Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Life for students at Lamar State College Port Arthur just got a whole lot easier. LSCPA was notified this week that it has received a $50,000 Accelerate Student Success Planning Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. LSCPA is one of just 80 colleges and universities across the state to receive part of the more than $4 million grant. This financial windfall will allow LSCPA to better assist students with more engagement among incoming freshmen, enabling...
What did you do during the COVID-19 lockdown? For Dr. Yumi Shin, coordinator of reference and access services at Lamar State College Port Arthur, it was research, write reports and get recognized. Dr. Shin was recently named winner of the 2021 Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The award recognizes significant achievement and leadership in advocacy of learning resources/library programs that are...
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA 34 that removes the face covering mandate and capacity restrictions for businesses and other establishments effective March 10, 2021. The Executive Order states, “Public schools may operate as provided by, and under the minimum standard health protocols found in guidance issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Private schools and institutions of higher education are encouraged to establish similar s...
If you’ve got the drive, Lamar State College Port Arthur has the money to help you, thanks to a substantial scholarship donation by the Port Arthur Industry Group. The PAIG recently donated $60,000 to fund a scholarship that will enable students to earn a commercial driver’s license, something that in Southeast Texas almost immediately presents career opportunities. “Local industry leaders are looking for people with CDL certification. The jobs are there for the taking,” Dr. B...
As might be expected, the West Orange-Stark Mustangs dominated the superlative honors when coaches chose the District 11-4A, Division II All-District football team for the 2020 season. Mustangs quarterback Jerren Terrell earned Offensive Most Valuable Player after finishing with 1,226 yards, completing 72 of 133 passes with 15 touchdowns and just three interceptions during the regular season. Defensive Newcomer of the Year is Jailen Brown although he could easily have earned...
And then there were none. After a dominating march through the 2020 high school football regular season, the West Orange-Stark Mustangs were poised to roll through the playoffs. China Spring had a different idea in mind altogether. The Mustangs fell 35-22 in the Class 4A, Region III Area round this past Friday night, ending the 2020 prep football season for Orange County as its last lone representative on the gridiron. The loss left WO-S with a final 8-1 won-loss record but th...
It's down to one. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs stand alone as the Orange County representative in the 2020 high school football playoff race after dominating Sweeny this past Friday night. The Orangefield Bobcats finished their season with a loss to Sealy. West Orange-Stark 59, Sweeny 8 The West Orange-Stark Mustangs started their Class 4A, Region III bidistrict bid with a punt on their first offensive possession against Sweeny this past Friday night. Then the Mustangs...
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs are the undefeated champions of District 11-4A, Division II after a dominating win against Bridge City this past Friday night. Now, the Mustangs head to the playoffs with a Region III bidistrict game against Sweeny this Friday in New Caney. Orangefield gets into the playoffs with a 4-4 overall record and 3-3 mark in 11-4A play, putting them in fourth place in the league in spite of a double-overtime loss to Hardin-Jefferson this past Friday....
The Orangefield Bobcats did what they had to do to escape with a 20-13 overtime win against Hamshire-Fannett this past Friday night, while Bridge City and Little Cypress-Mauriceville each took a loss with just one week left to play in the regular season. The Cardinals fell in a close 15-12 decision against Liberty, while LC-M lost a nail-biter to Livingston 18-6. Bridge City faces its toughest nemesis this Friday with a game against West Orange-Stark, which had this past...
It was a great night for most of Orange County's high school football teams with West Orange-Stark, Orangefield and Little Cypress-Mauriceville each picking up district victories this past Friday night. The Mustangs remain unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 5-0 in District 11-4A, Division II play, while Orangefield edged closer to the postseason berth at 3-3 overall and 2-2 in district. West Orange-Stark gets the week off this Friday while Orangefield travels to Hamshire-Fannett for...
It was a tough week for most of our Orange County high school football teams with three of four falling to defeat during Week 8 of this crazy 2020 season. West Orange-Stark clinched a spot in the playoffs with its 51-7 win over Orangefield in District 11-4A, Division II play, while the Cardinals of Bridge City fell hard to Silsbee 51-21 in league play. Little Cypress-Mauriceville is looking for its first win of the season after losing to Huffman-Hargrave in a close 14-10...
Week Seven of this crazy 2020 high school football season is in the books and what is likely the least crazy scenario is playing itself out as West Orange-Stark continued its unbeaten streak to three games in District 11-4A, Division II play with a win over Silsbee this past Friday night. In fact, the Mustangs and Orangefield were the only Orange County team to escape with a win this past Friday with WO-S taking a 35-34 decision over the Tigers and the Bobcats edging Liberty...
The Bridge City Cardinals picked up their first win of the season, Little Cypress-Mauriceville is still looking for its first victory, and West Orange-Stark just keeps on winning as the most recent week of high school football play is in the books. The Cardinals, now 1-1 overall, is undefeated in District 11-4A, Division II play after topping Hamshire-Fannett 27-20 in Bridge City. The Bears, now 0-3, fell to Jasper 35-0 but the Mustangs moved to 2-0 with a 47-7 win over...
A big win for West Orange-Stark, a disappointing second half for Little Cypress-Mauriceville and a close game for Orangefield marked this past Friday nights high school football games for Orange County. The Mustangs rolled against Hamshire-Fannett for a 37-7 win on the road, while LC-M let a 20-0 first-half lead slip away in a 42-26 loss to Houston Kinkaid. Orangefield nearly upended Silsbee as the Tigers celebrated homecoming with the Bobcats falling 14-6 in the District 11-4...
Orange County football fans saw plenty of action Friday as the 2020 high school football season is finally underway despite set backs from Covid-19 and Hurricane Laura. With the excitement of season openers came both elation and heartache with victories by West Orange-Stark and Orangefield while Bridge City and Little Cypress-Mauriceville chalked up losses. Looking ahead to this week all our local teams will be on the road except Bridger City who will be enjoying a bye week....
With momentum in hand, the Orangefield Bobcats were one play away from a season-opening win against Livingston this past Friday night at Lions Stadium. Instead, the two-point conversion attempt was met head-on by a pair of Livingston linebackers and the Bobcats were left with a heartbreaking 21-20 loss on the road. Orangefield trailed the game 21-14 but put together a masterful 15-play, 70-yard scoring drive, capped by quarterback Gunner Jones’ one-yard run with 33 seconds l...
