Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over BRIDGE CITY—Hopefully this game won’t be a battle for the District 9-4A cellar, but at this time in the season in previous decades, the Mustangs fans would be guessing which fourth-place team they would be up against in the first round of the state playoffs. But with this new regime in place, the biggest worry for the Mustangs and their loyal fans is merely making the playoffs—even as the No. 4 seed. A win Friday night should ease...
The answer to the question of how the five days off affected the No. 1-seeded Houston Astros was learned last night. It shouldn’t have made much difference to the pitching staff, who always have five days rest between starts, but it could because most starters—including ace Justin Verlander who pitched last night’s opener against the Seattle Mariners in the best-of-five series—have had more than that time of inactivity. However, Verlander stands head-and-shoulders above t...
I must admit I never imagined I would see our Louisiana friends to the east jump on the conservation bandwagon this hard. For years there has been a huge disparity on fishing limits between Texas and Louisiana, so much that many Texas anglers have routinely taken to launching their boats on the Louisiana side of the lake in order to keep the much more liberal limits. Once Texas moved their speckled trout limit to 5 there was a large increase in the number of Texas boats at...
Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Mustangs finally got that first district victory with hopefully many more to come. This very well could be the start of another long skein of league wins, but it won’t be easy Friday night because it’s on the Longhorns’ home turf. The ‘Stangs just need to continue doing what they did last week at Homecoming against Liberty. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over VIDOR—I’m picking this as my Upset Special because with...
The grueling 162-game major league baseball season ends today with six teams having only one day off before swinging into the very important Wild Card Playoffs on Friday in a best-of-three series while our own Houston Astros and MLB’s winningest LA Dodgers enjoy a first-round bye. This year’s playoff format has expanded from 10 teams to 12 with each league having an extra playoff team. There will be no one-game playoff this year if the teams are tied at the end of the reg...
All along the Texas gulf coast the pattern is the same, cool fronts signal the much anticipated frenzy that is fall fishing. Anglers of every description ready themselves with the latest technology and gear in hopes of finding flocks of gulls working over schools of hungry speckled trout and redfish. Shiny fiberglass cruisers masquerading as bay boats are stocked up with an array of tackle that would make most anglers drool with envy. It is the same scenario in each bay...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville christened its new playing field last week with a win. This week the Bears must go on the road to play their first district game at a field where they have not had a lot of success. Homecoming was part of the celebration for the first game played at Battlin' Bear Stadium with its new artificial turf. The Bears defeated the Legacy Titans from Spring 50-34 on Friday night. Coach Eric Peevey thought it was a great week for Little Cypress-Mauriceville...
The losing streak is history and now the prospects of a winning streak is in the minds of the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. The next game will not be a walk-over though for the Mustangs this week. West Orange-Stark scored its most points of the season in its 53-8 win over the Liberty Panthers last week. The victory evened the Mustangs' record to 1-1 in district. Coach Hiawatha Hickman said it was good for the Mustangs to score early against Liberty and get a comfortable lead all...
After their bye week the Bridge City Cardinals will be back in action this Friday. The Cardinals are recouping from the loss of several starters during the games prior to their bye week. Coach Chad McGuire said several injuries sustained by Bridge City against Lumberton and Hamshire-Fannett have proved to be season ending for some of the Cardinals. Caden Welch broke his collar-bone and is lost for the remainder of the campaign. Hutch Bearden injured his throwing arm and is...
Last Friday night the Orangefield Bobcats traveled to Anahuac and captured a huge district win. This week the Bobcats will celebrate homecoming. Orangefield and Anahuac entered the district games two weeks ago as the two favorites to win the district championship. Both teams won their district openers. With Friday's win the Bobcats have sole possession of first place by half a game over East Chambers and Tarkington each of which have one win and had their bye week during the...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals were the preseason favorites in volleyball, and they played up to their potential during the first half of the district competition. The Lady Cardinals are undefeated and in first place through their first six district matches. Last week Bridge City won both its matches decisively in three straight sets. The Lady Cardinals defeated the Jasper Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, September 27, and the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs on Friday, September 30....
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears won both of their volleyball matches last week to stretch their district winning streak to five straight. The Lady Bears are in second place behind Bridge City. The Lady Bears won on Friday, September 30, in straight sets 25-10, 25-13, 25-16 over the Silsbee Lady Tigers. Chrissy Joseph led the Lady Bears with 9 kills followed by Lindi Perry with 5 kills. Hallie Maddox had 19 assists and Lexi Tubbleville was the Lady Bear leader with...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats finished the first half of the district tied for second place. The Lady Bobcats were 5-2 when they played the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats on Tuesday, October 4. Orangefield plays Friday, October 7 at home against Warren. Orangefield won last Friday's match on the road in four sets over the Anahuac Lady Panthers. Anahuac took the first set 25-19 before the Lady Bobcats grabbed the next three 25-19, 25-22, and 25-23 to capture the match. Leaders for...
A full house on the home side saw the first game on the new artificial turf at Battlin' Bear Stadium on Friday night. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears outscored the Legacy Titans 50-34 in front of their very enthusiastic fans. LCM (3-2) had its offense working both running and throwing the football for over 400 total yards in the game. Legacy (1-5) got yards in bunches too but could not keep pace with the Bears' offense. The game was homecoming for Little Cypress-Mauricev...
Orangefield stormed out of the gate, sagged in the middle, and closed with a big bang in its first district game. The Bobcats defeated the Buna Cougars 28-14 on Friday night at F. L. McClain Stadium in Orangefield. The Bobcats (1-0, 3-2) dominated the first half and enjoyed a 21 point lead with less than five minutes left in the second quarter. The Cougars (0-1, 1-4) took advantage of a turnover early in the third quarter to cut the margin to seven points but could not get...
The district schedule began last week for the Orangefield Bobcats with a win. This Friday Orangefield plays only its second road game of the season at Anahuac against the very good Panthers. The Bobcats took a 21-0 lead against the Buna Cougars and appeared to be on their way to a romp. The Cougars fought back and actually had a tying touchdown called back because of a penalty for an illegal forward pass. A video of the play clearly showed Buna's Jacob Johnson lined up in the...
Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY—I don’t EVER remember the Mustangs losing four games in a row and I’ve been following them since Day One back in 1977. It’s also been a long time since the ‘Stangs finished below the .500 mark. With all that said, I think the Mustangs will be .500 in District 9-4A after Friday night. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over SPRING LEGACY SCHOOL—I don’t care if the Battlin’ Bears are playing the Dallas Cowboys Friday night, they are det...
It doesn't matter whether it's high school, college or pro football, basic long-range trends can be observed after the first three games of the season. High school and college teams are more difficult to figure because most teams have cupcake opponents during the first month of play. But that's not what happens in the NFL where schedules are figured by factors such as travel distance and future weather conditions in cities where fall weather is extremely hot and humid and weat...
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs started their district games last week at Silsbee hoping to snap a two-game losing streak. The Mustangs had a narrow lead in the second half before the Tigers rallied and won the game. The loss was the first for the Mustangs in a district game since Silsbee beat them in 2009. West Orange-Stark must bounce back this week to have any realistic chance at a district title. Dakarion Judge of the Mustangs started the scoring by stripping a Tiger...
The Bridge City Cardinals have their bye week, so there will be no game this Friday. The Cardinals are looking to regroup after losing their district opener a week ago to the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. Bridge City's next football game will be against the Jasper Bulldogs on Friday, October 7, at 7:30 PM in Larry Ward Stadium....
The bye week for Little Cypress-Mauriceville is over, and the Bears resume game action on Friday. LCM plays the Legacy Titans on its new artificial turf field at Battlin' Bear Stadium. Coach Eric Peevey believes the Bears had a great week working out on the new field for the first time. "We were able to get on the field. We had some very competitive practices last week which was a great thing. We needed that to get those competitive juices flowing again to get back to playing...
The first place Bridge City Lady Cardinals remain undefeated in volleyball. The Lady Cardinals won both their matches last week over the Vidor Lady Pirates on Tuesday and the Lumberton Lady Raiders on Friday. Bridge City won the first two sets 25-16 and 25-13 against Vidor. The Lady Pirates won the third set 26-24 before the Lady Cardinals closed out the match in a tight fourth set 25-23 at the Bridge City High School gym. Three Lady Cardinals served 4 aces each Demi Carter,...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats won their match with the Buna Lady Cougars on Friday, September 23, in straight sets. The victory makes the Lady Bobcats 3-2 in district. Two of the three sets were actually very close. The Lady Bobcats won the opening set 25-22 before taking the second one 25-19. The third set was the toughest for Orangefield requiring extra play before the Lady Bobcats won 26-24 to win the match. Mackenzie Haley and Greenlea Oldham tied with 8 kills each. Lela...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville volleyball team won its third straight match on Friday, September 23. The Lady Bears swept the Jasper Lady Bulldogs in three sets at Jasper. The first two sets were dominated by the Lady Bears with LCM winning 25-6 and 25-9. The third set was a little closer with a final score of 25-16. Chrissy Joseph was the leader for the Lady Bears with 9 kills followed by Lindi Perry with five. Ava White served 5 aces to lead Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Hal...
Last Thursday, the Deweyville Pirates and the Buna Cougars came rolling into F.L. Mclain for a three-game extravaganza. The combined B team took the field first to try and sink the ship of the rival Pirates. The offense struggled early but found traction later on. Mikey Lecea was the lone offensive stand-out, as he easily had over 100 yards rushing and scored the only points for the Bobcats, with a touchdown run and a 2-point conversion. The defense did the best they could but ran out of gas as Deweyville sailed off into the...
