Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Regional Final High School Playoff Games This Week FORT BEND MARSHALL (12-1) over PORT NECHES-GROVES (11-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Galena Park ISD Stadium. SILSBEE (13-0) over CUERO (12-1) 1:30 p.m. Friday at NRG Stadium in Houston. NEWTON (12-1) over GILMER HARMONY (8-5) 7 p.m. Friday at Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches. Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Northshore (13-0) over Atascocita (11-2), Katy (13-0) over C.E. King (9-4), Tyler Chapel Hill (11-2) over Kilgore (...
Besides getting stuffed with turkey last week, we also had to tolerate some “major moves” in the world of football as college and the National Football League made changes either with their quarterbacks or even canning a few head coaches. The most hilarious move was done by our feeble Houston Texans, who benched two-year quarterback Davis Mills for journeyman Kyle Allen, who was picked up in the free-agent marketplace last spring as the team’s back-up quarterback. Mills has t...
December and January, two months that for a long time were rarely associated with fishing of any kind in this area, have now become almost like any other good month to wet a hook. Techniques that were brought up from the lower coast of Texas have transformed the dismal winter months into a saltwater fisherman’s paradise. Over the last several years Sabine Lake has suffered from the effects of floods, storms, and freezes which have greatly contributed to the lack of big t...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville made the playoffs last year in basketball, and the Bears enjoyed their finest post season run ever. LCM is looking to improve on its district record and at least match its best previous performance in the playoffs this season. The Bears were a little disappointed by adversity and were unhappy finishing third in their tough district last season. LCM landed in a nice spot though in the playoff bracket which led to victories in the first two rounds of...
This could be a rebuilding year for the West Orange-Stark Mustangs basketball team. Only one Mustang is back on the varsity that won a playoff game last season. West Orange-Stark was up and down most of Coach Chris Castille's first year leading the Mustangs. They struggled early before finding their groove near the end of the district games and making the playoffs. The Mustangs pulled off a bit of an upset winning a playoff game for the first time in four years defeating the...
There are three reasons the Orangefield Bobcats should be outstanding in basketball this season. The first is the Bobcats return eight players from last year's team, second the junior varsity should supply several new players to the varsity for this campaign, and finally Orangefield moved to the lower 3A classification making it one of the largest schools in its district. The Bobcat varsity was 25-11 last season finishing in second place in their district behind only the...
As the Dallas Cowboys surge and the NFC East Division-leading Philadelphia Eagles win by the skin of their teeth, it appears that a Christmas Eve showdown between the two teams at Jerry Jones’ Palace looks like it should take place. The Cowboys seem to have a thing for teams with only one loss (although I expect the Eagles to have more than just one loss by then) as they completely embarrassed Minnesota 40-3 Sunday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd of Vikings fans led b...
Regional Semifinal High School Playoff Games This Week Area Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Silsbee (12-0) over Madisonville (8-4), Cuero (11-1) over Hamshire-Fannett (9-3), Lumberton (11-1) over Tyler Chapel Hill (10-2), Port Neches-Groves (10-2) over Brenham (8-4), Port Arthur Memorial (11-1) over Longview (12-0), Newton (11-1) over Daingerfield (10-2), Kilgore (9-3) over Lindale (8-4), Columbus (11-1) over Cameron Yoe (9-3), Timpson (12-0) over Centerville (...
The All-District selections for two Orange County high school football teams have been announced. Coach Eric Peevey with the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears and Coach Josh Smalley for the Orangefield Bobcats announced which of their players have been so honored. Topping the list of District 10-4A All-District Superlatives for the LCM Bears were Da'Marion Morris and Amier Washington. Morris was named the Offensive MVP on the basis of his outstanding season leading the...
The West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs basketball team has a new leader in Jaden Spell who is starting her first year as their head coach. Spell was an assistant coach last season and knows the girls she will have playing for her during the current campaign. The previous year was a difficult one for the Lady Mustangs. "The girls could have done a lot better, it was just one of those years. All five starters for the Lady Mustangs were seniors so we've lost our whole starting...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals basketball team has a new head coach but it's a familiar face. Larry Sterling who previously coached the boys basketball team has returned to Bridge City to coach the girls. Sterling coached the Bridge City boys for three years when the Cardinals had some success in basketball. He coached four years at Nederland before making a decision to return to Bridge City. "The administration here I think is in place that really wants to see athletics...
Two important changes in the girls' basketball program at Orangefield go into effect this season. The Lady Bobcats have dropped in classification from 4A to 3A and they have a new head coach. Eric Girola comes to Orangefield from Buna where he was the Lady Cougars head coach the last 11 years. "When this job at Orangefield came open I decided to try something new, a new place, some new people, and so here I am," Girola replied. Buna has been an annual opponent for Orangefield...
Another hopefully successful season is underway for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears basketball team. The Lady Bears are shooting to at least match their playoff run of last season. Little Cypress-Mauriceville finished second place in district and then won two playoff games. The Lady Bears were defeated by Huffman in the third round of the state playoffs to end their season. Coach Eddie Michalko indicated the Lady Bears really came together towards the end of the...
A wonderful season for the Orangefield football team came to an end on Friday night. The Bobcats lost 42-19 to the Cameron Yoemen at Freedom Field in the Alvin School District. Orangefield (9-3) was trying to win an area round football playoff game for the first time in the school's history and concluded the season as bi-district champions. Cameron Yoe (9-3) with the win advances to the third round of the state playoffs. The Yoemen used a short passing attack combined with an...
A steady stream of boats, hunters, and dogs crowded the local launches Saturday morning as the Louisiana duck season officially opened. Texas hunters continued their hot start from the previous weekend by taking advantage of the big north winds that greeted hunters at shooting light. The high winds made for some fantastic decoying action in marshes all along the southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana marshes. Heavy straps of gadwall, teal, wigeon and shovelers were the norm...
High School Playoff Games This Weekend ORANGEFIELD (9-2) over CAMERON YOE (8-3)—7 p.m. Friday at Freedom Field in Alvin--This looks like a pretty-even match-up. I don’t know much about the Yoemen except that several area teams have faced them in the state playoffs over the years with mixed results. The Bobcats are fresh off a lop-sided 55-12 bi-district win over Shepherd while the Yoemen took a 39-28 victory over Yoakum last week. It won’t be easy but I believe the Bobca...
A few of the playoff-bound teams hit a mental stumbling block in last weekend's games while others are showing signs of dramatic improvement during the first half of the 2022 National Football League schedule. The two Texas franchises appear to be headed in opposite directions as predicted by the Preseason Prognosticators, although the Dallas Cowboys have won only two of their last four games. The Houston Texans, on the other hand, would have loved to win two of their last...
For two quarters the bi-district playoff game between the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears and the Kilgore Bulldogs on Friday night was a tossup with only one point separating the two teams. The second half was dominated by the Bulldogs, and they won 28-6 over the Bears at Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin. Little Cypress-Mauriceville took the opening kickoff and mounted a good sustained drive that took over six and a half minutes off the clock. The Bears opened with an end...
This football season began with optimism at Orangefield after the University Interscholastic League reclassified the Bobcats from 4A down to 3A where they could compete with other schools comparable to their number of students. In preparation for an Area Round playoff game this week the optimism has transformed to genuine belief the Bobcats are a really good football team this year. Last week Orangefield won a playoff game for the first time since 2015. The Bobcats smashed...
The selections for the All-District volleyball team in District 22-3A have been announced. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats had six members honored by being chosen by the district coaches. Senior Harleigh Rawls was named the Defensive MVP. Making the 1st Team All-District were Mackenzie Haley and Brianna Moore. On the 2nd Team were Kylie Mouton and Libby Thurman. Greenlea Oldham received Honorable Mention recognition for the Lady Bobcats....
For the second time this season the Orangefield Bobcats played the Shepherd Pirates on Thursday, November 10. The Bobcats have won both games and Thursday's was a Bi-District victory 55-12 at Panther Stadium in the Sheldon Independent School District. The triumph was the seventh straight for Orangefield (9-2, 6-0) and the Bobcats first playoff win since 2015. Shepherd (5-6, 3-3) has its season come to an end with the loss. The Bobcats established their dominance early scoring...
The All-District picks for District 19-4A volleyball have been chosen by the coaches in the district. The first place Bridge City Lady Cardinals and the second place Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears were both well represented. Demi Carter of the Lady Cardinals was selected the Most Valuable Player. Carter's teammates Lexi Nugier was chosen the Defensive MVP, Taryn Doiron was picked as the Setter of the Year, and Anna Kelly was the Newcomer of the Year. The Lady Bears'...
Three local high school athletes signed scholarships on Wednesday, November 9, to play their sports in college. Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Orangefield, and Bridge City High Schools held special signing ceremonies. Annabelle Fisher of Little Cypress-Mauriceville signed to play soccer at Texas State University. Fisher was the 2022 All-District Co-MVP, 2022 TASCO 2nd Team All-Region, 2022 Team MVP, and 2021 All-District Offensive Player of the Year. In addition to soccer...
A successful season for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats volleyball team came to an end Thursday, November 3, in Channelview. The Danbury Lady Panthers eliminated Orangefield in a five set Area Round match of the playoffs. The Lady Bobcats advanced to the Area Round with a win in the Bi-District Round over the Huntington Lady Devils on Tuesday, November 1, at Warren. Orangefield took the match in four sets. The first set was dominated by the Lady Bobcats. They took the set 25-11....
Little Cypress-Mauriceville needed a win Friday night to clinch a playoff spot. The Bears mauled the Huffman Falcons 48-16 at Battlin' Bear Stadium. The win by LCM (6-4, 3-2) not only secured a berth in the post season it moved the Bears into the third seed for District 10-4A Division I. Huffman (3-7, 1-4) finished the season in fifth place and out of the playoffs. Field position was heavily in favor of the Bears who started six of their drives in Falcon territory and two othe...
