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The Odessa Tigers will defend their football championship title against Naselle next Saturday, December 7, in a game to start at noon in Tacoma at Mt. Tahoma Stadium after Odessa overwhelmed the Entiat Tigers in Moses Lake last Saturday. True to form, Odessa built up a commanding lead in the first half (66-0 at half time), then turned the game over to several younger players in the second half. Od 46 22 16 0 84 Ent 0 0 0 20 20 Josh Clark and Marcus King once again led the...
Undefeated Selkirk fell to the Tigers last Friday evening at Quincy High School in a neutral playoff game. Despite the cold temperature and the fog that blanketed the field by the end of the contest, Odessa maintained their unbroken winning streak this season. The seniors and juniors were able to shut out the Rangers in the first half. Once the Tiger underclassmen came in, Selkirk was able to score three TDs and three conversions in the second half. Od 52 30 0 0 82 Sel 0 0 8...
The Tigers defeated Colton last Friday evening at home in Odessa in a very uneven match-up (as all their contests have been all season). Od 46 14 7 6 73 Col 0 0 0 0 0 Freshman Anthony Elder led the team in yardage gained with 129 yards rushing, including one touchdown run, while seniors Josh Clark and Marcus King added 84 and 75 yards, respectively, with each scoring two TDs. Daeton Deife also contributed 51 yards and two TDs. Quarterback Jett Nelson completed two passes for...
The Tiger volleyball team wound up in fourth place in last week's state tournament played at the Sundome in Yakima. On Thursday, the first day of the tournament, the team won their first game played at 8 a.m. in a 3-2 victory over Three Rivers Christian of Longview that went the full five sets. Later that same day, they faced Pateros and came away with a much easier win 3-0. Competition heated up on Friday, the final day of the tournament. The Tigers faced Oakesdale, the...
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Three Rivers Christian The Tiger volleyball team faced their first opponents, Three Rivers Christian of Longview, in the Yakima Sundome at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, November 14. It was a long hard-fought battle, but the Tiger girls hung on tight and came up with the win. TRC 25 19 25 24 7 2 Od 15 25 17 26 15 3 Maddy Wagner had 18 kills in the match and McKennah Davison added 13. Davison also served for 100 percent, including three service aces. Wagner l...
The Veterans Day dinner sponsored by VFW Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 was held Monday evening in the social hall of Heritage Church. Legion member Bob Kissler was emcee for the event, assisted by John Hardt who explained the symbolism of the POW/MIA table and read the list of awards for years of service. Receiving five-year membership pins were Tony Quilici and Daniel Quilici. A ten-year pin went to Steve Siegel. David Nixon was awarded his 15-year pin. William...
Republic The Tiger volleyball team played at peak performance last Saturday, November 9, in District play at Northwest Christian High School. Against the other Tigers in the league, the Odessa Tigers were relentless. Rep 17 7 13 0 Od 25 25 25 3 McKennah Davison was on fire, tallying 16 kills, with Maddy Wagner adding eight more and Jocelynn Hottell six. Ashlyn Neilsen had six service aces to lead the team. Wagner led in digs with 12, and Grace Nelson, Laela Hardung and...
Complete results of the November 5 general election are given below. In the Odessa races there were no upsets, and incumbents easily retained their seats. Of the 7,434 registered voters in Lincoln County, only 4,182 or 56.26 percent had submitted ballots as of November 12, 2019. The election is scheduled to be certified on November 26. Statewide measures Referendum #88 The legislature passed Initiative Measure No. 1000 on affirmative action and remedying discrimination, and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition...
Against the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats in Wilbur last Friday, November 1, the Odessa Tigers produced another lop-sided win to remain undefeated this year. Od 48 6 6 6 66 W/C 0 0 0 8 8 Senior Jakob Starkel had a great game, picking up 127 yards receiving, including two receptions for touchdowns, to lead the Tigers. Marcus King added 108 yards rushing and eight yards in punt returns for a total of 116 yards gained. Freshman Anthony Elder added another 109 yards rushing. Joshua...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce and the Odessa High School chapter of Future Farmers of America joined forces again this year to provide wholesome activities in the community center for anyone who wished to partake. Once school let out, kids and sometimes entire families in costume visited participating businesses downtown to "Trick or Treat" and to have special forms initialed for submission in a drawing for a gift basket. Hadyn Reynolds was the lucky winner of the gift...
ACH The Tiger volleyball team fell to Almira-Coulee-Hartline Tuesday, October 22, at home in Odessa in three straight games. ACH 25 25 25 3 Od 9 17 20 0 McKennah Davison led the Tiger offense with eight kills, with Maddy Wagner right behind her with seven. Jocelynn Hottell had five blocks, and Emily Scrupps added four more. Caitlyn Schuh led the team in digs with 11 and assists with 10. Hottell received service 25 times Wellpinit The Tiger volleyball team traveled to...
In response to Traig Weishaar’s letter to the editor this week, we would like to call attention to our original reporting on May 23, 2019, in which we covered the presentation by the HempTech Consulting, Inc. team to the Odessa Economic Development Authority on May 21, 2019. The five team members mentioned then and again in last week’s article concerning the most recent OPDA meeting were identified in a full-color pamphlet distributed to the attendees at the May meeting. If the information taken directly from the pam...
The Tiger fans were expecting a much closer game last Friday, October 25, when the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors came to Finney Field. The two undefeated teams went head to head, with Odessa proving its overwhelming dominance by accumulating 92 points, while allowing ACH only six. Od 40 24 0 28 92 ACH 6 0 0 0 6 Marcus King once again dominated the offense with a total of 238 yards gained, 190 rushing and 48 receiving. He scored five touchdowns and four conversion points for...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, October 23, for their regular monthly meeting, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing policies/procedures and discussing the district's upcoming levy requests. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal; Juli...
This past month’s town council meetings were handled rather quickly, and both adjourned in well under an hour. On October 14, a public hearing was held regarding closeout of the General Sewer Plan Design completed through a Community Development Block Grant. Steve Nelson of CenturyWest Engineering in Spokane answered questions about the sewer plan and also reported that phase two of the water-main installation and repaving work at various points throughout the town has been completed following a final walk-through by the e...
The Odessa Tiger football team returned to its winning ways following its bye week October 11. Against the Waterville/Mansfield Shockers, the Tigers had little trouble shutting out the opposing team. Od 37 14 8 8 67 Wa 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus King had another stellar game in which he scored three touchdowns on a pass interception, an 80-yard kickoff return and a 70-yard punt return. He added another four points in conversions for a total of 22 points. Jett Nelson and Collin Martin shared the duties of quarterback. Nelson completed...
Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Public Development Authority produced unwelcome news for the Odessa community. The pending sale of the former biodiesel plant on Railway Avenue to an investor group from California, with operational involvement by some Odessa farmers and business people, has fallen through after months of due diligence, negotiations and financial deal-making. HempTech Consulting, Inc., a team consisting of Matthew Mandel and Steve A. Johnson of California, Connor Deife and Traig Weishaar of Odessa and M...
Republic The junior-varsity team also won its game against Republic Saturday, playing two games out of three. Od 25 25 2 Rep 12 13 0 Freshman Grace Nelson led the team in kills with eight and also had one block. Tori Schlomer had three service aces. Kaytlyn Shafer had three digs and eight assists. Curlew The JV girls also won their match against Curlew. Three players has two kills each, Nelson, Laela Hardung and Katreace Boss. Nelson also contributed six service aces. Od 25 25 2 Cur 8 10 0 Hardung had the team’s only b...
Republic The Republic Tigers faced the Odessa Tigers last Saturday, October 12, in Republic and the Odessa squad came out on top, 3-0. It was a pretty close catfight, as the scores show. Od 25 25 25 3 Rep 16 22 20 0 Maddy Wagner led the team in kills with 13, and Emily Scrupps added another seven. Jocelynn Hottell led in service aces with two. Hottell and Wagner each had two blocks for the defense. Wagner also led the team in digs with 15, while Caitlyn Schuh and Hottell each...
The Odessa Tiger football team got a much deserved rest last week after pummeling their opponents of the previous several weeks. The Tigers remain ranked at the #1 spot for B1 schools playing 8-man football in the state of Washington. This coming Friday, October 18, the Tigers face Waterville/Mansfield in Waterville at 3 p.m....
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Inchelium The Inchelium Hornets came to town October 3 to face the Tigers and were defeated, 3-0. The win gives the Tigers an overall 8-3 record so far this season. Od 25 25 25 3 Inch 14 5 21 0 Maddy Wagner led the team in kills with eight, and Emily Scrupps added another four. Wagner and Katreace Boss each had three service aces to pace the team in that category. Scrupps put up four blocks to supply aggressive action for the defense. Jocelynn Hottell...
The Tigers jumped out to a 40-0 lead in the first quarter of play against the Soap Lake Eagles October 4 in a pattern that has repeated itself all season so far. Marcus King was once again Odessa's workhorse, providing the Tiger offense with 244 total yards gained, 171 rushing and 73 receiving, and scoring 20 points on three touchdowns and a two-point conversion. Daeton Deife and Josh Clark added 94 and 89 yards, respectively. Quarterback Camden Weber passed for 119 yards and...
The candidates running for local town government positions were given the opportunity Monday evening of this week to tell the citizens of Odessa what they wanted to do for the community if elected and how they intended to do it. The event was well organized by Jackie (Thiry) Allen and Patty Martin and involved assistance from high school students and community members. Citizen turnout very nearly filled the room to capacity. Jackie (Thiry) Allen and Patty Martin worked hard...
General election, November 5, 2019 This is the final week of information on the various candidates running for office in Odessa. The Record learned last week that Marcus Horak, Joe Schlomer and Bill Pichon have expressed a desire to withdraw as candidates. According to the Lincoln County auditor, however, the ballots have already been prepared and printed, and the names of those who filed during the announced filing periods remain on the ballot. The planned community forum on October 7, will go forward despite the announced...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library September 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. Attending were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson; Business Manager Juli Weishaar and Athletic Director Bruce Todd. The meeting was preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the district’s 2019-2020 Highly Capable Plan. The board unanimously approved th...
