Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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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...
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...
Just like the old saying “all good things must come to an end” the 2022-23 waterfowl season is almost over. For plenty of local hunters it feels like the season already ended as this crazy weather pattern has made staying on the birds a challenge. Hunters who have been willing to put in the scouting time and be flexible are still shooting their birds but they are certainly working for them. Without a doubt the hunters who are locked in on a freshwater pattern are having the...
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...
In the next five days both the National Football League playoff schedule and the College National Championship will be decided as the regular 17-game season and the final college game unfolds. Not only will the NFL playoff schedule be set but also the top seed in each conference will be determined which gives a bye in the first round and homefield advantage for the entire playoffs up to next month’s Super Bowl. In the AFC, Buffalo needed to win Monday night at Cincinnati c...
Here in Texas there are a few things that are common from Sabine to Baffin at this time of the year and everyone who calls the coast or saltwater home has an idea what those things are. Probably the biggest and most common factor is the wind, you just can’t escape those big gusts that seem to come around every weekend. The wind is a constant factor and most anglers eventually figure out how to deal with the uncomfortable conditions, some seek shelter in protected waters w...
National Championship Bowl Game Monday Georgia 38, TCU 33. PRO PICKS—Philadelphia over NY Giants, Tampa Bay over Atlanta, Buffalo over New England, Cincinnati over Baltimore, Minnesota over Chicago, LA Chargers over Denver, Green Bay over Detroit, Indianapolis over Houston, Kansas City over Las Vegas, Miami over NY Jets, New Orleans over Carolina, Pittsburgh over Cleveland, San Francisco over Arizona, Seattle over LA Rams, Dallas over Washington, Jacksonville over Tennessee (...
The West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs and the Bridge City Lady Cardinals participated in the Buna Girls Basketball Tournament the last week of December. The Lady Mustangs and the Lady Cardinals competed well enough to play in the championship game and the third place game. West Orange-Stark lost by one point 34-33 to the Starks Lady Panthers from Louisiana in the championship game. The Lady Mustangs took home the second place trophy from the tournament. Bridge City did better...
Between Christmas and New Year's Day the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears played in the East Chambers Tournament at Winnie. The Lady Bears came home with the trophy winning the three-day tournament. On Tuesday, December 27, Little Cypress Mauriceville played very well against the Woodville Lady Eagles winning its first game of the tournament 58-34. Keylie Washburn was the high scoring Lady Bear with 24 points. Mackenzie Clark produced 10 points, and freshman Eden...
Little Cypress Mauriceville High School hosted the fourth annual LCM/IP Classic on December 28-29. The basketball tournament included teams from east Texas high schools and a selected team of high school basketball players from Australia that is traveling in the United States during their summer holiday from school because below the equator it is summer there. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears and the Bridge City Cardinals participated in the tournament. Like all the...
The Orangefield Bobcats spent the last days of last year playing in the Franklin Basketball Tournament. The Bobcats did well they finished as the runners up in the tournament. The opening game for Orangefield was Tuesday, December 27, against the Caldwell Hornets. The Bobcats trailed after one quarter 19-14, but rallied in the second period to take the lead 30-29 at the half. The score remained close as Orangefield increased its lead by two points 44-41 going to the final...
The annual Bill Tennison Tournament was held at the Orangefield Gymnasium on Tuesday and Wednesday before the start of the New Year. Six girls basketball teams from southeast Texas competed with each team playing four games during the tournament. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats hosted the tournament and represented themselves very well. The Lady Bobcats split the four games they played. The first game of the tournament on Tuesday, December 27, featured a county matchup of...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville/International Paper basketball tournament held December 29-30 in Orange lived up to its name this year. It truly was an international affair. Little Cypress Mauriceville and ten other high schools from Texas sent teams including some junior varsity and freshman squads to play. The biggest draw though for the fans attending the two days of games was a team of high school all stars from Australia. The players for the Southern Peninsula Sharks...
