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Pirates place third at Vidor Invitational Powerlifting Meet

Pirates place third at Vidor Invitational Powerlifting Meet

Pirates place third at Vidor Invitational Powerlifting Meet

The Vidor Pirate Boys Powerlifting team paced third at the Vidor Invitational Powerlifting meet held Thursday at Vidor High School with 39 points. Lumberton took first place with 54 points. Sour Lake-Hardin Jefferson was second with 45 points and Nederland placed fourth with 33 points.
Cheers to 100 Years of Texas State Parks

Cheers to 100 Years of Texas State Parks

Cheers to 100 Years of Texas State Parks

As Texas State Parks’ yearlong birthday celebration winds down, we are looking back at the highlights from 2023. “It has been a truly amazing year for Texas State Parks,” said Rodney Franklin, Director of Texas State Parks.
Lady Pirate Powerlifters win 2nd place at Pirate Invitational

Lady Pirate Powerlifters win 2nd place at Pirate Invitational

Lady Pirate Powerlifters win 2nd place at Pirate Invitational

The Vidor Lady Pirate Powerlifting team placed second at the Pirate Invitational Powerlifting meet held last week at Pirate Gym. Nederland placed first with 52 points, Vidor was second with 51 points, Sour Lake-Hardin Jefferson place third with 43 points and Lumberton placed 4th with 27 points.
Flying higher than the birds Camden Young takes to the air as he shoots for two Tuesday night versus the Bridge City Cardinals.

Flying higher than the birds Camden Young takes to the air as he shoots for two Tuesday night versus the Bridge City Cardinals.

Pirate basketball looking for first district win

The varsity Vidor Pirate basketball team is looking for its first district win after opening district play December 15 at West Orange Stark, losing 67-55.
Hands to the face Madison Powell gets bear clawed as she attempts a shot by an LCM player as she attempts a goal in Fridays game against the Lady Bears.

Hands to the face Madison Powell gets bear clawed as she attempts a shot by an LCM player as she attempts a goal in Fridays game against the Lady Bears.

Lady Pirates suffer back to back losses in 2024

The new year has gotten off to a rocky start for the Lady Pirate basketball team with district losses to Silsbee, LCM and Bridge City.
Lady Pirate junior varsity soccer players Alyssa Higgins, #8, and Ashlyn Martin, #12, squeeze past an LCM player to gain possession of the ball Saturday.

Lady Pirate junior varsity soccer players Alyssa Higgins, #8, and Ashlyn Martin, #12, squeeze past an LCM player to gain possession of the ball Saturday.

Lady Pirate junior varsity soccer take second at LCM Tournament

The Vidor Lady Pirate junior varsity soccer team went 2-1 to take second place at the LCM Soccer Tournament held Thursday-Saturday winning their first two games before narrowly losing to host LCM Saturday. Coach Ciara Tinkle said “Thursday, our first game, we played Bridge City and won 4-0.
Caden Beavers make a break for the goal between two Tiger defenders.

Caden Beavers make a break for the goal between two Tiger defenders.

Pirates win Championship at East Chambers Tournament

The Vidor Pirates won the championship title at the East Chambers Basketball Tournament held last week in Winnie going 4-0 over two days. Coach Joseph Hoyt said” The Pirates won the championship of the East Chambers tournament 61-48 against East Chambers.

Toyota ShareLunker Program Embarks on 38th Season Monday

ATHENS – New Year’s Day arrives on Monday and with it comes the kickoff of the 38th Toyota ShareLunker season. Anglers from across Texas and the nation will cast their lines in anticipation of landing a Legacy Lunker largemouth bass (13plus pounds) in Texas’ worldclass fisheries.

Game Highlights

Game 1 vs Kelly 56-38 Bryce Loftin with 22 pts Jose Guerrero-Evans with 17 pts Caden Beavers with 14 pts Game 2 vs Shepherd 50-49 Bryce Loftin and Caden Beavers with 14 pts Eric Baker with 10 pts Game 3 vs East Chambers 34-31 Bryce Loftin with 11 pts Caden Beavers with 10 pts Game 4 vs...