Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Orangefield Lady Bobcats battled with the Buna Lady Cougars on Monday night. The Lady Bobcats got strong pitching and some timely hitting to beat Buna 4-3 in Orangefield at Paul Cormier Field. The win improved Orangefield to 5-1 in District 22-3A. The first half of district action concludes on Friday. Junior pitcher Abigail Curphey was a primary reason for the Lady Bobcats prevailing in the game. Curphey pitched seven innings to get the win yielding only four hits,...
The Orangefield Bobcats and the Buna Cougars were tied for first place in District 22-3A with matching 3-0 records entering action this week. The Bobcats beat Buna 5-2 on Monday night in Orangefield to remain undefeated and in first place. After a scoreless first inning the Bobcats scored two runs in the second. Rusten Traxler had one of his two hits in the game to start the rally. Adam Tran had a two-out hit to drive in a run. Two more Bobcats scored in the bottom of the...
District baseball action started this week for four local high school teams. The Bridge City Cardinals, the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears, and the West Orange Stark Mustangs will compete in District 19-4A and the Orangefield Bobcats in District 22-3A. Orangefield played its first district game Tuesday, March 7, against the Kirbyville Wildcats. The Bobcats beat the Wildcats 11-0 at Kirbyville. Brycen Tait started the game for the Bobcats and got the win throwing four...
A big rivalry game and a key contest in the district standings was played Friday, March 10, in girls softball between two of the predicted favorites in District 19-4A. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears beat the Bridge City Lady Cardinals 4-2 at Little Cypress Mauriceville. The game was the district opener for the Lady Bears. Bridge City dropped to 1-1 in district having won earlier on Tuesday against Silsbee. Two freshmen started in the circle for the cross-county...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats suffered their first district loss on Friday, March 10, when the Anahuac Lady Panthers came to Paul Cormier Field. The Lady Bobcats lost 10-5 to the undefeated Lady Panthers who are 3-0 in district. Earlier in the week Orangefield improved their district record to 2-0 on Tuesday, March 7. Orangefield defeated the Lady Wildcats 3-1 at Kirbyville. Pitcher Abigail Curphey led the way for the Lady Bobcats holding Kirbyville to just one run. Curphey...
Despite playing without several regular starters the Bridge City Lady Cardinals hit the ball hard to win their district opener. The Lady Cardinals beat the Silsbee Lady Tigers 16-6 at Bridge City on Tuesday, March 7. Three or four regulars in the Bridge City lineup did not play, but the Lady Cardinals showed some true depth as the replacements with the other starters pounded out sixteen hits. They were able to invoke the ten-run rule in the sixth inning. Haley Munoz opened...
The Orangefield boys golf team finished in third place at the Nederland Invitational held at the Babe Zaharias Golf Course on Tuesday, February 28. The Bobcats had a team total of 334 strokes. The Bobcats were led by Lincoln Parks who took the second place medal after a sudden death playoff. Other members of the Orangefield golf team were Reese Johnson, Alex Montz, Ethan Gunter, and Xander Parks. Bridge City played two teams in the Nederland tournament. Brayton Tegre, Tyler...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville softball and baseball teams are getting ready for their district games and are preparing to work at making the post season playoffs. Assisting both the Lady Bears and the Bear ball players in their preparations is a new practice facility at Little Cypress Mauriceville High School. Local businessman and longtime Little Cypress Mauriceville supporter Mike Poutra was recognized along with his wife Gwen for their leadership with the LCM school...
The 19-4A All-District Basketball Teams have been released by the district coaches. Several local players from Orange County were honored by being selected to the teams. Ben Elliott of the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears was named the Offensive MVP for the district. Elliott a senior became the all-time leading scorer this season in the history of LCM. Elliott's teammates Alantheon Winn and Da'Marion Morris were both named to the First Team All-District. Newcomer of the Year...
The Bridge City Lady Powerlifters competed in the regional championship over the first weekend in March. Two of the ladies Avery Weidner and Hallie Bearden from Bridge City qualified for the state meet on March 24-25 in Abilene. Both Weidner and Bearden set regional records in their respective weight classes. Weidner in the 97-pound weight class benched a record 135 pounds. Bearden benched a record 810 pounds in the 114-pound weight class. Weidner lifted a total of 605 pounds...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats finished in third place during the Cleveland Rotary Tournament the first weekend in March. Orangefield finished the tournament with three wins, one loss, and two ties. On Thursday the Lady Bobcats defeated Tarkington and Humble. Orangefield tied Cleveland and Shepherd on Friday. The Lady Bobcats played Caney Creek on Saturday with a chance to advance to the championship game but lost 4-2. Later that day Orangefield won 4-1 over Cleveland to...
The Certa-Bearden Classic was held the first weekend in March. The annual baseball tournament featured seven high school teams playing four games each during the three days on the newly named Andre Robertson Field at Ronnie Anderson Park on the West Orange Stark High School campus. Three of the teams competing in the tournament were from Orange County. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears, the Orangefield Bobcats, and hosting the tournament the West Orange Stark Mustangs all...
Local softball teams played in tournaments the last week of February in preparation for the start of district games. The Class 3A Orangefield Lady Bobcats played their first district game on February 28 against Kountze while the schools in Class 4A start district Tuesday, March 7. Orangefield participated in the Port Neches-Groves Softball Tournament over the past weekend. The Lady Bobcats won one game, lost three, and had two ties over the weekend. The first game was a tie on...
The West Orange Stark Mustangs are putting last year's baseball season behind them. The Mustangs are working to achieve some good memories for this new season. The Mustangs' head coach Sergio Espinal talked briefly on the 2022 baseball season at West Orange Stark. "I really don't like to talk much about last season it's behind us. I told my kids I'm not going to bring it up. Hopefully, it was a learning point for them. We did have a few bright spots, but not too many. Tyrone...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears and the Orangefield Bobcats are area champs after winning their opening and second round games in the state basketball playoffs. Both the Bears and the Bobcats advanced to the third round of the post season. Little Cypress Mauriceville got a monster game from Ben Elliott on Friday, February 24, to defeat Bullard 63-60. Elliott scored a fantastic 40 points in the win for the Bears. Orangefield used a balanced attack to defeat Crockett...
The success of the baseball program at Little Cypress Mauriceville can be seen in the lengthy list of playoff appearances made over the years. The Bears will do everything they can to add another season to that list this spring. Coach Hunter Hagler will guide the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears again this season in their hunt for the post season which was just missed the year before. "Last year came down to the wire. We had a play in game in which Vidor beat us to give the...
The Orangefield Bobcats won their second straight district championship in baseball last season. The Bobcats advanced to the fourth round of the state playoffs before being eliminated by China Spring. Coach Tim Erickson had a lot of returning lettermen from the district champions the year before and appreciated the great work done by those Bobcats as they defended their district title. "I had a really good team last year with a lot of upperclassmen, guys with experience, and...
The Bridge City Cardinals had a good year in baseball for 2022. It included a playoff appearance last season and sets the stage for a run at another district title this year. Head baseball coach Chad Landry evaluated the Cardinals performance last season. "I thought last year was a good year for us. We had some guys that got some experience and younger guys that really stepped up for us. We had the district most valuable player Ethan Oceguera who really stepped up and carried...
Last year was a rebuilding year for the West Orange Stark Lady Mustangs in softball. The construction of a competitive Lady Mustangs softball program is a work in progress. In his second year as the head coach for softball with the Lady Mustangs is Matt Robertson. "Last year we got on a good run during tournament season. I think we ended up winning seven out of ten at one stretch. Then we got into district, and obviously our district is difficult. We played hard, and the kids...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears opened the state basketball playoffs with a solid win. The Lady Bears defeated the Hamshire-Fannett Lady Longhorns 58-36 on Tuesday, February 14, in Winnie. Hamshire-Fannett got two early baskets sandwiched around a three pointer by the Lady Bears' Keylie Washburn to own a 4-3 lead. Eden Frenzel of LCM scored to give the Lady Bears a one-point advantage 5-4, and they would not surrender the lead the remainder of the game. Washburn...
The state playoffs for boys basketball began on Tuesday, February 21, with two Orange County teams competing. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears (24-11) and the Orangefield Bobcats (26-8) both finished in second place for their Class 4A and Class 3A districts respectfully. The Bears opened their anticipated playoff run against the same team they faced last year in bi-district the Huffman Falcons. In 2022 Little Cypress Mauriceville defeated Huffman 59-43 during which...
Last season was a great one for the Bridge City Lady Cardinals softball team. The Lady Cardinals were the undefeated district champions and advanced to the third round in the state playoffs before being eliminated by the eventual state champion Liberty Lady Panthers. Coach Raven Harris has all but three of her Lady Cardinals back from last year's squad. "The girls came back with a fire this year so we're excited to see where that takes us. We played a really good series...
One of the most consistent athletic programs in any sport in southeast Texas is softball at Little Cypress Mauriceville. The Lady Bears were second in their district last year and are expected to compete for a district championship again this season. Coach Dena Adkins graded last season as a B plus or an A minus for Little Cypress Mauriceville, but was a little disappointed in the early exit for her Lady Bears from last year's state playoffs. "I thought we did pretty well...
Two years ago the Orangefield Lady Bobcats were district champions in softball. After graduating six seniors from that team last season was more of a rebuilding year for the Lady Bobcats. Orangefield Coach Rebekah Ragsdale said it is tough when you lose that many players to graduation. "I think our girls did a good job stepping up. We played really well at times but just not good enough to get into the playoffs. We missed a playoff spot last year that was super disappointing....
A player and coach for local high school baseball teams will be stepping down at the end of this season. Even then he may not be hanging up his cleats permanently. Sam Moore began his love of baseball when he played for the West Orange Stark Mustangs. Moore lettered in both baseball and football before he graduated from West Orange Stark High School in 1982. The love of coaching for Moore was instilled in him by his two high school coaching mentors. "I played for Coach Dan...
