Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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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....
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'...
A spectacular season for the Bridge City Lady Cardinals came to an end Tuesday night in the third round of the state volleyball playoffs. Bridge City fell to the Huffman Lady Falcons 3-1 in sets at Baytown Lee College....
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals volleyball team continued its superb play through the first two rounds of the state playoffs. The Lady Cardinals were undefeated in 12 district matches and had not lost a set in advancing to the third round of the post season. In the Bi-District round Bridge City swept the Liberty Lady Panthers in three tight sets at Winnie on Tuesday, November 1. The Lady Cardinals won the opening set 25-21 which proved to be their easiest set. The second set...
Saturday morning will officially usher in the 2022-2023 waterfowl season for all our local hunters and expectations run the gamut from cautiously optimistic to gung ho. Texas duck and goose hunters cranked up last weekend and the initial reports were very good.. Many local marshes that are historically proven early season producers had mixed reviews after the storms rolled through but they made up for it on Sunday. High water during the late summer stunted vegetation growth...
High School Bi-District Playoff Games This Week BELLVILLE (10-0) over WEST ORANGE-STARK (5-5)—7:30 p.m. Friday at Splendora—In a normal year these won-loss records would be reversed. But this season has been anything but normal for the Mustangs. It looks like a One-And-Done for the ‘Stangs unless they can come up with a “miracle upset”. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE (6-4) over KILGORE (7-3)—7 p.m. Friday at Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin—The Battlin’ Bears must really battle to up...
I have to apologize to the Philadelphia Phillies team for picking the Houston Astros to win the 2022 World Series in four games. I was unaware Houston could blow a 5-0 lead in Game One with their ace Justin Verlander on the mound. Yet, it happened and it apparently woke up everyone from the players and fans right up to the manager, general manager and even owner Jim Crane. The Phillies also blanked the Astros in Game Three in Philadelphia 7-0 to move ahead in the series two...
A resounding win in the district finale has West Orange-Stark thinking positive with the playoffs starting this week. The Mustangs have a familiar opponent in the first round of the post season. West Orange-Stark rolled 53-7 over the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks last week at Dan R. Hooks Stadium. The Mustangs evened their record at 5-5 for the season and finished the district with a 3-3 mark which makes them the fourth seed in District 9-4A Division II. Coach Hiawatha Hickman said...
The Orangefield Bobcats needed a win last week to win the district championship and earn a better seed in the state playoffs. The Bobcats are the number one seed in their district and start the post season this week. The threat of severe weather caused Orangefield's game with East Chambers to be moved to Thursday last week. The Bobcats rallied to take the lead against the Buccaneers and then held on 28-21 to win the game that kept them undefeated in district action and enabled...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears achieved a much needed win last week to secure a berth in the post season. This week the Bears open the playoffs and hope to have an extended run like they did last season. LCM took an early lead against the Huffman Falcons last Friday, and withstood a brief rally by the Falcons to claim a 48-16 victory. The win earned the Bears a third seed in their district for the playoffs. Coach Eric Peevey saw the game as a triumph for the whole Bears...
Last Friday, the OJH Bobcats got to play underneath the Friday night lights to finish out their seasons. The 8th grade played first this week due to a rainout last week. This group made some serious improvements lately, and they were looking to end the season on a high note. Unfortunately, the 8th grade team lost 47-20, but came away with several highlights. Offensively, there were several big plays made by Carson Gonzales, Cole Sanches, and Elijah Jones. Sanches jump-started...
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...
The district schedule comes to a conclusion on Friday for the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. This will be a final preparation for the post season during which the Mustangs hope to make a run. Last week was the bye for West Orange-Stark. It gave the Mustangs the opportunity to get back to the basics and the fundamentals of the game of football. Coach Hiawatha Hickman provided the details of the Mustangs’ workouts during the bye week. “We worked on some stuff that we normally wor...
The opportunity to repeat as district champions is gone for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears after last week’s loss. The Bears are now playing to secure third place in their district and gain some momentum heading into the post season. The Bears were hoping for a win last week at Lumberton that would have moved them into a three-way tie for first place with the Raiders and the Vidor Pirates. The Raiders dominated LCM to remain undefeated and in sole possession of first p...
The Bridge City Cardinals play their final game of the football season on Friday. The Cardinals would love to finish their year on a winning note. It has been a difficult year for the football team in Bridge City. After a win in Week 2 of the season the Cardinals have lost seven straight games including a shutout last week to the state ranked Silsbee Tigers. Bridge City coach Cody McGuire was proud of his Cardinals who played hard against an excellent Silsbee team. "They're...
Orangefield needed five sets on Tuesday, October 25, to edge past the Anahuac Lady Panthers. The Lady Bobcats captured second place in their district with the exciting win. Anahuac won the first set 25-23 overcoming a 14-7 deficit to the Lady Bobcats in the process. Orangefield took the next two sets 25-16 and 25-20 leading most of the way in both sets. The Lady Panthers forced a deciding set winning 25-21 in the fourth set. The final set was very dramatic as once again...
The Bridge City Cardinals are the district volleyball champions for the second year in a row. The Lady Cardinals have not lost a district game the last two seasons. The final match in district for the Lady Cardinals was against the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs on Tuesday, October 25, at Bridge City. The Lady Cardinals swept the three sets over the Lady Mustangs 25-16, 25-10, and 25-10. Bridge City's Demi Carter demoed 12 kills and served 3 aces in the match. Taryn Doiron...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears won their fifth straight volleyball match on Tuesday, October 25. The Lady Bears finished their district in second place behind Bridge City. LCM and the Silsbee Lady Tigers split the first two sets of their match. The Lady Bears won the first handily 25-15 before Silsbee edged them 25-22 in the second set. The Lady Bears found their groove after that. The last two sets went 25-13 and 25-10 to Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Several Lady...
There was concern in Orangefield the bye last week might cause the Bobcats to lose some of their momentum gained from four straight district wins including two consecutive blowouts. The worry was not necessary as the Bobcats rolled over the Kirbyville Wildcats 58-0 on Thursday at F. L. McClain Stadium in Orangefield. The Bobcats (7-2, 5-0) scored every time they had the ball except the last play of the first half and a drive by the second team that consumed about four minutes...
