Mr. and Miss LCM Named Congratulations to Conner Hanks and Hayden Reed for being named Mr. and Miss LCM 2012!
Brasseaux Named Super Gold Congratulations to senior Brooke Brasseaux for being named the Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Player of the Year for golf. Way to go, Brooke!
2012-2013 FFA Officers Congratulations to the new officers that were installed at the FFA Banquet on Thursday, May 24: Nathan Howlett-President, Heather Garber-Vice President, Savannah Sheppard-Student Advisor, Tyler Sanders-Secretary, Zac Thibodeaux-Treasurer, Alec Lawson-Reporter, Tanner Sanders-Sentinel, Wyatt Brown-Parliamentarian, and Alex Fontenot-Historian.
2011-2012 Star Students Named Congratulations to the following students who were nominated and selected as Star Students for 2011-2012:
Freshmen- Sophie Braud, McKenzie DiLeo, Coby Roddy, and Triston Stringer
Sophomores – Ivy Casteel, Chelsea McLain, Savanna Smith, Michael Chen, Lawson Cox, and Patrick Herfurth
Juniors – Zoe Casteel, Becky Davis, Kailey Rountree, Demi Sheppard, Tara Thompson, Caleb Bickham, Nathan Howlett, Alex Sezer, Casey Viator, and Christian Wendt
Seniors – Payton Burns, Kourtney DeRouen, Bailey Gilbeaux, Conner Hanks, Jordan Parker, Preston Armstrong, Kyle Herfurth, Grant Kimbrough, Hayden Reed, and Jonathan Schilz
Class of 2012--Top 10% Named Congratulations to the following students who will graduate in the top 10% of the Class of 2012: Payton Burns (Valedictorian), Casey Myers (Salutatorian), Sierra Locke, Cyrena Peterson, Kaley Lemoine, Madison Laurence, Kourtney Derouen, Peyton Taylor, Dmitri LaCour, Jordan Parker, Erica Hsu, Emily Dodd, Bailey Gilbeaux, Emaley Torbert, Jonathan Schilz, Jessica Hyder, Paul Daleo, Mallarie Hearn, Haley Matthews, GinnyAnn Byerly, Kendall Green, Elyssa Howell, Megan Romero, and Sarah Michaelis. Congratulations!
Softball Team Advances to Regional Finals The Lady Bears Softball team won in 10 innings on Thursday, May 17, against Richmond Foster in the Regional Semi-final Game One at Goose Creek Memorial! The Foster Falcons hit a solo homerun in the first inning, but Ashleigh Jones, Kayleigh Roy, and Raven Cole tied things up in the bottom of the first. Ashleigh Jones reached on a single, and Kayleigh Roy sac bunted her over to second. Then Raven Cole ripped a double down third base line to score Ashleigh Jones. After the first inning, Raven did not allow another run and struck out 15. In the bottom of the 10th, Loni Prouse ripped a lead-off double over the leftfielder's head. Morgan Babineaux sac bunted Loni over to third, and Ashleigh Jones slapped a ground ball to second base to score Prouse. On Friday, May 18, Foster won Game Two 5-3.
In Game Three on Saturday, May 19, the Lady Bears won 2-0 and will advance to the Regional Finals! The Lady Bears will face Montgomery next! Go, Lady Bears!
2012-2013 Thespian Officers Congratulations to the following Thespian Officers for 2012-2013: Trevier Gonzalez-President, Kristin Yokum-Vice President, Kelsey Strother-Secretary, Kaitlyn Stewart-Historian, and Courtney Atherton and Triston Stringer-Member Representatives.
2012-2013 Student Council Officers Congratulations to the following Student Council Officers for 2012-2013: Lacy Woodard-President, Caleb Bickham-Vice President, Bailey Newton-Secretary, McKenzie DiLeo-Treasurer, Sophie Braud-Historian, and Savanna Smith-Webmaster.
2012-2013 HOSA Officers Congratulations to the new HOSA officers for the 2012-2013 school year: Branecia Kelly-President, Harman Kaur-Vice President, Synclair Hawkins-Secretary, Symone Hawkins-Treasurer/Reporter, and Brandon Wesolowski-Historian.
Softball Team Advances to Next Playoff Round On Friday, May 11, the Lady Bears defeated Barbers Hill 6-0 in Game One. Kelsey Fults had a 3-run double in the 6th inning. Raven Cole pitched a complete games with 4 hits and no runs. The Lady Bears lost Game Two 4-1.
If you missed Game Three of the Lady Bears vs Barbers Hill, you just might have missed the BEST SOFTBALL game ever played by the LCM Lady Bears! The Bears were up 3 to 1 in the bottom of the 7th with two outs and were 1 pitch away from walking off the field as the winners. The Eagles of Barbers Hill had other thoughts on that and came back to tie it up. The Lady Bears tried to take control again in innings 8 and 9 but fell short. The Eagles had every opportunity to win the game and advance but could not get by the great defense from the Lady Bears. Kassie James made great plays that saved the Lady Bears from going down, and Hope Russell pitched 3 innings in relief for Raven Cole and kept the Eagles scoreless. Finally the Lady Bears woke their bats back up and scored 5 runs in the top of the 10th to finally quiet the Barbers Hill Eagles. Kelsey Fults hit a two-run homer, Kassie James doubled to knock in Kayleigh Roy, and Taylor Fraccastoro put a dent in the centerfield fence for another double. The Lady Bears advance to the Regional Semi-Finals and will face Richmond Foster next. Keep going, Lady Bears!
State Track Results Hayden Reed won the State 4A Discus with a throw of 196-2, and he finished second in Shot Put. Alex Sezer was 5th in the 100 with a time of 10.8, and he finished 5th in the 200 with a time of 21.73. Congratulations!
All-District Baseball Team Named Congratulations to the following LCM players who made the 20-4A Coaches All-District Baseball Team:
Newcomer – Shea Richards; First Team – Pitcher – Reid Fults; First Base – Alex Blem; Third Base – James Swan; Outfield – Ryan Carline and Zach Drouillard; DH – Jake Garza
Second Team – Pitchers – Brandon Humphrey and Dillon Young, Second Base – Casey Burleigh, and Catcher – Kevin Adams.
Baseball Team Faces Brenham On Friday, May 11, the Bears played Brenham. After a 1.5 hour rain delay, Brenham won 9-0. The Bears had a great season! Way to go, Bears!
Softball Team Advances to Regional Quarterfinals The Lady Bears swept the Brenham Cubettes to advance to the Regional Quarterfinals! Camrie Helm pitched for 4 and 2/3 innings giving up 2 hits, and Hope Russell came in for the save. Raven Cole came up in the bottom of the 7th to knock in Ashleigh Jones for the game winning run. Ashleigh Jones went 2 for 4 at the plate and scored 2 of the 3 runs, while Kassie James continued to stay hot going 2 for 2 and scoring the other run. Kelsey Fults and Baylie Comeaux both had a good day at the plate, and both had one RBI each. The Lady Bears defense was stellar once again with a great play from Morgan Babineaux, who turned a double play from left field in the top of the 7th to stop a Brenham attack. The Lady Bears will take on Barbers Hill on Friday, May 11, at Port Arthur Memorial High School starting at 6 p.m. with the second game to follow at 8 p.m. Congratulations and Good Luck to the Lady Bears as they try to advance to the round!
Softball Team Wins Another Playoff Game! On Thursday, May 3, Kelsey Fults with a 2-out RBI single and Taylor Fraccastoro with a 2-out solo home run provided the offense for the Lady Bears to defeat Brenham 2-1 in Game 1 of their best-of-three series, but the story of the night was defense. Brenham kept pressure on the Lady Bears all night with solid execution of bunts and timely hits. Key plays included Kassie James fielding a good sacrifice bunt with 1-out and runner on second in bottom of fourth and turning to fire the ball to Loni Prouse at 3rd to tag out the runner. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth and a runner at 2B, Brenham’s DP lines a single up the middle which Ashleigh Jones fields and fires a perfect throw to Baylie Comeaux at the plate just as the runner is sliding into home for the 3rd out. Comeaux also ended another rally chasing a well placed 2-out Brenham bunt up the first base line to just get the runner at first. A lot of close plays in this one and all-around solid defense by both teams. Raven Cole battled hard all night and dug deep to close out the complete game win. Raven gave up 1 run on 3 hits and had 5 strike outs. Kassie James went 2 for 3 while Ashleigh Jones went 2 for 4 at the plate. The Lady Bears will face off with the Brenham Cubettes again on Saturday, May 5. Go, Lady Bears!
Baseball Team Wins First Playoff Game On Thursday, May 3, the baseball team defeated Crosby 12-8 in Game 1 of the playoffs. Ryan Carline picked up the win on the mound, while Dylon Young, Reid Fults, and Brandon Humphrey chipped in for a 10 strike out game. The offense had a never-say-die attitude all night. The Bears trailed 3 times in the game but wouldn’t quit fighting. Casey Burleigh got the Bears going early with a 2 out 2 RBI double in the second inning. Burleigh finished the game with 3 hits, 2RBIs and 2 Runs scored. Then in the fifth James Swan knocked a 2 RBI double to tie the game. Swan then scored on Jake Garza’s RBI ground out to give the Bears their first lead of the night. Reid Fults then drove in Zach Droulliard to give the Bears a two run lead. Fults finished the night with 2 hits and 2 runs scored. Then in the bottom of the seventh the Bears found themselves trailing once again. Down one with the bases loaded, Coach Griff and Reid Fults pulled off a fake steal of home that forced the Crosby pitcher to balk in the tying run, which set the stage for James Swan to hit a Monster grand slam over the centerfield wall to send the Bears to victory 12-8. Swan finished the game 4 for 4 with 6 RBI, 2 runs scored, and he reached base 5 times. Kevin Adams also chipped in by reaching base 3 times and scoring 2 runs. The baseball team will travel Friday to Barbers Hill for Game 2 of their series. Go, Bears!
Brasseaux at State Golf Tournament Congratulations to Brooke Brasseaux, who shot 86-84 for a 170 total at the 4A State Golf Tournament in Austin.
All-Area Student Athletic Trainer Team Named The Athletic Trainers of the Golden Triangle have announced their selections for the All-Area Student Athletic Trainer Team. Congratulations to the following student trainers: Brittany Cates made 1st team and was also awarded a $500 scholarship, Cotricia Leonard made the 2nd team, and Angela Nort and Danielle Sonnier made Honorable Mention. Congratulations to these student trainers on their achievements and on their hard work this past school year.
LCM Hunger Games Tributes Congratulations to the following students and teachers who will represent their Districts in the "Games": 1-Jordan Doyle, Johannes Dundon, Kevin Adams; 2-Taryn LaCour, Elliot Attkinson, Lucy Dai; 3-Arish Bheraiya, Jeremy Thiel, Carter Beck; 4-Brandon Morgan, Dalton McClelland, Josh Meyers; 5-Clint Jordan, Lupe Cisneros, Jodan Dobranski; 6-Savannah Sheppard, Jared Wilson, Blake Eatman, 7-Bryce LeMoine, Janna West, Simone Mullins; 8-Colby Quebodeaux, Madison Leonard, Ashley Granger; 9-Ashley Benson, Jessica Workman, Austin Lopez; 10-Cullen Davis, Hayden Reed, Mallarie Hearne; 11-Hannah Smith, Quentin Johnson, Moriah Ibarra; 12-Chelsea Rash, Nautica Peeples, Caleb Bickham; and 13-Woody Cox, Valrie Gilbeaux, Caroline Hennigan.
Girls Regional Track Results Congratulations to the LCM girls track regional qualifiers--Blythe Ferguson, Zoe Casteel, and Payton Burns! At the Regional meet, Payton Burns advanced to Saturday's 800 final where she came in 4th. Zoe Casteel came in 2nd in the pole vault and qualifies for state--she is the first girl state qualifier from LCM in 13 years!!! Good luck to Zoe at State!
Boys Regional Track Results Congratulations to the LCM boys track team members who competed at the Regional track meet--Casey Viator (800); Aaron Lilly (1600); Kyle Herfurth, Jonathan Schilz, Patrick Herfurth, and Casey Viator (1600 relay); Hayden Reed (shot and discus); and Alex Sezer (100 and 200). Hayden won the shot (62-6) and the discus while Alex won the 200 and placed second in the 100. Good luck to both Hayden and Alex at State!
Chess Team Success The LCM Chess Club hosted players from area schools on Saturday, April 28. As a team, LCM collected over 30 individual wins. Aaron McCoy took Silver with 8 wins and Angel Cross took bronze with 7 wins. Congratulations!
Baseball Team Wins 2-0 On Friday, April 27, the Varsity Baseball team defeated Nederland 2-0. Alex Blem and Dyllon Young combined to no hit Nederland. Alex pitched 4 innings allowing 0 hits and striking out 6. Dyllon pitched 3 innings, struck out 4 and didn't even allow a base runner. The offense was lead by Jacob Garza, who had 2 hits, an RBI and scored a run. James Swan had a hit and scored a run, and Shea Richards had the other RBI for the Bears. The win makes the Baseball team finish the regular season with a 22-8 record and sole possession of second place in district. The bi-district round of the playoffs begin this week, and the baseball team will be playing the Crosby Cougars on Thursday at LCM, Friday at Barbers Hill, and Saturday, if needed, at Barbers Hill. Go, Bears!
2012-2013 Honey Bears Named Congratulations to the members of the 2012-2013 Honey Bear Drill Team: Taylor Bloodworth, Lizzie Boehme, Taylor Boutte, Rebecca Brown, Callie Choate, Emily Corley, Brianna Davis, McKenzie DiLeo, Lillie East, Ashton Eatman, Janesis Fabian, Hannah Foreman, Gabrielle Gonzales, Raven Guillory, Carli Henning, Alyssa Humphrey, Emily Jackson, Taryn LaCour, Morgan LaMoine, Megan Lisle, Anika Marshall, Madison Miller, Tricia Newman, Abigail Noah, Kaitlyn Norman, Carley Norris, Brianne Peveto, Lauren Purgahn, Kristin Ray, Rebecca Sanford, Hannah Saperstein, Victoria Sawyers, Brooke Tant, Shelby Taylor, Molly Winfrey, and Kristin Yokum. The 2012-2013 officers (pictured from left to right) are Lieutenant Gabrielle Gonzales, Lieutenant Tricia Newman, Captain Kristen Yokum, Co-Captain Megan Lisle, Lieutenant Rebecca Sanford, and Lieutenant McKenzie DiLeo.
2012-2013 National Honor Society Officers Congratulations to the following students who will serve as officers for 2012-2013: President-Alex Sezer; Vice President-Brandon Perry; Student Council Representative-Caleb Bickham; Secretary-Demi Sheppard; Treasurer-Trevier Gonzalez; Project Chair-Jessica Hanson; Historian-Sarah St. John; Service Chair-Harman Kaur.
2012-2013 Key Club Officers Congratulations to the 2012-2013 Key Club officers: President-Katherine Burns; Vice President of Membership-Jacob Richard; Vice President of Service-Hannah Smith; Treasurer-Trey Mathis; and Secretary-Chelsea McLain.
All-District Boys Soccer Team Named Congratulations to the following students for being named to the 2012 38-4A All-District Boys Soccer Team: New Comer of the Year (unanimous coaches' vote)-Josh Brown (So.); First Team-Yohannes Dundon (Sr.) and Tyler Dunmire (Jr.); Second Team-Daniel De La Fuenta (So.). The Bears had a great season this year and tied for a playoff spot. They were the youngest team in the district and finished the season with a district record of 8 wins and 6 losses. Way to go, Bears!
Bear Stage Players Present Dinner Theater The LCM Bear Stage Players completed their UIL One-Act Play Season with success. The group, under the direction of Cory Broom and Caroline Hennigan, tackled a very difficult competition show this year, William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” The team first embarked on Zone Contest, Tuesday April 3, at Lamar–Port Arthur. Individuals receiving awards were as follows: Honorable Mention All-Star Cast-Andrew Borel and Emily Dodd; All-Star Cast-Paul Daleo, Bailey Gilbeaux, and Triston Stringer; Best Actor for the contest-Aaron Alford; and the Technical Award-Kelsey Strother. The play, with a strong showing, advanced to District Contest on Thursday, April 5, again at Lamar–Port Arthur. Individuals receiving awards at that contest were as follows: Honorable Mention All-Star Cast-Bailey Gilbeaux and Triston Stringer; All-Star Cast-Aaron Alford and Kristin Yokum; and Technical Award-Drew Frederick. The group was named as the UIL District 20-4A Alternate Play to Area for 2012. On Friday, April 27, they will present the award-winning One-Act Play as a dinner theater. Dinner, prepared by LCM Culinary Arts Class, will consist of salad, chicken spaghetti, garlic bread, dessert, will be served at 6 p.m. with the play following at 7 p.m. On Saturday, April 28, they will present the play for the final time at 7 p.m.
Culinary Arts Class Provides Dinner When Cory Broom wanted to present the One-Act Play as a Dinner Theatre, he knew whom to call. Beverly Fikes and her Culinary Arts students provided a beautiful and delicious dinner for close to 100 LCM Theatre supporters. The response was so successful, surely they will collaborate again. Pictured from left: Teacher Beverly Fikes, Trey Mathis, Key’vonne Tims, Erin Tutt, Sarah James, Angel Cross, and Casey Myers.
Prose and Poetry at Regionals On Saturday, April 21, seniors Emily Dodd and Aaron Alford competed at the 4A Region III Academic Meet at Sam Houston State University. Alford and Dodd reached this level of competition by placing 1st in Poetry and 2nd in Prose, respectively, at the District 20-4A Meet last month. At Regionals Emily placed 3rd in her Prose Prelim Room and was short of Finals by 1 cumulative point. Aaron ranked 1-1-1 from all 3 judges in Prelims and moved on to Regional Finals. In Finals he placed 4th and was named Regional Alternate to the 4A State Contest. Congratulations to both of these seniors for their hard work and dedication all year long! Job well done!
Baseball Team Wins 20th Game On Saturday, April 21, the Varsity Baseball team picked up their 20th win of the season by defeating Livingston 5-2. Reid Fults got the start on the mound working 4 plus innings allowing zero earned runs. Brandon Humphrey got the win in relief working 3 innings allowing zero runs and zero hits. The offense received help from all throughout the lineup. Casey Burliegh had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. James Swan had 2 hits including a double and 2 RBI’s. Zach Droulliard had 2 hits including a double. Ryan Carline had 2 hits. The baseball team will host Nederland on Friday.
Brasseaux Advances to State in Golf Congratulations to Brooke Brasseaux, who shot 76-74 to finish in a tie for second at the 4A Regional Golf Tournament at Raven Nest GC and advance to the State Tournament! She was only one under the First Place winner, whose two-day total was 149. She won the District Championship, and her trip to State makes her only the third individual LCM girl to qualify to state. The last student to achieve this was Allison Outlaw in 1998. Good luck at State, Brooke!
Lady Bear Powerlifters Win At the High School AFP National Powerlifting Meet in Baton Rouge, senior Maygan Crosslin won 1st place in her weight class and took home the coveted "Outstanding Lifter on the Heavy Platform." Freshman Blythe Ferguson set four new world records in squat, bench, dead lift, and overall lift for her age and weight class, while winning the Gold in her classification. Freshman Kallye Harris posted her season overall best lift on her way to a 2nd place finish in her weight class. Freshman Abi Davis had a season best overall lift and set a new world record for her age and weight class with a bench press of 180 pounds. The Lady Bear Lifters are now preparing for the World Meet that will be held in Las Vegas later this year. Congratulations!
Key Club Members Attend Convention Nineteen LCM Key Clubbers attended the Texas-Oklahoma District Convention in Dallas. LCM's Key Club won the Video Contest for the second time in three years. Great job, senior Kevin McGee! Payton Burns won a $1,500 scholarship.
All-District Girls Soccer Team Named Congratulations to the following Lady Bear Soccer Players for making the All-district team: Mallarie Hearn--Utility player of the district; Kourtney Derouen and Haylea Hearn-first team all district; Harlie Sorge and Demi Sheppard-second team all-district; Alicia Jones, Lemlem Faske, Kyana Petersen, andSimone Mullins-all-district honorable mention. The Lady Bears ended their season fourth in district with a 1-0 playoff loss to Lumberton. Great season, ladies!
Baseball Team Defeats Vidor On Saturday, April 14, the Varsity Baseball Team remained in second place after run ruling the Vidor Pirates 10-0. Reid Fults dominated on the mound for the Bears tossing a complete game, allowing just 1 hit and striking out 11. Kevin Adams had the big hit of the game with a 2 out bases loaded triple to break the game open in the fifth inning. Alex Blem had two hits including a double and 2 RBIs. James Swan had 2 hits. Zach Droulliard had a double. Jake Garza reached base 3 times. The Baseball Team travels to PNG next.
Quiz Bowl Team Wins LSC-O Cypress Challenge Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl/Academic Challenge team, who won the LSC-O Cypress Challenge on Saturday, April 14. To win, they defeated Kelly 210-95, East Chambers 135-80, and Sulphur 130-105. The team members included Kent Morris, Josh Green, Trey Mathis, Eric Rushing, with Hannah Smith as alternate. Each team player received a $750 scholarship. Coaches are Charlette Roddy and Marcia Brown. Pictured from left to right are Mathis, Morris, Green, and Rushing. Congratulations!
Team Force Special Olympic Tract Meet Results Team Force competed at the Special Olympic Track meet held at Orangefield High School and won 13 medals and 5 ribbons at the competition. Results were as follows:
In the 50 meter walk, Donnie Anderson and Mathew Kaufman won silver medals.
In the 50 meter dash, Clyde Jones took the gold while Charles Kaufman and Shane Kaufman won 6th and 7th place ribbons, respectively.
In the 200 meter dash, Austin King won silver and Stephen Malagarie won bronze.
In the 400 meter relay, the team of Charles Kaufman, Clyde Jones, Stephen Malagarie and Austin King took the silver medals.
In the mini javelin, Clyde Jones took the gold, with Donnie Anderson winning silver.
In the running long jump, Austin King won gold and Stephen Malagarie took silver.
In the softball throw, Shane Kaufman and Mathew Kaufman won 6th place ribbons and Charles Kaufman won 7th place.
Cassie McKay and Lucy Dai served as Special Olympic volunteers, while Brittany Cates, Maegan Reinhardt, Alexis Snyder, Amy Pizano, Mille Evans and Talor Swearers served as Team Force Volunteers. Way to go, Bears!
Ruiz Artwork Recognized The Protégé Senior Art Competition Exhibit, sponsored by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and Market Basket, included work by LCM senior Jasmine Ruiz that made it into the final round. Over 150 entries were submitted and only 25 were chosen with the first place receiving a four-year Art Scholarship to Lamar University in Beaumont. Congratulations to Jasmine for being a finalist! The artwork traveled throughout the Golden Triangle and was displayed in the high school library for a week.
Bear Broadcasting's Video Now National PSA LCM's Bear Broadcasting Class participated in a countywide video project for the American Red Cross. The video topics included Fire Safety, Evacuation Plan, Evacuation Kit, and Ladder Safety. Students from three area schools presented their videos to Red Cross board members and personnel on Wednesday, April 11. Presenting the videos for LCM were Kaitlyn Elliott, Shelby Alford, Aaron Cordeau, and Kevin McGee. LCM's videos were selected to be used on regional, state and national levels for Red Cross public service announcements. Congratulations to all the Bear Broadcasting students for their hard work and participation in this project.
District Track Meet Results The LCM Boys varsity track team finished 3rd in the 20-4A District track meet scoring over 100 points! (This is the highest the boys track team has finished in over 10 years!). Congratulations to the following runners who qualified for regionals: Alex Sezer (who dusted the competition, winning first in both the 100m dash in 10.87 and the 200m dash in 21.61); Casey Viator (who finished 3rd in the 800, running a personal best of 2:05); the mile relay team of Kyle Herfurth, Casey Viator, Jonathen Schilz, and Alex Sezer (who ran a season best 3.33 and finished 3rd); and Aaron Lilly (who had to fight off a pack of Nederland Bulldogs to finish 2nd in the mile with a time of 4.40). Other runners earning points for the Boys Bear track team included James Armstrong (who finished 5th in the mile and 6th in the 800); Dylan Gruber (who finished 6th in the 110 h); Quinton Johnson (who finished 4th in the 100m dash); the 4x1 team of Quinton Johnson, Trent Manuel, Patrick Herfurth, and Mark Sanders (who finished 5th); the 4x2 team of Quinton Johnson, Patrick Herfurth, Leonard Curtis, and R.T. Arnaud (who finished 4th); and Kyle Herfurth (who finished 5th in the 400). In field events, Hayden Reed won the shot with a toss of 62-8, and he won the discus with a throw of an even 184 feet. Congratulations to the Bear Track team and good luck to all of the Regional Qualifiers!
For the girls, Payton Burns won the girls 800 meter run and finished 3rd in 1600. Two other Bears that qualified for Regionals included Blythe Ferguson, who had a 2nd place finish in the shot put with a personal best of 37'1", and Zoe Casteel, with a second place finish in the pole vault at 10'6". Others earning points included Dayja Arnold (who finished 4th in the triple jump with a personal best of 33'6.5" earning a place as regional alternate), Josie Nimitz (who finished 5th in the triple jump at 33'4"), Maya Smith (who finished 4th in the high jump with 5' earning a place as regional alternate) and Bailey Williams (who finished 6th in the high jump with 4'10"). Congratulations! Good luck at Regionals!
Choir Earns Excellent On Wednesday, April 11, the LCM Choir earned Excellent in both Concert and Sightreading at the UIL Contest held at Sterling High School in Baytown. Thank you for your hard work and congratulations on a job well done!
Brasseaux wins District Golf Title Congratulations to senior Brooke Brasseaux for capturing the district title in golf. She won the tournament with a 78 and an 80 and will advance to regionals. Junior James Walker will also advance to regionals as the district 20-4A medalist and the top Bear golfer with a two-day total of 160.
Doubles Tennis Wins District Championship Casey Myers and Hannah McLendon claimed the District 20-4A Doubles Tennis Championship on Tuesday, April 3. Erin Tutt earned 2nd Place in singles play. Taylor Barnwell is the LCM HS tennis coach. They'll advance to Regionals! Go, Lady Bears!
Boys JV Track Team Wins District! The LCM boys JV track team won the 20-4A District track meet Monday, April 2, edging out 2nd place Central by 12 points.
Gold medal winners were Ethan Reed (shot), Marvis Brown (Disc), Freddy De La Fuente (200), Travis White (mile), and Shri Murthy (800).
Silver medal winners were the mile relay team of Tommy Brzezinski, Shri Murthy, Tyler Smith, and Jallen Griffen; Marvis Brown (shot), and Robert Green (100).
Bronze medal winners were the 4x200m relay and 4x100m relay teams of Brandon Tolliver, Robert Green, Chris Smith, and Freddy De la Fuente; Brandon Tolliver (200), and Trevvor Hulsey (Shot). Also scoring points at the track meet were Austin White, James Casey, Marlon Sanders, and Josh Provost. The boys had a great track season winning every track meet they attended. The track future looks bright for LCM!!!
Texas Relays Results Congratulations to 4A defending State Champ Hayden Reed for winning the discus at the Texas Relays on Friday, March 31, with a toss of 186'2". Reed also won 3rd in the shot put at 62'. Congratulations, Hayden!
Tennis Results Congratulations to seniors Jordan Dobranski and Kenneth Smith for placing 2nd in the boys' doubles division of the MidCounty Varsity Invitational. Sophomore Navjot Singh won the Boys C singles division of the Mid County varsity invitational defeating Nederland in the finals.
Smith Named Advisor of the Year Stacey Smith, LCMHS Student Council Advisor, was named “State Student Council Advisor of the Year,” during the Opening General Session at the 2012 Texas Association of Student Councils conference on Sunday, April 2, in Arlington, Texas. The TASC is the largest such organization in the country. Congratulations, Ms. Smith!!
Brasseaux Wins 2nd Congratulations to senior Brooke Brasseaux for capturing 2nd place at the Warren golf tournament held at Wildwood Golf Course on Wednesday, March 28. Brooke shot an 81. She tied Nederland’s, Felicia Sauceda but won in a playoff.
Baseball vs PNG On Wednesday, March 28, Alex Blem hit a 2-run homer in the second inning against PNG. After four innings the Bears led 3-0, with Reid Fults throwing a no-hitter. However, in the fifth inning, the Indians took a 5-3 lead. In the seventh inning, Casey Burleigh led off with a solo home run to make it 5-4. Ryan Carline reached on an error and advanced to second before but was unable to score. LCM is now 4-1.
2012-2013 Cheerleaders Congratulations to the following students who are the cheerleaders and mascots for 2012-2013:
Varsity: Shelby Alford, Macie Bell, Baylee Billiot, Kirsten Buchanan, Kaitlyn Elliott, Alicia Jones, Kyndal Jones, Bryanna McFarland, Bailey Newton, Reagan Parker, Harlie Sorge, Destinee Thompson, Tara Thompson, Mackenzie Trawhon, Carli Vela, and Sydney Williams
Mascots: Ashlee Meadows and Maggie Lucia.
JV: Sophie Braud, Michaela Dorsey, Sydney Eby, Izza Echartea, Allie Landry, Savanna Rothenberger, Keelie Smith, Lauren Walter, Bailey Williams, Amanda Wyble, and Ashley Young
Freshman: Abbey Ashworth, Brittany Bonin, Faith Doyle, Kami Foskey, Brooke Manuel, Brandi Posey, Courtney Price, Elizabeth Roy, Rainey Trahan, and Keely Vela
Silsbee Relay Results
Varsity Girls Team: 4th Place
Discus-Ferguson, 5th; Shot Put-Ferguson, 2nd; Carlton, 3rd; Long Jump – Nimitz, 3rd; Crow, 4th; High Jump – Smith, 3rd; Triple Jump – , Nimitz, 1st; Pole Vault – Casteel, 1st ; 800 M Run – Burns, 1st; 1600 M Relay – LCM, 5th ; 400 M Relay – LCM, 6th; 800M Relay – LCM 4th; 1600M Run – Burns, 3rd
Varsity Boys Team: 1st Place
Discus - Reed, 1st; Shot Put - Reed, 1st, Howlett, 4th; Long Jump – Johnson, 5th; Leonard, 6th; Pole Vault – Lopez, 4th; 3200 M Run – Lilly, 1st; 800 M Run – Viator, 4th; Armstrong, 6th; 100M Run – Sezer, 1st, Johnson, 4th, Sanders, 6th; 400M Run – Herfurth, 2nd; Lopez, 4th; 200 M Run – Sezer, 1st; Bourque 2nd, Herfurth, 4th; 1600 M Relay – LCM (Viator, K. Herfurth, P. Herfurth, and Bickham), 3rd; 400M Relay- LCM (Johnson, Herfurth, Manuel, and Sanders), 1st; 100M Hurdles – Gruber, 4th; 800M Relay – LCM (Sezer, Johnson, Curtis, and Arnaud), 1st; 300M Hurdles – Bourque, 1st, Gruber, 4th; 1600M Run – Lilly, 1st; Armstrong, 5th. (Hayden Reed set new Silsbee Track meet records in both Discus and Shot Put.)
JV Boys Team; 1st Place
Discus – Reed, 1st; Smith, 4th; Brown, 6th; Shot Put – Reed, 1st; Brown, 4th; Hulsey, 5th; Long Jump – Hanna, 4th; High Jump – Roddy, 1st; Triple Jump – De Le Fuenta, 5th; Pole Vault – White, 1st; 800M Run – Murphy, 1st; Brzezinski, 3rd; White, 6th; 100M Run – Tolliver, 1st; Green, 3rd; 400M Run – Garcia, 5th; Griffen, 6th; 200M Run – De La Fuenta, 1st; 1600M Relay – LCM (Murthy, Smith, Brzezinski, Griffen), 1st; 400M Relay – LCM (Smith, Green, De La Fuente, and Tolliver), 1st; 100M Hurdles – Sanders, 5th; 800M Relay – LCM (Roddy, Green, De La Fuente, and Tolliver), 1st; 1600 M Run – White, 1st; Casey, 3rd
Boudreaux at State Powerlifting Meet On Saturday, March 24, at the State Powerlfiting Meet in Abilene, Coleton Boudreaux placed 12th in the 198 class with a total of 1385. Congratulations, Coleton.
Freese Wins 1st at State for Fantasy Hair Design Congratulations to senior Whitney Freese, who placed first in the recent Skills USA State Cosmetology Fantasy Hair Design. Kim Levens is LCM High School’s cosmetology teacher.
Softball vs. Nederland On Friday, March 23, Cassie James hit a homerun as they defeated Nederland 4-3. The Lady Bears and Vidor Pirates are tied for 1st place in district at 6-1 eacb.
Baseball vs. Vidor On Friday, March 23, in the second inning, Shea Richards hit a 2-run homer, his first of the season, to help the Bears 8-1 win. Richards also hit a double and had three outstanding plays at short. James Swan and Casey Burleigh had two hits each, and Ryan Carline added a two run single. Reid Fults got the win. LCM is now 4-0 in district.
Lady Bear Varsity Soccer Team in the Playoffs Regardless of the outcome of their next game against PNG, the Lady Bear Soccer team will be advancing to the playoffs. Congratulations, Lady Bears!
Lady Bear Soccer Team Beats Ozen On Thursday, March 22, the Lady Bears soccer team beat Ozen. Mallarie Hearn, Makenzi Hammer, Kourtney Derouen, Ally Wray, Lemlem Faske and Kyndal Jones each scored goals. Ally Wray, Mallarie Hearn, Josie West and Harllie Sorge assisted. Other key defensive players in the game were Kyana Petersen, Haylea Hearn, Bryanna McFarland, Harlie Hughes, and Alex Saucier while the key offensive players included Katherine Burns, Demi Sheppard, Savanna Smith, Madison Kay, Alicia Jones, Chelsea Richard, Madison Leonard and Simone Mullins. Simone Mullins and Ally Wray were goalies. Lady Bears play their last district game against PNG Friday, March 23, at Bear Stadium. Way to go, Lady Bears!
Softball Team Wins Again On Thursday, March 22, down 2-1 going into the 7th, the LCM softball team scored 6 runs and won 7-3 against the Livingston Lions. In the seventh, Taylor Fraccastoro led off by driving a 2-1 pitch to right center for a double and advanced to third on another sacrifice bunt by Kaleigh Roy. Kelsey Fults hit a slow grounder toward a drawn in short stop scoring Fraccastoro ahead of the throw. Fults advanced to second due to an error on the throw. Fults moved to 3rd on a ground out by Chelsea McLain. Senior centerfielder Ashleigh Jones ripped a line drive double past a drawn in outfield to score Fults and give the Bears their first lead of the night. Comeaux reached on an error following a slowly hit ball up the firstbase line moving Jones to 3rd. Kassie James provided a much needed insurance run with a hard hit grounder up the middle scoring Jones. Raven Cole was hit by a pitch. Loni Prouse reached on an error when a short pop up was dropped in the infield scoring Comeaux. Fraccastoro followed with an infield single to deep short scoring James and Cole came home when the throw went off the glove of the first baseman. Congratulations, Lady Bears!
All-KOGT Basketball Teams Named Congratulations to the following players for being named to the All-KOGT Basketball Teams: Boys Team – Preston Armstrong and Jordan Wells; Girls Team – Kelsey Fults and Kayleigh Roy.
Prose and Poetry Team Advances to Finals On Friday, March 23, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School UIL Prose and Poetry team competed at the District 20-4A Academic Meet at Lumberton High School. Every member of both teams advanced to Finals Competition. In Prose, Haley Wright placed 5th, Kristin Yokum placed 6th, and Emily Dodd won 2nd. In Poetry, Aaron Alford placed 1st, Courtney Atherton placed 5th, and Breanne Willey placed 6th. LCM was the only school to bring their entire teams to Finals. Additionally, Alford and Dodd will represent District 20-4A at the 4A Regional Contest next month. Congratulations!
Boys Soccer Team Fights to Advance On Wednesday, March 21, the LCM boys soccer team beat Ozen 4-1. With the win, LCM is in 4th place. Depending on the results of Friday’s games, LCM will either be the fourth playoff team in 20-4A or will be tied with Nederland and would play a plus one game against Nederland on Tuesday. Good luck, Bears!
Brasseaux Wins 2nd Place Congratulations to senior Brooke Brasseaux for winning second place in the LCM Golf tournament on Monday, March 19. Brooke shot a score of 81.
Lady Bears Place at State Powerlifting Championship Congratulations to Maygan Crosslyn, Blythe Ferguson, and Kallye Harris, who competed at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Championships on March 16 in Corpus Christi. Both Maygan and Blythe placed in the top four of their weight class. Maygan finished second in the 165 class with a total of 910 pounds. Blythe claimed fourth in the 220 class with a total lift of 845 pounds. Congratulations, Lady Bears!
Lady Bear Softball Team Defeats Vidor The Lady Bear softball team defeated #2 Vidor 6-1 on Thursday, March 15. Raven Cole got the start in the circle and the win while Hope Russell pitched 3 solid innings in relief. Taylor Fraccastoro and Kelsey Fults (3 RBI's) had two hits each while Cole, Baylie Comeaux, Ashleigh Jones, and Loni Prouse all recorded hits. Great job, Lady Bears!
Lady Bear Softball Team Defeats Central On Wednesday, March 14, the Lady Bear softball team defeated Central 16-0 in 4 innings with a perfect game from pitcher Camrie Helm, who struck out 10 in the victory. Way to go, Lady Bears!
Lady Bear Soccer Team Continues to Win Over Spring Break Congratulations to the Lady Bear soccer team for winning three games over the spring break!
Beginning the Friday classes released, at senior night the Lady Bears defeated Bridge City 2-1 with goals scored by Mallarie Hearn and Alicia Jones.
On Tuesday of spring break, the Lady Bears defeated Central 4-0 with goals scored by Mallarie Hearn, Lemlem Faske, Demi Sheppard, and Alicia Jones. Kourtney Derouen, Mallarie Hearn, and Makenzi Hammer assisted.
Then on Wednesday, the Lady Bears defeated Vidor 3-1. Mallarie Hearn, Lemlem Faske, and Katherine Burns scored goals with assists by Makenzi Hammer and Harlie Sorge.
The Lady Bears have two games left this season— Ozen on Tuesday and PNG on Friday. They must win at least one to make it to the playoffs. Your Lady Bear soccer team consists of Josie West, Kyndal Jones, Katherine Burns, Alez Saucier, Demi Sheppard, Alicia Jones, Harlie Sorge, Madison Leonard, Kendall Calhoun, Ally Wray, Madison Kay, Kourtney Derouen, Hazel Brooks, Chelsea Richard, Makenzi Hammer, Mallarie Hern, Haylea Hearn, Kyana Petersen, Bryanna Mcfarland, Savanna Smith, Harlie Hughes, Simone Mullins and Lemlem Faske. This team works hard on and off the field and is successful because of it!
Boudreaux Advances to State Powerlifting Junior Coleton Boudreaux placed 4th at the Powerlifting Regionals in the 198 class with a total weight of 1400. He will travel to Abilene on March 24 to compete at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Championships. Good luck at State!
LCM Battlin’ Bear Relays Results Congratulations to the LCM Track and Field Team Members for placing at the LCM Battlin’ Bear Relays on Thursday, March 8.
Varsity Boys: Team – 2nd Place
Shot Putt–Reed, 1st, Wells, 3rd, Ferguson, 6th; Discus–Reed, 1st, Wells, 2nd, Ferguson, 6th; 3200M Run–Lilly, 1st; 400M Relay–LCM, 4th; 800M Run–Armstrong, 6th; 100M Hurdles–Gruber, 6th; 100M Dash–Sezer, 2nd; 800M Relay–LCM, 3rd; 400M Dash–Herfurth, 4t; 200M Dash–Sezer, 1st, Arnaud, 4th; 1600M Run–Lilly, 1st; 1600M Relay–LCM, 2nd; DMR–LCM, 2nd
Varsity Girls Team:
Pole Vault–Casteel, 2nd; Shot Put–Carlton, 4th; High Jump–Smith, 2nd; Triple Jump–Nimitz, 1st, Williams, 4th; Long Jump–Nimitz, 5th; 800M Run–Burns, 1st; 400M Dash–Thompson, 4th, Crowe, 5th; 1600M Run–Burns, 3rd
JV Boys: Team – 1st Place
Pole Vault–White, 1st; Shot Put–Howlett, 2nd, Reed, 4th, Brown, 5th; Discus–Reed, 3rd, Brown, 5th; Triple Jump–Garcia, 2nd; Long Jump–Domingue, 6th; 400M Relay–LCM, 1st; 800M Run–Murthy, 1st; 100M Dash–Green, 1st, Tolliver, 3rd; 800M Relay–LCM, 1st; 400M Dash–Griffen, 3rd; 200M Dash–De La Fuente, 2nd, Domingue, 3rd, Smith, 6th; 1600M Run–White, 2nd; 1600M Relay– LCM, 1st; DMR–LCM, 1st
JV Girls Team:
Shot Put–Powell, 2nd; 100M Dash–Hodges, 4th; 200M Dash–Hodges, 5th
Lady Bear Powerlifters Advance to State Congratulations to Maygan Crosslin, Blythe Ferguson, and Kallye Harris, who competed at the Girls Regional Powerlifting Meet held at Beaumont West Brook and each will advance to the State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi on March 17. Maygan and Blythe are Region 4 champions while Kallye earned 2nd place! Pictured from left to right are Blythe Ferguson (220 Wt Class) 1st Place=Total 860 lbs, Maygan Crosslin (165 Wt Class) 1st Place=Total 930 lbs, and Kallye Harris (132 Wt Class) 2nd Place=Total 670 lbs, Congratulations, and Good Luck at State!
Lady Bear Golf Team Places at Ozen Tournament Congratulations to the Lady Bear Golf Team for finishing third at the Ozen golf tournament held at Bayou Din. Senior Brooke Brasseaux was the individual champion with a score of 80. Other team members were Kailey Rountree (105), Ashley Young (115), Savanna Rothenberger (116), and Hayley Robinson (119). Way to go, Lady Bears!
All-District Boys Basketball Team Named Congratulations to the following players for being named to the 2012 20-4A All-District Basketball Team: Preston Armstrong–1st team, Christian Wendt–2nd team, and Kenneth Smith–Honorable Mention. Congratulations!
Track Teams Dominate Vidor Pirate Relays Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Track Teams for winning 1st and 2nd place at the Vidor Pirate Relays on March 2.
Varsity Boys Results: Team – 1st Place
Shot Put–Reed, 1st, Howlett, 3rd, Ferguson, 5th; Discus-Reed, 1st, Wells, 2nd, Ferguson, 3rd; Triple Jump–Curtis , 3rd; Long Jump–Curtis, 6th; 100M Dash, Sezar–1st, Sanders, 2nd, Manuel, 4th; 110M Hurdles–Gruber, 6th; 200M Dash-Sezar, 1st, Curtis, 3rd, Arnaud, 4th; 400M Dash–Herfurth, 4th; 400M relay–LCM, 1st; 300M Hurdles–Gruber, 6th; 800M Run–Armstrong, 3rd, Viator, 4th; 800M Relay–LCM, 1st; 1600M Run–Lilly, 1st, Armstrong, 4th; 1600M Relay–LCM, 2nd
Varsity Girls Results: Team–2nd Place
Pole Vault–Casteel, 2nd; Shot Put–Ferguson, 2nd, Carlton, 3rd, High Jump–Smith, 4th; Triple Jump–Williams, 2nd; Long Jump–Williams, 4th; 400M Dash–Crowe, 4th; 400M Relay–LCM, 3rd; 800M Run–Burns, 1st; 800M Relay–LCM, 6th; 110M Hurdles–Weatherly, 6th;1600M Run–Burns, 2nd; 16000M Relay–LCM, 3rd (photo courtesy of Ty Manuel)
Jones Named Athlete of the Week Congratulations to the Lady Bear Softball Player Ashleigh Jones for being KBMT Channel 12's Student Athlete of the Week! Ashleigh is a senior and a 3 year letterman. Next year she will play softball at Lamar University. Way to go, Ashleigh!
Lady Bears Named to All-District Team Congratulations to the following Lady Bears for being named to the 20-4A all-district team: Junior Kayleigh Roy - 1st team all-district; sophomore Kelsey Fults - 2nd team; junior Tara Thompson and sophomores Carley Greene and Cassidy Webster - Honorable Mention. Congratulations!
Howlett Wins District FFA Office On Tuesday, February 28, the LCM FFA members attended the Ricebelt District FFA Convention in Tarkington, Texas. Junior Nathan Howlett ran for and was elected as the District Historian. This is a great achievement not only for Nathan but for the LCM FFA because Nathan is the first district FFA officer from our chapter in 18 years. (The last district FFA officer from LCM was Michael Brewer, who was elected in 1994.) Congratulations, Nathan!
Lady Bear Softball Team Wins 16-0 Congratulations to the Lady Bear Softball Team for their victory over the Lumberton Raiders. Camrie Helm pitched a one-hitter striking out 12 in 6 innings for the 16 to 0 win. The bats continued to stay hot as Raven Cole and Taylor Fraccastoro both hit 3 run homers. Raven also went 5 for 5 at the plate with three singles and one double to add to her homerun. Loni Prouse went 3 for 3, and Kassie James, 3 for 5. The team will travel to College Station next for some tough competition before heading into the rest of district play. The JV Lady Bears also won 17-0! Good luck, Lady Bears.
Varsity Baseball Team Wins The Varsity Baseball Team ran their season record to a perfect 7 and 0 by defeating the Beaumont Kelly Bulldogs 7-3. James Swan led the offense by blasting 2 homeruns and driving in 6 runs. Alex Blem had 2 hits including a double, and Jacob Garza added a double. Pitching was done by Reid Fults, Ryan Carline, Brandon Humphrey, James Swan, and Dillon Young. Landon Procella did a great job behind the plate. The Bears play next in the Brenham Tournament. Way to go, Bears!
Casteel Sisters Win Stark Reading Contest Congratulations to Ivy Casteel (interpretive reading) and Zoe Casteel (declamation), who won the LCM Stark Reading Contest finals on Tuesday, February 28. Zaina O’Neal (interpretive reading) and Jessi Hyder (declamation) placed second in each category. Other finalists in interpretive reading included Casey Myers, Ashlee Meadows, and Peyton Taylor and in declamation included Katherine Burns, Jace Robertson, and Jordan Parker. Congratulations to Ivy and Zoe, who will represent LCM in the county finals at the Lutcher Theatre.
Lady Bear Soccer Wins Congratulations to Girls' Soccer for defeating Hamshire Fannett on Tuesday, February 28. Mallarie Hearn had a hat trick with three goals. Assists were made by Lemlem Faske, Chelsea Richard, and Alicia Jones. The entire team contributed for the win, with Simone Mullins defending the goal.
Band Competes at Solo and Ensemble Contest On Saturday, February 18, LCM High School Band members competed at Lumberton in the Region 10 Solo and Ensemble Competition. Forty-four students earned Superior ratings on their performances. They are Aimee Lege, Andrew Usie, Angel Cross, Ashton Brock, Briana Wiggins, Bridgett Bonneaux, Callie Choate, Chris Garber, Elijah Henning, Hannah Slaten, Jalen Griffin, Jonah Boaz, Josh Adair, Lena Perry, Luke Mayeux, Mallory Gautreaux, Maya Smith, Sarah Michaelis, Sarah Thomas, Sierra Thiery, and Victoria Elliot. The following students not only made Superiors but also earned the right to compete in the State Solo and Ensemble in Austin later this year: Aaron McCoy, Alex Borel, Andrew Borel, Andrew King, Austin Slagle, Blaire Adams, Dakota Crespo, Gabriel Ruppert, Ian Patsfield, Jaren Braud, Jesse Chwaliszewski, Lawson Cox, Logan Burns, Mason Davis, Morgan Fairchild, Paul Daleo, Peyton Taylor, Ryan Adams, Ryan Casey, Ryan Shehane, TJ Greenwell, Tony Theal, and Zoe Casteel. Congratulations!
LCM Softball Wins LCM softball won all six games they played in the Jasper Tournament, beating Hemphill 14-0 and Jasper 6-1 on Saturday, February 25. In the Hemphill win, Raven Cole hit a grand slam, Kassie James added a HR, and Hope Russell got the win. Cole would also pitch a no-hitter against the host Bulldogs. In the 6 wins, the Lady Bears outscored their opponents 66-10. Way to go, Lady Bears!
Lady Bear Golf Wins 3rd The LCM Lady Bear Golf Team captured third place at the Westbrook Golf Tournament Thursday, February 23. Senior Brooke Brasseaux was the fourth place medalist with a score of 89. Other team members wee senior Hayley Robinson, junior Kailey Roundtree, and freshmen Ashley Young, and Savanna Rothenberger. Congratulations.
Baseball Team Continues Winning The Varsity Baseball team competed in the LCM Tournament where they went a perfect 5-0 by outscoring their opponents by a combined 56-17, running their season record to 6-0. The offense was led by Shea Richards, Reid Fults, Zach Droulliard, Kevin Adams, Jacob Garza, and Ryan Carline, who all had outstanding weekends at the plate. Brandon Hymphrey, James Swann, Dyllon Young, Alex Blem and Coby Roddy provided some outstanding pitching for the Bears. The Bears will host Orangefield next and then travel to the Brenham tournament.
LCM Chess Team Holds Tournament On Saturday, February 25, the LCM Chess Club hosted students from schools across the area in its "I Heart Chess Tournament." High school students from West Orange-Stark, Nederland and LCM in addition to students from Lamar University and Texas A & M participated. LCM's Aaron McCoy took the Gold medal while Nederland took Silver and Texas A & M took Bronze.
All-Star Classic Football Team Members Named The rosters have been announced for the Southeast Texas Ford Dealers All-Star Classic football game, scheduled for June 9 at Lamar University's Provost Umphrey Stadium. Congratulations to Jordan Harmon and Preston Armstrong, who were named to the East Team.
Boys Track Team at PNG Relays The LCM boys JV and Varsity track teams competed at the PNG relays Thursday, February 23. The Varsity boys finished 2nd overall while the JV boys finished 1st overall. First place varsity finishers included Hayden Reed in Shot and Discuss (Hayden also set a new Meet record in the Shot); Quinton Johnson in the Long Jump; the 4x100 team of Patrick Herfurth, Alex Sezer, Quinton Johnson, and Trent Manuel; Alex Sezer in the 100 and 200; the 4x400m relay team of Casey Viator, Jonathen Shilz, Kyle Herfurth, and Caleb Bickham.
First place JV finishers included the JV Distance Medley Relay Team of Shri Murthy, Tyler Smith, Tommy Brzezinski, and James Casey; the JV 4x100 team of Chris Smith, Robert Green, Freddy De La Fuente, and Brandon Tolliver; the JV 4x400m relay team of Shri Murthy, Tyler Smith, Tommy Brzezinski, and JaQuarius Provost; and Ethan Reed, who won the shot and discuss. There were also numerous 2 and 3rd place finishers last night. Congrats to all the Bear runners!
Lady Bear Soccer vs. Ozen Congratulations to the Varsity Lady Bears for defeating Ozen on Tuesday, February 21. Mallarie Hearn scored 2 goals, and Lemlem Faske and Kourtney DeRouen each scored 1. Assists were made by Kendall Calhoun and Kourtney DeRouen. Alicia Jones, Josie West, and Ally Wray helped in the forward position. Harlie Sorge, Kyndal Jones, Demi Sheppard, Chelsea Richard, and Kourtney DeRouen controlled the middle. Haylea Hearn, Kyana Petersen, Alex Saucier and Bryanna McFarland led and maintained the defense. Katherine Burns, Savanna Smith, Madison Leonard, and Makenzi Hammer played the wings. Simone Mullins protected the goal. Great team effort!
Lady Bear Soccer vs. Vidor and PNG Congratulations to the Lady Bear Soccer team for defeating Vidor on Friday, February 17. Monica Bingham had a hat trick with three goals. Her team gave great support and played well on the field together.
The Lady Bear JV also defeated PNG. Monica Bingham had the lone goal to win the game. Great efforts once again by the entire team with Jamie Kelly in the goal with numerous stops, Rebecca Zuniga and Madison Kay helping in the forward positions. Nina Hernandez and Harley Rayburn controlled the middle. Alidia Norton and Olivia Day helped at the wing position. Defense included Jorden Prewitt, Harlie Hughes, Taylor Norman, and Courteney Lewis. Great job to the entire team.
Myers/McLendon Win 1st Place Casey Myers and Hannah McLendon won 1st place at the Vidor Invitational tournament on Friday, February 17. They defeated PNG in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Way to go, Lady Bears!
Boys Basketball Team Advances Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Basketball team for advancing to District Play. LCM faced Crosby in bi-district basketball action at East Chambers High School.
UIL Debate Teams Advance to State Three LCM teams competed at the District Team Debate UIL Competition on Saturday, February 11. The team of Kara Stanford and Ethan Parsons and the team of Alicia Hubbard and Aaron McCoy tied for first place. Because UIL requires a first and second, Alicia Hubbard and Aaron McCoy were designated as first, and Kara Stanford and Ethan Parsons as second, even though they both tied for first and had the same record. LCM High School also earned the District Sweepstakes for the 4A District Team Debate competition. For the last 4 years, LCM has qualified for the UIL State Policy (team) Debate tournament, and for the last 3 years LCM has earned the district sweepstakes trophy for team debate and both teams from the 20-4A District progressing to the state tournament came from LCM. According to Don Vercher, UIL Debate Coach, “I am very proud of these students. Ethan is a novice this year and has worked hard for this accomplishment. Kara has now qualified for State 3 years in a row, and is set to be the first debater I am aware of to be able to qualify for state all 4 of her high school years, if she qualifies next year. They have all worked hard to make this happen.” Good luck at State!
Brasseaux Wins 2nd in Tournament Congratulations to senior Brooke Brasseaux, for capturing second place at the Hardin-Jefferson Golf Tournament on Monday, Feburary 13, in the freezing cold rain. She won second with a 3 over par. Congratulations, Brooke!
LCMHS Voted Best High School in Orange County LCM High School was named “ Best High School” in Orange County by the Orange Leader as part of their “Readers Choice” Awards.
Bear Iron Invitational Powerlifting Meet Results Congratulations to the LCM Girls Team for taking First and to the Boys Team for taking Second at the Annual Bear Iron Invitational Powerlifting Meet held on Thursday, February 9. Outstanding Lifters were Maygan Crosslin in the Girls 97-165 Wt Class and Patrick Herfurth in Boys 114-165 Wt Class.
For the Girls Team, Kallye Harris-1st place-132 Wt Class, Maygan Crosslin-1st place-165 Wt Class, Blythe Ferguson-2nd place and Abi Davis-3rd place-220+ Wt Class.
For the Boys Team, Patrick Herfurth-1st place-114 Wt Class, Travis White-1st place-123 Wt Class, Javier Garcia-1st place and Michael Chen-2nd place-132 Wt Class, Conner Jaynes-3rd place-148 Wt. Class, Brad Bergeron-3rd place-165 Wt Class, Coleton Boudreaux-1st place-198 Wt Class, Mitchell Jennings-2nd place-220 Wt Class, and Tyler Howlett-3rd place-Super Heavy Wt Class.
Congratulations!
Choir Students Compete at Solo/Ensemble On Saturday, February 4, several LCM High School Choir students participated in the Region X UIL Vocal Solo and Ensemble Competition at Goose Creek Memorial High School in Baytown.
Receiving Superior ratings were Taylor Bloodworth, Rachel Brady, Kirsten Buchanan, Peyton Croaker, Jamie Hudson, Taryn LaCour, Sterling Miller, Mayajean Smith, Emaley Torbert, Makenzi Hammer, Sarah Martin, Kender Myers, Alex Saucier, Raevyn Smith, Abigail Turner, Drew Frederick, Kyle McGee, Aaron Rose, Micah Spell, Aaron Walker, Chris Jacobs-Smith, and Connor Maglothin.
Receiving Excellent ratings were Sadie Greer, Denay Hutchinson, Lauren Cooley, Symone Hawkins, Synclair Hawkins, Cotricia Leonard, Brittani O’Dell, Destinee Thompson, Key’Vonne Tims, Branecia White-Kelly, Alyssa Winfree, Danielle Dowling, D’Shay Griffin, Anthony Tolbert, J. T. Clanton, Taylor Peveto, Colby Quebodeaux, Marlon Sanders, and Trey’Von Tims.
The following 10 students qualified for State: Taylor Bloodworth, Rachel Brady, Kirsten Buchanan, Peyton Croaker, Jamie Hudson, Taryn LaCour, Sterling Miller, Mayajean Smith, Emaley Torbert, and Drew Frederick.
Congratulations to all of these students for their achievements!
LCM Speech and Debate Squad Competes The LCM Speech and Debate Squad attended a TFA tournament at Texas City on Friday/Saturday, February 3/4. The team of Kara Stanford and Ethan Parsons made it to the quarter-finals in Championship Cross-Examination debate. Ethan Parsons and Ivy Casteel progressed to the semi-finals in extemporaneous speaking, and Trey Mathis placed 5th in extemporaneous speaking. Congratulations to the Battlin’ Bear Speech and Debate Squad for their performance.
UIL Prose/Poetry Team at PNG Academic Tournament On Saturday, February 4, the LCM High School UIL Prose and Poetry team competed at the PNG Academic Tournament. Students advanced through difficult Preliminary and Semi-Final Rounds, and placing in Finals were (pictured left to right) Haley Wright - 8th in Prose, Kristin Yokum - 4th in Prose, Emily Dodd - 3rd in Prose, Aaron Alford - 1st in Poetry, Courtney Atherton - 5th in Poetry, and Ashlee Meadows - 7th in Poetry. LCM was the most represented school in the Finals Competition and combined for the most Prose and Poetry team points at the tournament. The group is under the direction of LCM Theater Director Cory Broom. Congratulations!
Casteel Wins District The District 4A swim meet was held Thursday, February 2, at the new natatorium in Beaumont. Sophomore Ivy Casteel placed 1st in the 50 freestyle with a 27.81 and 1st in the 100 freestyle with a 1:00.80. With these times, Ivy set school records in both events. District coaches voted for best male and female swimmers, and Ivy was named Female Athlete of the meet. Congratulations, Ivy!!
Stark Reading - Interpretive Reading Results Congratulations to the following students who competed on Thursday, February 2, and will advance to the next round of the Stark reading Contest in Interpretive Reading: Ivy Casteel, Emalee Carlton, Mallory Gautreaux, Jessica Hanson, Ashlee Meadows, Casey Myers, Zaina O'Neal, and Peyton Taylor. The semi-finals will be held Wednesday, February 15.
Stark Reading Contest Prelimary Round Results Congratulations to the following students who competed on Friday, January 27, and were selected to advance to the next level of the Stark Reading Contest:
In Interpretive Reading - Emalee Carlton, Ivy Casteel, Peyton Croaker, Mallory Gautreaux, Jessica Hanson, Ashlee Meadows, Sarah Michaelis, Casey Myers, Zaina O’Neal, Jordon Pachuca, Peyton Taylor, and Sierra Thiery. These students will compete again on Thursday, February 2.
In Declamation - Zoe Casteel, Katherine Burns, Jessica Hyder, Kaley Lemoine, Kent Morris, Jordan Parker, Jace Robertson, Savanna Smith, and Lyndsey Windham. These students will compete again on Wednesday, February 15.
Bears Defeat Lumberton On Tuesday, January 24, the LCM Bears defeated Lumberton 47-38 at the Bear Cave. Jordan Wells scored 19; Preston Armstrong, 12; and Christian Wendt, 6. The Bears are now 16-12 overall and 5-3 in district. They travel to Beaumont Ozen on Friday.
Bulldog Academic Meet Results Congratulations to the following students for placing at the Nederland Bulldog Academic Meet 2012, on Saturday, January 21:
Current Events - Dimitri Lacour-6th
Literary Criticism - Hope Russell-1st, Victoria Weeks—6th, Team-2nd
Number Sense - Shri Murthy—6th
Social Studies - Josh Green—3rd
Spelling & Vocabulary - Jacob Martin—4th, Dmitri Lacour—5th, Team—2nd
CX Debate (Cross Examination) - Stanford & Parsons—1st, Hubbard & McCoy—4th
L/D Debate (Lincoln/Douglas) - Josh Green—6th
Informative Speaking - Josh Green—3rd, Trey Mathis—5th
Poetry - Aaron Alford—3rd, Triston Stringer—6th
Prose - Emily Dodd—5th
Overall Speech - Team—1st
Lady Bears Defeat Nederland 52-50 The Battlin' Lady Bears defeated Nederland on Friday, January 20, in dramatic fashion. After coming back from 8 down in the 4th quarter, the Lady Bears found themselves with all three post players fouled out in the final two minutes of the game. With 24 seconds to go, Carley Williams knocked down a hook shot to tie the game at 50. After a defensive stop, the Lady Bears pushed the ball up the court with ten seconds to go, where Kassie James found a wide open Mae Mae Golden under the bucket. As time expired, Mae Mae put up a left-handed layup to put the Lady Bears up 52-50. Kelsey Fults led the Lady Bears in scoring, knocking down 13 and going 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Kassie James added 10 points and three steals. Kayleigh Roy contributed 9 points, and Tara Thompson finished with 8. The Lady Bears will next travel to Lumberton to take care of those Lady Raiders. Way to go, Lady Bears!
LCMHS Recognized by Special Olympics Terrie Parker, Life Skills Teacher; Stacey Smith, Activities Director; and Clyde Jones and Dallas Lopez, students, have been invited to attend a Project UNIFY workshop from February 21-23 in Portland, Oregon. Each participating state program selected facilitating teachers and one pair of students from one of their active high school groups, with Project UNIFY paying all expenses, including travel, meals, and hotel. LCMHS was named an “Ideal Inclusion School” by the National Special Olympics Headquarters in Washington, DC, and is referred to as a model school by Special Olympis trainers around the state. Activities such as the Bear Bowl and the student council’s campaign race on "Erase the R-Word" platform and their subsequent win for office on the Texas Association of Student Council were part of the selection process. Dr. Estes said, “Many things that we do on a daily basis and sometimes take for granted, like Life Skills students eating lunch with 'typically developing' students in the cafeteria, do not happen in other schools. Texas Special Olympics office frequently uses LCM High School as a model for others to emulate as they develop their program across Texas and the nation. LCMHS is honored to be selected for this workshop opportunity."
Schulte Places 3rd Congratulations to Dara Schulte, who placed 3rd at the Mid County JV/9th invitational. After losing her first round to Lumberton, she defeated Ozen and West Brooke to earn 3rd place. Congratulations, Dara!
TJ Reed Named 2011 Girls Powerlifting Coach of the Year Congratulations to T.J. Reed, who has been named the 2011 Girls Powerlifting Coach of the Year by the Southeast Texas Coaches Association. As Powerlifting coach, his team has produced 16 regional qualifiers, 9 regional medalists, 1 regional runner-up, 5 regional champs, 7 state qualifiers, state medalists, 3 state runner-ups, 1 state champion, 12 national participants, 7 national medalists, 2 national runner-ups, and 3 national champions. Congratulations, Coach Reed!
Bear Basketball Over Livingston On Tuesday, January 17, the LCM boys varsity basketball team beat Livingston 54-50. Preston Armstrong made 22 points, Jordan Wells pumped in 14, and Leonard Curtis added 7. Congratuations, Bears!
Bear Basketball Sweeps PNG Congratulations to the boys basketball teams for sweeping PNG at home on Friday, January 13. The varsity dominated PNG by a score of 60-36. The Battlin’ Bears were led by Preston Armstrong with 16 points and 13 rebounds, Zach Barnwell with 10 points, and Jordan Wells with 8. The Bear Cave Crazies proved they are the best student section in Southeast Texas.
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