Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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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...
Dedicated to a motto of heart over height the outstanding college football career for KJ Miller from Orange has come to an end. KJ stands at just 5-7 but his skills and effort on the field have garnered him high recognition and earned him a chance to reach the highest level of his sport with a possible position in the National Football League. Miller and the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders from Belton, Texas completed their football season on December 10 losing in the NCAA...
From my perch on the poling platform I often have plenty of time to think while I push my little boat around the marsh. The standard stuff that goes through every fisherman’s mind usually dominates my thoughts. “Where are the fish?” “Should I change locations?” “Is this the right bait?” Nothing out of the ordinary, just everyday fishing thoughts that happen to come to mind. Plenty of those moments routinely get interrupted by my fishing partner for that day and I snap back t...
Bowl Games This Week Military Bowl—1 p.m. Today at Annapolis, MD. (ESPN)—UCF (9-4) over Duke (8-4). Liberty Bowl—4:30 p.m. Today at Memphis, TN. (ESPN)—Arkansas (6-6) over Kansas (6-6). Holiday Bowl—7:30 p.m., Today at San Diego, Calif. (ESPN)—Oregon (9-3) over North Carolina (9-4). Texas Bowl—8 p.m. Today at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX. (ESPN)—Ole Miss (8-4) over Texas Tech (7-5). Pinstripe Bowl—1 p.m. Thursday at New York City (ESPN)—Minnesota (8-4) over Syracuse (7-5). Che...
Last week’s frigid weather didn’t stop many of the National Football League teams whose playoff future is still up in the air from playing sizzling football. Even our two Lone Star State franchises came up with upset victories with the Dallas Cowboys outlasting the NFL’s best team Philadelphia Eagles 40-36 while the NFL’s worst team Houston Texans surprised the AFC South Division-leading Tennessee Titans 19-14. Although upset victories are great for the morale, in real ti...
The term power lifter may create in some people's minds an image of a large bulky muscle bound guy with a Russian last name. Hallie Bearden is as far from that description as the earth is to heaven. Hallie Bearden is a sophomore at Bridge City High School and since her freshman year has become a leading power lifter in Texas. The lifting of weights has strengthened Hallie's body and also her faith in God. "Nothing that you do performance wise in the gym lifting weights is...
After sitting around the house for nearly five hours Saturday without any heat or electricity, I decided to hike around the corner to where the transformer was being worked on. There were a couple of curious onlookers also at the site-- one being an old man with a white beard and the other being a gal who had been jogging and was taking a break. After Entergy told us the problem would be taken care of between noon and 12:30 p.m. and then revised to between 2:00-2:30, I went...
Bowl Games This Week New Orleans Bowl—8 p.m. Today at New Orleans, LA. (ESPN)—South Alabama (10-2) over Western Kentucky (8-5). Armed Forces Bowl—6:30 p.m. Thursday) at Fort Worth, TX. (ESPN)—Baylor (6-6) over Air Force (9-3). Independence Bowl—2 p.m. Friday at Shreveport, LA. (ESPN)—Houston (7-5) over Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6). Gasparilla Bowl—5:30 p.m. Friday at Tampa, Fla. (ESPN)—Missouri (6-6) over Wake Forest (7-5). Hawaii Bowl—7 p.m. Saturday at Honolulu, HI. (ES...
For months the faithful waited in anticipation for opening day and in what seems to be the blink of an eye the 2022-23 duck season is just about gone. With a few weeks to go before the end, many water fowl hunters have resorted to road trips to get that last little fix in before the party’s over. For many hunters the coast has been the destination, especially the Rockport and Port O’ Conner areas since they have been covered up with ducks for most of the season. The stories ab...
Bridge City Cardinal basketball player Walker Britten was named by the Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club as their Student of the Month. Britten was honored at the Rotary meeting on Thursday, December 15. Britten is a senior at Bridge City High School. He is the captain of the Cardinals' basketball team and their leading scorer in this his fourth year on the varsity team. Walker's coach Randall Robertson said Britten is the consummate student athlete. "He has an exceptional...
Three local Orange County boys basketball teams play in District 19-4A. Two of the schools saw the start of district action on Friday, December 16. The Bridge City Cardinals opened district at home against the state ranked Silsbee Tigers. With many of their basketball players also on the football team the Tigers have only had their full lineup available for the week prior to the start of district basketball games and actually started the district with a losing record. The...
One boys basketball team in Orange County began its district schedule Tuesday, December 13. The Orangefield Bobcats opened the district at home with a win against their longtime rivals the Buna Cougars. The game started like it would be an easy win for the Bobcats as they scored the first five points on two baskets by Pete Ragusa. Buna cut the lead to two points before Orangefield went on an 11-3 run with a three-point play by Koen Maddox and four field goals split between...
With the current Christmas break the Orangefield Lady Bobcats will be preparing for the annual Bill Tennison Tournament to be held the week between the Christmas and the New Year’s Day weekends. The tournament will be held at the Orangefield Gymnasium Tuesday and Wednesday, December 27-28. The Lady Bobcats (1-2) dropped their last district game to the Buna Lady Cougars on Tuesday, December 13. It was a tough loss 34-31 at home for Orangefield. Buna controlled the momentum a...
The West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs got their second straight district win Friday, December 16 against the Vidor Lady Pirates. The Lady Mustangs (2-1) defeated Vidor 64-51 at the WOS gym. A somewhat slow start for the Lady Mustangs found them down 5-3 in the opening minutes of the game. Forward Marilynn Guillory worked to put the Lady Mustangs on top converting a three-point play and two more consecutive baskets after which West Orange-Stark would never trail again. The Lady P...
The Orangefield Bobcats won all five of their games over the weekend in the Orangefield basketball tournament. The five victories earned the Bobcats the first place trophy. Orangefield won two games on Thursday, one on Friday, and two more on Saturday to claim the tournament championship. It was a total team victory for the Bobcats as injuries to posts Morgan Sampson and Koen Maddox limited their ability to play during the tournament. The championship game on Saturday pitted...
The 8th grade A-team started off against Bridge City and handled them with ease. Mikayla Locke led in scoring, while Paisley Reeves led in rebounds. The Lady Cats took the win with a final score of 35-13. On Day 2 of the tournament, the Cats took on East Chambers which proved to be a defensive battle. The Lady Cats pressed through, and after half, easily out-scored the Lady Bucs 21-8. The Championship game was next against tournament host Hardin Jefferson. Madison McCormack ha...
This week the state high school football championships in all of the classifications will be played. The University Interscholastic League also released the names of the football players named to the Academic All-State Team. Bridge City, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, and Orangefield each had players so honored. Brayden Parker of Orangefield was the only local player named to the first team Academic All-State. Other Bobcats receiving Honorable Mention were Cameron Dischler,...
The district opener on December 9 for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears and the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs was an exciting battle that went down to the final seconds. The Lady Bears made a late rally to pull out a 44-40 win at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium on the LCM campus. Lady Mustang Marilynn Guillory scored the opening bucket to give West Orange-Stark the initial lead. The Lady Bears tied the game before Nathia Allison scored to give the Lady...
Two games into the district schedule the Orangefield Lady Bobcats had a win and a loss. The district games started on Tuesday, December 6 for the Lady Bobcats. The district opener was at Kountze and the Lionettes played a very good game. Kountze won 58-25 over Orangefield. The second game was better news for the Lady Bobcats at home on Friday, December 9. Orangefield defeated the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats 56-22 to even their record (1-1) in district. Post Greenlea Oldham was...
