivals the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears. Both teams scored five touchdowns in the contest. The difference was the Mustangs were successful on four of five two-point conversions while the Bears only made two point after kicks on their five scores. West...
Through two weeks the West Orange-Stark Mustangs remain undefeated on the football season. This next week will be a tough challenge for the Mustangs against another larger school. West Orange-Stark’s first two wins were against Nederland from Class 5A in Week One and last Friday against Little Cypress-Mauriceville a Class 4A, Division One, school. This week the Mustangs face a second opponent from Class 5A in the Port Neches-Groves Indians. Mustang Coach Hiawatha Hickman w...
The Bridge City Cardinals played their first varsity game on the new artificial surface of Mo Litton Field at Larry Ward Stadium last Friday night. It was a thrilling and memorable contest for the Cardinals and their fans. The Cardinals dominated the first half opening a 17-point lead against the Buna Cougars. Bridge City survived a furious Buna comeback in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals escaped with a 23-20 win over the Cougars. Coach Cody McGuire admitted the end of...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears go from playing an intense rival last week to facing another one this week. The Bears are playing all their early season games on the road while artificial turf is being installed at their home field of Battlin' Bear Stadium. Last week was the Orange Bowl between the Bears and crosstown rival the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. LCM came out strong taking a 20-8 lead early in the second quarter before the Mustangs rallied to take a 32-20 advant...
The Bridge City Cardinals and their fans celebrated their first game on the new field at Larry Ward Stadium on Friday night. The celebration was almost curtailed by a spirited comeback by the visiting Buna Cougars, but the Cardinals prevailed 23-20 for their first win of the season. The Bridge City School District held a special ceremony prior to the kickoff including a ribbon cutting in recognition of the new synthetic surface installed on Mo Litton Field at Larry Ward Stadiu...
OF 14 0 14 0 - 28 BC 0 2 0 7 - 9 The Orangefield Bobcats took an early lead that helped secure another win in the Bayou Bowl. The Bobcats defeated their rivals the Bridge City Cardinals 28-9 on Friday night at F. L. McClain Stadium. It was the opening game of the season for both football teams. Orangefield with the win reduces Bridge City's lead in the Bayou Bowl series to seven wins for the Bobcats to nine for the Cardinals. The Buzzie Gunn Trophy has been awarded to the...
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs played their first regular season game under new head coach Hiawatha Hickman last Friday. The Mustangs played the larger Class 5A Nederland Bulldogs and shut them out 32-0 to open their season. Coach Hickman went into his first game as the head coach wanting to stop the Bulldogs' running game. This strategy resulted in Nederland almost exclusively throwing the football which extended the duration of the game longer but netted the Bulldogs no...
Weather was a problem for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears in Week One of the football season. The Bears played the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks in their season opener on Thursday at Beaumont which was finished on Friday in Port Arthur because of lightning and then a torrential downpour of rain that delayed the game in the first quarter. Despite the circumstances of the lightning delay and the switching of playing fields Coach Eric Peevey said the Bears played well in the 35-0...
The Orangefield Bobcats got their season off to a good start against a familiar rival in Week One of the football season. This week the Bobcats play an opponent they have never faced before, and it will be a test for them. The Bayou Bowl was played last Friday between Orangefield and the Bridge City Cardinals. The Bobcats scored on their first possession, then used a pick six, and a long kickoff return to build an insurmountable lead to capture a 28-9 victory. Bobcat head...
