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On Wednesday, April 18, the track and field team competed at Lakeside High School in Nine Mile against the following teams: Colfax, Davenport, Garfield-Palouse, Harrington, Lind-Ritzville, Oakesdale, Reardan, St. George’s and Wellpinit. The Odessa boys placed third and the girls placed fifth. Colfax won the boys’ competition, and Oakesdale took first on the girls’ side. NE 1B/2B D7/9 League Meet Boys’ team 100 meters Gaven Elder took first place in 11.35 seconds. Jonny Hayashi fourth with a time of 11.81. David Hayashi...
On April 17, the Tigers played Wilbur-Creston in a double-header at home. Wilbur-Creston In game #1, the Tigers started out a little slow, as W-C grabbed a two-run lead in the first inning before Odessa pulled one run ahead in the second. In the fourth, however, Tiger bats came alive, scoring 11 runs, while the Wildcats’ score remained at two. They picked up one more run in the fifth for a final score of 14-3 in favor of Odessa. Going all the way as pitcher in game #1 was Tim DeWulf, who threw 83 pitches, striking out six a...
A junior-high track and field meet was held last Thursday, April 19, in Ritzville. Results shown indicate each athlete’s placement in the first column, followed by their name, time/distance and whether the unit was a personal record (PR) or season record (SR). JrHi 100 Meters 8th grade 9. Paul Sheldon 15.00 PR 7th grade 2. Anthony Elder 14.06 7. Anthony Wiles 15.40 SR 9. Tristan Smith 15.66 6th grade 1. Jared Valverde 14.76 2. Strebeck 14.85 PR 17. N. Glasow 19.68 PR 200 Meters 7th grade 5. Anthony Wiles 31.86 SR 6. T...
Coming back from Spring Break, the Tiger baseball team faced off against Columbia High in Hunters on April 10 and against Ritzville on April 12. Columbia In the double-header against Columbia, the Tigers completely dominated the opponents, 27-0 and 23-2. Starting pitcher in game #1 Theron Schlomer went three innings, striking out seven and walking one. He threw 38 pitches, of which 26 were strikes. He was relieved in the fourth by Jett Nelson who finished out the next two...
SPOKANE, Wash. (April 12, 2018) – Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award the Odessa Athletic Booster Club in Odessa a $1,500 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. "The Odessa Athletic Booster Club would like to express our very sincere "Thank You" for your support of our field improvement project," said Club Board Member Carmen Weishaar. "The Odessa Athletic Field is not only a location for school sporting events, but also a gathering place for many of Odessa's c...
On Tuesday, April 10, the track and field team competed in Odessa at Finney Field. The Tigers competed against the following teams: Davenport, Harrington, Kittitas, Lind-Ritzville, Reardan and Wellpinit. The Odessa boys placed fourth and the girls placed third. Kittitas won the boys’ competition, and Reardan took first on the girls’ side. Boys’ team 100 meters Gaven Elder took first place in 11.81 seconds. Jonny Hayashi tied for second place with a Reardan sprinter with a time of 12.37, a personal record. 200 meters Gaven...
The Odessa School District held its Spring Break last week, so there were no sports events to include in this week's paper. The state FBLA conference was held in Bellevue, and Odessa members of that organization gave up a part of their break to attend. The 31 students who attended did very well and came away with many awards. Many also qualified for the national leadership conference which will be held in Baltimore in July. The full report on the events in which students...
On Friday, March 30, the track and field team competed in Deer Park at the Glen Wolf Memorial Invite. The Tigers competed against the following teams: Colfax, Deer Park, Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville, Mary Walker, Northport, Oroville, Priest River Lamanna, Reardan, Selkirk, Valley Christian, Waitsburg, Wellpinit. As a team, the Odessa boys placed fourth with 49.5 points, tying with Valley Christian. The girls placed 10th with 38 points. Deer Park took first...
The Odessa Tiger baseball team continued to dominate, defeating its first league opponent Northport in both games of a double-header, 23-1 and 23-0, on March 27. Northport Theron Schlomer was the starting pitcher in game #1 and went three innings, striking out six and walking two. He gave up one hit for a run. In relief, Tim DeWulf struck out two batters and gave up no walks. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Northport 0 1 0 0 x x x 1 1 7 Odessa 11 0 9 3 x x x 23 14 3 Camden Weber and Colto...
Angeline Phillips and Aiden Schmerier were the lucky names drawn Friday, March 30, at the annual Odessa Masonic Lodge "Bikes-for-Books" event at the Odessa Grade School. Names of reading achievers were gathered for several weeks, and the bikes were presented Friday to two fourth-grade students. For over 10 years, the Odessa Lodge has provided this program for young students in order to encourage reading....
Improving the lives of Odessa senior citizens has been the focus of FBLA's community service project. Thanks to a $2,500 prize from Spokane Teacher's Credit Union, the Odessa FBLA chapter has been able to assist in many ways. Kelly Weber from Odessa's Physical Therapy Department leads SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Life) classes twice a week at the Old Town Hall for all seniors age 65 and older. The participants are very enthusiastic and thankful for the opportunity to...
The baseball season got off to a great start for the Tigers, as their first five games brought them five straight victories. Medical Lake Against Medical Lake, a school in the 1A classification, the Tigers gave no quarter and handily defeated the Cardinals by 11-1 and 15-2 in the two games of a March 20 double-header. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Medical Lake 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 5 4 Odessa 0 0 3 1 5 2 x 11 11 1 The first game saw freshman starting pitcher Jett Nelson go three innings, allowing only three hits but no runs. He struck out fi...
The first track and field meet of the season took place last Saturday in Ephrata, where schools large and small competed in the Ray Cross Invitational. Besides our own Odessa Tigers, the following teams were signed up to participate: A.C. Davis, Almira/Coulee Hartline, Chelan, Chiawana, Cle Elum/Roslyn, Connell, Easton, Ephrata, Gonzaga Prep, Harrington, Juanita, Kennewick, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty Bell, Moses Lake, North Central, Okanogan, Omak, Othello, Prosser, Quincy, Richland, River View, Royal, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Wate...
Odessa Athletic Director, Bruce Todd, is gathering information on Odessa High School athletic records of any and all Odessa graduates who competed in collegiate athletics. He is searching for any athlete who completed two years of varsity athletics at the junior/community college level or four years of varsity athletics at the college/university level and/or two years of varsity athletics at the junior/community college level before going on to compete during their last two years at the college/university level. Please...
The Odessa High School FBLA chapter had the privilege of touring the hospital along with Odessa Healthcare Foundation president Nancy Floether and hospital administrator Mo Sheldon. The purpose of the tour was to see firsthand the equipment and improvements that have been donated to the hospital as a result of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation's fundraising efforts. Members were impressed by the generosity of the organization and how expensive the medical equipment is to...
The Odessa High School FBLA chapter's American Enterprise Team, with the help of the school's eighth-grade class, put on a Retail Revolution fair this week. Third- through twelfth-grade students took part in fun activities. The FBLA team mainly worked together with the eighth grade students and cooperated by hosting the exhibition which exposed the community and students to the ideas of the Retail Revolution. The projects included a Decade Poster, a Video and Quiz on retail...
Even after a four-hour trip to western Washington and the town of Mountlake Terrace, the Tiger were stoked Saturday, February 24, and dominated a capable team from Cedar Park Christian (whose home court, by the way, is located only five miles away in Bothell). Nevertheless, it was Tigers all the way. After a nearly even first quarter, Odessa pulled away in the second quarter to post a 28-17 lead at the half. They continued to increase their lead in the second half, while some...
The Odessa Tiger boys basketball team placed fourth in the 1B state tournament played at the Spokane Arena last week. Pomeroy The Tigers faced off against Pomeroy in the first round of games at the Spokane Arena Thursday, February 28. The boys never seemed to get into the rhythm of the game, even though the final score makes the game look more lopsided than it really was. The Tigers came close to tying the score at one point, but were unable to keep up the pace. Foul trouble a...
The Harrington FFA Chapter was chartered in March of 1954. This year, the chapter has 32 members led by President Stormy Stiles, Vice President Markus Foley, Secretary Travis Bradford, Reporter Evie Mann, Sentinel Tash Sheldon and Historian Izzy Burke. Many things about FFA have changed over the years, and Harrington's FFA chapter is experiencing some changes of its own. The chapter started its Pancake Feed in 2016 to provide breakfast during Harrington's Fall Festival. It...
The Tiger boys took the long road to the state tournament, but they made it. After losing a close game to Wellpinit February 10 in Deer Park, the boys defeated Columbia, Cusick and then Wellpinit to make their way back into contention. Columbia (Hunters) Playing at Deer Park High School against Columbia on February 14, the Tiger boys came out with a lopsided win, 65-27. Odessa 16 22 20 7 65 Columbia 4 8 11 4 27 Ryan Moffet led the scoring with 21 points, followed by Marcus King with 10 and both Jett Nelson and Colton Hunt...
The Odessa Knowledge Bowl team will compete at the regional contest at Whitworth University in Spokane this Friday, February 23. Competitors are presented oral and written questions drawn from secondary curriculum areas including math, science, history, language, literature, music and geography. Current events and topics of general interest also were included in the five-round competition. To compete at state, each team must first qualify in a regional competition sponsored by NEWESD 101 and hosted by Whitworth...
In junior-high boys basketball action, the Tiger boys played Wilbur last week, winning the varsity game 33-18 and the JV game, 29-20. Against Reardan on Monday, February 12, the varsity, JV and C squad boys fell in all three games. The C squad lost 22-13, the JV lost 30-24 and the varsity lost 41-33. The final game of the junior-high season is February 15 at Liberty High School....
Odessa High School's chapter of Future Business Leaders of America celebrated FBLA Week with many fun activities. The highlight of the week was the Northeast Region Winter Conference, where 33 students competed for a chance to move on to the state competition this April. Congratulations to those who placed: 1st in Social Media Campaign: Josie Westmoreland, Kaya Curo and Ceianne Mankel. 1st in Graphic Design: Kassidy Crossley and Brenna Carstensen. 1st in Business Ethics:...
Come one, come all to the 2018 Odessa High School STEMposium hosted Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in the high school science room. Students in integrated science, biology, chemistry, and physics will all be presenting their second-quarter research projects to our Odessa community. This is a bit different than last year’s event. There will not be activities for younger students nor food/snacks. But this year there will be casual PowerPoint presentations beginning at 6 p.m. and lasting until 7 p.m. Simply walk in, ask a s...
District 7 tournament play in Deer Park, pitted the Tiger boys against Wellpinit, a team the Tigers defeated twice during the regular season. This time, the Wellpinit team came out on top, with the Tigers losing 63-68. Odessa 16 13 16 18 63 Wellp. 19 16 10 23 68 Ryan Moffet had his highest scoring game of the season with 40 points, but had little scoring help from his teammates. Camden Weber added 13 points, but other players came up with only a single basket here and there. Weber also led the rebounding with five, while...
