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  • Restless Heart’s Larry Stewart travels unlikely path to stardom

    Gerry L Dickert|Updated Apr 18, 2017

    Lamar State College Port Arthur When a young Larry Stewart pointed his car in the direction of Nashville, Tennessee, unlike generations of country music dreamers, he sought a future on the baseball diamond. Little could he know then that his future would hold platinum and gold as he and a group of perfectly harmonized singers known as Restless Heart set aflame a new movement in country music. Stewart grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, a relatively small town where the school...

  • Orangefield Bobcats fall to Houston Worthing 35-32

    Gerry L Dickert|Updated Oct 3, 2015

    ORANGEFIELD – A night of celebration turned into an exercise in frustration for Orangefield as the Bobcats fell to Houston Worthing, 35-31, on homecoming night. With a win standing just six yards away as the fourth quarter clock ticked, the Bobcats were unable to convert on fourth down, and the chance to pick up their fourth win of the year. “The bottom line is, we turned over the ball,” said Bobcats head coach Josh Smalley. “We had a chance to go up two scores in the third qu...

  • Game of the Week: Bridge City Cardinals down Cleveland 42-35

    Gerry L Dickert - For The Record|Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Photo: BC Cardinal quarterback Camden DuBois trudges for yardage against Cleveland. Photo: Mark Dunn BRIDGE CITY – It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. On a night when fumbles, penalties and a porous defense nearly spelled doom for Bridge City, the Cardinals were happy to escape with a 42-35 win over District 10-4A, Division I foe Cleveland on Friday night at Larry B. Ward Stadium. “If you had told me they would have scored 35 on us tonight, I wouldn’t have believe you,” B...

  • Lumberton escapes Orangefield Bobcats 33-21, Local Scores

    Gerry L Dickert - For The Record|Updated Sep 18, 2015

    ORANGEFIELD – This is the one that literally slipped through the fingers of the Orangefield Bobcats. Four fumbles spelled doom for the Bobcats as Lumberton took advantage for a 33-21 non-district win at F.L. McLain Stadium on Friday night. In spite of the offensive miscues, the Bobcats still had a chance for a comeback, scoring two quick touchdowns in the fourth quarter to close a seemingly impossible gap. Trailing 33-7 heading into the fourth quarter, the Bobcats scored t...

  • Bridge City Cardinals defeat Kirbyville 24-21 to open season

    Gerry L Dickert For The Record|Updated Aug 28, 2015

    PHOTO: New Bridge City head coach Dwayne DuBois sends in the next play with Cardinal quarterback Camden DuBois. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn With a new head coach and coming off a 2-8 season in 2014, the Bridge City Cardinals desperately needed to make a statement about what is in store for the 2015 football campaign. The Cards’ made their point, loud and clear, this past Friday night against the top-ranked Kirbyville Wildcats as BC took a 24-21 decision over the home team ...