Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The home stretch for local waterfowl hunters is dead ahead as the end of January is staring right back at us. Fortunately, for many of those still chasing ducks and geese, the weatherman has decided to be somewhat friendly and finally give us some prolonged colder weather. This season has been ridiculously warm, in fact we had one of the warmest Decembers on record along with one of the driest. The conditions for shooting ducks and geese were about as bad as anybody could...
The 2021 National Football League officially ended Sunday, but not without some major surprises and upsets. Normally, many teams that already made the playoffs will sit down a few of their star players (usually the quarterback) to avoid them from an injury. Some teams already eliminated from the playoffs will do that to see how some of their marginal players compete in a real game. However, on Saturday and Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals left star quarterback Joe Burrow at...
Instant gratification, speed is what we need, only 20.00 extra to get it there tomorrow. All these examples of a world in a hurry and don't think for a minute the sport of fishing is immune. Motors are getting bigger, boats are getting faster, and the whole process seems to be on the fast track to who knows where. A perfect example of the speed sensation are the new reels that boast 8 to 1 or better gear ratios, talk about burn a bait across the grass. Well in this quest for...
6 NFL "Wild Card" Playoff Games This Weekend AFC Conference BUFFALO (11-6) over NEW ENGLAND (10-7) 12:00 p.m. Sat. at Buffalo (CBS) KANSAS CITY (12-5) over PITTSBURGH (9-7-1) 7:15 p.m. Sun. at Kansas City (NBC). CINCINNATI (10-7) over LAS VEGAS (10-7) 3:30 p.m. Sat. at Cincinnati (NBC). NFC Conference LOS ANGELES RAMS (12-5) over ARIZONA (11-6) 7:15 p.m. Mon. at Los Angeles ESPN/ABC. TAMPA BAY (11-5) over PHILADELPHIA (9-8) Noon Sun. at Tampa Bay. DALLAS (12-5) over SAN...
GALVESTON – What started off as a run-of-the-mill investigation into a series of boat title discrepancies, concluded this past summer with multiple felony charges against three individuals suspected of running an interstate theft ring and the recovery of over $275,000 worth of stolen watercraft and other vehicles. Sergeant Game Warden Jonathan Griffin of the Marine Theft Investigation Unit facilitated an impressive two-year investigation into the organized crime ring leading to a nomination for Investigator of the Year A...
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 while...
ATHENS – The month of January begins a new year and with it the beginning of the 36th season of the Toyota ShareLunker program when anglers across the state, and for that matter the nation, cast their lines and fish for Largemouth Bass in Texas' world class fisheries. The Toyota ShareLunker program has played an integral part in making Texas a destination for hundreds of thousands of anglers in search of this prized sport fish. The 2021 season 35 was one for the record b...
Normally, last weekend's National Football League schedule would be over and the playoff schedule for the opening Wild Card Round would be set for this weekend. But, due to the greedy NFL hierarchy, the normal 16-game schedule was extended to 17 games in the spring meeting, with the league arguing that it wanted an 18-game schedule while the NFL Players Association wanted to keep it at 16. So, there was a compromise for 17 games. The National Football Conference got its...
National Championship Bowl Game Monday Alabama 27, Georgia 23 PRO PICKS-Tampa Bay over Carolina, Chicago over Minnesota, Cleveland over Cincinnati, Philadelphia over Dallas, Green Bay over Detroit, Indianapolis over Jacksonville, Buffalo over NY Jets, New England over Miami, New Orleans over Atlanta, Baltimore over Pittsburgh, Houston over Tennessee, Washington over NY Giants, Kansas City over Denver, La Chargers over Las Vegas, LA Rams over San Francisco, Arizona over...
For some strange and unknown reason it seems like the older I get the faster things tend to repeat themselves. At times I would swear the pages on the calendar flip by two months at time instead of just one. Recently I began the process of renewing my Coast Guard license for the 5th or 6th time and I started thinking about how much time that represented, especially knowing that its five years between each renewal. As I stood next to the island in my kitchen and opened up my...
AUSTIN– Since 2012, the Game Warden Peace Officer's Association has been working to relocate the memorial from the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens to the grounds of the Texas State Capitol. The life-size bronze figure of a Texas Game Warden stands to honor the wardens that lost their lives in the line of duty and serves as a reminder of the enduring legacy of the Texas Game Wardens. "The Association saw this as a necessary move since other memorials-specifically p...
Pinstripe Bowl—1:15 p.m. Today at New York City (ESPN)—Maryland over Virginia Tech. Cheese-It Bowl—4:45 p.m. Today at Orlando, FL. (ESPN)—Clemson over Iowa State. Alamo Bowl—8:15 p.m. Today at San Antonio, TX. (ESPN)—Oklahoma over Oregon. Duke’s Mayo Bowl—10:30 a.m. Thursday at Charlotte, N.C. (ESPN)—North Carolina over South Carolina. Music City Bowl—2 p.m. Thursday at Nashville, TN. (ESPN)---Tennessee over Purdue. Peach Bowl—6 p.m. Thursday at Atlanta, GA. (ESPN)—Michigan S...
With only two more weeks remaining in the 2021 regular National Football League season, there are still a smattering of teams that don't know where they will be two weeks from now-in the postseason playoffs with a bye week, having the home field in the wild-card week, making the playoffs and waiting for an opponent, or already eliminated from the playoffs. Our Houston Texans fall into that latter category-in fact, they were the first of the 32 NFL teams to officially be...
In all the major bay systems along the Texas gulf coast die hard big trout hunters are licking their lips in anticipation of finding that one truly big speckled trout of a lifetime. The late fall and winter months are regarded as the best times to pursue real wall hanger size trout, and here on Sabine lake we are no different. In years past we have seen some amazing things come our way to change the way we as anglers looked at fishing. Some or most of these ideas are not for...
Saturday was one of the biggest days of our granddaughter Jennifer Whitehead's life-she was the only female graduating from Lamar University with a degree in chemical engineering. And she received it with magna cum laude honors, after making nearly all straight A's during the four years in college and all straight A's during her four years at Barbers Hill High School. The whole clan was at the Montagne Center in Beaumont for that 10 a.m. ceremony and then went to Bruno's...
Written by Rick Reilly Sports Illustrated You can take all your Tiny Tims and your Grinches and your Miracles on Whatever Street and stuff them in your stocking. The best Christmas story is about a boxer. It starts the day in 1918 when a doctor tells a slender heavyweight named Billy Miske that his bum kidneys give him five years to live, if he's lucky. Turns out he's dying of Bright's disease. This comes as rotten news to Billy, who's only 24 years old and not half bad in the...
Bowl Games This Week Armed Forces Bowl—7 p.m. Today at Fort Worth, TX. (ESPN)—Army over Missouri. Frisco Football Classic—2:30 p.m. Thursday at Frisco, TX. (ESPN)—North Texas over Miami, O. Gasparilla Bowl—6 p.m. Thursday at Tampa, Fla. (ESPN)—Florida over Central Florida. Hawaii Bowl—7 p.m. Friday at Honolulu, HI. (ESPN)—Memphis over Hawaii. Camellia Bowl—1:30 p.m. Saturday at Montgomery, Ala. (ESPN)—Georgia State over Ball State. Quick Lane Bowl—10 a.m. Monday at Detroit, MI...
Area Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Class 6A Div. I—Galena Park North Shore (14-1) over Duncanville (13-1); Div. II—Austin Westlake (15-0) over Denton Guyer (14-1). Class 5A Div. I—Paetow (14-1) over College Station (15-0); Div. II—Dallas South Oak Cliff (14-1) over Liberty Hill (13-2). Class 4A Div. I—Stephenville (15-0) over Austin Johnson (15-0); Div. II—China Spring (25-0) over Gilmer (14-1). Class 3A Div. I—Lorena (13-2) over Brock (15-0); Div. II—Frankli...
The "Big Game" that everyone was waiting for with baited breath is happening Sunday at Jacksonville when the Jaguars are hosting the Houston Texans in the battle for the 2022 No. 1 draft pick, which would go to the team finishing the season with the funkiest record. One of the biggest reasons both of these teams are playing in the Super Bowl for Losers is that both first-year coaches Urban Meyer of the Jags and David Culley don't have a clue what it takes to win football...
In every sport there are different levels of accomplishment, different levels of skill. In baseball you have rookie leagues, minor leagues, and then you have the guys in the majors who are at the top of the food chain so to speak. Far too many times in publications just like this one, writers just like myself take for granted that everyone out there fishes just like we do. Nothing could be farther from the truth if you just get right down to it. I am by no means better or more...
The 2021 football season finally concluded for the last two teams in Southeast Texas, as the Bears and Mustangs both lost in the Regional Finals this past Friday night. The No. 4 state-ranked West Orange-Stark Mustangs finished the season with a record of 11-2 following a 31-14 loss to the No. 5 state-ranked China Spring Cougars this past Friday night at Tomball ISD Stadium in Tomball. China Spring (14-0) moves on to the State Semi-finals to face Cuero. The Mustangs jumped out...
This past weekend, the Orangefield Junior High Lady Bobcats traveled to Hardin-Jefferson for a tournament. Both teams had a strong showing, as they brought home 1st and 3rd place finishes! The 7th grade A-team took on Hardin-Jefferson for the first game on Friday night. The Bobcats went up early and never looked back! The leading rebounder and leading scorer, Madison McCormack, made sure the Bobcats stayed on top throughout the game. Coming out of the half, Olivia Smith...
Major League Baseball is on the verge of its first work stoppage since 1994--when the World Series was canceled for the first time--and will likely put a halt to all offseason activities such as signing free agents, extending existing contracts, modifying the 40-man rosters, players not being able to work out at team facilities and players having to rehab at a non-team facility. The lockout officially began at 12:01 a.m. last Thursday, but management negotiators left the MLB...
State Semifinal High School Playoff Games This Week CLASS 6A Div. I—Southlake Carroll (14-0) over Duncanville (12-1), Austin Lake Travis (12-2) over Galena Park North Shore (13-1); Div. II—Denton Guyer (13-1) over Tomball (11-3), Katy (14-0) over Austin Westlake (14-0). CLASS 5A Div. I—College Station (14-0) over Mansfield Summit (11-3), Paetow (13-1) over Flour Bluff (12-2); Div. II—Dallas South Oak Cliff (12-1) over Lubbock Cooper (13-1), Crosby (12-2) over Liberty Hill (1...
West Orange-Stark senior Elijah Gales was named Most Valuable Player and Cornel Thompson Coach of the Year on the District 10-4A Division II All-District team. Two other Mustangs – Carmello Jones and Keyshawn Robinson – were named Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, and 10 other Mustangs were named first-team All-District, including two in two positions. Cristian Quiteno Polio was named first-team kicker and punter; Dakarion Judge was named first team wid...
