Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record It happens every year at this time, they come in huge numbers with that panicked look of “I am way behind schedule” etched all over their faces. They scurry to the shooting table with a rifle that has not seen daylight since last hunting season or a cleaning kit since who knows when? As they line up and start blasting away at the down range targets each one hopes that they can just put together a group that will kill a deer. Invariably these groups are sloppy and unpredictable at best, not...
Former West Orange-Stark standout Travon Blanchard, a defensive back at Baylor, was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after a standout performance against Oklahoma State Saturday. He was a two-time all-stater for the WO-S Mustangs in 2011-12. Dave Rogers For The Record A knee injury kept Travon Blanchard from playing in Baylor University’s first two games this season. But boy, did the junior from Orange play in the next two. The two-time all-state player for West O...
Two veterans of West Orange-Stark’s 2015 state champion football team announced their college sports commitments via Twitter in recent days. Jack Dallas, an all-state quarterback and the most valuable player in last December’s Class 4A state championship win over Celina, was the first to Tweet, saying he plans to play both football and baseball for Lamar University. Dallas is a pitcher for the Mustangs’ baseball team, playing just about any position in the field when not pitching. Morris Joseph followed Dallas’ announc...
Meri Elen Jacobs For The Record The Mustangs took the theme “KO the Tigers” to the extreme as the beat Silsbee, 51-2 this past Friday night. Although the Mustangs danced around in the ring the first half, they came back after half time fired up and didn’t let up at all. “We played in the shadow of the goal posts most of the first 24 minutes,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “Offensively, we played very poor. We had four defensive stops in the red zone and forced two punts in...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record Monday morning headlines and lead stories on sports talk shows focused on the death of 87 year-old Arnold Palmer and the shocking firing of LSU head football coach Les Miles. Palmer was a favorite of every young golfer who tried to emulate his vicious golf swing and easy-going manner, while a handful of ardent LSU boosters kept looking for an excuse to get rid of the high-priced Miles from the Baton Rouge campus for his failure to win...
Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record Larry Breaux and a friend were cinching down the four wheeler in the bed of his truck when I first spotted them in the far corner of the high school parking lot.It was still an hour before kickoff and while the rest of the family had already made their way into the stadium, Larry was checking his list one more time. “I have a serious love-hate relationship with this time of the year,” said Breaux.“There just isn’t enough time!”Sound familiar? “Connie and I went to the JV game last night,...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record When one thinks about winning teams in the National Football League, there usually is a high-powered quarterback whose name is familiar to everyone that is the key to the success of that particular franchise. But that’s not necessarily true anymore as many “unknown” quarterbacks are the reason for their respective team’s early victories. High profile quarterbacks like New Orleans’ Drew Brees, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Kansas City’s Alex...
The West Orange – Stark High School football field will be officially dedicated as Leroy D. Breedlove Field on Friday, Sept. 23. The dedication presentation will occur at 6:30 p.m. during football pre-game activities. The community is invited to attend. Mr. Breedlove is a retired WOCCISD athletic coach and physical education instructor who worked at multiple district campuses from 1964 -1998. During his tenure, he served at M.B. North High School, M.B. North Middle School, Stark High School, and at West Orange – Stark Int...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record The horizon was filled with black clouds gathering over the gulf and lightning strikes were just enough to make you wonder “what am I doing out here?” A close look at the Louisiana shoreline through binoculars revealed no rain but that was just a matter of time. All of us in the boat were in agreement that we stay put until the weather began to clear. While we waited to see if we were going to get to fish or have to run for shelter I noticed the streams of finger mullet and shad rolling out...
Tickets for the WO-S vs. Silsbee football game will be on sale in the athletic office the following dates and times: Thursday, Sept. 22, 9 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm and Friday, Sept. 23, -9 am-12 pm. Ticket prices are $5 for reserved tickets and $3 for students. All tickets at the gates are $5....
Dave Rogers For The Record The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears host Orangefield Friday night at 7 p.m. as both teams seek to pull to .500 with their second win of the season. LC-M picked up its first victory of 2016 after two losses last week, downing Hardin-Jefferson 40-28. Orangefield meanwhile lost 41-7 to Woodville. It was the Bobcats’ second straight defeat after a season-opening win over Buna. LC-M 40, Hardin-Jefferson 28 Running back Chris Winters topped the 200-yard barrier and his three touchdowns led the...
Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record The S.A.L.T. Club will host their 3^rd annual “KIDS” tournament on October 1st and now that you know about it, there is no good reason for not getting there with your youngster.In fact, the only reason that it has not grown faster than it has over the past two years is that it somehow slips by under the radar. While the convenience factor for the parents and grandparents alone makes this a “can’t miss” event, it’s the grand prize that is the icing on the cake.Every youngster between the...
Dave Rogers For The Record Since April, Bridge City High School teacher and coach Valrie Gilbeaux has gotten an education bigger than Jerry Jones’ ego. That’s when her nephew Dak Prescott – the son of her late sister Peggy -- was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Now he’s the starting quarterback for America’s Team. “It’s pretty exciting,” she said. “I think I underestimated how rabid Dallas fans were. But I have a lot of friends who are super Dallas fans and they’re super exc...
Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record At some point, virtually every day, I check out the water in the river and bayous at several locations around the area even when I have no intention of fishing.Water clarity, tide movement and the effect of a big wind from any direction all figure into planning my next fishing trip. The most enjoyable part of that daily milk run, however, is visiting with the folks that frequent those same spots hoping to catch a few fish.There is nothing sophisticated about their approach and they are not...
Joe Kazmar For The Record If you were lucky enough to stay off the highways Labor Day weekend and love college football, you must have thought you died and went to Heaven. Those of us who fall into that category got to see plenty of games Thursday through Monday night. And some of the best games involved teams within a 300-mile radius of the Orange area that were involved in upsets. Three exciting games Saturday found the University of Houston completely dominating the 11-point favored Oklahoma Sooners 33-23 in the second...
Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record The second week of high school football was a bit more difficult for some local football teams as two teams found success and two teams faced tougher opponents than in week one. WO-S beats LC-M, 45-0 The West Orange-Stark Mustangs secured the second consecutive shut out of the young season as the Mustangs beat crosstown rivals, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, 45-0 this past Friday night at Bear Stadium on the campus of LC-M High School. The Mustangs high powered offense got off to a slow start on...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record In what has become a highly anticipated yearly ritual, wingshooters from all over Texas will make there way to the fields and marshes as the 2016-2017 waterfowl hunting season officially gets underway. The teal season opener has become a real gathering of sorts, almost a social get together if you will. Hunters eagerly awaiting each new hunting season head to the fields for their first taste of what is in store and this one looks promising thanks to some recent rains. Both fields and marshes...
The WOS MS football scrimmage against Bridge City, Sept. 6, has been cancelled....
The Southeast Texas Foster Grandparent program is looking for dedicated men and women to be mentors and tutors for are youth. If you love children; aged 55 or over; able to volunteer 4 hours a day, 5 days a week and need extra income that is tax free and won't affect social security or other benefits, call Karen Gary at 409-899-8444, ext. 6441, or Tyronna McKenzie, at ext. 7510 for more information. The group is also having the Southeast Texas Grandparent 11th annual Golf Tournament at Idlwyld Golf Course, Oct. 7. Tee time...
The Record Even with a less than perfect showing, the Bridge City Cardinals took care of business Friday night and came away with a victory in its home opener for the season. The Bridge City Cardinals used its potent rushing attack to muzzle the Houston North Forest Bulldogs 56-12 on Friday night at Larry Ward Stadium in Bridge City. The Cardinals had 515 total yards on the night compared to the Bulldogs 211. North Forest (0-2) received the opening kick-off, but the Cardinals...
Friday, August 26, the Orangefield Lady Bobcats Volleyball team took on the Buna Lady Cougars. Following are stats and scores from the games. Game 1: Orangefield 25 Buna 21 Game 2: Buna 30 Orangefield 28 Game 3: Orangefield 25 Buna 16 Game 4: Buna 25 Orangefield 21 Game 5: Orangefield 15 Buna 13 Highlights: Kills- Bailee Click 13, Anna VanPelt 9, Ashlyn Turley 5, Shelby Perales 15 Blocks: Shelby Perales 4 solo blocks Digs: Evie Arceneaux 27, Faith Fregia 23, Devany Crain 12 and Kayla Gordon 15...
First redfish ever was a good one! Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record Two short weeks ago I was convinced that we had turned the corner as far as the “trout catching” was concerned on Sabine lake.A mini-drought of sorts that had parched local lawns had also yielded a much clearer lake with higher salinity levels. Catching trout was simply a matter of locating them and locating them was simply a matter of finding a mixed bag of terns and gulls riding herd on schools of sha...
Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record The opening weekend of high school football was a good weekend for the majority of local teams as several came away with victories on opening night. West Orange-Stark, Bridge City and Orangefield dominated their opponents and LC-M gave Jasper all it could handle before losing in a closely contested game. WO-S shuts out Nederland The West Orange-Stark Mustangs picked up right where the team left off in 2015, as the Mustangs galloped past the Bulldogs, 42-0, this past Friday at Dan R. Hooks Stadium...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record So many times during the month of August National Football League fans and Fantasy Football followers are saddened because one of their favorite players got injured in an exhibition game. Most coaches don’t like these games, although they probably are necessary to determine who will be the final 10 players to make their 53-man roster for the regular season. These games are relatively meaningless as far as winning and losing is c...
BEAUMONT - For most the thought of putting on a helmet and pads and working out in the heat and humidity of Southeast Texas during August is something to avoid at all costs. Fortunately for Lamar University football fans, Big Red’s defensive linemen view things a little differently. The reason for their excitement has more to do with the fact that during spring camp LU’s defensive front was left in a unique situation. The Cardinals opened spring believing that former Oklahoma head coach John Blake would be the defensive lin...
