Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The mercury in the thermometer shows temperatures creeping towards triple digits and everybody you look at appears to have just emerged from a swimming pool. The heat waves along the road and the hood of my truck cannot dampen my enthusiasm as I raise my binoculars to get a better look at a few mottled ducks along a secluded marsh pond. The very sight of ducks right now coupled with the fact that we just flipped another calendar page is enough to put a smile on my face. A few quick seconds to work the math out in my head...
TRAVEL BAN ON 8 STATES WILL HURT CALIFORNIA COLLEGE SPORTS If there’s one thing I refuse to do with this Korner is to become involved with politics. But what I believe may be a legislative bill that could hurt sports is another issue. Last Friday when the California state legislature banned state-funded travel to Texas and seven other states, it really got my attention. The travel ban to the Lone Star State came about in response to the new Texas adoption law which the Californian political base say is discriminatory, a...
“I am not believing this,” said John Hughes as we idled under the Adam’s Bayou Bridge.“Where the heck is the wind?”As if the ripple free surface wasn’t enough to confirm his observation, I looked back over my shoulder at the flag dangling above the Boat Club.It was indeed hanging limply against the pole. Depending on wind direction, a starched flag is often the only indication that the wind will be a little stiffer on the lake. That, in fact, has been the norm for the past five months.I was also both pleased and surprised to...
It is doubtful that any future Bassmaster event will ever again duplicate the hometown flavor that last weekend’s Sabine River Bassmaster Open produced.Having already made professional bass fishing a reality in Orange with the Bassmaster Elite event in 2013, Gofer Industrial owner, David Jones, along with friends John Gothia and Carl Svebeck once again lured the Bassmasters back for another tournament. I feel certain it was a little easier task following the record setting c...
Photo: Carl Svebek III of Orange, sponsored by Gopher Industrial, came from behind Saturday to win the Bassmasters Open fishing tournament in Orange. For The Record Last weekend’s come-from-behind win by Orange resident Carl Svebek at the $250,000 Bassmasters Central Open on the Sabine River did more than just entertain local event co-chairman David Jones. “It’s kind of surreal,” he said. “This tournament makes the whole thing go full circle.” Jones, the owner of Orange’s Goph...
KAZ’S KORNER STOOPS LEAVES OU; WES WELKER JOINS TEXANS Head football coaches come and go in both the college ranks and in the National Football League without much fanfare. Most head coaches accept the job with the idea they will be fired at some point in time. However, when they retire after a brilliant career or suddenly decide to leave the school or pro team, it does become big news. Last Wednesday, out of the blue, Bob Stoops announced that he was leaving the University of Oklahoma after 18 years and one national c...
“This is kind of like having NASCAR in your own backyard,” said Kylie Burton while watching her two grandsons finish their third trip around the brightly wrapped truck and bass boat. “There’s a boat everywhere we go and it is exciting!” Bassmaster pros from all over the country have not only been on the river every day, but towing their rigs between the City Boat Ramp and local hotels as well.Every stop at a restaurant, grocery store or gas station immediately draws a crowd.The Bassmaster Open kicks off Thursday morning a...
For The Record High-dollar pro bass fishing returns to the Sabine River Thursday, Friday and Saturday, meaning the area around the Orange Boat Ramp will be a beehive of activity. Tents and trailers and carnival rides were being set up Tuesday. Motel traffic was picking up along with wait times at area restaurants. The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open will put almost 400 fishermen on the water in 192 boats from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with the field being...
For the Record Capt. Chuck Uzzle The big center console finally drifts to a stop in the early morning darkness as the anchor rope comes tight. Solitary figures equipped with the latest gear that would make a NAVY Seal jealous slide over the gunnels into the warm still water and begin casting in all directions, probing the shallow flat for the fish of their dreams. These anglers have achieved their goal of being at that special place when the fish begin to feed, the scene is picture perfect and the plan has no flaws. One...
Photo: Hunter Uzzle get’s unclose and personal with a red caught on a top water plug. Capt. Uzzle For the Record Lure size is key during the heat of summer... We have all had the perfect conditions not pay dividends, everything seems to be right but the results just don’t show anything for the effort. This scenario plays itself out many times over during an angler’s career, especially in the summer. During extended periods when rain and runoff get scarce and the water clari...
The weekend deluge that soaked the area Sunday got started a day early for me. Karen and I were in Grand Lake, about fifteen miles south of Lake Charles attending her family reunion Saturday morning when the bottom dropped out.Unfortunately, we were only half way across the parking lot when the skies opened up. I always enjoy visiting with Sammy Faulk, a veteran guide on Big Lake, at these annual events and he said that their bite had really taken a hit with all of the fresh water. “As a matter of fact, a lot of our guides a...
KAZ’S KORNER The best way to view previous years is to use the old Civil War theory and say it’s history. However the Seattle Seahawks’ All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman is still seething about the call Head Coach Pete Carroll made in Super Bowl XLIX when the Seahawks were inside the New England Patriots’ one-yard line, trailing by a few points with time running out. The victory was there for the taking, especially with Marshawn (Beast Mode) Lynch in the backfield. He had been successful on 95 of 100 plunges during his car...
KAZ’S KORNER Usually whenever the National Football League changes any rule of the game it’s for the benefit of the league or the fans. But after last week’s Spring League Meeting in Chicago, the change that has created the most attention is the one pertaining to the length of the overtime period. The NFL owners, in their infinite wisdom, reduced the overtime period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes during the preseason and regular season because of coaches’ concerns that too many players were exhausted and risking injurie...
The 42^nd Annual Memorial Classic is officially in the book and the fishermen that participated in the two day S.A.L.T. tournament managed to weigh-in some very solid catches in spite of the weather.A little bit of rain and sunshine and a whole lot of wind changed a lot of game plans. This tournament not only kicks off the summer for most local saltwater anglers, but always provides a pretty good read as to the current status of Sabine Lake fishing.The final weigh-in confirmed the fact that it is probably a little better...
Hitting and pitching leader Jack Dallas of West Orange-Stark was named Most Valuable Player on the All-District 22-4A team chosen by the league’s coaches. Bridge City catcher Schuyler Thibodaux was named Defensive MVP while Orangefield freshman Kent Michael was named Newcomer of the Year and WOS’ Shea Landry was named Coach of the Year. WOS, 27-4, won the 22-4A title, part of a run of 15 straight wins that climaxed in the Region III-4A semifinals. Silsbee finished second and produced the Offensive MVP in Chase Partain and...
West Orange-Stark pitcher Jack Dallas will suit up for the South team in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game June 17 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Dallas led his team to the Region III-4A semifinals this season after the Mustangs reached the state finals and the region quarterfinals the previous two seasons. A right-hander, he went 11-2 on the year for the Mustangs, who were 27-4. His earned run average was 0.86 and he struck out 119 batters in...
When I arrived, Brookland Goldsmith and her team mate, Chaz Laird, were nervously pacing the floor of the Orange Boat Club.Neither of them paused long enough to talk as they occasionally checked their watches while counting down the final minutes before the weigh-in would conclude. Winning the tournament would just be icing on the cake for what has been a memorable May for Goldsmith, an Orangefield High School senior.It started with yet another trip to state in the pole vault immediately followed by a very rewarding...
For The Record West Orange-Stark moved a step closer to its second state tournament appearance in three years while Bridge City’s baseball team is looking for its most successful season in a decade. Wins by both teams in matchup of District 22-4A teams – No. 5-ranked West Orange-Stark, the district champ, knocked off fourth-place Orangefield and Bridge City, the third-place finisher, knocked off district runnerup Silsbee – puts them both in Class 4A Region III semifinal serie...
Cardinals of Character for the 6th grading period are: Pre-k J'Von Lunnon, Rebekah Mire, Mia Moreau, Lylah Lute, Kreed Spears. Kinder- Kaelyn Becerra, Brendan Menges, Josie Scales, Ellie Guillory, Hudsyn Hamilton, Elly Quebodeaux, Rylee Carver, Katie Miller, Naudia Davis, Landon Hinesley, Trevor Papp. 1st Grade- Tarah Bradley, Jeremiah Charles, Jaxon Wright, Anthony Edwards, Aaron Toups, Andrew Rizk, Halle Brinson, Brantlee Thomas, Mia Sterling, Ethan Doucet, Halley Dean,...
Photo: Orangefield Bobcat pitcher Ryon Stubblefield on the hill in playpff action this week. RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland Dave Rogers - For The Record Friday will be do-or-die time for the West Orange-Stark and Orangefield baseball teams. That’s when they square off at Lamar’s Vincent-Beck Stadium in a one-game Class 4A regional quarterfinals playoff. “Orangefield wanted one game and won the flip,” WOS coach Shea Landry said. Both teams had been playing – and winning ...
Kaz's Korner - Joe Kazmar The excitement and anticipation of the 2017 National Football League’s Draft ended at the end of last month and most of the draftees already have agreed to the terms of their contracts and bonuses and are ready to become members of their new teams. However these rookies know very little about how the teams in the NFL actually operate and find out very quickly the NFL is nothing like college football--the terminology and verbiage are completely different, the plays are much more complex and the p...
REAL WORK BEGINS FOR TEXANS DRAFT CHOICES AT MINICAMPS The excitement and anticipation of the 2017 National Football League’s Draft ended at the end of last month and most of the draftees already have agreed to the terms of their contracts and bonuses and are ready to become members of their new teams. However these rookies know very little about how the teams in the NFL actually operate and find out very quickly the NFL is nothing like college football--the terminology and verbiage are completely different, the plays are m...
Pessimist or not, you have to believe that as sure as you are reading these words, the wind will blow this weekend.Perhaps it is because it is howling out of the southeast right now and its only Wednesday! In spite of how many tough trips you have already endured due to wind and muddy water, there is a bit of good news to report.The water is a little clearer along the Louisiana shoreline (you would have to have seen it last week to agree) and the flounder bite continues to improve. Also of interest to the folks fishing one...
ESPN TRYING TO SURVIVE THE CHANGING TIMES I enjoy watching the talk shows on ESPN much more than any of the sporting events or programs featuring either a sports figure or a specific location of these sporting events. As a frequent viewer of ESPN, I was concerned of the blockbuster news last week that ESPN gave pink slips to over 100 of their employees, many who have been around that network for a long time. The first was Chris Berman, who was involved in the network’s initial program back in 1979. Berman announced r...
I was both surprised and disappointed following a pair of road trips immediately after the most recent torrential downpour hit the area.I knew that we took a pretty good one day pounding locally, but I apparently slept through just how much rain they got north of us. Two days after that rain event, I was still unable to reach my destination located on the east side of hwy. 87 due to the flooding.On Friday, while driving to Lufkin, I noticed that there was no longer any standing water on the road, but the surrounding woods and...
