Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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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...
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...
Whenever the National Football League owners get together to make some changes, one an be rest assured it is merely a means for them to line their pockets even more. But I have to admit, the expansion of the Wild Card Playoffs from 12 teams to 14 teams probably dumped more currency into their pockets, but it also resulted in football games that you were afraid you'd miss something if you went in the kitchen to crack a beer during a time out. It took a bunch of compromising...
Now for most people the thought of chasing fish in the months of January and February seems a little on the foreign side, even crazy at times. The cold water and dreary days don’t really motivate the casual angler like bright skies and springtime conditions when everybody wants get on the water. Well the calendar has now become our friend and the good days are outnumbering the bad. If you are thinking about tackling trout or redfish any time soon you need to be properly a...
NFL Division Playoff Games This Weekend AFC KANSAS CITY (14-3) over JACKSONVILLE (10-8) 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO.—MY PROJECTED SCORE—Kansas City 37-, Jacksonville 28. BUFFALO (14-3) over CINCINNATI (13-4) 2 p.m. Sunday at Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. –MY PROJECTED SCORE—Buffalo 41-, Cincinnati 38. NFC DALLAS (13-5) over SAN FRANCISCO (14-4)—Upset Special-- 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.—MY PROJECTED SCORE-- Dal...
The 7th graders played and won three games, keeping their undefeated streak alive. First, they took on the CO Wilson Bullpups, defeating them 33-27. Every Bobcat scored in this game, but the leading scorers were John Royer with nine points, while Jaxon Agerton and Kolte Morgan followed with four each. Next, the 7th grade took on Port Neches and handed them an L, winning 31-23. Royer led the way in scoring again with nine points, followed by Kyran Morrow with six, and Logan And...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats welcomed the return of Harleigh Rawls to the lineup on Friday, January 13, for their game with the Anahuac Lady Panthers. Rawls injured her right forearm during the Bill Tennison Tournament the last week of December, and she missed the next three district games to start the New Year. The Lady Bobcats split the first two games without Rawls beating Hardin and then losing a tough one to Warren. A second straight loss 32-16 was suffered to East...
The Orangefield Bobcats suffered their first loss in district last week but rebounded with a good win at home. The Bobcats occupied second place in the standings entering the final week of the first half in the district schedule. On Tuesday, January 10, Orangefield traveled to Winnie and played the East Chambers Buccaneers. The game was tied 27-27 at the half then East Chambers had a big third quarter outscoring the Bobcats 19-5 to take a lead that proved insurmountable. The...
A scheduling conflict caused the game between the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears and the Jasper Lady Bulldogs to be postponed one day. The Lady Bears beat Jasper 55-46 on Saturday, January 14, at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium. The game marked the halfway point of district action for both teams. LCM and Jasper entered the game with 4-1 records in district thus the win by the Lady Bears gives them a one game lead over the Lady Bulldogs and sole possession of...
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...
The final week of the regular National Football League season ended Sunday with a lot of question marks about this weekend’s wild card playoffs being answered and a couple of head coaches losing their jobs. The Houston Texans boldly went for a two-point conversion trailing 31-30 with time running out and were successful, winning only their third game of the season 32-31 over the Colts at Indianapolis. But the victory was costly in two different ways—the Texans lost the Lousies...
6 NFL “Wild Card” Playoff Games This Weekend AFC Conference LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (10-7) over JACKSONVILLE (9-8) 7:15 p.m. Sat. at Jacksonville (NBC). BUFFALO (13-3) over MIAMI (9-8) 12:00 p.m. Sun. at Buffalo (CBS) CINCINNATI (12-4) over BALTIMORE (10-7) 7:15 p.m. Sun. at Cincinnati (NBC). NFC Conference SAN FRANCISCO (13-4) over SEATTLE (9-8) 3:30 p.m. Sat. at San Francisco (Fox). MINNESOTA (13-4) over NEW YORK GIANTS (9-7-1) 3:30 p.m. Sun. at Minnesota (Fox). DALLAS (12...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats played two games since the Christmas holiday. The Lady Bobcats split the two games played but lost the services of one of their top players. Orangefield's Harleigh Rawls has been a leading scorer, a good rebounder, and a top playmaker for the Lady Bobcats during the season. Rawls has an arm injury she suffered in the Bill Tennison Tournament the week between Christmas and the New Year which had her out of uniform on the bench for both of the last t...
Before Christmas the Orangefield Bobcats won their own tournament. The week after Christmas the Bobcats were runners-up in the Franklin Tournament. The first week of the New Year Orangefield resumed district action and were undefeated through three district games. On Tuesday, January 3, the Bobcats traveled to Hardin and played the Hornets. The first quarter summed up the game as Orangefield jumped to an 18-4 lead and went on to a decisive 77-38 victory. Pete Ragusa of the...
Keylie Washburn got the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears off to a great start against their cross county rival the Bridge City Lady Cardinals in their first district game following the Christmas break. Washburn scored the initial thirteen points of the game and the Lady Bears prevailed 52-33 at Bridge City on Tuesday, January 3. The first field goal by Washburn set the tempo in the opening quarter. Keylie added two free throws, put a rebound off her own shot back in the...
District action resumed Tuesday, January 3, for the Bridge City Cardinals and began for the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium. The Cardinals won a thrilling game 63-62 over the Bears. Bridge City participated in the LCM/IP Classic at Little Cypress Mauriceville the week before. Cardinal Coach Randall Robertson wanted his team to become more familiar with the gym for Tuesday's game. "We like playing in that tournament for a reason...
