Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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A players meeting Wednesday afternoon marked the start of preseason camp for the Lamar University football team as approximately 90 players reported to the Dauphin Athletics Complex. The start of the 2016 campaign marks the seventh season since the sport’s return, all seven under the guidance of head coach Ray Woodard. The players broke into position meetings following the team assembly with the first official workout slated for Thursday evening. Thursday’s practice will be the first of 15 practice dates before the pla...
People of all ages take part in the annual OCARC fishing tournament each year. The family oriented event is the oldest local tournament in Orange with hundreds of people participating. File Photo Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record Having run much farther up Black’s Bayou than I intended to in an attempt to elude a quick moving thunderstorm, I nosed the bow of the boat into the mouth of a small cut to wait it out.I managed to stay dry, but a southwest wind continued to b...
Texas veteran Jimmy Walker took command of the tournament on Thursday’s opening round and never gave up the lead, despite having to play 36 holes Sunday because of the four inches of rain that fell throughout Saturday afternoon. Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record The month of August rolled in Monday following a weekend in which the PGA Championship signaled the end of the four major tournaments for the year, while most National Football League teams began training c...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record I know it’s tough to even imagine it, especially when the mercury is threatening to burst out the top of the thermometer, but hunting season is right around the corner. August is the month that gets everything kicked off, hunters and fishermen alike can see the light at the end of the summer tunnel. For the fishermen it’s just now getting right on Sabine lake, the trout and redfish are doing their typical summer shuffle in the middle of the...
The 2016 high school football season is under way as teams across the state, including the Bridge City Cardinals, began practice Monday. The Cardinals, shown here going through defensive drills on Tuesday morning, are looking to improve under Coach Dwayne DuBois in his second year leading the Cardinals and make a deep run into the playoffs. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr....
High school baseball players wishing to display their skills will have the opportunity, Aug. 20, at 9 am, at the Lamar University Baseball Prospect Camp at Vincent-Back Stadium. The Major League style showcase will give 9-12 graders the opportunity to work out in front new head coach Will Davis and staff. The high-intensity camp is for high school players looking to play at the collegiate level. The cost for attendance is $100 for players wishing to compete in the hitters and...
"Copper Creek Golf Course at Copper Mountain Ski Resort was the most scenic golf course I’ve ever played, with forested mountains spanning in every direction," said Joe Kazmar. Joe Kazmar - For The Record This year’s vacation for wife Susan and I was a bit different than most others because it involved us accepting an invitation to spend a few days with friends from Orange at their lovely three-story condominium high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Orange City Attorney Jac...
Depending on your location at the moment, you may or may not have found yourself in the middle of a rapidly moving thunderstorm recently, but none were severe enough to seriously threaten the improving salinity levels in Sabine Lake.In fact, the recent weather has been textbook for this time of the year with brief storms and the accompanying wind cranking it up during the mid-day hours. While the water clarity is still just “okay” at best on the north end of the lake (a foot to eighteen inches on a strong incoming tide) we...
Staff Report - For The Record HOUSTON – Houston Texans Training Camp presented by XFINITY will begin on Sunday, July 31, as the Texans take to the field for the first time in preparation for the 2016 season. Six training camp practice sessions will be open to the public at the Houston Methodist Training Center: Sun., July 31; Tue.-Wed., Aug. 2-3; Sat.-Sun., Aug. 6-7 and Thur., Aug. 18 for a joint practice against the New Orleans Saints. From Aug. 11-13, the Texans will t...
Orangefield Bobcats football camp will be held from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Monday, July 25 through Wednesday, July 27 for children entering second-grade through ninth-grade. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of Orangefield Junior High. Call Orangefield ISD at 409-735-5337 for more information....
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record Due to the low salinity level in Sabine Lake and a howling south wind that seems to blow every day just because, this reminder is probably more pertinent for area bass fishermen than saltwater enthusiasts.Your non-resident Louisiana fishing license expired June 30^th ! It is easy to overlook with the July Fourth weekend and vacations, but the Game Wardens don’t forget.It has been my experience that they are somewhat lenient for the first two weeks of July, but I wouldn’t push my luc...
Pinehurst resident William Hendrickson is shown here competing at the 36th Annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, which were held from June 27 through July 2. Hendricks competed in several events and brought home two gold medals in the Motorized Rally and Motorized Slalom events. Tommy Mann Jr. - For The Record Local resident William Hendrickson has returned home triumphant after competing in a national contest in Utah earlier this month. Hendrickso...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record The slick surface of the lake was disrupted by skipping shrimp and the familiar sound of trout crashing the helpless crustaceans. Each cast with a soft plastic was met the familiar thump of an aggressive fish that thought they were much larger than they really were. One small trout after another continued to hammer the jigs and also continued to be too small. The next logical thought for catching bigger fish was to go to a topwater plug,...
Joe Kazmar - For The Record Last season the Houston Astros got off to a flying start in April (18-7) but then cooled off somewhat after that, barely hanging on to make the 2015 playoffs. And when big things were expected from the 2016 Astros, they almost crashed and burned coming out of the gate this spring, falling 10 games under .500 by the first of May. But the team turned things around the next two months, finishing the month of June with an 18-8 record, giving them the...
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record After consuming way too much barbeque and homemade peach ice cream, Mason Sawyer decided to climb in his bass boat and watch the fireworks from the open lake.“I couldn’t talk the kids or grandkids into joining me,” said Sawyer.“I think they enjoy the adrenalin rush of lighting the fuse and running for cover as much as the explosions and you can’t do that in a boat.” Once the fireworks show in front of his own camp had subsided, he decided to fish his way back in and that is when his ow...
After he was named Preseason All-American by Athlon Sports, Lamar University senior running back Kade Harrington was tabbed as the top returning FCS running back in the country announced the same publication Sunday afternoon. The list of ten tailbacks features seven of the nation’s top 10 finishers in rushing years from 2016. Athlon named Harrington as a preseason All-American in early June, all after a tremendous season that saw him earn consensus All-America honors from leading the nation in rushing, and being selected a...
Gene and Micah teamed up on this nice redfish! Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record “I was already pretty good, but I am really good now,” announced the youngster as he launched his quarter ounce jig well out into deeper water.As far as I was concerned, the first part of that statement was right on the money while the second part could best be termed an overly exuberant fabrication. The truth in its entirety was that thirty minutes prior to that very proficient cast, eig...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record More National Football League teams should follow the example of the Houston Texans who conducted 39 seminars for rookie transition into the NFL prior to training camp that is set to begin the last week of July. The Texans front office explains that these seminars that are conducted by their assistant coaches are designed to help the team win on and off the field. The Houston Chronicle had a feature article in Sunday’s edition about t...
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record While the bass fishermen would very much like to see the lake level a little lower on Toledo Bend, Sabine Lake anglers are benefiting from the lighter discharge of water out of the massive impoundment.The water continues to clear up not only in the lake, but in the bayous and river as well and more folks are now enjoying more consistent catches. Depending on where you are at the moment, daily local rains have had little effect on clarity or salinity.If you are in the wrong place at the wr...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record In many ways our freshwater counterparts have it made; no tides to worry about, no fish stealing sharks, and you couldn’t step on a sting ray if you tried. The saltwater folks on the other hand have plenty of positives as well like how many hard pulling species of fish one can encounter on a single trip, or the simple fact that you have the potential to hook a creature that may indeed be bigger than your boat. Both sides have great arguments that back up their claims to being the best b...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record Back in 2007 Argentina’s Angel Cabrera won the U.S. Open golf tournament at the difficult Oakmont course with a total score of five over par. After the completion of Sunday’s final round, Port Neches-Groves alumni Andrew Landry fired that same five over par in the 2016 U.S. Open at the same Oakmont course and finished in a tie for 15th place. In those nine years the members at Oakmont worked real hard to make their home course the mos...
Ants of the Big Thicket region of Texas were researched by JoVonn Hill of Mississippi State University and the data was formally presented in a paper to the Mississippi Entomological Association. The project was organized through the Thicket of Diversity, a project of the Big Thicket Association, a non-profit group that works to preserve and promote conservation of biodiversity and resources of the Big Thicket. The goal of the Thicket of Diversity is to inventory every living...
Joe Kazmar - For The Record When the Houston Astros’ Cy Young Award winning lefty Dallas Keuchel was asked in spring training this year what he expected in 2016, he replied, “Same old team, it’s just another year, We’re still going to have fun, That’s pretty much it. It’s boring.” Keuchel was right on a couple of predictions because it’s pretty much the same old team and it really is just another year, but I guarantee you, he’s not having any fun. He was awarded the Cy Yo...
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record I was mired in my own world and strolling aimlessly through the fishing department of the Beaumont Academy store last Monday when I snapped to the fact that I was being followed by a young teen-ager. When I glanced at him he would widen the gap, but he was never far behind. Finally, before he could hastily retreat once again, I asked him if he was looking for a particular lure or just killing time while his Mom shopped. “I don’t know how you knew my Mom was shopping with my sis...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record One of the biggest and most intriguing factors that keep fishermen coming back day after day is the process of discovery, figuring out the puzzle so to speak. The task of sifting through all the variables and making sense out of all the factors in order to establish a pattern is what drives many anglers. Unknowingly we all go through the same process every time we fish but without the fanfare. Most of us don’t realize we are even doing it, establishing a pattern, but just as sure as water i...
