Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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For some unknown reason society has always been interested in and amused by the misfortunes of others. Television has had countless shows dedicated to "bloopers" and other gaffes made by everyday people doing everyday things and the masses tune in weekly to get another dose of these antics. I'd be willing to bet you most fishermen you know are at least familiar with the Bill Dance blooper videos, a compilation of outtakes and blunders that fishermen can certainly relate to...
Before Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, the sport of horse racing was virtually on oxygen getting ready to perhaps sing its Swan Song. The sport was under intense scrutiny after the industry had been rocked by scandal in recent years, including the disqualification of last year’s Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit for failing a post-race drug test after crossing the finish line first. The Medina Spirit disqualification resulted in a horse-doping conspiracy involving trainers and...
The state playoffs have completed two rounds in girls softball and one round for the boys in baseball. Two local teams remain alive in their quest for a state championship with the Bridge City Lady Cardinals and the Orangefield Bobcats sweeping their respective playoff series last week. Both the Lady Cardinals and the Bobcats entered the post season as first seeds having won their district championships. The Bridge City Cardinals baseball team was a number two seed entering...
For the majority of our area students school is almost over for the year and the much anticipated free days of summer are now upon us. This time of the year that is tailor made for taking a youngster fishing. During the school year everyone is confined to schedules that only allow free time on the weekends, which coincidentally is when everyone else is free. The crowds are much larger on the weekends and who knows if the fish have figured out what Saturday and Sunday mean. It...
More than half of the 30 major league baseball teams would be very happy with a .524 winning percentage for the month of April, but not our Houston Astros who finished the strike-shortened month with an 11-10 record. Of course, one must understand the Astros are the defending American League pennant winners and losers in six games to the Atlanta Braves in the 2021 World Series. Houston's record would have been much better if the entire starting lineup was healthy and the bats...
Bridge City volleyball player Harlee Tupper signed on April 26 to play at Southeastern Louisiana University. Tupper played on the Lady Cardinals varsity volleyball team all four of her years at Bridge City. Harlee was first team all-district in her sophomore year at Bridge City before making all-district and district MVP in both her junior and senior seasons. Tupper was chosen the top volleyball player in the area by multiple polls both seasons. In her final year as a Lady Car...
Many fans look at the fortunes of their favorite teams winning and losing as matters of life and death. The Bridge City Cardinals really did have a life or death issue during the last twelve months or so. Junior Shaun Hallman was a starting offensive lineman for the Bridge City football team two seasons ago and a power hitter for the Cardinals' baseball team in 2021. Teammate Draven Marlow this past week identified during Seniors Night that Shaun's two-run homer in last...
Tomorrow will feature the most important National Football League event between February's Super Bowl and September's Opening Day of the 2022 regular season when the first round of the 2022 NFL draft begins. There has been much speculation from both the sports media and the 32 NFL teams themselves about what positions need to be filled for each team. There have been mock drafts galore from every sports publication, radio and television sports talk shows, podcasts and even Face...
Congratulations to brothers Xander and Lincoln Parks on earning a trip to the State Golf Tournament. Xander Parks shot a 73, the low round of Day 2, giving him a two day total of 150 and 2nd place overall in the 4A Region 3 Golf Tournament. Lincoln Parks will also be advancing to the State Tournament with a two day total of 163 and a fifth place finish overall....
I have no idea how it happens, it seems like only a few weeks ago summer was so far away and we were in the midst of a mini winter as successive cool fronts continued to remind us how nice 60 degree weather with zero humidity could be. All that will become a distant memory as we flip the calendar and officially entered the dog days of summer. Welcome back the sweltering heat and humidity so thick you need to breathe through a snorkel just to cope with everyday tasks. Gone are...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals finished their district schedule as the undefeated District 22-4A softball champions. The Lady Cardinals concluded their regular season April 22 with a tight 3-2 win in ten innings over the third place Lumberton Lady Raiders. The contest was the only game of the week for Bridge City. It was the second extra inning win for the Lady Cardinals (12-0) in district the other one coming in March against the Orangefield Lady Bobcats. Bridge City pitcher...
The Bridge City Little Dribblers and Orangefield Little Dribblers won three national championships on Saturday, April 16, in Franklin, Texas. The Bridge City girls won the Major Girls Division, the Orangefield boys won the Major Boys Division, and the Bridge City boys won the Senior Boys Division. The Bridge City girls won all four of their games in the tournament played over four days outscoring their opponents by 37 points in the four games combined becoming the first Little...
In all my years on the water I can't remember ever having this much wind for this long during the month of April. It has just absolutely howled for nearly a month straight and according to the forecast it doesn't look like it plans to let up any time soon. For obvious reasons the folks wanting to get out on Sabine Lake or Calcasieu has been pinned down to very small areas that offer the most protection. These spots tend to get crowded in a hurry which only adds more misery to...
Ever since West Point graduate Abner Doubleday supposedly invented the sport of baseball, teams have tried to figure out ways to get a leg up on the opposition by trying to find out what that team is trying to do to beat your team. The most popular tactic is by stealing the other team's signals-either the coach's signs to steal a base or for the batter to take a pitch or utilize the hit-and-run, or the catcher's signal for the type of pitch the person on the mound should...
The leaders in District 22-4A baseball and softball remain unchanged during the past week of action. The Orangefield Bobcats are in first place for baseball, and the Bridge City Lady Cardinals extended their lead in girls' softball. Orangefield has won eight straight games since losing its district opener to the Silsbee Tigers. The Bobcats have moved ahead of the Tigers by a game and a half in the baseball standings with three games remaining for Orangefield and four games...
The horizon was filled with black clouds gathering over the gulf and lightning strikes were just enough to make you wonder "what am I doing out here?" A close look at the west shore line of Calcasieu through binoculars revealed no rain but that was just a matter of time. All of us in the boat were in agreement that we stay put until the weather began to clear. While we waited to see if we were going to get to fish or have to run for shelter I noticed the streams of finger...
Caryss Carpenter gave us a glimpse of her athletic potential as a Bridge City freshman. That ability has developed and Sam Houston State has secured a Carpenter's talent at the next level – a sign of her hard work paying off. The latest in the long line of BC's standouts with that family name, Carpenter ran the 100-meter hurdles in an area-best time of 14.69 at the Cardinal Relays. Caryss won her district gold medal in the high jump as a freshman, clearing 5-6 at Lumberton. S...
Major League baseball fans were relieved last month after the billionaire owners and the millionaire players agreed on the money aspect of the game and decided to start the 2022 season only one week late--and that was last week. Many of those fans who swore during the strike they'd never see the inside of another major league ball park again were seen standing for the national anthem at most of the stadiums last week for the season openers. Although everything looked the same...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears won maybe their most important game of the last three seasons under Coach Hunter Hagler with a thrilling 6-5 comeback victory in eight innings over the Lumberton Raiders. The win snapped a three game losing streak and kept the Bears in sole possession of fourth place. The game was played on Saturday instead of Friday night because of a shortage of umpires available to call the game. The Raiders took a 5-1 lead after fourth innings using...
One of the greatest comebacks in National Football League history occurred last winter during the Buffalo Bills-Chiefs playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Even though I wanted the Chiefs to win that playoff game (because wife Susan is from the Show Me State), I was overly impressed how Buffalo refused to run up the white flag after Kansas City scored with 19 seconds left in regulation play. The Bills extended those 19 seconds to more than five minutes of...
The Orangefield Bobcats golf team come back in day 2 to take the district title. Left to right Drew Tran(SR), Reese Johnson(JR), Xander Parks(JR), Coach Todd Trawhon, Lincoln Parks(FRESH), Ethan Gunter(JR)...
Fishing too fast is a common problem that many anglers have, especially when the fish tend to gather up and school in big bunches. Saltwater anglers who chase schooling fish along with freshwater fishermen who also key in on flocks of birds over hungry groups of stripers, hybrids, and whites are perhaps the worst. The frenzied activity puts everyone on the boat in high gear often leaving the majority of the water column untouched. It's a proven fact that smaller more...
A signing ceremony was conducted Tuesday, April 5, at the Orangefield High School Gymnasium for Hunter Norwood. A star lineman for the Bobcat football team, Norwood is also a member of the Powerlifting Team and an Academic All-American for Orangefield. Norwood signed to play football for Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. "After my first visit I really, really liked it. I love the campus, I love the teachers they all want to help. They want you to succeed, and then...
The second half of the district softball season started last week and the Bridge City Lady Cardinals remained perched at the top of the standings. The Lady Cardinals were undefeated in their first seven district ball games. Win number six for Bridge City was on Tuesday, March 29 at Lumberton. The Lady Raiders came into that game trailing the Lady Cardinals by just one game in the district standings and could have tied for the first half lead with a win. The contest was a class...
The tennis tournament finals for high schools in District 22-4A were held Friday, April 1, at the Beaumont Athletic Complex. Orange County schools were well represented on the courts. Little Cypress-Mauriceville took home a team trophy after finishing with the most points in the boys division of the tournament. Silsbee won the overall team trophy for boys and girls competing. Dax Rodgers and Tex Collier, son of the assistant tennis coach Jeffrey Collier at LCM, won the Boys Do...
