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The Odessa College softball team was seeded No. 6 for this year’s NJCAA Softball World Series. The announcement came during the selection show Tuesday afternoon. Members of the Lady Wrangler softball team gathered at the Saulsbury Center at Odessa College to learn their fate at this year’s tournament. Odessa College (51-7) got a first round [...]

Ever since he went into coaching, Jason Richters has always had the goal of someday becoming a head football coach. He’s had to bide his time over the years and wait for the right opportunity. That opportunity finally came a few weeks ago when Richters was named the next head coach at Andrews High School. [...]

For the past two weeks, both middle and high school students have learned how to work with 3D printers, laser cutters/engravers and other technology in order to make different projects as a part of UTPB’s Summer Maker Camp. The first session of the Summer Maker Camp began on June 1 and wrapped up Thursday. The [...]

Lt. Isai Huerta is the first fireman in Odessa to lose his life while fighting a fire. Huerta, 29, died Sunday and five other firefighters were injured. A Monday news conference at Central Fire Station was emotional as Odessa leaders reflected on this dark day and detailed how much Huerta meant to Odessa. OFR Chief [...]

The body of Lt. Isai Huerta, who lost his life while fighting a fire Sunday, was returned to Odessa in an honor escort from Lubbock to Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon. Many Odessans lined up the streets to show their support for the fallen firefighter. Huerta, 29, died Sunday while fighting a fire [...]

There’s trouble in River City. Trouble with a capital T, which rhymes with P, and that stands for “pool.” The solution for the city’s issues? A marching band to keep the young boys out of trouble. At least that’s how traveling con man Professor Harold Hill is able to convince the town’s citizens into paying [...]

The Permian Basin has been dealing with a shortage of football officials for a couple of years now and with new schools being built, the challenge of having a fully-staffed crew for games will become greater. The Permian Basin Football Chapter of the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) is looking for more referees for [...]

High school teams from all over Texas (including Odessa High and Compass Academy) began the first day of practice Monday.

By this point, contending for district titles and getting to the playoffs has become the norm for the Compass Academy volleyball team. In the school’s short history, the Lady Cougars have won two district titles and have made the playoffs each year since the inaugural season in 2020. However, head coach Christina Bush and her [...]

After posting its best season in over a decade, the Permian football team looks to make an even bigger run this year as the Panthers return a good chunk of last fall’s district championship-winning team. The Panthers return seven starters on offense and six on defense and look to be one of the favorites to [...]