Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Five straight games at home concluded last week for Little Cypress Mauriceville which included victories in the first two games of district action. This week the Bears go on the road and look to continue their recent successes with a third consecutive district win. Both Little Cypress Mauriceville and Livingston were undefeated in district going into last week. The Bears took a 12-0 lead and then battled with a depleted lineup to win 18-13 over the Lions. Coach Eric Peevey...
The Bridge City Cardinals almost pulled off one of the big upsets of the year last week. The Cardinals will now go on the road looking for their first win in district competition over the last two seasons. The first half a week ago was dominated by Bridge City against a West Orange-Stark team that was state ranked when the season began. The Cardinals led 7-0 after two quarters, but the Mustangs rallied to take the lead and did not secure their victory until there were less...
West Orange-Stark captured a tense win last week. This Friday the Mustangs have an important game to decide playoff seeding in the post season. The Bridge City Cardinals proved to be anything but a walkover for West Orange-Stark. The Mustangs trailed at the half by seven points before playing a strong second that earned them a 28-14 win. Coach Hiawatha Hickman said the Cardinals showed up ready to play and it turned out to be a second half game for his Mustangs. "We didn't...
It was a difficult week for two local volleyball teams. Bridge City and Little Cypress Mauriceville in Class 4A both failed to win a match, but Orangefield in Class 3A won both of its matches in four sets. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats won an important match over the Hardin Lady Hornets on Friday, October 13, at Orangefield. The Lady Bobcats defeated the perennial district favorite Lady Hornets in four sets. After grabbing the first set 25-23 the Lady Bobcats dropped the...
The Bridge City Cardinals have started their district games against two highly touted state ranked teams. The games remain difficult this week for the Cardinals against a team whose only losses have been to state ranked teams. Bridge City was able to keep things respectable early at Jasper. Injuries and just the waring down by the bigger more physical Bulldogs resulted in Jasper pulling away from the Cardinals in the second half. Coach Chad Landry said the final score of the...
Orangefield continued to roll in district last week. The Bobcats will try to stay undefeated in district this week against a team not to be taken lightly. The Orangefield offense ran for good yardage against the Tarkington Longhorns to secure a 43-17 victory. Through three weeks of district competition the Bobcats are the only team without a loss in District 10-3A Division I. Coach Josh Smalley of Orangefield thought the game would be competitive between the Bobcats and...
The district began with a thrilling win for Little Cypress Mauriceville last week. Another tough district game is this week for the Bears against a team that also won its first district game. Little Cypress Mauriceville battled the Vidor Pirates into overtime. The Bears stopped the Pirates on four running plays before scoring on their possession in the overtime to win 34-28 at Battlin' Bear Stadium. Coach Eric Peevey was as excited about the victory for LCM as were their...
The second district loss for West Orange-Stark last week was the second loss in overtime this season. The Mustangs will try to bounce back this Friday night on the road. West Orange-Stark played Hamshire-Fannett dead even through four quarters. The Longhorns got a spectacular catch from one of their receivers for a touchdown and then held the Mustangs without a score during the overtime to win 21-14 at Dan R. Hooks Stadium. Mustang Coach Hiawatha Hickman said they played with...
The first game of district needed overtime to decide a winner. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears scored a touchdown on their first overtime possession to beat the Vidor Pirates 34-28 at Battlin' Bear Stadium on Friday night. Little Cypress Mauriceville (3-3, 1-0) grabbed an early share of the district lead with the win. Vidor (3-3, 0-1) had its three game winning streak snapped. The two county rivals matched each other very closely throughout the contest. Vidor took the in...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals started the second round of district volleyball action last week. The Lady Cardinals won both their matches to remain undefeated at 8-0 in District 19-4A and in first place. On Friday, October 6, Bridge City played at Little Cypress Mauriceville against the second place Lady Bears. The sets were all close, but the Lady Cardinals won in straight sets 25-18, 28-26, and 25-22 to take the match and hand the Lady Bears only their second loss in distri...
The second half of District 22-3A volleyball matches began last week for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats. Orangefield improved its district record to 7-2 winning both its matches. Friday almost proved to be a disaster for the Lady Bobcats at the Orangefield Gymnasium. Warren which started district losing its first eight matches won the first set 25-21 against the Lady Bobcats. Orangefield bounced back to take the second set 25-15 before dropping the third set 25-23 to Warren. Wit...
Orangefield rallied from thirteen points down to win a key football game against the team picked to win the district. The Bobcats beat the Anahuac Panthers 32-20 at F. L. McClain Stadium on Friday night. The win keeps the Bobcats (3-3, 2-0) undefeated and in first place in District 10-3A Division I. The win was the sixty-eighth for Head Coach Josh Smalley in his more than a decade with Orangefield making him the winningest coach in the school's history passing Ed Peveto....
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...
A dramatic volleyball battle was staged on Friday, September 29, at the Orangefield Gymnasium between the Orangefield Lady Bobcats and the Anahuac Lady Panthers. Orangefield came into the match with the opportunity to tie Anahuac for the district lead at the end of the first round with a victory. The contest went the full five sets. The Lady Bobcats lost the first two sets 25-22 and 25-23 before capturing the next two sets 25-22 and 25-18 to force the fifth set. Orangefield...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears have won five straight games in district volleyball. The win streak has put the Lady Bears in sole possession of second place in the district at the half way point. The Lady Bears won two games last week. Both matches were decided in three straight sets. On Friday LCM defeated Silsbee. The scores were 25-19, 25-14, 25-15 in favor of the Lady Bears during the match played at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium. Lindi Perry lead...
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,...
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...
