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Almira/Coulee-Hartline defeated Odessa-Harrington at home Saturday, October 22, as the Warriors won three straight games 25-19, 25-18 and 25-23. All of the games were close, but the Titans could not pull out a victory. Hitting leaders were Kendall Todd with five kills and Chelsea Fisher with seven. Charli Moffet provided 10 assists. On serving, three Titans had 100%: Lexi Hirst (19-0), Koralynne Kuch (10-0) and Melanie Fehrer (12-0). Fisher had 4 blocks and Todd added 2. On...
October 15 at Wilbur, the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats defeated the Odessa-Harrington Titans in three close games, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-22. Serving leaders for the Titans were Lexi Hirst who was 11-1 for 92%, with two aces and Charli Moffet, 9-0 for 100% with one ace. Kendall Todd and Chelsea Fisher combined for 17 kills while Moffet contributed 20 kill assists. Defensively, Jordan Tanke had 18 digs. Hirst had 9 and Moffet added 7. On serve receive, Hirst was at 85% with 6-1. Tanke...
The junior-high Titans led at the half by a score of 19-14, which was also the final score, as neither team was able to score in the second half. Coach Larry Weber said quarterback Caleb Behrens of Harrington is starting to get comfortable running the no-huddle offense and making good decisions with the football. He also had a 65-yard rushing touchdown in the game. Other high points were a 55-yard receiving touchdown by Colt Sanford and a 60-yard receiving touchdown by Dylan...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans traveled to Inchelium to face the Hornets in a gritty, hard-hitting affair last Friday. The Titans scored early and often, jumping to a 24-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. After a 30-0 halftime lead, the Titans would survive a comeback attempt by the Hornets, to reach a score of 66-28 at game’s end. The Titans’ Brett Larmer (12), carried the rock 12 times for 94 yards, a stunning 7.8 yards per carry, along with a rushing touchdown. He acc...
Jared King has been selected as the Seattle Seahawks High School Player of the Week for his outstanding performance October 7 against Wilbur-Creston. Each week during the NFL season, the Seahawks organization selects a high school football player in the state of Washington who has a standout game and deserves to be recognized. As part of this recognition, Jared is going to receive two tickets to the October 30 Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals game, two pre-game sideline/on-field passes and a commemorative football...
Eight public school districts have been selected to participate in the Teacher Principal Evaluation Project (TPEP) Regional Implementation Grant for the 2011-12 school year. The eight districts will make up a consortium, led by NorthEast Washington Educational Service District (NEWESD) 101, collaborating on a state grant aimed at improving teacher and principal evaluation systems. These districts will be part of a second phase of a multi-year state grant that began last year with the development of new evaluation criteria...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans battled the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats in a showdown which took place in Odessa. The first quarter of the game was sloppy, resulting in a scoreless tie. O-H 0 22 20 0 42 W-C 0 14 8 6 28 The Wildcats scored four total touchdowns, all via the run. The first touchdown score in the game was a rushing touchdown by Wilbur-Creston with 10:11 left in the second quarter. The pass defense of the Titans was outstanding, with no passing touchdowns allowed. They a...
Parents, teachers and supporters of Odessa School District are reminded that the next PTO meeting will be November 2, 2011 at 7:15 a.m. in the high school library. all are welcome and encouraged to attend. The discussion will cover the success of the wrapping paper sales, details of the Titan T-shirt distribution and other PTO plans. Please come and hear all the great things being done for the school and give your much-needed input. We are on Facebook! Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Odessa-Parent-Teac...
On Monday, October 24, Title I is sponsoring a Halloween Flashlight Reading Night for children in pre-school through fifth grade. One of the Title I services is to promote family literacy skills. Parents are encouraged to attend this event, so they can read to their child or listen to their child read. The high school honor society will serve as reading buddies if there are several children in one family or if a parent cannot come. The children will read in the school multi-purpose room from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children are to...
Title I is a set of programs established by the U.S. Department of Education to distribute funding to schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families. It also helps children from families that have migrated to the United States, youth from intervention programs who have been neglected or are at risk of abuse. The act appropriates money for education purposes for the next five fiscal years. Title I also appropriates money for dropout prevention and improvements to the school. To...
The Titans split their matches yet again this week, defeating Valley Christian Oct. 4 but bowing to Lind/Ritzville-Sprague on Oct. 6. O-H vs. Valley Christian Odessa-Harrington coasted to a fairly easy win against VC, shutting them out in three games. Head coach Ken Scherr said the team started off slow without much intensity but finished strong. St. M's 25 25 25 3 O-H 17 17 15 0 Serving leaders were Chelsea Fisher and Charli Moffet, who each had 5 aces. Koralynne Kuch, Kendall Todd and Hailey Williams all served 100%, with 7...
Fall quarter 2011 full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment dropped 9.6 percent at Big Bend Community College compared to 2010. By headcount--all students taking at least one class--enrollment is down 12.6 percent from fall 2010, according to college officials. Long waiting lists and fewer class offerings were the norm for BBCC students this fall. The college did not open new sections to meet demand due to state budget restrictions. Classes with low enrollment were canceled. BBCC set a fall quarter enrollment record in 2010 with...
The Titans split their matches again this week, prevailing against Columbia-Inchelium but falling to Almira/Coulee-Hartline. O-H vs. Columbia-Inchelium Odessa-Harrington traveled to Hunters to take on the Columbia-Inchelium co-op. The games were all close, with the Titans ultimately winning the final game for the match win. O-H 25 21 25 18 15 3 C-I 23 25 21 25 12 2 Lexie Hirst and Kendall Todd each had 4 aces, while Amanda Hardt served 8-0 and Fisher 16-0. Fisher had a...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans thoroughly dominated Mansfield last Friday with a 56-16 blowout victory. The Titans amassed 32 points in the first quarter of action, en route to a 40-point performance by halftime. O-H 32 24 -56 Mansfield 8 8 -16 Jared King (7), Stetson Sanford (31), Garrison Schmierer (19) and Justin Hunt (24) all scored touchdowns via the run, with 16, 9, 4 and 14 yards gained, respectively, to score those touchdowns. King found a wide-open receiver, Jake Tanke...
P.C. Jantz Elementary School will host an open house on Tuesday, October 11, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Parents of K-5 students are invited to attend. Teachers will be available for any questions parents may have regarding how they can become more involved in their child's education. All parents are encouraged to attend. They will be able to get acquainted with the teachers and learn how to get involved in their child's education....
The Titan football team got their second win of the season last Friday afternoon, thrashing Selkirk by a score of 42-0. The game was played in Harrington and was one of the many events associated with the Harrington Fall Festival last weekend. The first of the Titans’ six touchdowns was made by Harrington junior Stetson Sanford on a nine-yard run into the end zone. Odessa quarterback Jared King ran the ball in again for the two-point conversion. King also made the next s...
The Odessa Parent-Teacher Organization bought T-shirts for all students in preschool through twelfth grade. They also bought shirts for all certified, classified staff and administrators. At registration, parents filled out shirt sizes for children, and two weeks later the shirts were delivered. Suzie Deife talked with the Harrington School District, which also provided shirts for the entire school, and “piggy-backed” on the same design. “The PTO raises funds for K-8, but we t...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan volleyball team split its most recent two matches, dominating Springdale before bowing to Davenport. O-H vs. Springdale The Titans defeated Springdale, 25-13, 25-19 and 25-6, September 20 at Harrington. Lexi Hirst (11-0), Koralynne Kuch (14-1) and Cydnee Kieffer (9-0) led the serving. Kuch and Kieffer each had two aces. Spiking was led by Kendall Todd and Chelsea Fisher, who combined for 11 kills and 4 blocks. Charli Moffet set 14 kill assists. On defense, Kira Powell contributed 6 digs, while...
The 2011 junior-high football season is under way for the Odessa-Harrington Titans, with a large turnout of 22 seventh and eighth graders playing – 14 from Odessa and eight from Harrington. The Titans challenged Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the home opener and lost, 0-38. Caleb Behrens led the Titan team in tackles. The second game was much closer, with the Titans losing to Hunters-Inchelium, 14-24. The score at the half was 0-0. Caleb Behrens, playing at quarterback, scored a touchdown and made an extra-point conversion. Dylan...
The Booster Club will hold a dinner and auction on October 8, 2011. Happy hour starts at 5:30 with dinner at 6 p.m. Dinner will include steak grilled on an outdoor grill by Riders Club members, and music will be provided by Larry Moffet and Jeff Wehr. The goal of the Club is to earn money for warm-ups/jackets for all sports participants and to purchase portable sound systems for each school. There will be 12 live auction items and several tables filled with silent auction items. OH Booster Club 2011 Cash Donations Jim and...
Just as the number of words a pre-schooler hears before the age of five is important, so too is the amount of reading a student does. In 2009, Kelly Gallagher, English teacher and writing project director in California, noted that “by providing a wide and deep reading experience, we actually help students raise their test scores.” This makes sense. We know that when adults read more, they know more. The same holds true for children, even for test taking. For example, in a reading study of fifth graders conducted in 1998, rese...
The Titan girls varsity volleyball team had a split for the week in its games against Davenport and Liberty. OH vs. Davenport Head Titan volleyball coach Ken Scherr said of the September 13 contest against Davenport, “It was an off night for us, but Davenport is always tough, especially at their place.” Odessa-Harrington went down 25-18, 25-19 and 25-16 at Davenport. Serving leaders were Koralynne Kuch (8-0), Kendall Todd (7-0) and Amanda Hardt (11-0). Todd and Chelsea Fis...
LaCrosse/Washtucna returned to Odessa Saturday evening of Fest weekend to play the game that was aborted Friday by the failure of a transformer that shut off the field lights. The game had just gotten under way, when the lights went out. Not to be deterred, both teams agreed to meet again the next day, same time, same place, to complete the Sausage Bowl. Saturday night, the Tigercats struck first, with Harder scoring on a four-yard pass from Aune. Holdren was the receiver for the two-point conversion. L/W kept its 8-0 lead th...
Head coach Ken Scherr said he was very pleased with the cohesiveness and ability of this year’s team. He also said he was impressed with their level of play against the larger schools they have faced during the early-season tournaments that precede league play. Odessa-Harrington Jamboree The Odessa-Harrington Titan varsity and junior varsity both split games with Lind-Ritzville-Sprague at the Jamboree held September 6 in Odessa. Varsity scores were 11-21 and 21-18, and JV s...
After winning its opener September 2, the Odessa-Harrington Titans football team lost last week at Cusick by a score of 58 to 48. This Friday, the Titans will play Lacrosse/Washtucna at home in the Odessa Deutschesfest “Sausage Bowl” in a non-league contest. The northeast 1B leagues are rather lop-sided again this year, with only four teams in the south division. Besides O-H, the other teams are Almira-Coulee/Hartline, Wilbur-Creston and Mansfield. The northern division has seven teams, including Republic, which is a 2B sch...
