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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...
Harrington On February 5, the Tiger girls defeated Harrington in a playoff game played at home in Odessa. The Harrington Panthers, having returned to their original red and black colors, were supported by a large group of fans also mostly in red and black and cheering for their team with great enthusiasm. The game got off to a wild start with both teams playing very ragged ball, racing down the court and taking poor shots in the frenzied opening minutes. The score rose slowly...
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...
Valley Christian On February 10, the Tiger girls traveled to Deer Park for the District 7 girls tournament playoffs, losing to Valley Christian 34-57. The loss ends the season for Odessa’s girl Tigers. VC moves on in the tournament which continues Wednesday and next weekend. VC 13 12 22 10 57 Odessa 9 7 9 9 34 The Davison sisters led the scoring with 12 points for Maleah and 13 for McKennah to lead the Tiger offense. Maddy Wagner added seven points. Ma. Davison pulled down six rebounds to lead the team in that category. H...
In junior-high basketball action against Springdale on January 25, the young Tiger boys won all three of their games. The varsity squad won 47-19, the junior-varsity won 43-21 and the C-squad squeaked by with an 18-17 win. On Monday, February 5, against Almira-Coulee-Hartline, the junior-high varsity boys were overpowered by a taller, faster group of boys, losing 59-23. The shots just would not fall for the Tigers. The junior varsity was behind for much of its game but...
Scheduled to play Inchelium on this past Tuesday here in Odessa, playoff officials were scrambling with a last-minute problem. A half-dozen or so of the Inchelium players became academically ineligible after second quarter grades were released. The game was handed off to the next team in line, Northport. The Tiger boys handily defeated Northport, coming on hard and fast from the tipoff and never giving the opposition a breather. Even when the second string Tigers came in to...
Valley Christian On January 26, the Tiger girls lost to Valley Christian in a game played at home in Odessa. Odessa 11 12 12 11 46 Valley C. 8 16 18 16 58 McKennah Davison scored 19 points and Maddy Wagner added another 12 to lead the Tigers. Maleah Davison and Wagner tied for the lead in rebounds with nine each, and Mc. Davison had another eight. Columbia (Hunters) Against Columbia Saturday, January 27, the Odessa girls overpowered the Lions, winning 62-24. Odessa 14 17 15...
Valley Christian On January 26, the Tiger boys faced Valley Christian of Spokane at home in Odessa. The Tiger overpowered the Panthers, 67-40. Odessa 29 4 20 14 67 Valley C. 4 0 11 25 40 Ryan Moffet led the scoring with 33 points. Tim DeWulf was the next higher Tiger scorer with 8. Marcus King led the rebounding with 10, while DeWulf pulled down another eight. Columbia (Hunters) Playing in Hunters against Columbia High School on Saturday, January 27, the Odessa boys continued...
ACH On January 16, the Tiger girls lost to Almira-Coulee-Hartline in a game played in Coulee City. Odessa 7 8 8 8 31 ACH 17 24 14 11 66 McKennah Davison scored seven points to lead the Tigers, while three other players had six points each: Caitlyn Schuh, Kassidy Crossley and Maleah Davison. Mc. Davison and Crossley also brought down four rebounds each. Northport Against Northport Friday, January 19, the Odessa girls were fairly evenly matched against the Mustangs and won by...
ACH On January 16, the Tiger boys faced Almira-Coulee-Hartline in Coulee City in a contest that stayed close throughout. With a scant two-point lead at the half, the Tigers overcame a slow third quarter to catch fire in the fourth quarter. Odessa 16 11 9 28 64 ACH 13 12 16 16 57 Ryan Moffet led the scoring with 24 points, 17 of them from the free-throw line as he drew foul after foul. Camden Weber and Colton Hunt each added 11 points. C. Hunt led the rebounding with six, with...
