Michael Bauer

The Permian football team closed out its nondistrict slate by defeating Cajon High School (Calif.) 36-25 Friday at Ratliff Stadium. The Panthers (4-1) erased a 19-3 second quarter deficit and tied things up before the half. Permian would hold off Cajon in the second half to get the final win before beginning District 2-6A play. [...]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Compass Academy back at Ratliff for homecoming week

The Permian football team will begin its 2025 campaign by heading to North Texas for this year’s Jerry Jones Classic. The Panthers will face a familiar foe in the Plano Wildcats in the season opener at noon Saturday at the Ford Center (The Star) in Frisco. “We’re extremely excited,” said Permian head coach Jeff Ellison. [...]

Compass Academy will begin its season by hosting a Sterling City team that is under new management. The Cougars, who return nine players on offense and eight on defense, will look to begin the season on a high note after coming up just short in last year’s season opener against the Eagles. Compass Academy will [...]

UTPB athletes helped pack food for the West Texas Food Bank during an event Monday at the parking lot of the D. Kirk Edwards Family Human Performance Center.

Entering Year 2 under head coach Boe Smith, the Compass Academy football team will have higher expectations this season, especially after returning nine starters on offense and eight on defense. Last year’s team ended up getting a share of the District 3-3A Div. II title-splitting the spoils with Crane and Alpine in the four-team standings. [...]

Hector Limon Sr. had a feeling that his retirement from coaching wouldn’t last too long. The longtime baseball coach has made his return to doing what he loves after recently being named the new Odessa High head coach. Limon takes over after having been retired from coaching for the past three years. “I think it’s [...]

After coming up short of qualifying for last year’s U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, former Odessa High Broncho Anthony Maldonado made sure there was no missing out on this year’s tournament. Now, he’s looking to make the most of his accomplishment as Maldonado made is currently competing in the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship. Adaptive golf allows [...]

Despite having no permanent venue, Basin Theatre Works has continued to put on shows. For the last year-and-a-half, the local theater organization has managed to continue to do business. That includes an active summer that features a few shows coming up including 101 Dalmatians Kids (which will take place July 11 and 18 at Blackshear [...]

After a one-week delay, this year’s Danny R. Wright Juneteenth Basketball Tournament will return for its 46th edition this weekend. The tournament will begin with pool play at 6 p.m. Friday and then finish up the following day with all games taking place at Permian Fieldhouse. Saturday’s games will start at 9 a.m. The tournament, [...]

Brookdale Sherwood, a local senior living community, showed its gratitude by honoring and recognizing heroic first responders with a breakfast Monday morning. The first responders took the time to visit with some of the Brookdale Sherwood residents.

Throughout this week, children ages 6-12 have participated in one of the numerous art camps that the Ellen Noël Art Museum provides during the summer months. This week’s Summer Art Camp is the third camp that the museum has put on so far this summer as students explore the world of drawing and painting. “So [...]

The FCA All-Star football game took place Saturday at Ratliff Stadium.

Bull riders from the Odessa College rodeo team practiced alongside the Ariat Texas Rattlers Wednesday in Gardendale. The Odessa College bull riders will be competing alongside the Ariat Texas Rattlers and the Nashville Stampede in Thursday's PBR Chevron Showdown at Ector County Coliseum.

After the success of last year’s inaugural Professional Bull Riding Chevron Showdown in Odessa, it was no surprise that the event has returned for a second summer. This week, Chevron and the Ariat Texas Rattlers (Fort Worth’s only professional bull riding team) will unite to host the second annual PBR Chevron Showdown, beginning at 7 [...]

AUSTIN A bill authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) to protect Texas families from the dangers posed by fly-by-night chemical container storage operations has passed the Texas House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. The measure now heads to the Texas Senate for consideration. House Bill 3866 was filed in response to the July [...]

Keep Odessa Beautiful hosted another of its cleanup events Monday morning. The cleanup, which involved the Young Men’s Leadership Academy and Odessa Mayor Cal Hendrick, took place on West Loop 338 Service Road between 16th and 22nd street as everyone helped pick up trash in an effort to beautify Odessa. The event was designed to [...]

PHOTO GALLERY: Stations of the Cross 2025

Noel Elementary recently took part in the HEB School Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge. Odessa Mayor Cal Hendrick and other city officials, along with Noel Elementary faculty and HEB employees, celebrated Friday at the school gym.

April is National Donate Life Month and to honor it, the Life Champion Committee at Medical Center Health System held their annual Donor Memorial Service Thursday morning in the Donor Garden at MCH. The event is held to recognize local and employee donors. Local and employee donors, along with their families, were recognized for giving [...]