Sports

By Randall Luker

The Lady Pirate volleyball team took on the Port Arthur Memorial Lady Titans at home Tuesday and after a hard fought battle came away with a 3-2 loss.

Vidor is now 1-3 in district and will travel to Lumberton to take on the 2-2 Raiders this Friday. The Lady Pirates won the first and fourth set and seemed poised to take the fifth, but the victory slipped away late as PAM staged a comeback to claim victory.

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By Watson Franks

In a powerful showing, the Vidor JV came out hitting hard and running fast this past Thursday night at Babe Zaharias Stadium in Beaumont.

The JV proved last year Vidor has a strong program in every division. The JV was led by the 2 interceptions by Mason Brown. Brown has shown improvement each year as a player at Vidor. He keeps getting better. Way to go Mason!

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By Randall Luker

The Lady Pirate volleyball team opened district play at home against Nederland Friday and in a hard fought series fell to the Lady Bulldogs 3-1 In the first set, the Bulldogs outscored the Lady Pirates 25-14 but the home team came back to win the second by a score of 25-22.

The Lady Pirates dropped the next two sets 25-18 and 25-15.

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By Capt. Bill Watkins

By Randall Luker

Vidor will open the 2017 football season at home Tuesday with a district game against Central thanks to the regular schedule upheaval created by Hurricane Harvey’s torrential rains and subsequent flooding.

Central, coming off a 35-6 loss against expected district first or second place finisher Port Arthur Memorial has that game experience under their belts, but only three days to prepare for the Pirates and no current game film to help them get ready. 

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A Fun Day Tournament was held before Hurricane Harvey put the new school year on hold and provided valuable playing experience for the Lady Pirate volleyball team.

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By Capt. Bill Watkins

Most of the main roads are open now but everything close to the river is still under water. As I ride around Vidor I am beginning to see those sad piles of clothing, sheetrock, insulation, carpet, and other household items on the side of the streets. It is reminiscent of Bridge City after Hurricane Ike but now it is everywhere from Rock Port Texas to Lake Charles Louisiana. It brings tears to my eyes. I can feel for those who have been displaced and even wiped out by this vicious demon called Harvey because I have lived it myself in Rita and later Ike. I did not think that we would have to go through anything like those two storms again in my lifetime but so much for what I think. This one was different.

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The Vidor Pirates will scrimmage the District 10-AAAA Hardin Jefferson Hawks at 7 p.m. Thursday Sept. 14 at Pirate Stadium.
After Harvey upended the fall 2017 school sports schedule for many schools, it appeared Vidor would be jumping into district play at a serious disadvantage, having only two scrimmages under their belt and an open first week in the revised schedule. By the time Vidor faced its first district opponent, several teams in the district would have completed two to three games and gained that valuable experience on the gridiron, placing the Pirates at a disadvantage.
Recognizing that Vidor was not the only team placed in that position, head Coach Jeff Mathews reached out and was able to add Thursday’s scrimmage, a move that should prove advantageous to both the Pirates and the Hawks as they prepare for district play to commence in the truncated 2017 schedule.

By Randall Luker

Coming off a one-sided scrimmage against the Galena Park Yellowjackets Friday, the Piarates will face a much bigger challenge in the West Orange-Stark Mustangs this Thursday at Vidor High School. Freshmen begin at 4, junior varsity

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