Regional Champions... Odessa won a second consecutive Class 4 Small championship Friday at the Kansas City Regional. Members of this year's team are, front, from left, Laci Duren, Ciara Harrison, Samantha Barnes, Raegan Polson; middle, Rachel Jones, Domonique Hortona, Tess Kram, Makenzie Smith, Emily Thomson, Lindsay Kasper; back, Kelsey Cox, Jordan Fairfield, Celeste Meuschke and Jordan Peek.
Cheerleaders repeat as regional champions
by Kory Hales
Odessa's cheerleading competition squad competed Friday in the Kansas City Regional at Lee's Summit North High School. And for the second consecutive year, the team brought back the regional championship in Class 4 Small.
"We don't know our overall score," first-year head coach, Lindsay Schambers, said. "But we had zero penalties, which is phenomenal."
Platte County placed second at the regional competition, while St. Joseph Benton finished third. Read complete story in The Odessan.
Ziegler continues to build on Major League record
by Kory Hales
Brad Ziegler's record-setting string of scoreless innings to start a Major League career has stretched to 34.0 innings by throwing seven innings last week against three different teams.
Ziegler entered the game against Kansas City in the sixth on July 30 with Oakland trailing 3-2. He relieved starter Sean Gallagher. Ziegler got Mark Teahen to strike out swinging and then got Billy Butler to ground into an inning-ending double-play.
In the top of the seventh, Miguel Olivo followed a Ross Gload ground out with a single to center field. But Ziegler got out of the inning by fielding a grounder by Tony Pena Jr. to start a 1-4-3 double play. In the bottom of the inning, Oakland tied the game 3-3. Read complete story in The Odessan.
Chad Meyer to head OHS boys basketball
by Kory Hales
Although no contract has been signed yet, Chad Meyer has been approved by the Odessa R-7 Board of Education to be Odessa High School's boys basketball head coach. Meyer replaces Gabe McKinnis who resigned from the position last month.
Meyer was an assistant on the boys team last season and coached the JV. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the Lady Bulldogs basketball team, compiling a record of 73-59 over five years.
"I've thought about wanting to coach boys basketball," Meyer said. "You prepare your heart and mind for it, but the opportunity doesn't always come your way in your time, but in God's time. I guess now is God's time for me." Read complete story in The Odessan.
Fishing derby... Odessa VFW Post 5675 held the annual B.H. Milby Memorial Fishing Derby on Saturday at Lake Venita. Winners were, from left, Hunter Calhoun, Devin Mackey, Robert Petty, Ray Tokarske, Angelica Heyer, Alexis Hemme, Nicole Hutton, Alyssa Dogle, Alexia Hutton, Alaris Coulter.
Bobby Raybourn scores first feature win at CMS
by Kory Hales
Odessa's Bobby Raybourn led 24 of 25 laps August 2 at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg to pocket $600 in the B-Modified special event that was rained out a week ago. Raybourn won his heat race the previous week to land him the pole position for the feature, but he and the rest of the drivers in the field had to wait a whole week for a shot at winning the biggest race of the year for the B-Modifieds.
Brian Ziegler, Bates City, crossed the finish line in eighth. Mark Evinger, Bates City, drove his number 15 to a 13th place result.
Raybourn holds second place in the championship points standings with 1086. He is 72 points behind the leader. Read complete story in The Odessan.
Steve Clancy wins Valley Speedway Late Model feature
by Kory Hales
Steve Clancy, Odessa, was glad to see Valley Speedway open its gates for the first time in three weeks on Friday. He capped his night of racing by winning the Late Model feature. He finished second in his heat. Shad Badder, Bates City, finished third.
Clancy is third in the Valley Late Model championship points standings with 423.
Brian Ziegler, Bates City, finished fourth in the B-Modified feature. Owen Evinger, Odessa, crossed the finish line 12th. Read complete story in The Odessan.
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