Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School’s Special Olympics team, Team Force, is on a winning streak. The team, coached by Jason Yeaman and Michael Ridout, won the State Flag Football Championship this past weekend in Waco. The team got to practice in Baylor’s indoor football facilities where the Baylor Bears hone their skills. While there, the team was featured in a segment on KCEN TV. Team members are, from left to right, #2 Ethan McKinley, #4 Richard Warner, #17 Austin Kin...
NFL, Elite High School, College Teams Still On The Gridiron Saturday afternoon’s annual Army-Navy game officially ended the 2014 college football regular schedule, leading to the ritual of choosing the best collegiate football player in the nation a few hours later at the Friar’s Club in New York City. Neither event offered any surprises as the Midshipmen from Annapolis held on for their 13th straight victory over the stubborn Cadets from West Point 17-10 and Oregon’s stellar quarterback Marcus Mariota nabbed the 80th Heism...
The willingness to fight. That’s what Head Coach Cornel Thompson said he loves most about his Mustangs who knocked out the Sinton Pirates in the last quarter of the game Friday night, scoring three touchdowns to win, 42-21. Tied at 21 to start the fourth quarter, the Mustangs put on their boxing gloves and didn’t let up until they had the complete knock out. Junior Trey Baldwin had two scores and Deionte’ Thompson stunned the crowd with his unbelievable 101 yard punt return to...
Before getting started with this week’s column….”Good luck to the WOS Mustangs as they invade Dallas this Friday looking to disappoint Gilmer and seal the deal on yet another football state championship.I can’t think of a better way to kick off the Christmas holidays……Go Stangs! It is seldom indeed that I fish the bayous and the river north of the ICW and in most instances, I am not there because it was my first choice.We spent more time in the river a few years back when the...
The Bridge City 7th grade girls basketball team recently competed in the WW Lewis Tournament in Sulphur, LA. The girls had an awesome weekend going 5-0 in the tournament and clinching 1st place. The results of the tourney are as follows - Beat Groves 29 to 2, Oak Park 20 to 2, SJ Welch 19 to 6, WW Lewis 11 to 7, and Moss Bluff 23 to 10; making their record to date 8-1. Top scorers for totals throughout tourney: Harrison 23, Clark 15, Halliburton 14, Reed 10, Lawrence 10,...
The Stallions hosted Silsbee and finished the night 2-2. 7A won 30-7 lead by Labarius Spraggins with 12 points and Devin Wheeler with 8. Eight B also won by a score of 43-2. Jayron Hudson lead the way scoring 13 with Jalen Jefferson and Roshawn Leday each scoring 8. Seven A lost their first game of the year 36-39. Leading scorers were Da'vion Riggs with 10 and Keontae Strother with 8. 8A also dropped their first game of the year 60-68. Deiondr'e Hawthorne scored a game high 28 points with Brettlin Wiley adding 13. The...
Hard to believe we are already half way done with the 2014-2015 duck season but it’s already here. This weekend marks the opening of the second split for Texas duck hunters in the south zone while our neighbors to the east in Louisiana will be idle. The second half for Louisiana hunters will re-open on December the 20th one week after Texas re-opens. So far the overall report has been very good from both sides of the Sabine River as local hunters have cashed in on an outstanding population of waterfowl in the area. All of t...
Putting on a show for a packed house, the Mustangs beat the LaGrange Leopards, 42-7, to advance to the Semi-final round of the playoffs. WO-S shut down LaGrange’s JK Dobbins and company, holding the Leopards to only one score and less than 250 offensive yards. The win puts the Mustangs in a show down this Friday night with the 11-3 Sinton Pirates at Guy K. Traylor Stadium in Rosenberg at 7 pm with the winner playing for the state title. “We finally got over the fourth rou...
The WOS (Visitors) vs. Sinton, Semifinal Round Football game will be played Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:00 pm, at Guy K. Traylor Stadium in Rosenberg. Tickets will be on sale in the WOS Athletic office the following days: Thursday, Dec. 11, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-3:00 pm; and Friday, Dec. 12, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm only. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for students. All tickets at the gate are $10. Directions to Guy K. Traylor Stadium, Rosenberg (4606 Mustang Ave. ) - I10 - W towards Houston - Merge onto I-69 S/...
Austin Smith begrudgingly struggled with his waders while his youngest son, B.J., slipped over the side of the boat and his eldest son, Lon, repeatedly assured him that he was going to enjoy his first attempt at wading.We could not have asked for better conditions, but Austin could have cared less. “Waders were made for duck hunting and boats were made for fishing,” declared Smith.With both boys already in the water and casting, I helped him untwist his suspenders while explaining in general how all of this wade fishing stuff...
Last weekend was the first time in many moons that the National Football League had seven games on its regular schedule featuring teams with winning records matched against each other. These very important games occurred the first weekend in December, which usually is “crunch time” in the NFL and should help determine what teams have the best chance of reaching the playoffs, which begin next month. There even were a few teams—including our Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys—who extended their fading playoff hopes with victori...
A community pep rally will be held Thursday, Dec. 11 for the West Orange – Stark High School varsity football team. The pep rally will be held at 6 p.m. in the WO-S High School varsity gymnasium. The community is invited to attend and show your support for the Mustangs. The Mustangs will play Sinton Friday, Dec. 12, in a Semi-final Round of the State Football play-offs. The game will be played at 7:00 pm at Guy K. Traylor Stadium in Rosenberg....
The first half of duck season sputtered to a merciful end for most local hunters on Sunday and will not re-open until Dec 13th for the south Zone. 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 easily the biggest problem most waterfowlers faced, the steady stream of cold fronts that kicked off the opening of the season basically disappeared and...
The Mustangs are used to breaking records, but the record that they broke Friday night with their 34-0 win over the LaMarque Cougars will be one that goes down in the Cougars books that they might not want to remember. For the first time in 18 years, since 1996, LaMarque was shut out, held to zero points. That is definitely something for the WO-S Chain Gang to hang their hats on. “I told the kids to savor the win,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “It’s been 18 years since they have been shut out, so we had a reason to cele...
The WOS (Visitors) vs. La Grange, Quarterfinal Round Football game will be played on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 pm, at Buddy Moorhead Stadium in Conroe. Tickets will be on sale in the WOS Athletic office the following days: Thursday, Dec. 4, from 9:00 am-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 pm and Friday, Dec. 5 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm only. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the gate are $8. Directions to Conroe - Moorhead Stadium (3200 West Davis -- Conroe, Texas 77304) - I-10 to Beaumont - Take 69, 96, 287 exit...
Just consider this to be a kind of “thank you” for the faithful outdoorsmen willing to grind their way through this column each week. Now, leaving it open in a strategic place around the house is up to you! Moms, wives and Grandmas…… Christmas is the best, possibly the only, shot your favorite hunter or fisher person has at getting a gift that he or she will probably not buy for themselves.With that in mind, I am listing some choices that are sure to please without you hav...
Marshawn Lynch -- Well-Liked But Hard to Understand The weekend-before-last quickie trip to Seattle that was presented to wife Susan and I by Orange’s All-Pro safety Earl Thomas III of the Seahawks provided us with many memorable events. We were accompanied by many of Earl’s family and got to see several area landmarks in and around Seattle. And it didn’t matter where we went, banners and photos of the Seahawks players were everywhere. We visited with many interesting football fans, security personnel at Century Link Stadi...
Playoff Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK (11-2) over LAGRANGE (13-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Moorhead Stadium in Conroe—The Mustangs seem to be getting stronger with each playoff game and will need to have their “A-Game” again Friday night when they take on undefeated LaGrange in this crucial Region III championship contest. NEWTON (10-3) over ROGERS (11-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Woodforest Bank Stadium in The Woodlands—The Eagles got off to a shaky start earlier this season but appeared to turn things around with a stunning upset...
Living up to exactly what was expected, the Giddings Buffalo held tough against the Mustangs until the fourth quarter, when WO-S pulled ahead and finished the game strong, 34-14. The win moves the Mustangs on to the regional round where they will face the LaMarque Cougars (11-1) Friday night at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown at 7 pm. “We’re still alive,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “I’m happy that we are still playing. It took us the first half to get into the game ment...
The WOS Boys Basketball game at PNG on Dec. 16 has been cancelled....
I stood at the edge of my driveway with my head cocked to one side and a smile on my face, the big group of speckle bellied geese finally came into view and the picture was now complete. I turned to walk back into my yard to continue a little boat maintenance and I froze again, this time it was snow geese that stopped my forward progress. I don’t know what it is but it seems I hear geese almost everywhere these days, sort of like you think you hear the phone ring when you a...
The WOS (visitors) vs. La Marque Cougars, Regional Round Football game will be played on Friday, Nov. 28, at 7:00 pm at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown. Tickets will only be on sale in the WOS Athletic office on Monday, Nov. 24, from 9:00 pm -12:00 pm and 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the gate are $8. Directions to Stallworth Stadium, 2100 East Archer Road Baytown,(corner of Sjolander & Archer Rd.) •I-10 W to Beaumont •Continue I-10 W to Baytown •Exit Sjolander Road, turn...
“I loved that movie,” said 15 year old Isaac, “but I couldn’t believe it was the name of a fishing bait as well.I thought Dad was kidding when he said y’all caught your fish on Usual Suspects last week.“Which came first…..the movie or the bait?” I couldn’t answer that question, but after consistently catching both reds and trout on a very windy day, Isaac was hoarding empty packages rather than bothering to try recalling which colors worked the best.He initially planned...
Due to the Thanksgiving break and by advancing into the regional round, tickets will only be on sale in the WOS Athletic office on Monday, Nov. 24, from 9:00 am - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00 pm....
The 24-4A All-district volleyball team met Wednesday at the Botanical Gardens at Tyrell Park for pictures. They are as follows: Superlatives from left are, Alexis Henry, Bridge City, outstanding outside; Kathryne Padgett, Hardin-Jefferson, outstanding defensive player; Mallorie Brooks, Silsbee, newcomer of the year. Back row: Jade Piper, LCM, outstanding setter; Malayzia Winbush, LCM, outstanding middle; Sarah Woods, LCM, MVP; Coach Vicki Castino (LCM) coach of the year. And...
