Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Show me an angler who shuns deep water and I’ll show you a fisherman who’s missing plenty of fish. With so much attention being paid to shallow water angling these days it’s no wonder your local fishing hole is growing more crowded by the day, everybody wants to be in the “skinny water” because that’s where the glamour happens. Well if you have fallen victim to that line of thinking don't despair because you are not alone, it’s an epidemic in the angling world that has one...
9 The 14-day dead time between finding out who is playing in the Super Bowl and the game itself is usually filled with all kinds of stories ranging from what cologne some players use to the color of their wife’s or girl friends’ hair. But that two-week dry spell that concludes in a few days really has had some interesting news about what else is happening in the NFL including coaches filling some of the vacancies that existed after the regular season—or is some cases the p...
Two teams undefeated in district soccer action played Monday, February 6, at Larry Ward Stadium in Bridge City. The Cardinals suffered their first loss in district 4-1 to the Lumberton Raiders. Bridge City is 10-2 on the season, 3-1 in district action, and trail first place Lumberton by one game in the standings. The first half was scoreless but there were some good opportunities for both teams. Three minutes into the game the Raiders actual had a two on one break that led to...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears clinched second place in District 19-4A with two wins last week. The Lady Bears closed out the regular season on Tuesday, February 7, at Jasper with the playoffs upcoming. The Lady Bears defeated the Vidor Lady Pirates on the road 56-41 the last day of January. The highlight of that game was LCM's Keylie Washburn scoring 14 points giving her 1,000 for her two year career so far with the Lady Bears. Three other Lady Bears scored in...
The Orangefield girls basketball team avenged an earlier district loss with a gritty win on Friday, February 3, against East Chambers. The Lady Bobcats beat the Lady Bucs 47-36 at the Orangefield Gymnasium. In the previous game at Winnie the Lady Bobcats could manage only 16 points. Orangefield bettered that on Friday with 18 in the first quarter. Brianna Moore got the ball rolling in the right direction for the Lady Bobcats hitting a three pointer to start the scoring....
As the mercury creeps up into a more comfortable range outside as well as on the water, don’t let that fool you into feeling too secure at this time of the year. January and February on the Texas gulf coast can be down right brutal with all the rank weather we receive at this time of the year. Bone chilling winds coupled with humid overcast days can make even the toughest fisherman wish for a warm spot in the truck and hot cup of coffee. When late winter fronts pass through a...
With two weeks remaining in the District 19-4A basketball schedule there is a log jam of teams battling for three of the four playoff positions. The Silsbee Tigers are undefeated in first place which barring a total collapse the top spot should be secure for them, but the other three positions are up for grabs. Two Orange County teams are in the tangled mix with the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears and the Bridge City Cardinals fighting the Lumberton Raiders and the Jasper...
The Orangefield Bobcats moved to 8-1 in district with two wins last week. The victories keep the Bobcats in second place behind the undefeated in district East Chambers Buccaneers who won their last two games by only a combined five points. The Bobcats had a thrilling game against their longtime rival the Buna Cougars on Wednesday, January 25, in Buna. The playing of the game was delayed one day because of the hazardous weather that passed through the area on Tuesday. The...
The 7th grade B-team bounced back this week with an 8-1 win against the East Chambers Buccaneers. Parker Hebert took the ball to the rim with four points, and had one rebound. Raleigh Forse had two points and two steals. To secure the game, Adyson Cude had two points that came from free throws and two great defensive steals. The 7th grade A-team defeated the East Chambers Buccaneers, 45-13. The Bobcats played a strong defensive game with a combined total of 25 steals. Laila...
Last weekend was a very important one as far as football both locally and nationally are concerned. Two high school head coaches who "made their bones" here in Orange-West Orange-Stark's Cornel Thompson and Little Cypress-Mauriceville's Randy Crouch-received the ultimate honor of their long and stellar careers when they were inducted into the Southeast Texas Coaches Association Hall of Honor Saturday afternoon at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont. Two other coaches were...
Bridge City has started the district soccer schedule with back-to-back wins. The Cardinals are 8-1 on their season and 2-0 in district. The Bridge City Cardinals got two goals from Austin Bellanger on Wednesday, January 25, to defeat the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks 2-1 at Sour Lake. Victor Hernandez and Eric Carranza were defensive standouts for the Cardinals. The Cardinals got a gutsy team win on Friday, January 27, against Jasper. It was a cold night in Jasper but Bridge City's...
The girls' basketball teams are down to their final week of the District 19-4A schedule. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears (7-2) have clinched a spot in the playoffs but need to close with three wins in their remaining games to ensure being the second seed for the post season. The West Orange Stark Lady Mustangs and the Bridge City Lady Cardinals both had two games remaining on their seasons. The Lady Bears had a bye early last week before playing the Lady Cardinals...
The last week of the district schedule for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats starts this week. The Lady Bobcats played at Warren on Tuesday and take on the East Chambers Lady Buccaneers on Friday at Orangefield before closing with the Anahuac Lady Panthers on the road next week. Orangefield (5-6) is battling for the fourth and final playoff position in District 22-3A. The Lady Bobcats split their two games last week losing by one point 45-44 to Buna and defeating Hardin 51-34. On...
Two longtime high school football coaches in Orange County were honored by the Southeast Texas Coaches Association (SETCA) on Saturday, January 28. Cornel Thompson and Randy Crouch were inducted into the SETCA Hall of Honor during a ceremony at the MCM Elegante' Hotel in Beaumont. Cornel Thompson is a native of Louisiana and was raised in West Orange. After beginning his coaching career in 1971 at Kirbyville, Thompson became the head baseball coach at Stark High School in Oran...
NFL Conference Championship Games This Weekend AFC CINCINNATI BENGALS (14-4) over KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (15-3) 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (CBS)—The Chiefs had a harder time subduing Jacksonville last weekend after Patrick Mahomes suffered his high ankle sprain in the first half. The Bengals were head and shoulders better than Buffalo in their division championship game Sunday. Last weekend there were two upsets out of the four games played and I bel...
Last weekend there were eight teams competing for the right to continue toward Super Bowl LVII with only four being successful for this week’s two conference representatives that will play in the February 14 extravaganza. If you look at the eight quarterbacks involved in last weekend’s game you will notice that they all are fuzzy-faced young men between the age of 21-29. That’s right. The day of the quarterback who remains in the pocket until he either releases the football to...
Local duckhunters prepare for final weekend For all those hunters who have spent the last couple of months waking early, fighting the weather, and staring at the skies in search of ducks it's almost over. In what feels like the blink of an eye the duck season that started back in September with early Teal will end on Sunday leaving waterfowlers wishing for more. The light goose conservation season will allow hunters a chance to keep chasing birds but for the majority of duck h...
Just four games are left on the district schedule for the three local Class 4A girls basketball teams. Two of the three teams still have hope of a berth in the state playoffs in three weeks. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears (6-2) are tied with the Jasper Lady Bulldogs for second place in District 19-4A. The West Orange Stark Lady Mustangs (3-5) snapped a four game losing streak in district to be in fifth place a game out of the fourth and final playoff spot. The...
With five games remaining on the district schedule the Orangefield Lady Bobcats need probably at least three wins in the last two weeks to make the postseason. Three of those last five contests will be played away from Orangefield. The Lady Bobcats split their two games last week. The first place and undefeated Kountze Lady Lions defeated Orangefield 75-31 on Tuesday. Greenlea Oldham led the Lady Bobcats with 8 points and 8 rebounds. She even had two blocked shots. Kaylea Grav...
The first half of games for District 22-3A was completed on Friday, January 20. The Orangefield Bobcats (21-6) won their two games played last week in convincing style to occupy second place in the district one game behind the East Chambers Buccaneers with seven district games remaining. On Tuesday, January 17, the Bobcats played the Kountze Lions in Orangefield. The Bobcats took the early lead 16-6 after one quarter and coasted to a 70-47 triumph. Orangefield's Pete Ragusa...
The Bridge City Cardinals were looking to secure their position in second place for the first half of district when they played at West Orange Stark on Friday night, January 20. A victory over the winless in district Mustangs would move the Cardinals into a tie for second place with the Lumberton Raiders. The contest was anything but a walk-over for the Cardinals. The Mustangs led for the most part until late in the third quarter. Bridge City rallied and hung on in the fourth...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears won their first district game at home this season over crosstown rival the West Orange Stark Mustangs. The Bears got a big lead early and outpaced the Mustangs 81-51 on Tuesday, January 17. Coming into the game Little Cypress Mauriceville had lost its two district home games to Bridge City and to Lumberton. The win over West Orange Stark improved the Bears’ record to 3-2 in district. Noah Fuller got the Bears on the board with the first ba...
The second week of December the Bridge Cardinals played the Vidor Pirates at the Orangefield Tournament and were pummeled 72-46 by the hot shooting Pirates. This past Tuesday, January 10, the Cardinals got some revenge by clipping Vidor 43-40 at Bridge City in an important district game. Bridge City improved its district record to 2-1 with a second straight win following the victory at Little Cypress Mauriceville the week before. "Two in a row in district that's huge. I said...
Little Cypress Mauriceville High School hosted a special signing ceremony for senior football defensive lineman Amier Washington on Wednesday, January 11. The event was held adjacent to the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium and the school's theater. Washington will be graduating from Little Cypress Mauriceville this spring and will play college football with Texas Tech University beginning in the fall. The official signing between Washington and the university was held...
Bridge City's Marlie Strong signed a scholarship to play softball at Otero Junior College. The signing ceremony was held in the Competition Gym at Bridge City High School on Wednesday, January 11. Strong has played on the Bridge City varsity softball team the last three years. Marlie is expected to be the starting shortstop for the Lady Cardinals in this her senior year. As a junior Strong was second team All-District in the infield. Marlie was selected to the first team on...
