Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Orangefield stormed out of the gate, sagged in the middle, and closed with a big bang in its first district game. The Bobcats defeated the Buna Cougars 28-14 on Friday night at F. L. McClain Stadium in Orangefield. The Bobcats (1-0, 3-2) dominated the first half and enjoyed a 21 point lead with less than five minutes left in the second quarter. The Cougars (0-1, 1-4) took advantage of a turnover early in the third quarter to cut the margin to seven points but could not get...
The district schedule began last week for the Orangefield Bobcats with a win. This Friday Orangefield plays only its second road game of the season at Anahuac against the very good Panthers. The Bobcats took a 21-0 lead against the Buna Cougars and appeared to be on their way to a romp. The Cougars fought back and actually had a tying touchdown called back because of a penalty for an illegal forward pass. A video of the play clearly showed Buna's Jacob Johnson lined up in the...
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs started their district games last week at Silsbee hoping to snap a two-game losing streak. The Mustangs had a narrow lead in the second half before the Tigers rallied and won the game. The loss was the first for the Mustangs in a district game since Silsbee beat them in 2009. West Orange-Stark must bounce back this week to have any realistic chance at a district title. Dakarion Judge of the Mustangs started the scoring by stripping a Tiger...
The Bridge City Cardinals have their bye week, so there will be no game this Friday. The Cardinals are looking to regroup after losing their district opener a week ago to the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. Bridge City's next football game will be against the Jasper Bulldogs on Friday, October 7, at 7:30 PM in Larry Ward Stadium....
The bye week for Little Cypress-Mauriceville is over, and the Bears resume game action on Friday. LCM plays the Legacy Titans on its new artificial turf field at Battlin' Bear Stadium. Coach Eric Peevey believes the Bears had a great week working out on the new field for the first time. "We were able to get on the field. We had some very competitive practices last week which was a great thing. We needed that to get those competitive juices flowing again to get back to playing...
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,...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats won their match with the Buna Lady Cougars on Friday, September 23, in straight sets. The victory makes the Lady Bobcats 3-2 in district. Two of the three sets were actually very close. The Lady Bobcats won the opening set 25-22 before taking the second one 25-19. The third set was the toughest for Orangefield requiring extra play before the Lady Bobcats won 26-24 to win the match. Mackenzie Haley and Greenlea Oldham tied with 8 kills each. Lela...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville volleyball team won its third straight match on Friday, September 23. The Lady Bears swept the Jasper Lady Bulldogs in three sets at Jasper. The first two sets were dominated by the Lady Bears with LCM winning 25-6 and 25-9. The third set was a little closer with a final score of 25-16. Chrissy Joseph was the leader for the Lady Bears with 9 kills followed by Lindi Perry with five. Ava White served 5 aces to lead Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Hal...
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...
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...
