Valedictorian – Carrie Henderson
Salutatorian – Austin Seaux
Orangefield held its prom Saturday night, May 17. Dane Risinger and Carrie Henderson were crowned King and Queen.
At Orangefield’s Athletic Banquet Monday night, Priscilla Garza and Carl Wiley were named Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
The Orangefield School board approved the hiring of a new band director at Orangefield High School during a special meeting Monday night at the administration building. Superintendent Dr. Stephen Patterson elaborated on the new band director Kevin Credeur’s background saying Credeur comes to Orangefield from the Barbers Hill school district. He is a graduate of Lamar University and has begun work on his Master’s degree. Patterson emphasizes that Credeur was enthusiastic about the Orangefield program, and Patterson feels Credeur will be a good fit for Orangefield. Credeur inherits a strong band program at Orangefield which made a One in the state competition this year. Enterprise Products is considering building a plant in the district to liquefy natural gas which they will ship worldwide. An extension of the 151-day negotiation time period with the school district has been asked for by Enterprise according to Dr. Patterson. The school board approved granting the extension request, and Patterson adds that hopefully there will be a formal announcement coming from Enterprise in the very near future that they are beginning work on the site. The new plant would mean increased tax revenues for the school district. The extension will run through December 2014.
Regional Track Qualifiers: Boys: M.Sonnier (Disc) Girls: M.Worthy (800), B.Goldsmith (PV), B.Ehrlich (300H), P.Garza (shot)
Five Orangefield seniors represented District 21 3A extremely well in the regional tennis tournament in Bryan, Texas this past week by winning their first round matches. Boys’ singles, Jake Quarles and girls’ doubles team, Shelby Fincher and Priscilla Garza all advanced to the quarterfinals. Boys’ doubles team, Cameron Childers and Tyler Vayon made a great run with a fourth place finish in the tournament after suffering a loss in the semifinals match.
The Orangefield Tennis team had a great showing at the 21-3A district tournament this week. The Bobcats brought home a total of ten medals with five regional qualifiers. Winning district titles in their respective divisions were Jake Quarles in boys’ singles and Cameron Childers and Tyler Vayon in boys’ doubles. The girls’ doubles team, Shelby Fincher and Priscilla Garza placed second while mixed doubles team Rebekah Newell and Carmichael Wiley won third. Fourth place medals were awarded to Zach Hussey in boys’ singles and Madison Fontenot and Chase Furlough in mixed doubles. First and second place medalists will travel to Bryan, Texas to compete in the regional tournament next week. The Bobcats’ success was highlighted with the presentation of the Boy’s Team Trophy.
| 2014 All-KOGT Basketball Team | |
| Boys | Girls |
| LaQuarious Paige, WOS | Alexus Henry, BC |
| Ty Thompson, WOS | Kelsey Fults, BC |
| Trumaine Elmore, LCM | Eriel Jordan, WOS |
| Jace Robertson, LCM | Cassidy Webster, LCM |
| Alex Bingham, BC | Tori Thompson, LCM |
| Carmichael Wiley, OF | Caylin Choate, BC |
| Coach-Jason Wilkins, WOS | Coach-Jennifer Willis, BC |
| Coaches 21-3A All District Basketball TeamDistrict MVP- Laquarious Paige, WO-S, SR. Offensive MVP- Zjori Bosha, HJ, SR. Defensive MVP- Patrick Reed, Silsbee, SR. Newcomer of the Year- Michael McCain, Silsbee, Fresh. Co-Coach of the Year-Jason Wilkins, WO-S, Joe Sigler, Silsbee |
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| First Team All-District Chris Elam, Silsbee, SR. Dylan Mays, HJ, JR. Brandon Joubert, WO-S, SR. Zayon Jackson, Silsbee, SR. Alex Bingham, BC, SR. Carmichael Wiley, OF, SR. Ty Thompson, WO-S, SR. |
Second Team All-District Deonte Thompson, WO-S, JR. Kreston Richardson, Buna, JR. Matthew Kress, OF, JR. Paul Schneider, HF, JR. Tyler Edwards, Buna, JR. Jalen Hardaway, Silsbee, SR. Michael Saladin, HJ, Soph. |
Tuesday, Feb. 18: The Orangefield Bobcat basketball team battled the Cleveland Indians in the Bi-district round of the playoffs on Tuesday night in Barbers Hill, losing 71-51. After getting down 21-9 after the 1st quarter, the Bobcats clawed back to within 8 at the half. During the 3rd quarter, the Indians broke it open hitting 6 3-pointers as a team and took a commanding 60-42 lead. Leading the way for the Bobcats was Matthew Kress with 11. Carl and Carmichael Wiley each added 10 points for the Bobcats as well. The Bobcats finished a successful year with a 16-13 record.
| 21AAA All-District Basketball Selections District MVP: Kesha Broussard Sr. Hardin-Jefferson Offensive Player of the Year: Hannah Hulet Sr. Hamshire-Fannett Defensive Player of the Year: Deja Briscoe Sr. Buna Newcomer of the Year:Shayla Bratton Jr. Bridge City |
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| First Team All-District: Becca DeLord Sr. Hamshire-Fannett Camry Martin Sr. Silsbee Alexus Henry Jr. Bridge City Kelsey Fults Sr. Bridge City Shay Garsee Jr. Buna Eriel Jordan So. WO-S |
Second Team All-District: Derreashia Daugherty Sr. WO-S Morgan Worthy Jr. Orangefield Savannah Galloway Jr. Buna Caylin Choate Sr. Bridge City Eranishia Carmenar Fr. Silsbee Delani Crowder Jr. Hamshire-Fannett |
After graduating from Orangefield in May, Kelsey Ancelot will take her softball talents to Kilgore College. Kelsey was an All-District selection and a member of the All-KOGT Team last season.
Orangefield High School held its Winter Formal Dance Saturday. Madison Fontenot and Ben Crow were crowned Winter Formal Queen and King.
The Orangefield Bobcats defeated Woden in the Championship Game of the Zavalla Jingle Bell Jubilee 70-30. Leading the way for the Bobcats in the Championship Game was Dustin Verrett with 17 points and Carmichael Wiley with 16. On the way to the Championship, Orangefield also defeated Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill 64-34, Garrison 63-47, and Lovelady 93-54. The Bobcats are now 9-2 on the year and will start district play on Tuesday by hosting the Silsbee Tigers.
Orangefield’s Carl Wiley was a 21-3A first team selection on Offense and Defense. He was one of nine Bobcats to make the team.
The district champion WOS Mustangs lead all teams in nominations including Offensive and Defensive MVP
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce has selected Chad Jenkins as the 2013 Citizen of the Year. Jenkins has been an employee with the Orangefield Independent School District since 1994 and is the Agricultural Teacher as well as serving as the FFA Advisor and Attendance Officer. On August 17, 2013. Jenkins took on the role of being Event Director for the Orangefield Centennial Celebration which was organized for the community to celebrate its 100th year of the discovery of oil. He is also the event director of Christmas in Orangefield, the Orangefield FFA Fall Festival director and very involved with the Cormier Museum. And as they say…there’s more! Jenkins is very instrumental in the administration and fundraising for the Orange County Youth Rodeo Association which allows local cowboys and cowgirls to compete in statewide and regional rodeo events. Jenkins is also the voice of the Bobcats, handling the PA duties for the football and softball team. Jenkins is a 1987 Little Cypress-Mauriceville graduate. He went to college at Sam Houston State. He’s married to Windee Jenkins and has three boys, Tanner, Tyler, and Trevor. Misty Bellard, an OFISD employee who nominated Jenkins, said “When it comes to having pride in your community, no one leads by example more than Chad. He not only teaches the kids, he teaches them what it means to give back to the community.” On the KOGT Morning Show Friday, Jenkins said, “Well I have to thank my parents. They’re the ones who taught me about giving back. And I have to thank my wife and kids for allowing me to have the time to help others.” Jenkins will be honored at the Annual Chamber Banquet on December 10 at Sunset Grove CC.
| Bill Tennison Memorial Tournament in Orangefield | |||
| 9:30 a.m. | VAR: Orange BracketGm1BC over OF 48-31 | JV: PN-G won vs. Central 25-22 | 9TH: 3rd PlaceOF won vs. Central 37-31 |
| 11:00 a.m. | VAR: Orange BracketGm2Ozen won vs. HCYA 78-22 | VAR: White Bracket Gm1Evadale won vs. Silsbee 54-27 | 9TH: ChampionshipOF won vs. Ozen 23-21 |
| 12:30 p.m. | JV: ConsolationOzen won vs. WO-S 30-28 | VAR: White Bracket Gm2Dayton won vs. WO-S 57-53 | VAR: PN-G won vs. Kountze |
| 2:00 p.m. | VAR: 3rd PlaceOF over HCYA 49-44 | JV: 3rd PlaceOrangefield won vs. LC-M28-24 | VAR: LC-M won vs. Tarkington44-31 |
| 3:30 p.m. | JV: ChampionshipNed beat Evadale 32-21 | VAR: ConsolationDayton won vs. Evadale 30-24 | VAR: East Chambers wonvs. Kirbyville |
| 5:00 p.m. | VAR: ChampionshipOzen won vs. BC 50-40 | ||
| VARSITY | JUNIOR VARSITY | FRESHMEN |
| CHAMPION: OZEN2ND PLACE: BRIDGE CITY3RD PLACE: ORANGEFIELD
CONSOLATION: DAYTON |
CHAMPION: NEDERLAND2ND PLACE: EVADALE3RD PLACE: ORANGEFIELD
CONSOLATION: OZEN |
CHAMPION: ORANGEFIELD2ND PLACE: OZEN3RD PLACE: CENTRAL
CONSOLATION: NEDERLAND
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| VARSITY ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM | |
| SCHOOL | PLAYER |
| OZEN | MAKAYLA BECKETT |
| OZEN | ROCHELLE HARMON |
| BRIDGE CITY | KELSEY FULTZ |
| BRIDGE CITY | ALEXUS HENRY |
| ORANGEFIELD | EMILEE ADRIO |
| DAYTON | LONDON MALLET |
| EVADALE | SAVANNAH RICHARDSON |
| HCYA | TAYLOR HUNTER |
| WO-S | E. JORDAN |
| SILSBEE | CAMRY MARTIN |
Orangefield pitcher Khandi Breaux signed a letter of intent to play for Tyler Junior College where they will be playing softball for the first time.
| 2013 21-3A All District Volleyball Team | |
| MVP: Jolie Basye, HF, Sr. | Outstanding Setter: Taylor Aldrich, HJ, Jr |
| Outstanding Middle: Ferrell Kiker, HF, Sr | Outstanding Outside: Alexus Henry, BC, Jr |
| Outstanding Defense: Kathryne Padgett, HJ, Jr | Newcomer: Keleigh Trabing, Silsbee, So |
| First Team Taylor Benoit, OF, Sr Jessi Glover, BC, Sr Caylin Choate, BC, Sr Aaliyah Teel, WOS, So Kelby Sparks, HJ, Sr Shelby Keefer, Silsbee, Sr Baylee Burt, Buna, Sr Abby Alton, HF, Sr |
Second Team Sabryn Crain, OF, So Priscilla Garza, OF, Sr Gabby Smith, BC, Jr Dakota Jeffcoat, HJ, Jr Chelsea Cripps, Buna, Jr Delani Crowder, HF, Jr Jacie Leblanc, HF, Sr Erin Donaldson, Silsbee, Sr |
The OF volleyball team finished third in district and were swept by Huffman in the first round.
1. HF 2. HJ 3. OF 4. BC
The OF Band received a ONE at the marching contest Oct. 19
Keeping The Bobcat Beat
Orangefield’s Josh Ferguson is part of the high school band percussion section that adds the beats and rhythms to the Friday night football games. He plays bass drum, xylophone, bells, cymbals and snares. His enthusiasm is obvious. He marches in step, moves to the rhythms and sings the words to the school fight song.
Josh has Down syndrome and is in his second year performing with the Bobcat Band at Orangefield High School. Band director Lonnie Ferrell said he welcomed Josh despite his handicap. ‘He started three years ago and did beginning band at the junior high,’ Ferrell said. ‘When he moved over to the high school, he became part of the high school band.’
Yes they did call your name Kirsten Wolfford! You are the Homecoming Queen at Orangefield High School!
More photos in the KOGT Photo Gallery
Last season was the first as head coach for Josh Smalley at Orangefield. That first season served as a great learning experience for Smalley. “It was a fun year, exciting year, learned a lot. You know it didn’t finish the way we wanted it to finish. We ended up 4 and 6, one game out of the playoffs, ended up losing the last game by 11 and kept us home in the playoff hunt,” Smalley recalled. Coach Smalley had an abbreviated off season with his Bobcats last year, and he believes things are looking up for Orangefield for this coming season. Smalley noted they have some key personnel coming back including all of their running backs and all of their offensive line. A full off season with the kids, a full summer, the kids worked extremely hard getting bigger and stronger which has Smalley counting on that to help the Bobcats’ cause come the fall.
Denny Downing has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Orangefield, replacing Katie Sanders after one season. Downing was the women’s basketball coach at Texas Pan-Am University in Edinberg the past four seasons. The Oklahoma native was among the group of head coaches who were released after the school brought in a new athletic director. He was replaced by Larry Tidwell who was the women’s coach at Lamar. Downing said it’s part of the business. “We had the best winning percentage in my four years there and this year we had 12 wins, including one over TCU, with six freshmen playing. But the new AD wanted to go into a different direction.” Before going to Pan Am he lead Texas A&M Commerce to their first ever conference title in 2007. Coaching high school basketball will be new for Downing who has spent most of his career in the collegiate ranks. “I’m excited about the challenge and I’m well aware of tradition of the Lady Bobcats,” he said. “Basketball is basketball but the biggest transition for me may be playing without a shot clock.” Orangefield Athletic Director Josh Smalley said the Bobcats are fortunate. “We’re late in the summer and still looking for a coach then all of a sudden I’m talking with a man who has collegiate experience and wants to come here. It’s a blessing and we’re looking for good things from Coach Downing.” Most high school coaches also have a second sport. Downing will also coach the Bobcat Cross Country team.
Orangefield High School Senior,Brittney Ashworth, (pic. right) was recently appointed as Varsity Cheer Captain. Brittney has been cheering for the Bobcats for the past 6 years, beginning her cheerleading endeavor as a 7th grader. Brittney has been honored as an UCA All American Cheerleader, a Cheer Hawaii 2013 participant, and is involved in Competition Cheer for BGA. Brittney is the daughter of Chris and Nancy Ashworth. Kirsten Wolfford (left), also an O.H.S. senior, was named co-captain. Kirsten has been a cheerleader for 3 years, was named UCA All American, and was a Cheer Hawaii 2013 participant. Kirsten is the daughter of Greg and Staci Wolfford.
After just one season, Orangefield girls basketball coach Katie Sanders is leaving to take the Middle School Coordinator position in the Pflugerville School District. Sanders, a 2006 OF grad, was 16-13 in her first job as a head coach and lead the Bobcats to the second round of the playoffs.
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