Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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District champs pictured are, front row- Lacie Cochran, Jacie Miller, Jon’ee Villanueva, Justice Butler and Alicia Merritt; back row- Emily Landry, Caitlyn Robson, JoAnna Henry, Jayce Perry, Kaitlyn Huff and Shelby Smith. Not Pictured- Kaitlyn Avery. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School JV Softball Team recently claimed the District title. They were 22-1 for the year and 10-0 in district. According to Coach Melissa Brewer, “I am so proud of these young ladies, not onl...
Captain Dickie Colburn - For The Record The pro anglers fishing the first qualifying tournament of the year on the Elite Redfish Circuit are back on Sabine. The Pt. Arthur Convention Center will host this event, but the anglers will be plying the same waters they fished in the Classic hosted out of Orange only two weeks ago. The tournament kicks off Friday morning. Even with the benefit of having fished the area so recently, I don’t see the winner posting a heavier winning weight than Clark Jordan brought to the scales.I d...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record I remember when I was a little kid growing up in Upstate New York and my father would come home from work at exactly 3:50 p.m. every day like clockwork. Before he sat down to drink the fresh cup of coffee my mother had perked and poured for him, he’d ask me if I wanted to throw some when he finished his traditional cup of coffee. What he meant was that he was asking me if I wanted to pitch to his catcher’s mitt-- something I never rem...
The WOS Softball game at Hamshire Fannett is cancelled for today. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 23, at 4:00 pm. The WOS Baseball game at Hamshire Fannett is cancelled for today. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 23 at 5:00 pm....
How big will they be? See for yourself Saturday, April 30, at the Yellowfin Elite Redfish Tournament Series tournament weigh in. What began the week as 35 of the top pros in the nation battling it out, head to head with no team mates and no draw partners, will have been trimmed to just the Super 7 by Saturday’s weigh in. These pros will battle the fish, each other and the elements to see who will take home the $50,000 top prize. Bring the family to Pleasure Island for the S...
Cameron Nance, Orangefield Sophomore, placed 2nd in the Biggest Fish Award with a 9.12 pound lunker at Saturday’s SETX High School Fishing Association Tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn. Other Bobcats that caught nice fish are, Hunter Evans, with a 7 pounder and Kathleen Lozano who a caught a 6.68 pound bass. "OHS had 16 teams compete in the tournament, and most teams weighed in quality sacks of fish," said Adam Brown, Head Fishing Team Coach....
The WOS softball game at Hamshire-Fannett today has been cancelled. Weather permitting it will be rescheduled to tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20, varsity only beginning at 6:00 pm. The WOS baseball game at Hamshire-Fannett today has been cancelled. Weather permitting it will be rescheduled to tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20, beginning at 4:30 for JV and varsity to follow....
Eric Roark has been named Lamar University defensive line coach announced head coach Ray Woodard Tuesday afternoon. Roark replaces John Blake who left LU to take a similar position with the Buffalo Bills. “I really like the coaching experience that Eric brings to our staff,” said Woodard. “He has done a lot of recruiting in the state of Texas, and has coached with some colleagues of mine who I respect. I really believe he will be a great fit for Lamar University. “The guys on...
Federation Angler TV, the Pursuit Channel & TBF's Student Angler Federation - present the 2015 High School Fishing World Finals. Tune in tonight at 8 pm and 11 pm and Friday, April 22, at 6 am and Saturday, April 23 at 8 am. The program will be broadcast on DIRECTV 604 and DISH 393. The High School Fishing World Finals traveled to Florence, Al. last year to test the skills of our High School Anglers to see who was crowned the 2015 High School Fishing World...
Flounder stealing the show on Sabine. Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record “I can’t believe that I let you talk me into this,” mumbled Jim Ray while climbing into the boat with a sack of soggy kolaches, his signature lukewarm diet Dr.Pepper and a pair of really smelly Frogg Toggs.“We darned sure couldn’t have white perch fished at my place today……it was already pouring when I crossed the dam.” “Did you bring that rain suit I gave you just to prove that you haven’t lost it o...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record Despite the fact Major League Baseball is still in its first month of the new season, there has been much news the past couple of weeks about the National Football League’s master schedule of the 2016 season, several teams beginning their off-season conditioning program and the annual draft which begins next weekend. As predicted, the Houston Texans cut last year’s starting quarterback Brian Hoyer after obtaining Brock Osweiler fro...
Pictured is the freshman, rookie team of Kaden Duncan and Randy Abate, who earned a third place finish in the weekend tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn. Bridge City had a great weekend on Rayburn in round four of the SETX High School Fishing Tournament series. The rain held out but the wind made fishing tough. The freshman team of Kaden Duncan and Randy Abate earned a third place finish bringing in five fish weighing 21.77 pounds. Other notable Bridge City finishes were: Ty...
Spring and Summer are great times to explore the waterways of Big Thicket National Preserve. Most people experience few problems beyond the occasional sunburn or mosquitoes bites. However, there are several safety and environmental concerns that you should be aware of if you plan to spend time exploring the waterways of the preserve. “Water safety is important to us. We want every visitor to have a safe trip when they visit the preserve.” stated Big Thicket National Pre...
The Bridge City High School boys and girls track team recently participated in the West Orange-Stark 24-4 A District track meet. The results are as follows: Boys 3200 meter run: 1) Eli Peveto, Little Cypress, 10:23.33; 2) Rayce Piper, Little Cypress, 10:42.31; 3) Kyler Morse, Bridge City, 10:57.35; 4) Rob Saunders, Sour Lake, 11:22.58; 5) Ruben Valencia, Bridge City, 11:41.07; 6) Drew Walker, Bridge City, 11:47.58; 7) Brenden Gaffney, Hamshire-Fannett, 11:54.14; 8) Aven...
Elite Redfish pros line up for final live well check. The entire Yellowfin Redfish Elite field had safely returned and Pat Malone was introducing the first angler to weigh in to the crowd of spectators eager to cheer on the visiting pros. A short distance away, John Gothia paused only long enough to exhale, answer his cell phone, glance at his clip board and hand the remainder of his cold drink to anyone that would take it before hurrying off in response to yet another...
The LCM Lady bears golf team are headed to state for the second year in a row. Senior, Lauren Cox, was the regional Champion for the second year in a row....
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record Late Sunday afternoon 22-year-old pro golfing phenom Jordan Spieth was cruising to become the first golfer on the Pro Tour to win the prestigious Masters Tournament for the second straight year since Tiger Woods did it in 2002 and to become the first to win back-to-back titles while holding the lead after every round. Perhaps what Spieth was not aware of is the old cliché at Augusta National that the Masters Tournament really...
The Orangefield tennis team wrapped up its regular season of play at the district tournament this past week. Doubles team, Abby Green and Ashlyn Turley will advance to the regional tournament in Bryan, on April 18. The girls earned this bid by placing second in the tournament. They defeated Hamshire-Fannett’s Garcia and Mcmillian and Silsbee’s Arriaga and Daniel before losing in the finals 6-4, 6-3 to the Starnes sisters from Hamshire-Fannett. Placing third was boys dou...
Spring time is upon us, and every April the National Park Service kicks off the start of the visitor season with a series of events. National Park Week, April 16-24, is America's largest celebration of national heritage. It's about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations, and enhancing America’s best idea—the national parks! It's all happening in your national parks. All national park units around the cou...
The Little Cypress Jr. High 7th and 8th grade girls track team participated in the District track meet recently. Pictured left to right are Melanie Cupp, Amber Lester, Avery Holland and Chelsea Perry. The Little Cypress Junior High 7th and 8th grade girls competed in their District track meet last night in Bridge City. Seventh Grade girls placed 7th. Makenzie Holland was district champ in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:47.5. Aidan Watson placed 6th in the 2400 meter run...
Girls on the Lady Bear golf team are, from left, Marlee Bird, Jessica McLain, Lauren Cox, Theresa Beckett and Kacie Nichols. Both Little Cypress-Mauriceville Golf Teams brought home District titles for the Bears last week. The Boys best four scores were the same 336 as Bridge City, but the tie-breaker was the fifth team member had a better score. The girls team won easily with Hardin Jefferson finishing second. The team shot 415 and 389 for a total of 804, followed by Hardin...
Austin Moore competed at the THSPA State Championship on Saturday in Abilene. Moore placed second in the 198 pound classification. He totaled 1605 pounds, with a squat of 610 pounds, bench 405 pounds and dead lift of 590 pounds. Congratulations to Moore on a fine power lifiting career....
Two highly successful Bassmaster Elite Series events are paving the way for future events, including the most recent high profile tournament. The Elite Redfish Series Classic Kick Off, the championship event of the Elite Redfish Series trail, will take place Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 10 at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, which is located off Simmons Drive in Orange. The event will feature the 35 anglers who qualified during the 2015 season. The Elite Redfish Series...
Captain Dickie Colburn - For The Record While I prefer to believe that no one needs this reminder, there are still a lot of folks in Orange and Newton County that need help getting back into their homes following the flood.It is far from over for them! At least one trio of working women, all of whom assured me that they would have to kill me if I mentioned their names, have been using their noon breaks to unexpectedly provide lunch for random families burdened with the chore of cleaning up. “It makes you feel so good as they...
Pictured are Aston Reynolds, Madison Greenway, Gracie Elkins, Joli Ponfick, Stormi Lorenzo, Lilly Peltier, Coree Guerra, Harleigh Rawls, Jacelyn Martin, Kenadie Dubois, Brooklyn Sprayberry and Jaylynn Alfaro. The Orangefield Little Dribblers Major Division, ages 11-12 year old girls recently won first place in the Regional Tournament in Warren. They advance to Mexia April 12-16 for Nationals....
