Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Spring is the time when the whole fishing world loses its collective mind, winter is in the rear view mirror and most anglers are suffering miserably from cabin fever. Some of the angling faithful have taken advantage of the lack of on the water participation from most fishermen, big trout hunters have spent the past weeks waist deep in chilly water snatching stud trout from nearly every venue along the coast. Bass fishermen have enjoyed some incredible catches already this...
The regular season for girls high school basketball concluded Tuesday, February 6. Three local girls teams will be playing in the post season. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals earned their way into the playoffs with a win at Vidor on Friday, February 2. The Lady Cardinals won 52-45 over the Lady Pirates to clinch their playoff berth. Kaylee Britten broke loose scoring 19 points for Bridge City. Britten also assisted on 4 baskets by other Lady Cardinals. Whitney Cunningham and...
The first week of the local high school golf season was held the next to last day of January. Twenty-one teams traveled to Beaumont at the Brentwood Country Club to compete in the Vidor Invitational which was the first tournament of the season. Orangefield's Lincoln Parks took the second place medal in the individual competition. Parks shot a one over par 73 to finish only one stroke out of first place which went to Jett Surratt of Carthage with an even par score of 72....
With three games remaining on their district schedules three local boys basketball teams in Orange County appeared to be headed to the post season. Bridge City and West Orange-Stark in Class 4A as well as Orangefield in 3A should be making the playoffs. The Orangefield Bobcats still have an opportunity to become the champions in District 22-3A. With a record of 10-1 in district the Bobcats need to win their remaining three games against Anahuac, Kountze, and Kirbyville to...
The regular season for girls high school basketball concluded Tuesday, February 6. Three local girls teams will be playing in the post season. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals earned their way into the playoffs with a win at Vidor on Friday, February 2. The Lady Cardinals won 52-45 over the Lady Pirates to clinch their playoff berth. Kaylee Britten broke loose scoring 19 points for Bridge City. Britten also assisted on 4 baskets by other Lady Cardinals. Whitney Cunningham and...
Two student athletes at Bridge City High School signed scholarships on Friday, January 26, to play baseball at the college level. Jon Van Huis and Landon Reeves will both be studying and playing ball at colleges in Texas. Bridge City High School head baseball coach Chad Landry praised the young men for their hard work and dedication as members of his Cardinal baseball teams. He thanked them for the contributions they have made to their high school baseball program the last...
It's a common known fact that we have some of the craziest weather in the world here in Texas, especially on the coast. January and February have historically been some of our worst weather months, the conditions at this time of the year coupled with low water temps can make it down right miserable. During these periods the average fisherman may defer from the outdoors to a warmer climate by the fire thinking that the fishing won't be worth the effort, big mistake. For many...
Local girls basketball teams have a week left in their district schedules to finish in one of the top four positions to reach the post season. Final district games will be played Tuesday, February 6. Orangefield has won ten straight district games to earn a share of first place in District 22-3A with Kountze. The Lady Bobcats won both of their games played last week. On Tuesday, January 23, Orangefield played at home against Buna. The Lady Bobcats used a huge second quarter...
With two weeks remaining in the district basketball schedules every game is of increased importance. The boys basketball teams at Bridge City, West Orange-Stark, Little Cypress Mauriceville, and Orangefield are trying to earn spots to the post season which starts in the middle of February. In District 19-4A Silsbee is undefeated in first place. Bridge City, Little Cypress Mauriceville, and West Orange-Stark will need to finish strong to insure a berth in the playoffs by rankin...
The first half of boys district basketball wrapped up on Friday as scheduled after cold weather postponed Tuesday's games until Wednesday, January 17. Local teams were involved in two exciting games during the week that went down to the final buzzer before the winners were determined. West Orange-Stark trailed by fifteen points at half time to Little Cypress-Mauriceville on Wednesday night. The Mustangs played an intense second half to pull off their thrilling 65-61 comeback...
“Howdy Tex” was a common greeting from other anglers as Bink Grimes and I strode down the sidewalk towards our waiting boat. “I wonder how they know we’re from Texas” I thought to myself, then I looked down at my rods and it hit me as gazed at the fist full of baitcasters. We were in Florida and baitcasters are a dead giveaway that you are from the Lone Star State, down in the Sunshine State spinning tackle rules the angling world. Now before you go get in a fired up huff a...
The Orangefield school trustees named the district's new athletic director and head football coach at their meeting on Monday, January 22. Jeff Breaux was unanimously approved to fill the dual positions starting in February. Breaux comes to Orangefield after serving as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Little Cypress Mauriceville High School the last three seasons. Previously, Breaux coached in his native Louisiana at high schools and at McNeese State,...
Girls high school basketball has entered the second half of district competition. The local teams are vying to capture one of the four playoff positions in their two respective districts. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats won a huge game on the road Wednesday, January 17. The Lady Bobcats went to Kountze and beat the previously unbeaten in district Lady Lions 47-32 to move into a tie for first place with Kountze. The Lady Bobcats were led by senior Greenlea Oldham who finished...
How many times have you had it happen to you? After hours of fishing, struggling, changing baits, and changing tactics it finally happens, the fish finally decide to cooperate and all is right with the world again. That brief period of euphoria wipes away all the memories of cold boring hours spent probing empty acres of water; it’s the opportunity we all search for yet only few find on a consistent basis. Those few fishermen who routinely find these brief periods where fish g...
The boys district basketball schedules reach the half way point this week. Games on Friday, January 19, will mark the conclusion of the first half of district competition. The Orangefield Bobcats in District 22-3A won their first five district games to share first place in the district with the Kountze Lions. The Bobcats and the Lions battled on Tuesday, January 16, at Kountze with the winner grabbing the outright district lead. Orangefield won two games the second week of...
The first half of district games wrapped up on Friday, January 12, for the four local girls basketball teams. The second half started Tuesday for the Bridge City Lady Cardinals, the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears, the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs and the Orangefield Lady Bobcats. The second week of January saw Bridge City and Little Cypress Mauriceville both win one and lose one game while West Orange-Stark lost its only game played to first place Silsbee. The...
Just like the old saying “all good things must come to an end” the 2023-2024 waterfowl season is almost over. Texas hunters will have until January 28th to get it done while the folks across the river in Louisiana will finish up on January 21st. For plenty of local hunters it feels like the season already ended as this crazy weather pattern has made staying on the birds a challenge. Hunters who have been willing to put in the scouting time and be flexible are still sho...
The second Friday of January marks the halfway point of the district games for all four local girls basketball teams in Bridge City, Little Cypress Mauriceville, West Orange-Stark and Orangefield. Several key contests were played the first week of the New Year. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals only played one ball game that week but they won it over arguably their biggest rivals. On Tuesday, January 2, Bridge City defeated Little Cypress Mauriceville 30-29 on the Lady Bears' hom...
District basketball is underway for the local teams in Orange County. Three teams Bridge City, Little Cypress Mauriceville, and West Orange-Stark compete in Class 4A while Orangefield plays in the regional Class 3A district. The Bridge City Cardinals won big in their only district game during the first week of the New Year. The Cardinals beat their rival the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears 69-49 at Bridge City on January 2. The game did not start like it was going to be a...
In all the major bay systems along the Texas gulf coast die hard big trout hunters are licking their lips in anticipation of finding that one truly big speckled trout of a lifetime. The late fall and winter months are regarded as the best times to pursue real wall hanger size trout, and here on Sabine lake we are no different. In the past couple of years we have seen some amazing things come our way to change the way we as anglers looked at fishing. Some or most of these...
Sixteen basketball teams which included teams from Australia competed Thursday and Friday, December 28-29 in an exciting local tournament. The 4th Annual LCM/International Paper Classic was conducted at the Little Cypress Mauriceville High School. A total of 32 games were played over the two days with each team taking part in four games during the tournament which served as a final preparation for the heart of the district action for the teams. The contests were equally...
Girls basketball action locally was very limited leading up to the New Year. Only the Bridge City Lady Cardinals and the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears played in tournaments the week after Christmas. Bridge City went to Wimberley for the three day tournament there. The Lady Cardinals started great winning their first four games. The Lady Cardinals defeated Austin Navarro 49-45 on Thursday in their first game. Whitney Cunningham led Bridge City with 13 points followed...
Tournaments leading up to the New Year gave the local boys basketball teams some games to fine tune their skills for the meat of the district action which starts in January. Little Cypress Mauriceville and Bridge City took part in the tourney which was held at LCM. Orangefield participated at a tournament in Houston County and West Orange-Stark played at the Lee Tournament. The LCM Bears and the Bridge City Cardinals were two of the sixteen teams in the LCM/International...
Any tackle geek knows they are the next great weapon in the angling arsenal, saltwater spinnerbaits have come to the coast and the redfish have a new enemy. They come in array of different colors and each one does a little something different that sets it apart from the competition. Truth be told there are 2 basic styles and they both do a great job catching fish. The most common style is the “safety pin” style, famous in bass fishing circles and the one most known by Tex...
The local girls basketball teams have taken the week prior to Christmas off for the most part. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats, the Bridge City Lady Cardinals, the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears, and the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs will resume district competition on Tuesday, January 2. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats did play twice before Christmas and won both games. The Lady Bobcats beat Lumberton in a good game 51-43 on Tuesday, December 19 at Orangefield. Post...
