Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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When the bell rang early last week to start the 2023 Men’s March Madness Tournament, there were a record number of nine teams from the Lone Star State that had qualified for the event. After two rounds of play in the single-elimination event, 16 teams remain, with only two—No. 1 seed University of Houston and second-seeded Texas—still alive and ready to compete for the national championship next week. And several of the basketball writers covering the tourney and making their...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats battled with the Buna Lady Cougars on Monday night. The Lady Bobcats got strong pitching and some timely hitting to beat Buna 4-3 in Orangefield at Paul Cormier Field. The win improved Orangefield to 5-1 in District 22-3A. The first half of district action concludes on Friday. Junior pitcher Abigail Curphey was a primary reason for the Lady Bobcats prevailing in the game. Curphey pitched seven innings to get the win yielding only four hits,...
The Orangefield Bobcats and the Buna Cougars were tied for first place in District 22-3A with matching 3-0 records entering action this week. The Bobcats beat Buna 5-2 on Monday night in Orangefield to remain undefeated and in first place. After a scoreless first inning the Bobcats scored two runs in the second. Rusten Traxler had one of his two hits in the game to start the rally. Adam Tran had a two-out hit to drive in a run. Two more Bobcats scored in the bottom of the...
The girls Texas state powerlifting competition was held Friday, March 17, in Frisco. Bridge City's Hallie Bearden is the state champion in the 114-pound weight class. Bearden lifted a total of 820 pounds in the three powerlifting categories. Hallie squatted 295 pounds, benched 195 pounds, and deadlifted 330 pounds to capture first place. Avery Weidner of Bridge City performed well too finishing in fourth place for the 97-pound weight class. Weidner squatted 225 pounds,...
Not too long ago I read a very interesting quote, “In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information- Anthony J. D’Angelo” which sparked a thought and subsequent conversation with several other anglers. Over a cold beverage with the tailgate dropped down a “redneck think tank” evolved and all manner of observations about the great sport of fishing began to be debated, deliberated, cussed and discussed all at the same time. The myriad of topics th...
There's a great chance that the top seed in the Midwest Regional could be playing the Final Four at home in a couple of weeks with those crucial games scheduled for NRG Stadium in Houston where the feeble Texans play their NFL home games. I'm of course referring to the University of Houston Cougars, who reigned as the No. 1 college team in the country for several weeks during the regular season. But that's all water under the bridge as the most meaningful part of the men's...
District baseball action started this week for four local high school teams. The Bridge City Cardinals, the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears, and the West Orange Stark Mustangs will compete in District 19-4A and the Orangefield Bobcats in District 22-3A. Orangefield played its first district game Tuesday, March 7, against the Kirbyville Wildcats. The Bobcats beat the Wildcats 11-0 at Kirbyville. Brycen Tait started the game for the Bobcats and got the win throwing four...
Orangefield's Akilles Garcia recently competed and took first place at the regional powerlifting meet and is headed to Abilene to compete in the state powerlifting meet. He competed in the 220 pound weight class and had a total of 1600 pounds including a 650 pound squat....
A big rivalry game and a key contest in the district standings was played Friday, March 10, in girls softball between two of the predicted favorites in District 19-4A. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears beat the Bridge City Lady Cardinals 4-2 at Little Cypress Mauriceville. The game was the district opener for the Lady Bears. Bridge City dropped to 1-1 in district having won earlier on Tuesday against Silsbee. Two freshmen started in the circle for the cross-county...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats suffered their first district loss on Friday, March 10, when the Anahuac Lady Panthers came to Paul Cormier Field. The Lady Bobcats lost 10-5 to the undefeated Lady Panthers who are 3-0 in district. Earlier in the week Orangefield improved their district record to 2-0 on Tuesday, March 7. Orangefield defeated the Lady Wildcats 3-1 at Kirbyville. Pitcher Abigail Curphey led the way for the Lady Bobcats holding Kirbyville to just one run. Curphey...
Despite playing without several regular starters the Bridge City Lady Cardinals hit the ball hard to win their district opener. The Lady Cardinals beat the Silsbee Lady Tigers 16-6 at Bridge City on Tuesday, March 7. Three or four regulars in the Bridge City lineup did not play, but the Lady Cardinals showed some true depth as the replacements with the other starters pounded out sixteen hits. They were able to invoke the ten-run rule in the sixth inning. Haley Munoz opened...
The Orangefield boys golf team finished in third place at the Nederland Invitational held at the Babe Zaharias Golf Course on Tuesday, February 28. The Bobcats had a team total of 334 strokes. The Bobcats were led by Lincoln Parks who took the second place medal after a sudden death playoff. Other members of the Orangefield golf team were Reese Johnson, Alex Montz, Ethan Gunter, and Xander Parks. Bridge City played two teams in the Nederland tournament. Brayton Tegre, Tyler...
The Lady Bobcats battled the wind last week at Nederland’s tournament held at Babe Zaharias Golf Course. The team finished the day with a team score of 456. Rylie Kethan had a 104, Emma Perriotte 111, Alyssa Wiley 117, Abby Slaughter 124, and Jordyn Rucker a 132....
The Houston Astros and the Houston Texans made changes recently that got the attention of many sports’ history buffs. Astros’ Jim Crane became the first major league baseball owner to replace his general manager AFTER winning the World Series. Not since Larry MacPhail was let go by the Yankees in 1947 had a general manager lost his job in the offseason after winning a World Series. Veteran baseball man Dana Brown, who has spent his entire adult life in major league bas...
Family and friends looked on as Mariah Ammons signed to play soccer at the collegiate level with LeTourneau University. Among her many accomplishments are 2023 TASCO Academic All-State, 2022 1st Team All-District Volleyball, 2022 Academic All-State Volleyball, 2022 All-Orange Leader Volleyball 2nd Team, 2022 All-KOGT Volleyball 2nd Team, 2022 YMBL All-Tournament Volleyball Team, and 2022 Star Student....
The Orangefield boys golf team competed in the Bridge City Invitational at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange this week. The Bobcats shot a team total of 326 and finished in the runner up spot behind Beaumont Kelly, which had a team total of 310. Orangefield's Lincoln Parks led the team with 74, finishing as the 2nd place medalist, behind Kelly's Jullian Mathews, who shot a 72. Other Bobcats competing were Xander Parks (81), Cameron Dischler (81), Reese Johnson (85), Alex...
Sadie Malagarie is headed to the state powerlifting meet after placing 2nd in her weight class at the 3A regional meet in Bay City...
Spring is the time when the whole fishing world loses its collective mind, winter is in the rear view mirror and most anglers are suffering miserably from cabin fever. Some of the angling faithful have taken advantage of the lack of on the water participation from most fishermen, big trout hunters have spent the past weeks waist deep in chilly water snatching stud trout from nearly every venue along the coast. Bass fishermen have enjoyed some incredible catches already this...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville softball and baseball teams are getting ready for their district games and are preparing to work at making the post season playoffs. Assisting both the Lady Bears and the Bear ball players in their preparations is a new practice facility at Little Cypress Mauriceville High School. Local businessman and longtime Little Cypress Mauriceville supporter Mike Poutra was recognized along with his wife Gwen for their leadership with the LCM school...
The 19-4A All-District Basketball Teams have been released by the district coaches. Several local players from Orange County were honored by being selected to the teams. Ben Elliott of the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears was named the Offensive MVP for the district. Elliott a senior became the all-time leading scorer this season in the history of LCM. Elliott's teammates Alantheon Winn and Da'Marion Morris were both named to the First Team All-District. Newcomer of the Year...
The Bridge City Lady Powerlifters competed in the regional championship over the first weekend in March. Two of the ladies Avery Weidner and Hallie Bearden from Bridge City qualified for the state meet on March 24-25 in Abilene. Both Weidner and Bearden set regional records in their respective weight classes. Weidner in the 97-pound weight class benched a record 135 pounds. Bearden benched a record 810 pounds in the 114-pound weight class. Weidner lifted a total of 605 pounds...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats finished in third place during the Cleveland Rotary Tournament the first weekend in March. Orangefield finished the tournament with three wins, one loss, and two ties. On Thursday the Lady Bobcats defeated Tarkington and Humble. Orangefield tied Cleveland and Shepherd on Friday. The Lady Bobcats played Caney Creek on Saturday with a chance to advance to the championship game but lost 4-2. Later that day Orangefield won 4-1 over Cleveland to...
The Certa-Bearden Classic was held the first weekend in March. The annual baseball tournament featured seven high school teams playing four games each during the three days on the newly named Andre Robertson Field at Ronnie Anderson Park on the West Orange Stark High School campus. Three of the teams competing in the tournament were from Orange County. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears, the Orangefield Bobcats, and hosting the tournament the West Orange Stark Mustangs all...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears and the Orangefield Bobcats are area champs after winning their opening and second round games in the state basketball playoffs. Both the Bears and the Bobcats advanced to the third round of the post season. Little Cypress Mauriceville got a monster game from Ben Elliott on Friday, February 24, to defeat Bullard 63-60. Elliott scored a fantastic 40 points in the win for the Bears. Orangefield used a balanced attack to defeat Crockett...
The Bridge City Cardinals had a good year in baseball for 2022. It included a playoff appearance last season and sets the stage for a run at another district title this year. Head baseball coach Chad Landry evaluated the Cardinals performance last season. "I thought last year was a good year for us. We had some guys that got some experience and younger guys that really stepped up for us. We had the district most valuable player Ethan Oceguera who really stepped up and carried...
