Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Kaz's Korner - Joe Kazmar I can remember back when I was just a little tow-headed kid, every Friday night I would be allowed to stay up past my bedtime and watch “The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports” which featured really good boxing matches on our black-and-white 12-inch television set. Some of the fighters from that era included Willie Pep, Kid Gavilan, Sugar Ray Robinson and classic battles between heavyweights Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott just to mention the few I can...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin' Bears remarkable baseball season has come to an end. The Waco Robinson Rockets beat the Bears in the best -of-three-game series, 2-0, this past weekend. Robinson defeated LC-M 12-2 in a run-rule, water-logged six-inning game which shifted to the University of Houston from College Park High School in Conroe because of the large amount of rain on Thursday and then held off LC-M for an 8-5 win Friday evening at Sam Houston State in...
Staff Report - For The Record The All-District 24-4A Baseball Team has been announced as selected by the head coaches of the district. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Tod McDowell, Bridge City OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Adam Burgason, Hamshire-Fannett DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bradley Thibodaux, Bridge City PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Trevis Sundgren, Silsbee NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jase Rupert, Hardin-Jefferson FIRST TEAM Pitchers: Chase Partain, Silsbee; Mitchell Lee, LC-M; Tanner Doiron, Bridge City; Jack Dallas, WO-S Catcher:...
L.J. Riggs shows off his winning flounder. The monsoon that roared across the area last Thursday was apparently not severe enough to temporarily waterlog what has been a steadily improving bite in Sabine lake.The S.A.L.T. Club was blessed with a weekend of favorable fishing conditions for their two day tournament and the winners posted very impressive numbers in every division. As expected, when you fish 198 entries not everyone is going to catch fish and even the winners...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record Last week the world came crashing down on the Baylor Bears’ football program as the board of regents said they will fire Head Coach Art Briles, demote president Kenneth Starr to chancellor and suspend Athletic Director Ian McCaw after a plethora of sexual assault incidents involving football players came to a head at the Waco campus. On Monday the school announced that former Wake Forest head football coach Jim Grobe will replace B...
One local team's quest for a state baseball championship continues, while another local team's season came to an abrupt end this past weekend. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin' Bears won 5-4 over the Jasper Bulldogs in thrilling fashion this past Saturday, while the Bridge City Cardinals were just two outs away from a victory which slipped from their grasp as the Cardinals lost to the Waco Robinson Rockets, 6-5. LC-M's victory on Saturday at Gibbens Field at LC-M High School came in the bottom of the eighth inning...
As we approached the Memorial Day weekend, and many visitors are heading outdoors to enjoy a long weekend, the National Park Service would like to remind everyone that the use of fireworks of any kind is prohibited within the preserve boundaries. Also, the use of drones and other remote controlled aircraft is also prohibited in all National Park Units around the country, including Big Thicket National Preserve. Fireworks including sparklers, fountains, and firecrackers are...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville secondary schools have placed 50 LCM anglers (26 teams), in the two-day "South East Texas High School Fishing Championship” on Lake Sam Rayburn on June 18 and 19. Nellie Miller is the coach for this group of bass-catching Bears. Students include Wesley Deramus and Taylor Doyle, Paige Greer and Loryn Johnson, Alora Lee and Ryen Howard, Tyler Miller and Chance Stanley, Jayce Perry and Jayce Doyle, Jack Tindle III and Collin Currie, Jordahn Cockerham a...
Tuesday, May 24, Austin Moore of Orangefield was honored at the Spring 2016 Super Gold banquet, presented by Howell Furniture, at the MCM Eleganté Hotel and Conference Center in Beaumont. He took home the MVP plaque for male Powerlifter of the Year....
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record “Lots” is not a very definitive word when it comes to speculating as to how many bass fishermen filled every cove and creek on Toledo Bend last weekend in search of a big pay day, but I can assure you it was a “lot”! There was no doubt that it was going to take a double digit bass to win the Sealy Big bass Splash event, but even the most seasoned T-Bend anglers were shocked by the numbers of quality bass brought to the scales over the thr...
Joe Kazmar - For The Record Ever since the new year began in January there had been speculation about how some of the new faces the Houston Astros acquired during the off-season will help the team improve even beyond the success it enjoyed last season. The Astros were supposed to be an average team at best, with a high-water goal of playing .500 ball and finishing in the middle of the mediocre American League West Division. But Houston jumped off to a surprising 18-7 start...
Two local baseball teams continue their impressive run in the state high school baseball playoffs for another week. The Bridge City Cardinals and Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin' Bears and the each won their respective baseball series in the Class 4A Region III Regional Quarterfinals this past weekend to advance to the fourth round of the high school playoffs. The Regional Quarterfinals this past weekend featured all four representatives of District 24-4A. In a battle of District 24-4A rivals, the Cardinals defeated the...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record The horizon was filled with black clouds gathering over the gulf and lightning strikes were just enough to make you wonder “what am I doing out here?” A close look at the Louisiana shoreline through binoculars revealed no rain but that was just a matter of time. All of us in the boat were in agreement that we stay put until the weather began to clear. While we waited to see if we were going to get to fish or have to run for shelter I noticed the streams of finger mullet and shad rolling out...
West Orange-Stark High School held their Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, May 17. Students who received awards are listed below. Most Valuable Player Baseball – Payton Robertson Boys’ Tennis – Dwaun Guidry / Carlos Guiterrez-Vilches Boys’ Basketball – Kentavious Miller / Nicholas Peeples Girls’ Basketball –Eriel Jordan Boys’ Golf – Cruz Hernandez Girls’ Tennis – Rita Jenkins / Caitlin Bullington Powerlifting – Keyshawn Holman & Ja’Tayjah Vital Boys’ Track – Chaka Watson / Jared Dupree Girls’ Track – Aaliyah Teel Volleyball – Aal...
The WOS Mustangs baseball team will play the Bridge City Cardinals in a best of three series beginning Thursday, May 19, at Lamar University, at 7 pm. Game two will be played Friday, May 20, at Jasper High School, at 7 pm. If necessary, game three will be played Saturday, May 21, at 11 am, at Jasper High School....
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record For the majority of our area students school is almost over for the year and the much anticipated free days of summer are now upon us. This time of the year that is tailor made for taking a youngster fishing. During the school year everyone is confined to schedules that only allow free time on the weekends, which coincidentally is when everyone else is free. The crowds are much larger on the weekends and who knows if the fish have figured out what Saturday and Sunday mean. It is awfully...
Dickie Colburn - For The Record “This Swim Bait is tough to fish through this slimy moss,” barked Marvin Denmer as he hurried his slime covered lure back across the surface.“I know this goo is in patches, but if you don’t hit an open spot, ninety percent of your cast is wasted.” His analysis was on the money, but our better redfish and flounder were holding in the small pockets in the slime and, while it was a lot more work, we were catching some pretty solid fish. Needing only two more flounder to fill their limits, I...
The weather is heating up and that means high speed boat racing action is returning to Orange as the "Shootout on the Sabine" takes place Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, on Sabine River at the City of Orange Boat Ramp. The event is free and open to the public. A free concert featuring music by Kree Harrison will take place at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 21, at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Two great days of exciting boat racing action and one fun...
District 24-4A continues to dominate opponents in the UIL Class 4A, Region III baseball playoffs as all four district representatives, including three Orange County teams, have advanced to the Regional Quarterfinals. The Bridge City Cardinals defeated Bellville 2-1 in the best of three game series over the course of the weekend and will now face the West Orange-Stark Mustangs, which beat the Giddings Buffaloes 2-1 in a best of three game series this past week. LC-M beat Caldwell 2-0 in the best of three series and will now ta...
Orange County was well represented at the state track meet this past weekend. The 2016 UIL State Track and Field Championships was held Thursday, May 12, through Saturday, May 14, at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, and athletes from Orange County schools looked to bring home some precious medals in several events. Jared Dupre of West Orange-Stark found himself on the medal stand Saturday at the UIL State Track and Field Championships as the Mustangs representative claimed the silver...
LC-M's Bass Club team members, Jack Tindle and Collin Currie won seventh place in a fishing tournament on Sunday at Lake Sam Rayburn. According to Nellie Miller, Bass Club sponsor for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, two teams placed near the top on Sunday at Lake Sam Rayburn. Jack Tindle and Collin Currie won seventh place with a 17.32 pound total and Justin Lee and Hunter Fant took eighth with a 17.23 total. LCM also had six teams in the top 50 with over 421 teams...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record With the 2016 major League Baseball season nearly one-quarter finished, our Houston Astros appear to be completely kaput as they continue to lose late leads with some boneheaded plays. Last weekend’s four-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park was proof-positive that Houston is merely handing over victories to the opposition. If the two teams were involved in a war against each other, the Astros could possibly be guilty o...
Big Thicket National Preserve invites the public to join us in celebrating birds on May 14, International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) 2016. The preserve joins more than 700 other sites throughout North, Central, and South America who are promoting festivals, educational programs, and conservation activities related to birds. Staff will be offering two guided bird walks in Big Thicket National Preserve on May 14, on the Sundew Trail and the Pitcher Plant Trail. Both walks begin a...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record Although Mother’s Day came a bit early (second Sunday in May) this year, it didn’t stop the world of sports from having big events on its calendar. The Kentucky Derby ran Saturday at Churchill Downs like it has for the past 142 years without an upset, baseball continued on the major league, collegiate and high school levels and the PGA Tour event had an exciting finish Sunday afternoon. For the second year in a row the undefeated Kentuc...
The Bridge City Cardinals baseball machine is on the march and moving on to the next round of the Class 4A baseball playoffs following a sweep of the Liberty Panthers this past weekend. The Cardinals defeated the Panthers 7-4 in game one on Friday evening in Liberty, and then secured a trip to the Area round of the playoffs with a 6-1, game two victory at home on Saturday, May 7. Cardinals pitcher Tanner Doiron had four strikeouts during Saturday's outing, while the Bridge...
