Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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KAZ’S KORNER When the Houston Astros open the 2018 major league baseball season tomorrow at Arlington, TX. against the Texas Rangers it will feature two teams that finished spring training on the opposite end of the spectrum. After Sunday’s action, the Astros were the second-best team in Florida’s Grapefruit League with a .679 (19-9) winning percentage trailing only the Boston Red Sox’ .690 (20-9). The Baltimore Orioles were a distant third at .586 (17-12). In Arizona’s Cactus League, the Milwaukee Brewers led the spring tr...
Even as vendors were still hooking up their food trailers and rolling up awnings, an excited youngster stood in awe watching the last of the visiting Bassmaster Elite pros ease out onto Simmons Drive.“When are they coming back,” he shouted in my direction before joining his friends. Well…….they are back! It wasn’t like the tournament went unnoticed the last time they were in town hoping to chase down enough bass to earn both a big check and points toward qualifying for the coveted year end Classic. The daily weigh-in...
KAZ’S KORNER Pablo Torre, a regular panelist on ESPN afternoon show “Around the Horn” can legitimately say “I told you so” to the millions of viewers and fellow panelists who laughed at him for harping on his theory that this is the year a No. 16-seeded team will knock off a No. 1 in this year’s NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. Torre was adamant whenever the topic was mentioned on the daily 4 p.m. show for the past two weeks and sticking to his guns about a No. 16 upset victory has made him some sort of a psychic among his p...
Invariably, just about the time you feel like the spawn is possibly in full swing….it’s already winding down.That hasn’t happened as of yet thanks to a colder than usual winter and higher than usual lake levels.The window is, however, rapidly closing on cashing in on your best opportunity to fool a double digit bass. Regardless of your skill level and tenacity, you still have to be a tad lucky to make your dream of catching that bass of a life time a reality.Your chances of putting your lure in front of that coveted largemout...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Just about any Texas fisherman who ever wet a line knows that the spring is full of many things, most of which fall into the category of uncertainty and unpredictability. The all time #1 villain is the weather man and his friend the marine forecast, aka “that #$%@ wind”! For plenty of us who take advantage of every season the waders that were used during duck hunts have become your best friend as the gears switch in favor of chasing trophy tro...
KAZ’S KORNER For most folks today is March 14 and just another day—one day before the Ides of March and three days before St. Patrick’s Day. But at 3 p.m. today, the National Football League officially begins the 2018 season, which means teams can immediately begin to sign free agents from other teams. Two days ago--on Monday--all teams compiled the needy positions on their shopping lists and began negotiations with agents who represent players who’ll become unrestricted but were not allowed to reach agreements. That should...
Rahul Patel and James Menard won 1st place in Varsity A Doubles at the PNG hosted tournament Friday March 2nd. Julianna Sylestine and Erin Beard also won 1st place Consolation bracket in the PNG Freshman tournament Thursday March 1....
Photo: Joshua Sehon of Bridge City displays a nice redfish caught on Bailey’s Road at Sabine Lake. For the Record Capt. Chuck Uzzle Next week marks the annual hiatus from school that kids of all ages look for once the Christmas holidays are over, spring break is here! During this week off from the rigorous demands of reading, writing, and arithmetic you can rest assured that a cry will rise up from the masses that there is nothing “fun” to do. Video games have long been master...
It isn’t unusual this time of the year for fishermen in this area to spend their work week trying to decide whether to chase big trout on Sabine or big bass on Rayburn or Toledo Bend Saturday morning.While we are blessed to be able to fish for either species year round, the next couple of months will produce the largest fish of the year. I was talking with Larry Picou, an angler equally passionate about fishing for both species, at Outcast Tackle earlier this week and he said Mother Nature had definitely helped him with t...
KAZ’S KORNER I’ve been covering high school sports in the Orange area for more than 50 years and have watched many young star athletes go on to the next level and a few hit the professional circuit. In almost every case involving the professionals, they always were seen playing their specialty sport under adult supervision when they were just little shavers. This also was true with the few outstanding young golfers who came out of Orange County—Brady Miller in the late 1960...
Dave Rogers For The Record Head games. Winning the head games when she is on the field for the Bridge City Cardinals has made Kassidy Wilbur a three-time District 22-4A MVP for her exploits both pitching and hitting. Last year, winning the head games made Bridge City the District 22-4A softball champions, a Region III semifinalist and owner of a 29-7-1 record. So now, the Cardinals are once again, playing head games. “I wish social media didn’t’ exist,” BC coach Kayla Gallard...
Picture: The Lady Bobcats practice in the batting cage Tuesday as the Orangefield softball players practice indoors. (Photo by Dave Rogers) Dave Rogers For The Record Over and over, the Orangefield girls practice the basics, so the results stand up when it’s time for something special. A 10-1-1 start this season, which the Bobcats have earned, would be pretty special for any squad. “Brick by brick,” softball coach Rebekah Ragsdale describes the process, at the same time repea...
KAZ’S KORNER Very seldom is a current-event topic discussed publicly by professional athletes. But the recent senseless shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School at Parkland, Fla. has really gotten the attention of major league baseball at most sites while the players are battling for their jobs this season. As a token of respect for the 17 slain victims and those who still are recovering from the tragedy, MLB has distributed baseball caps with “SD” on the front that each player, coach and even the spring train...
If everything is going as planned, I usually arrive at the boat launch thirty to forty-five minutes ahead of my clients for the day. That gives me plenty of time to run through a quick check list of preventable “uh-ohs” such as will the big engine crank, will the troll motor run, are the running lights and depth finders working and last, but not least, making sure the windows are up and the truck is locked. Once that is taken care of I make sure I have rain coats for everyone, even when it is not raining, check out rods and...
The Houston Astros seem to have done almost everything right the past few years and are enjoying the title of “Defending World Champions” in spring training this season. They rid themselves of costly, aging veterans a few years ago who didn’t do much more than elevate the team’s payroll numbers. They suffered the consequences of playing three seasons with rookie prospects who still were two or three years away from being bona fide major leaguers and watched their loss numbers exceed the 100 level. General Manager Jeff Luhnow...
Far too many times I have fished just a wee bit too long in a wind that continued to build only to find myself saddled with a long wet boat ride home. Monday, however, was an exception. There was no excuse…..the wind had the neighbor’s flag starched before I ever left the house. Having enjoyed a super afternoon the day before, I was determined to get in one more shot before the remainder of the week got washed out. The wind was already blowing at a 15 to 20 mile per hour clip when we pulled away from the dock, but I mis...
Photo: Bridge City head baseball coach Chad Landry, right, teams up with former West Orange-Stark head coach Shea Landry (no relation) in the dugout this year as the Cardinals seek to improve on last year’s Region III-4A semifinalist finish. Dave Rogers For The Record Chad Landry and Shea Landry are not related – other than being in the fraternity of Southeast Texas baseball coaches. Make that “highly successful” baseball coaches. And now they’re on the same Bridge City High...
“When my crappie lights start coming on after the evening news,” said Joel Lance, “I know it’s time to start checking out my staging areas for big bass. No particular month, although February has been a pretty consistent one over the years, has much bearing on when the big females start showing up.” “For that matter, even water temperature hasn’t seemed to play as big a role as more hours of daylight,” added Lance. “Here on Toledo Bend, however, the big bass bite seems to start even earlier for me than the lakes a little fart...
KAZ’S KORNER The day of the long-term, nine-figure major league baseball salaries may be coming to a screeching halt, at least that’s what it looks like from my point of view. There’s a long laundry list of very talented major leaguers who must feel like they are in a state of limbo because spring training for pitchers and catchers begins today and these players who opted for free agency rather than re-sign with their 2017 team are really getting nervous. Last weekend Japanese star pitcher Yu Darvish may have become the l...
On Thursday, February 1, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School’s Tennis Sub-Varsity Team competed at Lamar University. The freshman Boys Doubles Team of Logan Gaddis and Nicholas Hanson earned Bronze Medals in competition. The Mixed Doubles Team of Jared Pierce & Bella Rogers also earned Bronze Medals. The team’s coach is Cory Parsons. Logan Gaddis is not pictured in the attached photo....
KAZ’S KORNER I try to read as many Super Bowl stories as I can during the two weeks between the National Football League’s conference championship games and the actual Super Bowl. Even if I spent most of my free time (and when you’re retired, you have quite a bit during the winter months) looking through the thousands of columns and media views on the upcoming event, I would just barely scratch the surface. It’s quite amusing reading about the Philadelphia Eagles players buying dog-faced rubber masks that symbolize the fac...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record As the mercury creeps up into a more comfortable range outside as well as on the water, don’t let that fool you into feeling too secure at this time of the year. January and February on the Texas gulf coast can be down right brutal with all the rank weather we receive at this time of the year. Bone chilling winds coupled with humid overcast days can make even the toughest fisherman wish for a warm spot in the truck and hot cup of coffee. W...
“Just about the time you think you have them figured out, Mother Nature serves up another unhittable curve ball,” said L’Rod Theriot, one of several southwest Louisiana bass fishermen currently spending a lot of time fishing the Sabine River. “I don’t chase bass as hard as we used to back in the 70’s and 80’s,’ laughed Theriot, “but there’s a long list of things I no longer do as aggressively.I thought I was going to have to drive to Jasper to find a crankbait that I have been using, but a friend told me about Rambo’s Tackl...
KAZ’S KORNER There was extreme jubilation in Foxborough, MA., Philadelphia, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. and Jacksonville, Fla. because their respective National Football League franchises are still alive and well for Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. In fact, those Minnesota Vikings supporters are rubbing their hands together excitedly over the fact they could be the very first team in NFL history to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium. Last weekend’s four Divisional Championship games featured two upsets (Philadelphia bea...
Boys Basketball is hosting Silsbee on Friday, January, 19 at 7:30 and will be honoring all former and current military personnel before the game starts. All fans and students will also be encouraged to wear red, white, and blue as a show of support....
