Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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For The Record An incredible season of baseball for the West Orange Stark Mustangs has come to an end. On Thurday the Mustangs lost their battle for the UIL Class 4A State Baseball Championship 7-3 to the Argyle Eagles at Disch-Falk Field in Austin. Jack Dallas got the start on the hill for the Mustangs but was relieved by Grant Anderson after the Eagles leaped ahead 5-0 in the top of the second inning. The Mustangs answered in the bottom of the frame as Chase Rutledge...
“What the heck are they using,” asked Oscar Vilma after spending the better part of an hour watching two young fishermen just wear the trout out. Obviously frustrated, he posed the question in slightly stronger words, but the message was clear.He had seen enough. While they were catching fish virtually every cast, Oscar was changing lures virtually every cast and we had four only keepers in the box when his wife, Tina, asked in a serious tone of voice, “Do you have any frozen shrimp?”It was still early in the day, but my...
The West Orange-Stark Mustang baseball team pulled out of Orange this morning headed to Austin for the State Semi-Finals round of the playoffs. Mustang fans crowded the school parking lot and surrounding roads to cheer the team on as the embarked on their journey. The team will play El Campo Wednesday, June 10 at 4:00 pm at the Disch-Faulk field on the campus of the University of Texas. All tickets must be purchased at the gate. Tickets for adults, per session, are $10 and...
During the spring and summer months when the weather gets nice and everybody gets the fishing fever, I get lots of families that like to fish without a whole lot of effort. Times like these mean drifting live bait and just having a good time. I personally would rather use artificial lures when I fish, but if it makes life easier and folks get to enjoy more about the sport of fishing I am all for it. While pre-fishing for some clients who would be bringing their children I decided to see what kind of program I could get going...
Commentary by Chuck Uzzle In his four years as head coach of the West Orange Stark baseball team Shea Landry has seen his program have their share of ups and downs. Early on in Landry’s tenure there were some growing pains as the entire baseball culture went through an extreme overhaul. Landry took his squad and decided to instill some old school attitude and work ethic in order to improve their results. At first it was tough, the cupboard was a little bare when it came to t...
For the second time in the past three years, the Lamar University softball team won the Red Cup, given to the Lamar sports team that logged the most community-service hours over the course of the academic calendar. The softball team logged 757 hours, which ranked among the leaders among all Southland Conference sports teams. “We try to teach our student-athletes to be all-around good people,” Lamar softball coach Holly Bruder said. “Community service is a part of that....
It is amazing what a couple of days of sunshine and a light north wind will do for your attitude if nothing else.It can’t stop the massive amount of water still running downhill from Toledo Bend, but it gave us an opportunity to fish parts of Sabine Lake that we haven’t been able to fish since the end of April. Depending on where you launch on the north end of the lake the ramps may still be underwater, but at least it wasn’t raining and the wind wasn’t a limiting factor....
Astros Earn “A” for First Two Months of 2015 Season One of the biggest surprises this spring is how the Houston Astros got out of the gate for the 2015 Major League Baseball season. Most of their early success came from solid starting pitching and a bullpen that has been virtually impenetrable. Then a few of the hitters caught fire and delivered when the chips were down and the outcome of the game was on the line. The result was the Astros reaching the 30-win plateau before any other major league team and also tying for hav...
Big Thicket National Preserve and the Big Thicket Association invite members of the public to be part of a immersive opportunity, as civilian scientists, to participate in fungal research and specimen collection. Fungi researcher David Lewis will lead a research trip in the Lance Rosier Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve on Saturday, June 13, to collect and document mushroom species. Participants should meet at the Big Thicket Field Research Station in Saratoga, at 10:00...
For the first time in 24 years the West Orange Stark Mustangs have reached the pinnacle of Region III baseball playoffs. This week the Mustangs take on Huffman-Hargrave for the regional championship and are now just one series away from the state baseball tournament. The Mustangs advance after knocking out Carthage last week in the semi-final round. WOS dropped game one 9-0 but coming back and mopping up with game two, 7-3, and winning the round, 4-0, in game three. Mustang...
The WOS Mustangs will play Huffman, in the semi-final round of playoffs; at Lamar University in a best of three series, beginning Wednesday, June 3 at 7:00 pm and Thursday, June 4 at 5:00 pm, with a third game if necessary 30 minutes later. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. KJ Miller connects for a double during the playoff game against Carthage....
Orangefield High School has announced several summer camps for students. The camp schedules are as follows: June 1-4, Boys Basketball Camp for incoming 1st- 9th grade 1:00-4:00; cost $45.00 includes basketball. For questions please contact Rea Wrinkle at [email protected] / or 381-1574. June 15-18, Girls Basketball Camp for incoming 1st-5th 8-9:30; 6th-9th 10:00-12:30 cost $40.00 includes t-shirt. For questions please call 735-4504. July 20-23, Volleyball Camp for incoming 6th – 9th, 9:00 – 11:30 cost $40.00 inc...
It was a soggy Memorial Day weekend in southeast Texas as well as much of the state.If you got caught outside you not only got wet, but got your table cloth blown off the picnic table as well! Through it all, the dedicated members of the Saltwater Anglers League of Texas managed to pull off yet another successful Memorial Day tournament on Sabine Lake.In spite of the relatively brief, but potent storms that danced across the area, the winning anglers weighed in some very impressive catches in virtually every category. In the...
Acting Superintendent Edward Comeau announced today that due to significant storm activity and record setting rains in the region, many of the hiking trails and paddling trails throughout the preserve are completely inaccessible and will be closed for approximately a week to ten days. Fallen trees, swollen waterways overflowing their banks and significant standing water throughout the preserve has prevented park staff from safely accessing many of our trails. Of the ten...
The WOS High School held their Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, May 19. Those receiving awards are as follows: Most Valuable Player Baseball – Grant Anderson; Boys’ Tennis – Tyler Jenkins; Boys’ Basketball – Chase Rutledge; Girls’ Tennis – Deja Guidry and Ana Escobedo; Girls’ Basketball –Eriel Jorda;Cross Country Track – Psalms Carroll Salazar; Boys’ Golf – Chase Rutledge; Boys’ Track – David Bundage and Will Johnson; Powerlifting – Demaric Judge & Ja’Tayjah Vital; Girls’ Track – Aaliyah Teel ; Volleyball – Aaliyah Teel; Footba...
Jeff Fults Special to The Record In a game that had it all the Bridge City Cardinals (19-9) and the Huffman Falcons (23-4) gave everyone their money's worth and then some. After losing the past two years to the Falcons the Cardinals felt this was their year by playing a one-game winner take-all. Ace Chase Shugart was on the mound with a lineup that has been hitting the ball extremely well. The Cardinals got everyone's spirit up when Chase Shugart doubled off of Huffman's LHP...
The West Orange Stark Mustangs are still in the fight for a trip to the state baseball championships. The Mustangs are the only Orange County team that remains in the 2015 playoffs. On Thursday the Mustangs open a best-of-three series against Carthage in the Region III semifinal round. Game One will take place at Diller Park in Kilgore at 8 p.m. Game Two will take place on Saturday at McNeese State University beginning at 3 p.m. A third game, if necessary, will follow. The...
Most Valuable Player - Keeli Milligan (Vidor) senior Defensive MVP - Whitney Howerton (Vidor) senior Offensive MVP - Kasey Frederick (BC) senior Newcomer of the Year - Kassidy Wilbur (BC) freshman Coach of the Year - Darin Fletcher (Vidor) First Team Pitcher - Kellyn Cormier (BC) senior Catcher- Katelyn Dickerson (OF) senior First Base- Alisha Fuss (LCM) senior Second Base- Mckenzie Andrus ( Vidor) junior Third Base- Ashton Gautreaux (OF) senior Short Stop- Mar’Laysia Davis (W...
A pair of 10 pound redfish slid down the shoreline of a grassy bank with their backs and tails exposed for all to see, shrimp and little baitfish showered across the surface hoping not to be the last one in line or the first one on the menu. As I stood on the poling platform and watched these fish going about the business of finding something to eat it was easy to tell they were almost oblivious to anything else but their next meal. My fishing partner for the day, Ray Johnson, readied his 8 weight fly rod for a cast as the...
The WOS Baseball team will play Carthage on Thursday, May 28, at 8:00 pm, at Driller Park, Kilgore. The second game will be played on Saturday, May 30, at 3:00pm at McNeese State University. A third game, if necessary, will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the second game at McNeese. Directions (1800 S Commerce St, Kilgore, TX 75662) - Go north on TX-62. 27.1 mi - Turn right onto Us Highway 96 S/US-96 N. Continue to follow US-96 N. Pass through 1 roundabout. (US-96 N is just past County Rd. 766. SHELL is on the...
The Bridge City Volleyball Camp will be held at the Bridge City High School gym, July 13-16, for incoming 4th and 6th graders and 9th graders and July 20-23 for 7th and 8th graders. Fourth - sixth graders will attend camp from 9:00 - 11:00 am, while 9th graders will attend from noon until 2:00 pm. Ninth graders will meet from noon - 2:00 pm. Seventh and 8th graders will meet from 9:00 - 11:00 am (7th grade) and 8th grade will go from noon - 2:00 pm. Campers will learn fundamental and basic skills/individual and team. Cost...
Today, two Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears signed with colleges. Sarah Woods will play volleyball at the University of Louisiana – Monroe. This years’ stats include 500 kills - 52.8 kill percentage, 66 aces, 85 blocks, 147 digs and 29 assists. Laura earned All-District MVP, SETX Coaches Association Volleyball Player of the Year, SETX Coaches Association All-Star Team, Orange Leader MVP, Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Team MVP, Texas Sports Writers Third Team, Vol...
UPDATE - The WOS Baseball game against Bellville tonight has been cancelled. Further details regarding tomorrow and Saturday's games will be forthcoming when confirmed. The WOS Baseball team will play Bellville, today at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm at Premier Baseball Park, 20230 Cypress Rosehill Rd., Tomball. Directions to the ball park are as follows: Take IH-10 W toward Houston Merge into I-610 via Exit 775A Merge onto US-290 W/Northwest Fwy W via Exit 13B toward Austin Take the exit toward Spring-Cypress Rd/Cypress Rosehill Rd....
Next Level Reached After Last Weekend's Victories Several crucial sporting events took place last weekend as one of horse racing’s brightest new stars came through with flying colors, pro basketball’s closest team to our area pulled off a three-win trilogy and two Orange County high school baseball teams plus my grandson Logan Smith’s team all advanced to the third round of the state playoffs. It really wasn’t a big surprise that American Pharoah won the Preakness Stakes quite handily Saturday afternoon at Pimlico in Baltimor...
The WOS Baseball team will play Bellville on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 pm at Barbers Hill High School. The second game will be played on Friday, May 22, at 7:00 pm and a third game, if necessary, will be played on Saturday, May 23, at 2:00pm. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. No food or drinks are allowed in the facilities. Directions: Take Interstate 10 W. to Houston and take exit 800 (Mont Belvieu). Turn right at exit and Barbers Hill High School is just past the Baptist Church as you continue...
