Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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In traditional holiday fashion, Southeast Texans are bringing the outdoors inside by decorating homes with evergreen trees both artificial and real. This year Entergy Texas, Inc. customers and community advocates can share this love of the outdoors with lasting, free holiday gifts for family and friends. The gift is the dedication of a tree in someone’s honor or memory, a program made possible through Entergy’s partnership with the Texas chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Tree dedications honor recipients while also cre...
Pictured are Russ Crone, left and Coach Gibbs of Fighting Concepts. Fighting Concepts of Bridge City would like to congratulate Russ Crone, 16, of Orange, who recently participated in the Grappling Games Competition. On Dec. 12, Crone, traveled to Spring, to compete in The Grappling Games and came home with the big win and a gold medal....
The WOS (visitors) vs. Celina, State Football game will be played on Friday, Dec. 18 at 4:00 pm at NRG Stadium, Houston. Tickets will be on sale in the WOS Athletic office the following days: Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 9 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm and Thursday, Dec. 17, from 9 am-12 pm. Ticket prices are $14 for adults and $10 for students. All tickets at the gate are $15. Directions: NRG Stadium is located within the Inner Loop of the southern portion of Interstate Loop 610 between Kirby Street and Fannin Street. From the North -...
Lamar University junior running back Kade Harrington has been named College Sports Madness First-Team All-American announced Fred Wesler, CSM Director of Operations, Thursday morning. The honor comes on the heels of a record-setting campaign that saw Harrington lead the nation in total rushing yards, rush yards per game, all-purpose yards per game, rushing touchdowns, finish second nationally in points per game and third nationally in yards per carry. Harrington set numerous...
Capt. Belcher recently took advantage of Mother Nature's hospitality Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record The fisherman-friendly weather that Mother Nature served up this past week did not atone for the previous six months of challenging wind and rain she delivered on a daily basis, but it still enabled us to fish different areas and patterns that we have been unable to exploit for quite awhile. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed leaving the boat launch conflicted as to where I...
On Monday, Dec. 7, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Honey Bear Booster Club presented the Little Cypress Intermediate Stay and Play Program with a check in the amount of $300. Accepting the check on behalf of the Stay and Play program was teacher Rachel Choate, nurse Kelly Meadows and students of LCI. Representing the Honey Bear Boosters were Club President Darla Norman and Booster Member Joe Tant....
The WOSMS boys basketball teams took care of business Monday night against the MMS Panthers. Team 7B started the night out winning 22-2. Kaleb Istre lead the team scoring five points. In the 8B game Quincy Ledet had a game high eight points to help the Stallions win 20-8. The 7A team would get back in the W column with a score of 24-20 over the Panthers. Malachi Rachel lead the team with eight points. In the final game of the night the 8A team would jump out to an early lead...
The WOS (Visitors) vs. Cuero, semifinal round football game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2:00 pm at Darrell Tully Stadium, in Spring. Tickets will be on sale in the WOS Athletic office Thursday, Dec. 10, from 9:00 am12:00 pm and 1-3 pm and Friday, Dec. 11, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for students. All tickets at the gate are $10. Directions: Darrell Tully Stadium, 1050 Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079 •Follow I-10 W to Interstate 10 Frontage Rd. W/Old Katy Rd. in Houston. ...
The WOSMS boys basketball teams hosted Hardin Jefferson Thursday night and finished 3-1. The 7B team started the night with a come from behind 12-11 win. Jalen Thompson lead the team with 6 points. In the 8B game the Stallions broke the trend of two straight ties this season with a 20-16 win over the Hawks. Labarius Spraggins was the leading scorer with 10 points. The 7A dropped the lone game of the night losing to a talented HJ team 15-33. Darryl Bowns lead the team with 6 points. In the final game of the night the 8A team...
Nice way to spend a winter day! Captain Dickie Colburn - For The Record “Well…did y’all have a good day?” asked Gene Locke while helping tie off my bow rope back at the dock.Without hesitation, both clients nodded their heads in a positive direction and continued unloading their waders, rods and a lot of stuff they could have left at home. By the time they had dried off and loaded their gear in their truck I was cleaning the last of the eight trout and one redfish that we...
Not only can Jack Dallas pass the ball, 2453 for the season, he can also run if he wants to. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs - For The Record The West Orange-Stark Mustangs wasted no time, pouncing on the Caldwell Hornets early and never letting up as they went on to win, 69-13, this past Friday in the Regional Semifinal game at New Caney’s Texan Drive Stadium. The win sets up a contest between WO-S and the Bellville Brahmas Friday night at 7:30 pm in the s...
KJ Miller had one receiving touchdown for 24 yards, two carries on the ground and also returned three kick offs. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs The West Orange-Stark Mustangs looks like a team on a mission. The Mustangs defeated the Caldwell Hornets, 69-13, this past Friday in the Regional round of the Class 4A Division 2 high school playoffs and will now advance to the State Quarterfinals for the fifth straight year. West Orange-Stark unleashed its running attack on Caldwell...
The WOS (Visitors) vs. Bellville, quarterfinal football game will be played on Friday, Dece. 4, at 7:30 pm at Texas Drive Stadium, New Caney. Tickets will be on sale in the WOS Athletic office Thursday, Dec. 3, from 9 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm and Friday, Dec. 4, from 9 am-12 pm. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the gate are $8. Directions: **Note: If you are using a GPS, please do not put in the stadium address. Many systems are not yet updated....
These young hunters took advantage of the holidays before the split and had a great morning. Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record The first half of duck season for most Texas hunters in our area will end on Sunday and will not re-open until Dec 12th. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, "either you got ducks or you don't". The birds that still remained in the area after the opening week or so got educated real fast and headed for areas with...
The WOS (Visitors) vs. Caldwell, regional round football game will be played on Friday, Nov. 27, at 7:00 pm at Texas Drive Stadium, New Caney. Tickets will only be on sale in the WOS Athletic office on Monday, Nov. 23, from 9-12 and 1-3 pm. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the gate are $8. Directions: **Note: If you are using a GPS, please do not put in the stadium address. Many systems are not yet updated. It is best to use the address for Porter Glass and Mirror (21262 US 59, New Caney,...
LU defense makes a stop against McNeese State Saturday evening at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The Lamar University Cardinals took the nation’s second-ranked team down to the wire but came up just short falling to McNeese State, 20-14, Saturday night at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The six-point setback ends LU’s season (5-6/4-5 Southland) one win shy of its first consecutive winning seasons since the 1966 and 1967 seasons. The Cardinals battled their rivals down to the wire des...
WOS Mustang sophomore Jarron Morris and junior Jalen Powdrill tackle Wharton's running back. The Chain Gang defense held the Tigers to 206 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs - For The Record Although the Wharton Tigers “trash talked” the Mustangs all last week, the Mustangs kept quiet and let the silver helmet do the talking Friday night as they beat the Tigers, 47-15 to advance to the regional round of the playoffs. WO-S will meet Caldwell at 7pm Fri...
Orangefield running back Tristen McGee rambles for yardage against the Giddings Buffaloes in area round playoff action Friday. The feisty Bobcats fell to the Buffaloes 45-13. RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland The Mustangs continue on their quest for another state title, but the season has come to an end for the Bobcats. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs and Orangefield Bobcats had mixed results in the Area round of the Class 4A Division 2 playoffs this past Friday, as the Mustangs won...
RAT-L-TRAPS COVER ALL THE BASES Over the years I have thrown everything from unweighted tails to Corkies under a popping cork when wade fishing, but until this past week I had never tied on a Rat-L-Trap when stalking big trout.Not that it worked because we never caught the first trout with one, but my two clients caught redfish until Carter Sensat finally cried, “Uncle.” I still haven’t personally caught the first fish on a Trap while wading, but only because I stayed with a Corky Fat Boy the entire time.The game changed when...
Cowboys-Texans Super Bowl Still A Remote Possibility Sunday was a terrific day for the Lone Star State’s two National Football League franchises. Both the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys came up with impressive victories. The Texans found out early last week they would be without the services of their starting quarterback Brian Hoyer, who was recovering from a concussion he suffered a last Monday night at Cincinnati. Hoyer was replaced in that game by T. J. Yates who had returned the team only a couple of weeks ago. Y...
Below are the Orange County volleyball All-District picks. Also, from BC, senior, Carlie Fults and Hannah Wiegreffe, freshman, were selected to the Honorable Mention All-District team. MVP Sr. Aaliyah Teel West Orange Stark; Outstanding Outside Hitter Sr. Keleigh Trabing Silsbee; Outstanding Middle Blocker Jr. Symone Carmenar Silsbee; Outstanding Setter Sr. Mariah Waters Silsbee; Outstanding Defensive Player Sr. Phillis Jones West Orange Stark; Newcomer of the Year Sophmore Kaitlin Avery LCM; Co-Coach of the Year Lindsay...
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record Our confidence level was waning and I was more in tune with a small group of teal bucking a stiff southeast wind than I was with the black-chartreuse She Dog attached to the end of my line.Over the past hour we hadn’t caught the first fish and I could only see the noisy topwater between every other whitecap anyway when the jolt of a solid strike snapped the wind-blown slack out of my line. The 20-pound braid sliced through the tops of the white caps as the fish raced parallel to the s...
NFL's Second Half Could Be Different Than The First Half The first week of the second half of the National Football League began last week as teams have a much better idea of their own strengths and weaknesses and also that of their upcoming opponents. There were at least a half-dozen games that were decided in the final minute of the game Sunday and there also were that same number of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks whose team was saddled with losses Sunday. The stronger...
WOS Mustang running back KJ Miller hits the open field for a 59 yard touchdown, the fourth touchdown of the night. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs - For The Record The Mustangs more than took care of their first play-off opponent, Houston Scarborough, by knocking them out, 63-0. They will take on the 8-3 Wharton Tigers Friday night in Channelview at 7:30 in Ray Maddry Memorial Stadium. “We got the first round under our belts,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson sai...
Junior Keyshawn Holman takes down Spartan Brodrick Peterson after a one yard completion from Spartan Jared Holley. Three Orange County high school football teams entered the first round of the playoffs, and now only two remain. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs, Orangefield Bobcats and Bridge City Cardinals all had playoff football games this past weekend, but only two will continue to play another week. The Mustangs and Bobcats will advance to the Area round, while the...
