Orangefield is the place to be Friday night when the Bobcat’s celebrate their home opener in F.L. McClain Stadium against the Buna Cougars. The Cat’s nipped the East Chambers Buccaneers, 21-20, to get the season off to a good start on the road last week.

It was a classic start to another great Mustang football season Friday night when the Mustangs faced the Nederland Bulldogs for the 32nd time. The Mustangs jumped on the ‘Dogs early and never looked back, winning 40-19, with most every player contributing in the big win.

There is another reason to go the Bridge City Cardinal Classic this weekend at Claiborne West Park, other than just to watch the over 500 athletes racing. The BC cross country teams, cheerleaders and boosters feel it is the perfect opportunity to say thanks to U.S. troops.

Baseball fans from the Lone Star State had reason to feel proud of their major league and Little League teams in last week’s action in two different sections of the state of Pennsylvania.

Our Houston Astros, who are going nowhere fast as far as the upcoming playoffs are concerned, hit the Keystone State in the middle of their 10-game road trip last week for a four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies, who are fighting like crazy to secure at least the National League wild card berth if they fail to overtake the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.

The Bridge City Cardinals got the season rolling with a 50-0 trouncing of Shepherd at Larry Ward Stadium Friday night. Texas Class-3A football got underway as Orange County teams jumped in the fray with great performances in their respective season openers.

We first ran across him as a minor leaguer in Aberdeen, S.D. in 1964 during the infancy of a brilliant professional baseball career which ended Sunday as the manager of the Chicago Cubs for Louis Victor Piniella less than a week short of his 67th birthday.

He was nicknamed “Sweet Lou” both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager.

Bridge City Lady Cardinals 7th and 8th grade volleyball camp was held Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 16-18. Approximately 80 athletes attended the camp that ran 9 a.m.-noon.

The first thing is to just do something!!!  If you have joined a gym take advantage of it. If you’re in a class go to it.  It also does not matter when you work out. There’s 24 hours in a day so just pick and schedule your time into what slot works for you. There’s not a right or wrong time as long as you do something.

The summer long CCA tournament is winding down with division leaders nervously checking the leader board every evening. Even this late in the hunt, however, I think every category is still up for grabs.

The only problem with saltwater fishing is the saltwater. It eats up everything from cheap hooks to fifty thousand dollar bay boats. The angler that chooses to ignore that fact will eventually either give up fishing due to the cost of replacing equipment or be forced to take on an extra job to support his favorite pastime.

Rick Miller Relays hosted by Bridge City at Claiborne Park, Saturday, Aug. 28

Varsity Girls 4 Mile Relay Finals

1-Marshall Covington,Huff,25:30.61,1pt;2-Hernandez Martinez,Huff,26:44.41,2 pts;3-Franklin Shockley, BC 27:12.75,3pts;4-McManus Eskridge, BH 27:57.64,4pts;5-Brewer LeBouf, BH 27:59.09, 5pts; 6-Langley Young, HF 28:00.65.6pts; 7-Nguyen Fontenot,BC 28:00.82, 7pts;8-Jones Burns, LCM 28:27.23,--;9-Walles Williams, OF 28:54.18, 8pts;10-Chavez Verneuil, Day

It doesn’t make any difference if you’re a hunter or a fisherman because this time of the year has something for everyone and it’s all good. The brief cool down from near triple digit heat has both hunters and fishermen alike thinking of what’s in store for the coming weeks.

Thanks to the combination of a steady southwest wind that kept the north end of the lake blown out most of last week and thunderstorms that necessitated running for cover, the incredibly easy bite all but disappeared.

The Orangefield Lady Bobcats travelled to Hamshire-Fannett Friday to play in the Rallyfest Volleyball Tournament.

Orangefield won against Memorial in two games (25-18 and 25-17). Ashlyn Lopez served up 6 aces, while Carly Rucker knocked down 5 kills. Morgan Taylor racked up 13 digs, Kasidy Hayes had 6 assists, and Ashlee Broussard also set for 8 assists.

After changing planes in Las Vegas, our flight from Houston Hobby to Seattle two weeks ago seemed to last an eternity. This was our first time in Seattle and wife Susan and I decided that arriving for our first cruise a day ahead of time was a smart thing to do.

We had no idea the airport was located some 20 miles from our downtown hotel that we selected because it was only 1.6 miles from Pier 91 where our cruise ship the Holland America Zaandam was located.

At 6-foot-6, John Woods is the tallest; Joey Chavez is the shortest at an even 6-feet.

Tipping the scales at 325 pounds, Emone Bailey is the heaviest. At a puny 260 pounds, Ryan Jones and Kyle Gillam are the smallest.