Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The water in the Sabine River didn’t look nearly as good as it did in Sabine Lake, but the wind had forced us out of the lake early and we were hoping to save the day with an “iffy”Plan B. The switch in gears was foreign to my guests as they spend the majority of their fishing time wading waist deep water in search of trout and redfish on the lower coast. It was apparent that some degree of immediate success was imminent if this trip was going to last very long.They reluctantly clipped off their saltwater offerings and tied...
The sports fans who sat in front of their television set for more than 12 hours Sunday were treated to two of the best events of the year and maybe of all time. And both of these happened to involve teams from Houston—the Texans versus the Seattle Seahawks and Game 5 of the 2017 World Series between the Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. If one were to give a one-word description to both of these games, it would have to be SLUGFEST as far as I’m concerned. The Texans had to travel to Seattle to meet the Seahawks in the lat...
“I am not going to tell you!”That was Sam Michele’s blunt response to “Are the flounder doing it at Cameron yet?”It is his contention, and rightfully so, that every November the Texas limit is reduced to two fish and Texans flood across the Causeway to take advantage of the more liberal Louisiana limits. “When the migration (fish not fishermen) is in full swing it is not unusual to see the same guys making two trips a day over here,” added Michele. If you have ever attempted to fish the Cameron ferry area in November or Decem...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY—Although the Mustangs are rated as the No. 2 Class 4A team in the state of Texas, they are in second place at 2-0 in the District 12-4A-II standings, a game behind Liberty (3-0). These two lock horns Friday night in Liberty, probably for the district championship. The ‘Stangs have had two weeks to prepare for this game because of a bye last week and should add to their state-best 33-game winning streak. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over CLEVELAND—Cleveland really needs to win t...
For the Record Capt. Chuck Uzzle “You remember when….” is a question that I am hearing all too often these days, especially when I am talking to water fowlers. Less than a decade ago our area marshes were a haven for all types of migratory birds, world class wing shooting at its best. The skies were filled with ducks and geese and the local hospitality and great Cajun cuisine made this part of the world a magnet for hunters from all around the globe. Well the food and hospital...
A steady, cold rain fell throughout the first half of the game at West Point’s Michie Stadium until it turned to sleet fueled by a biting cold North wind which made me feel as cold as I have ever felt in my young life. This was my first--and I vowed my last—college football game that I would ever attend. I was with the Boy Scouts from Schenectady, N.Y., which was 130 miles north up the New York State Thruway. And it was Halloween Day to boot. Army was hosting the University of Virginia on this unusually cold and damp day in...
In what is becoming an annual event, the SETX Kayak Club hosted yet another successful tournament on Sabine Lake last weekend.The two day event drew 31 entries and most had no problem locating the redfish and flounder. As in years past, the event was dedicated to Heroes on the Water and the group raised $4000 with a raffle in support of that organization.They also donated $500 which was money raised in one of the side pots to the Cristin & Katie Foundation. No team enjoyed a better two days of fishing than the father-son...
Down Life's Highway Our entertainment center changed my life, and maybe, helped make me who I am today. When the French-speaking people of Nova Scotia were banished from their homes, those that didn’t die at sea or were sold on the slave blocks, made their way to Louisiana. They wove their way down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and floated the bayous into South Louisiana, where they had heard people from France lived. They banded together, after arriving 6,000 strong, in o...
National Football League fans nearly panicked Sunday afternoon when news broke that Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers had suffered a broken collarbone and will probably be lost for the remainder of the season. Within a minute after news of the incident was revealed during the Sunday football games, speculation began of who would replace him. And the first name that was blurted out was that of Colin Kaepernick, who has been eagerly awaiting a call for one of the 32 NFL teams since early July. Even the name of Tony...
Aaron Lawrence stood on the deck of his bass boat, rod in hand and surveyed the stretch of shoreline we were currently fishing.“I can’t tell much as far as any new hydrilla growth so far,” he remarked, “but all of this new lay down grass provides enough cover to keep the bass shallow all day long.” Two casts later, as if affirming his earlier assessment, he buried the hook of his spinnerbait in the jaw of another solid bass.“These are the kind of bass that make Toledo Bend special,” said Lawrence while admiring the thick shou...
All along the Texas gulf coast the pattern is the same, cool fronts signal the much anticipated frenzy that is fall fishing. Anglers of every description ready themselves with the latest technology and gear in hopes of finding flocks of gulls working over schools of hungry speckled trout and redfish. Shiny fiberglass cruisers masquerading as bay boats are stocked up with an array of tackle that would make most anglers drool with envy. It is the same scenario in each bay...
WEST ORANGE-STARK over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Mustangs just got through two weeks against very formidable opponents and played very well late in the game when it counted the most. A letdown this week in the District 12-4A-II opener would not be abnormal. But Head Coach Cornel Thompson is aware of this situation and won’t let it happen. Mustangs chalk up consecutive win No. 32. SILSBEE over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—The Battlin’ Bears have the home field advantage for this District 10-4A-I opener, but that might be the onl...
If one scrutinized last weekend’s various sports contests, he or she would have realized how one or two bad decisions could affect the outcomes of these events. Two that really stuck into my craw Sunday involved two of my favorite sports teams—the Houston Astros and the Dallas Cowboys. After overwhelming the Boston Red Sox in the first two games of the American League Divisional Series (ALDS) by striking early and often and posting a pair of 8-2 victories, they got off to another flying start Sunday in Game 3 of the best-of-t...
Three years ago after the Houston Astros stumbled through their third straight season of 100 or more losses, a writer for a popular sports magazine wrote a column stating the team would get to the World Series in 2017. Men in white coats carrying butterfly nets and straight jacket straps went on an expedition trying to find this lunatic and capture him before he made any other “idiotic” statements. Well, this columnist probably could put Nostradamus to shame with his bold prediction now that Houston is only three playoff ser...
It wasn’t the first bass I had ever caught on a She Dog, a small topwater lure designed to fool trout and redfish, but it was the first bass I have ever caught that far south in Sabine Lake.After catching and releasing three slot redfish just south of Madam Johnson Bayou, a fourteen inch bass joined in the fray. There was no doubt that it was a marsh bass that had extended his or her hunting grounds into Sabine lake, but this fish was eight hundred yards off shore chasing small shad.It was the only bass we caught, but how m...
The 12th Annual Orange Christian Services Golf Fundraiser will be on Saturday, October 7 at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange. The format will be a four-person team scramble and you can select your own team.The entry fee is $300 per team which does not include the cart fee, which is $25 per golfer. Prizes will be awarded for the longest drive, closest to the pin on the Par 3’s, door prizes and team prizes. The tournament field will be limited to 18 teams and is open to both men and women golfers, according to Tournament C...
Since I presented a column 10 years ago, the West Orange-Stark Mustangs football program has been a huge success since the two high schools—West Orange and Lutcher Stark—merged in 1977. Amazingly, during the merged school’s 40 years of existence, there have been only THREE head coaches for the Mustangs—Steve McCarty, Dan Hooks and their present coach Cornel Thompson--have held the reins of the Mustangs football fortune. I ran into McCarty 10 years ago at a fast-pitch softball tournament where we both were watching our res...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over SILSBEE—The Tigers should give the Mustangs their most difficult challenge of the young 2017 season. The huge offensive statistics that the ‘Stangs rolled up in the first two games should be a bit harder to attain against this good Silsbee team. WO-S also wants to protect its 29-game winning streak. CROSBY over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—The Bears had a great performance Friday night against the Orangefield Bobcats, but this bunch from Crosby comes in with some jaw-dropping stati...
Dalton Kinsley was pushing a shopping cart full of bottled water and small bags of fruit across the parking lot when we paused to chat.“I don’t even want to know how good or bad the fishing is,” said Kinsley through a half smile.“My boat is fine, but I can’t even get it out of the driveway for all of the debris stacked on the curbs in our neighborhood!” “There would be a divorce on top of everything else anyway if Carol Ann even saw the truck backed up like I might be going fishing.“We had a world of friends and relatives r...
Congratulations to BCE's Cardinals of Character for the 1st marking period. Pre-k - Jacob Curl, Vivaan Lala, Jax Ernst, and Jaretzy Venegas. Kinder students- Mason McMurray, Luke Bland, Kayden Lee, Parker Wall, Lauryn McDaniel, Lyna Snell, Peyton Lapeyrolerie, Breeanna Ramos, Mayleigh Wright, Addison Meaux, Lucas Sizemore and Mayreli Barriga. 1st Grade students- Brendan Menges, Kenzie Brown, Jais Williams, Brianna Davila, Weslee Brown, Addyson Jones, Rylan Meaux, Nash Chambless, Ava Swanzy, Maysa Johnson, Sophi Dillon, Tyr...
It took 16 long years and three seasons of100-plus losses, but the Houston Astros have finally won the American League West Division championship. The last time the Astros were division winners, they were members of the National League Central Division. At exactly 4:01 p.m. Sunday, after beating the Seattle Mariners 7-1 for the sixth straight time, the Houston Astros had eliminated their magic numbers and were the undisputed champs of the AL West. The corks on the champagne bottles that were being iced down in the clubhouse...
Texting is a frustrating exercise for me at best and I don’t do Facebook at all, but I got an up close look at the power of both over the past week or so.We evacuated after partially winning the battle with the rapidly rising water and my daughter’s family joined the exodus with the knowledge that five feet of water was already flowing through their house.They returned to sadly confirm that they had indeed lost everything but their cars. As soon as the water was shallow enough, we made that heartbreaking wade through a lif...
Now that the “real” National Football League season is under way, I kind of felt sorry for the season-ticket holders who had to endure a month of pre-season exhibition games which was part of the deal. Many of the players they were forced to watch are back at the car wash or slinging hash somewhere after their bubble of becoming an NFL player burst. But the 2017 season started off with a huge surprise as the world champion New England Patriots looked like butter under a hot knife as the Kansas City Chiefs beat them in eve...
Lamar University stands strong with Southeast Texans. The University is offering free general admission tickets to Southeast Texas families with children for Saturday’s home-opening contest against Texas-Permian Basin. Saturday’s game will mark the first time these two teams have met on the gridiron. The game against the Falcons will kick off at 7 p.m. from Provost Umphrey Stadium. “The impact of Harvey on the Golden Triangle will be felt for months as families now begin the process of putting their lives back toget...
Thanks to a hurricane named Harvey (which turned out to be a real “wall-banger”) most Southeast Texans heeded the warning of the National Weather Service and spent last weekend hunkered down at home and became quite attached to their television sets. Yours truly was no exception and made my program of choice the final round of the Little League World Series, which has been played annually in Williamsport, Pa. since 1939. This year was somewhat special as Lufkin—which is a two-hour drive from Orange and is the residence of my...
