Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo: 8 year old Austin McGuire and his dad Aaron celebrate a bonus mallard from a recent hunt. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record The first half of duck season for local Texas waterfowl hunters closes this weekend and for some it’s a merciful break. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, the combination of few birds, high bluebird skies, and little wind was the kiss of death for most hunters. The lack of any “hunter friendly” weather was e...
Gerry L. Dickert For the Record BRIDGE CITY CARDINALS Nov. 19 at Vidor, 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Nederland, 6 p.m. Nov. 26 Kountze, 2:15 p.m. Dec. 3 Kirbyville, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5-7 Nederland Bulldog Classic Dec. 10 at Port Neches-Groves, 7 p.m. Dec. 12-14 Nacogdoches Central Heights Tournament Dec. 17 Port Arthur Tekoa, 6 p.m. Dec. 20 Port Arthur Bob Hope, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 27 Lake Charles (LA) St. Louis, 1 p.m. Dec. 30-31 Little Cypress-Mauriceville Tournament Jan. 3 Silsbee, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 7 at Hamshire-Fannett, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 10...
Gerry L. Dickert For the Record Photo: Mustang Andre Thomas caught the only pass of the night from quarterback Jayson Zeigler, but also caught one from Huntington's Devin Luker, that he returned for a 34 yard touchdown. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Faustina Academy 82, Community Christian 35 In spite of having just one senior among its ranks, the Community Christian School Lions broke into the postseason before finishing its season with an 82-35 loss to Faustina Academy...
PHOTO: Tony Dallas took advantage of some great weather conditions to take this magnificent buck. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record A steady stream of boats, hunters, and dogs crowded the local launches Saturday morning as the Louisiana duck season officially opened while Texas hunters enjoyed their second weekend of the season. Adams bayou, the Vinton Drain ditch, Cow Bayou, Hiway 73 and Hiway 82 towards Holly Beach looked like a parade route as local hunters descended on the...
There’s no one who appreciates a great effort and a winning performance than me. I’ve been involved in the sport of baseball as either a player, manager or sports analyst for nearly seven decades. I’ve become really attached to the Houston Astros and walked with a little pep in my step when it became apparent with statistics that my team was the best and winningest in the major leagues. The Astros getting to the World Series was more than just a pipe dream, but a realistic idea, especially as the season was wearing on. The te...
Photo: WO-S quarterback Jerren Terrell hands off to Elijah Gales as Jayson Zeigler prepares to block. Gales only had 22 yards on the night but scored 3 touchdowns, one on an onside kick return. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs For the Record The WOS 9th/JV Combined team defeated the Liberty JV 49-8. Jamaal Shaw stole the show with five touchdowns on the night. Shaw had runs of 4, 44, 15, 5 and one yard to score. Demarcus Warren scored on a one yard run....
The CCS Lions played for a playoff chance Oct. 31st against the Bellville Faith Academy Knights. The Lions had a very impressive outing ,with every Lion playing to the best of their ability. The Lions won the coin toss but chose to defer to the Knights to establish a strong defensive game up front. The Knights tried to march down the field but met a tough defensive front from the Lions. Stops were made by freshman #7 Isaac Rizzato, sophomore #24 Bryer Gray, juniors #12 James Menard and #34 Levi Rogers and senior #3 Ryan...
The 2019 World Series started off unlike most other fall classics—with the home team losing all five games. Hopefully for our Houston Astros this trend didn’t continue in last night’s Game 6. Or if it did, today’s Game 7 needs to end this strange phenomenon. The times the visitors won all five games were in 1906 and 1996. This World Series has been a wacky one from the get-go during the first five games. In the opening two games at Minute Maid Park last week the hosting Houston Astros were outscored by the Washington Nationa...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY—The Mustangs found out the hard way last week that if you turn the ball over multiple times you can get hurt. Those three early turnovers resulted in Hardin-Jefferson taking a 12-7 lead in the first period. Fortunately, the ‘Stangs scored 42 straight points and won 49-12. Things won’t be that easy at Liberty Friday as the Panthers try to even their record at 4-4. However, it will not happen!! HUFFMAN over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—This will be the Battlin’ Bears final hom...
The water clarity in Sabine Lake is no longer an issue nor is the salinity level and neither should take a turn for the worse over the next few months.As a matter of fact, both should only improve as we move into the cooler months of fall and more frequent north winds empty surrounding marshes. November and December are easily the most fishermen friendly months of the year with a wide variety of patterns and programs open to local anglers.The only anglers still faced with a major challenge is that relatively small group of fo...
Photo: Bridge City Cardinal running back Rylan Ply breaks loose for yardage against Huffman Hargrave during fierce homecoming football action on H.N. Litton Field. RECORD PHOTO: Lisa Kay Anderson Gerry L. Dickert For the Record Two teams showed up undefeated in district play, only the Little Cypress-Mauriceville left still unscathed. The Bears topped Splendora 34-27 after holding off a late charge by the Wildcats. LC-M now holds first place in league play with a 2-0 district...
More often than you would think, a new client pays $500 for a day of fishing only to step in the boat with a rod and reel that he hasn’t even looked at in months. I mention the fact that it is always a new client, because those that have fished with me for years either own very good equipment or fish with mine. Here is a tip that will save you a lot of money over the years if you consider just getting a bite on the end of your string a successful outing.Go crabbing! In the event that you really want to step out and enjoy t...
Photo: Orangefield Bobcat ball carrier Matthew Engle collides with an East Chambers defender during fierce homecoming football action at F.L. McClain Stadium. The Bobcats won the match up 28-23. Gerry L. Dickert For the Record The Bridge City Cardinals got out front early against Little Cypress-Mauriceville but couldn’t hold on as the Bears rebounded in the second half for a 26-14 win in the district opener for both teams. The Bears opened up the scoring when Ethan McCollum t...
Many years ago when I felt invincible or was simply too irresponsible to make the safest of decisions when dealing with Mother Nature, I seldom if ever gave a clap of thunder s second thought.Even when our line would levitate above the water following a cast we failed to acknowledge the warning sign. In 1972, while fishing on Toledo Bend, a very young Mother of two, was fishing alone less than a thousand yards from us when lightning struck her aluminum boat and killed her. It had been thundering all morning and could just...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Texas hunters do everything big and that includes purchasing their firearms. Now the bigger is better theory has some merit but not when it comes to smaller hunters such as women or children. Picture this, the moment all hunters prepare for is at hand, the first big buck or giant Canada goose has come in to range and it’s time to take the shot. The trigger is pulled and a shot rings out followed closely by a howl of agony from the shooter and a big “oh no” from their hunting companion. An im...
Oldtimers have claimed since the first day they picked up a baseball that pitching comprises 75 per cent of the game’s success. The Houston Astros are a perfect modern example of this graybeard saying as they sit near the top of the heap for nearly every pitching statistic accomplished during the 2019 major league baseball season. No other team has a 20-game winner this season—the Houston Astros have two in Justin Verlander (21-6) and Gerrit Cole (20-5). No other MLB team has a pitcher with 300 strikeouts—the Houston Astro...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record 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 system any and every pl...
Photo: On his way to the end zone, sophomore Elijah Gales leaves a defender on the ground. Gales finished the game with two touchdowns and 117 yards on 14 carries. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs For the Record The Bridge City Cardinals were ready and waiting when the Mustangs pulled into town last Friday night, and although it took WO-S a little while to get going, they were the last ones standing when they left town later that night with a 46-7 win. “I’m ela...
As we were pulling out of our garage last Monday afternoon heading for George H.W. Bush Intercontinental Airport, wife Susan and I noticed just a couple of raindrops on the windshield, unknowing the number of raindrops that would be deposited in our absence. Our trip to Houston was normal and we made our 6:30 p.m. non-stop flight without any fanfare. However, the plane was coming from Cancun and was an hour late. I brought my cane to make the huge amount of walking easier on my sports- ravaged knees and sat in the front secti...
Jason Witten has been around the game of football for most of his life and knows a great team when he sees one. After retiring from the game after the 2017 season and going into the ESPN booth as an analyst in 2018, he saw something in his Dallas Cowboys team that he hadn’t seen in the 14 years as a tight end—enough talent to get to the Super Bowl. Witten was so certain of his evaluation that he talked to Head Coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones about possibly coming out of retirement and rejoining his old team. He resi...
Having turned down the offer to hunt fish on Sabine lake the day before, I refused to pass on yet another offer the following day.The fact that it was steadily raining when David Landry pulled up in front of the house with his new boat did little to sway our decision! “One day we are griping about the heat and then it’s raining too hard…..no way,” said Landry.“At least it will be cooler and I want to check out the new boat before running to the lake.” After thirty years of tournament fishing and running around the lake at...
Photo: Lawson Burtsfield and Joli took to the marsh this past weekend and enjoyed a good shoot. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Saturday morning’s early teal season opener began with plenty of odds stacked against most hunters in our area but that fact did not dampen the enthusiasm associated with the opportunity to shoot ducks. Many local hunters actually began to camp out at some of the local public hunting areas on Thursday in hopes of ensuring a prized location for S...
The following is a tip that could save you a day of fishing on Toledo Bend.If you arrive at a boat launch and it appears that you are the first to arrive…..get a grip before hurrying to launch! Walk down to the ramp and check it out before backing your boat in the lake.The two problems we encountered due to the low water were the end of the ramp wasn’t deep enough and the clay covering the newly exposed concrete offered very little traction. We didn’t initially try a public launch because a neighborhood launch closer to th...
KAZ’S KORNER Whenever the Labor Day weekend rolls around, several things are certain to happen—summer as we know it ends, the threat of hurricanes subsides somewhat, cooler weather is right around the corner AND the National Football League starts playing games “for real.” But the 2019 edition of the NFL’s first week was put on the back burner as two of the game’s premier performers—Ezekiel Elliott and Antonio Brown-- were holding out and getting most of the pro football headlines. The Dallas Cowboys were faced with Elliott,...
Photo: Teal season opens Saturday with much anticipation from local hunters. 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 2019-2020 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...
