Wrestling Roundup: Junior High Lady Sandites Place 2nd at Home Tourney, Keystone Kids 2nd at State

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Chanute, Kansas edged out No. 5 Westmoore 211.5 to 207 to win the second annual Sand Springs girls high school wrestling tournament Saturday at Clyde Boyd Middle School.

The defending champions, Springdale Har-Ber, slipped to 17th this year while host No. 10 Sand Springs placed 21st in the field of 42 teams.

In junior high action the Sandites finished runner-up to Norman by a margin of 228 to 214.5 after calling down a pair of varsity freshmen. Defending junior high champion Perry tied for third place with Bixby at 173 points. 37 schools participated in the junior high tournament.

Sand Springs went 3-1 in the finals while Norman was 1-2, but the Tigers had the edge in consolation with seven top-five placers to the Sandites’ five.

High School Girls

Kelsi Hilton led the varsity team with a fourth place finish at 140 pounds, with both of her losses coming to Har-Ber’s Kinalisa Lokot. Hilton previously pinned Lokot for first place at the Diamond State Invitational in December, but the junior State placer got the upper hand this time with a pair of second period falls.

Laila Mirza went 5-2 at 115 for fifth place, with all of her wins coming via fall. Trinity Owens placed eighth at 110, Audree Robinson placed 10th at 125, and Emily Ambriz placed 10th at 235.

Junior High Girls

Kenzie Johnson won at 89 pounds with two falls and an 8-7 semifinal decision. In the finals she pinned Ponca’s Bailey Ward in 4:10.

Bailey Copeland won at 96 pounds, pinning her first four opponents before dominating Cleveland’s Hannah Stephenson 8-0 in the finals.

Ambrielle Chambers won at 102 pounds, pinning all five of her foes. In the finals she stuck Norman’s Rylie Hillis in 2:41.

Copeland and Chambers, both freshmen, usually wrestle with the varsity team.

Rylee Allen was runner-up at 117, pinning her first four opponents before getting pinned by Norman’s Claire Lancaster in the finals.

Kyla Crittenden placed third at 73, Faith Humble placed sixth at 117, Collby Garrison placed seventh at 145, Lyla Waldren placed eighth at 102, Cailey Miller placed eighth at 155, Brylee Smith placed ninth at 145, Audrey Pride placed ninth at 117, Rowen Hull placed tenth at 138, Savannah Taylor placed 11th at 110, and Sawyer Briscoe placed 12th at 102.

Junior High Boys

The junior high boys competed at the 82nd annual Ted Anderson tournament in Edmond and took fifth place with two champions.

Griffin Sensintaffar won at 86 pounds for his fourth title of the season. He pinned his first three opponents before closing out with a pair of decisions. In the finals he wont 3-0 against Broken Arrow’s Bryson McQueen in a rematch of last week’s semifinals. Sensintaffar pinned McQueen last weekend en route to a tournament title at Perry.

Freshman Jaxon Grigsby won at 126 pounds with two pins and two decisions before taking down Edmond North’s Brooks McCollom in the finals. Grigsby scored a takedown with 15 seconds left to tie it at 3-3. He scored a takedown in overtime but McCollom had a pair of escapes to tie it at 5-5 before Grigsby scored a reversal in the third overtime period for the 7-5 win.

Kasen McAffrey placed third at 140, Kaden Pope placed fifth at 132, Rowdy Ash placed sixth at 80 pounds, Corbin Wooley placed sixth at 155, and Hunter Fields placed sixth at 170.

Youth Wrestling

The Keystone Kids Wrestling Club competed at the OKUSA State Championship and took first place in Division I and Division II and second place overall. Head coach Kyle Waag was named the OKUSA Coach of the Year for the east side of the state.

Madden Moore, Jett Galloway, and Raylee Dawes won gold in Division I and Holden Yingst was runner-up.

Patrick Sanchez and Hagan Wolfenberger won gold in Division II, Hudson Waag was runner-up, and Maddix Spencer placed fourth.

In Division III Ty Galloway and Autumn Foust placed third and Sutton Hawley placed fourth.

Maddox Pope won gold In Division IV while Karson Waag and Bryson Pope were runners-up. Wes Wilson and Zander Pope placed fourth.

Kayden Worthington won gold in Division V.

In the Novice divisions: Landon Replogle and Carter Randall won gold; Gage Fadenrecht and Maverick Spencer placed third; and Hunter Sims, Brayden Replogle, Nakona Eaglin, and Joseph Satoe placed fourth.

Sandite Sports Weekly Roundup: Sand Springs Hosts First-Ever Girls Wrestling Tournament

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The Charles Page High School boys wrestling team (13-4) suffered a pair of tough losses last week, falling 35-21 to No. 4 Broken Arrow (9-2) on Tuesday and 62-10 to No. 2 Stillwater (11-1) on Thursday.

The Sandites will travel to No. 11 Owasso (4-7) on Tuesday before wrapping up the regular season at the Glenpool Warrior Classic over the weekend.

Sand Springs hosted its first ever girls wrestling tournament Friday at Clyde Boyd Middle School, drawing 22 varsity programs and 18 junior high squads.

Springdale Har-Ber won the inaugural high school tournament while Perry won the junior high event. Sand Springs placed sixth in varsity and fifth in junior high.

Bailey Copeland won the Sandites’ lone gold medal, pinning both of her opponents in the junior high 82-pound bracket.

In junior high: Rylee Allen placed second, Sawyer Briscoe and Ananiah King were fourth, Camden Carrison and Cailey Miller were fifth, and Lyla Waldren and Stefane Ortiz placed sixth.

Gracie Young and Kelsi Hilton led the varsity girls with runner-up performances. Laila Mirza placed fourth, Addily Shotwell was fifth, Madison Chambers placed sixth, and Kreedence Behnke was eighth.

The junior high boys took second place in a tight three-way race at the Ted Anderson Tournament in Edmond on Saturday. The Sandites finished only 13 points behind Bixby while edging out Broken Arrow by 1.5 points.

Kaden Pope and Hudson Sheppard won their brackets; Ryley Kester, Brady Moore, and Jaxon Grigsby were runners up; Kasen McAffery placed third; and Issac Sensintaffer finished fourth.

The Keystone Kids placed seventh out of 100 teams at the OKUSA Youth Wrestling State Championship with four champions and four runners-up.

Brackton Upton, Hagan Wolfenberger, and Jaxon Trotter all won their divisions while Hudson Waag, Karson Waag, and Bryson Pope were runners up. Kydon Harness was a double-finalist, winning in Beginner and placing second in Open.

Ryker Dawes, Collin Randall, Maddix Spencer, and Ayreson Reiss placed third. Brenntly Taylor, Eric Foust, Mason Londo, and Maddox Pope placed fourth.

Baseball

Sandite catcher Dominic Ornelas announced his commitment to Northern Oklahoma College at Enid Tuesday on Twitter. Also headed to NOC-Enid is pitcher and second baseman Jabe Schlehuber, who committed in November.

Football

Sand Springs seniors Kyle Morrall and Jacob Blevins announced their commitment to Northwestern Oklahoma State University. There they will be reunited with former Sandite assistant coach Jason Medrano, who recently took over as Offensive Coordinator for the Rangers.

Brody Rutledge, the Sandites’ leading receiver, committed to Northeastern State University on Tuesday. There he will join former Sand Springs teammates Gabe Brown, Landon Hendricks, and Blake Jones.

Sandite Sports Weekly Roundup: Wrestling Places 7th at Sapulpa Tournament

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The Charles Page High School wrestling team took seventh place at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa over the weekend with nine top-ten finishers.

The Sandites went 0-4 in the semifinal round, but Kase Skaggs, Jaxon Trotter, and Mason Harris won out in consolation.

Skaggs faced a rematch of his Jenks Tournament placement round in the 106 quarterfinals and easily rolled to a 9-2 decision against Tahlequah’s Jacob Caviness.

He was pinned by top-seeded Braydon Pacheco in the semifinals but upset two-seed Carlos Magallanes 6-5 in consolation and beat Chandler freshman Landon Earp 6-5 in the placement match.

Trotter defeated a pair of State qualifiers at 157 before falling to top-seeded Daniel Long, 4-2 in sudden-victory overtime. In the consolation finals he won a 7-4 upset against Tennessee State placer Wills Bronson.

Harris pinned his first two opponents at heavyweight before falling 4-0 to Kansas State Champion Sebastian Lopez in the semis. In consolation he won a 3-2 decision against Allen, Texas’s Blake Palmer.

David Ritchey placed fourth at 113, Jesse Moore placed fourth at 144, Jayden Pait placed sixth at 132, Matthew Moore placed seventh at 126, Ethan White placed eighth at 165, and Cash Lucas placed eighth at 285.

The junior high team took fourth place at the Perry tournament with three champions.

Jaxon Grigsby won the 98-pound bracket despite losing a 4-0 decision in pool play against Allen, Texas’s Caiden Campbell. He pinned four of his next five opponents, outscoring them 34-4 to set up a rematch with Campbell, which he won on a 2-0 sudden-victory takedown.

Kaden Pope won at 119 pounds with five pins and a tech fall, outscoring his opponents 63-3, including a 3-0 decision against Bristow’s Kale Fruits in the finals.

Isaac Sensintaffar won at 155, pinning three of his six foes, outscoring his foes 52-13 with a 13-8 finals decision over Broken Arrow’s Matthew Mann.

Kasen McAffrey placed third at 140, pinning five of his nine opponents while outscoring them 56-12. His only loss was a semifinals fall against the tournament champion.

Ryley Kester placed third at heavyweight, pinning all seven of his opponents with the exception of undefeated tournament winner Jon Broehl from Broken Arrow, who won a 1-0 semifinal decision.

The Keystone Kids youth wrestling club earned four gold medals at the Oiltown Throwdown in Ponca City.

Hagan Wolfenberger and Mason Londo both won their brackets while Ryker Dawes won two brackets by wrestling up a division.

UFC

Sand Springs native Jimmy Flick suffered a first-round TKO against Charles Johnson in his return to the octagon after a two-year hiatus.

The fight went to the mat late in the first round where it was called in Johnson’s favor after an unrelenting series of hammer fists and elbows to the head.

Flick is now 16-6 in his pro career and 1-1 in the UFC.

Football

Sandite receiver Kyle Morrall has received a college offer from North American University, an NAIA program in Stafford, Texas.

Defensive back RJ Smittick received his first college offer last week from McPherson College, an NAIA program in McPherson, Kansas.

Mitchell Smith wins Cushing Tournament, Sandites undefeated in duals

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This story was originally written for the Sand Springs Leader.

The Charles Page High School wrestling team (3-0) is off to a hot start in 2022, winning duals against Jenks and Perry in dominant fashion. 

The Sandites steamrolled Jenks 67-9 with nine pins on Tuesday, January 4th, then sabotaged 3A No. 11 Perry’s homecoming 60-12 on Thursday before competing at the Cushing Tiger Invitational over the weekend.

Junior standout Mitchell Smith secured his second tournament title of the season, three other Sandites medaled, and the team earned 11th place out of 31 teams.

Smith (16-2) has won 13 matches in a row since a fourth-place finish in the season-opening Perry tournament, including taking first place and the Outstanding Wrestler accolade at the Cabot tournament last month.

“I think he’s going to surprise somebody at the end of the year,” said fourth-year head coach Jarrod Patterson. “There’s a lot of really tough wrestlers around his weight, but he’ll surprise one of those guys. He’s a beast on top. He’s got a little work to do on bottom, but overall he’s gotten a whole lot better over the last year.”

With the postseason only a month away, Smith has his eyes set on the State tournament. 

“I’ve qualified two years in a row and I haven’t placed yet, so I really just hope to place this year,” said Smith. 

For the first time since 1998, the Sandites didn’t have anyone medal at last year’s State tournament, despite qualifying four. “We’re definitely all motivated to go get it this year,” Smith said.

At Cushing, Smith pinned his first two foes in the first period, then built a 7-0 lead against Skiatook State Runner-Up Isaac Long before pinning him in the 145-pound semifinals. He wrapped up the tournament with a 5-4 decision over Sperry State Champion Brady Benham.

“If it weren’t for (Coach Patterson) I don’t think I’d be where I am right now on my feet,” said Smith. “He’s probably the best technician coach in the state in my opinion.”

Smith also credits his training partner Ethan Norton with pushing him to the next level, as well as his dad, Kelly Smith, for helping him on the mat.

Eli Kirk, a two-time State-placer from Guthrie, put an end to Zander Grigsby’s undefeated start to the season. The sophomore bounced back in the 120-pound consolation bracket, however, and pinned Cushing’s Daniel Herndandez for third place.

Jaxon “Scout” Trotter took fourth place at 138 and Mason Harris placed fifth at 285, pinning Blackwell State qualifier JD McCleary in only 39 seconds.

The Sandites have been leaning heavily on their underclassmen this season. 

“It’s a good group of kids,” says Patterson. “I enjoy coaching them. They all come in and work hard, and you can already see the improvement throughout the year. I’m excited for that group.”

Next week will prove even tougher for the Sandites, who host No. 3 Bixby (1-1) on Thursday before hosting the 57th annual Bobby Lyons Invitational Friday and Saturday.

“Our tournament’s real tough. We’ll have Bixby, Owasso, Stillwater, and district duals coming up, so we’ve got a tough road ahead of us,” said Patterson. 

“They’re working hard and wrestling good, so we’ll see. A couple of the kids were out sick, so if we can get them back on the mat and get everybody healthy, we should be alright.”

The Junior Varsity team placed 22nd at the Inola Tournament, led by Jesse Moore in fourth place and Ayreson Reiss in sixth place.

For the Keystone Kids wrestling club: Hudson Waag, Jase Morgan, Maddix Spencer, Ty Galloway, Mylum Ache V, Ryder Black, and Ryley Kester all won their divisions at the Bedlam Battle in Stillwater. 

Sandite Wrestling places 10th at Perry, Keystone Kids crown 9 champs at Coweta

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The Charles Page High School wrestling team took tenth place Saturday at the prestigious Perry Tournament of Champions, placing higher than five ranked teams, despite being unranked themselves.

Mitchell Smith placed fourth at 145, David Ritchey placed fifth at 106, Carter Goodman was fifth at 160, and Ethan White took sixth at 182. 

The Sandites are still without returning State qualifiers Blake Jones and Mason Harris due to football injuries, and Brooks Dudley also had to injury default after a close loss in the quarterfinals.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday, December 14th with a conference road dual at 5A No. 11 Sapulpa (2-0).

The Highway 97 Rivalry dual was canceled last year due to COVID-19, but the Chieftains haven’t beaten Sand Springs since 2013. 

The Keystone Kids Wrestling Club competed at Coweta Saturday and brought back nine gold medals.

Maddox Pope, Samuel Moore, Kasen McAffrey, Legend Dentis, Kayden Worthington, Jase Crain, Collin Randall, Mylum Ache V, and Ryder Black all won their divisions.

Rylan Hamby, Tanner Copeland, Wes Wilson, Carter Luce, Ozzie Ache, JJ Baker, Seth Brown, Weston Roberts, Jet Epperley, Claude Treat, and Kydon Harness placed second.

Kason Wolfe, Hunter Haught, Khamdyn Patterson, Karson Waag, Joshua Drury, Hudson Waag, Maddix Spencer, and Boston Parsons placed third.

Rixon Hathaway placed fourth, Blaze Ingram, Zayden Anderson, Hunter Fields, Bennett Thayer, and Carter Randall placed fourth.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites beat Watonga, Claremore, and Perry at Ram Duals

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Chris Kirby competes in a dual against Collinsville. Kirby went undefeated for the Sandites at the Ram Duals this weekend, winning six matches.

After going 1-2 in pool play at the 5th Annual Owasso Ram Duals, the Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (7-5) finished strong on Saturday, winning the consolation bracket with three dual victories.

The Sandites beat Springdale 44-27 on day one, but fell 40-22 to No. 11 Owasso (7-7) and 60-15 to No. 2 Mustang (14-2). On Saturday they won 59-19 against Watonga (2-13), 43-28 against 5A No. 12 Claremore (7-15), and 37-36 against 3A No. 5 Perry (9-7).

Goddard, the defending Kansas 5A State Champions won the tournament with two surprising upsets, defeating nationally ranked No. 48 Mustang and and No. 13 Allen, Texas. Former Sandite Kaden Glass, who moved to Kansas this past summer, went 5-1 with his new team, with his only loss coming to State Champion University of Oklahoma-commit Tate Picklo, who is ranked 10th in the nation.

Sophomore Blake Jones and freshman Mitchell Smith were 5-1 for the Sandites, and sophomore Brooks Dudley was 4-1. Seniors Preston Medlin and Chris Kirby both went undefeated at 6-0.

CPHS 59 Watonga 19

Dalton Rayburn won the opening match for Watonga by pinning freshman Carter Goodman (7-8), but Jones (18-7, 44-21) got the Sandites on the board with a new school record for fastest tech fall at 138 pounds, beating Micheal Reza 17-2 in only 2:00.

Medlin (14-12, 27-34) put Sand Springs out front once and for all by pinning Tanner Williams in 1:25. Chase White (8-15, 8-17) pinned Cayman Wicoreck in 3:35 and Kirby (22-8, 80-32) received a forfeit to make it 23-6.

Joe Jackson majored Dakota Taylor (1-14, 1-21) and Dalton Laird pinned Sango Whitehorn (8-17, 10-21) to cut it to 23-16, but Thomas Naugle (4-4, 5-6) pinned Ernesto Duenez in 3:24 and Josh Fincannon (25-10, 64-44) received a forfeit. Ethan Henderson won a 2-1 decision over Robbie Parrish (6-13, 8-28), but that would be the last win for the Eagles.

Shane Wolf (11-10) received a forfeit at 106, Mitchell Smith (12-4) pinned Shawn Johnson in 0:33, Colton Luker (2-10, 3-10) pinned Dakota Morris in 1:53, and Ethan Norton (4-14, 4-19) received a forfeit to conclude the dual.

CPHS 43 Claremore 28

The Sandites never trailed against Claremore, taking a 16-0 lead right out of the gate. Hunter Hilger (1-3) and Jones received forfeits, then Medlin majored Caden Tilly 8-0.

The next six matches alternated between the two teams. Ashton Stevenson got the Zebras on the board with a tech fall against White then Kirby retaliated by pinning Jakoby Banks in 1:35. State Qualifier Isaac Guinn majored Whitehorn 10-2, Dudley (18-14, 28-22) pinned Spencer Lewis in 1:12, then Blake Bacon won a 5-3 decision over Santana Naugle (0-3, 3-12).

Fincannon eked out a 1-0 decision over State Qualifier Ryan Cochran and Wolf pinned Rose Grubowski in 0:47 to clinch the dual. Smith padded the win with a pin of Brandt Phelan in 0:42.

Claremore won the final three matches. Kearanie Johnson majored Harley Newberry (5-11), State Qualifier Kaden Stanley pinned Norton, and State Qualifier Kai Shultz received a forfeit.

CPHS 37 Perry 36

In the consolation finals the Sandites took on the most storied program in all of high school wrestling, the 63-time State Champions from Perry. Sand Springs won eight matches to Perry’s six, but all of Perry’s wins were by fall or forfeit, and Sand Springs trailed 36-33 coming into the final match.

State Champion Dylan Avery received a forfeit at 145, then Medlin got the Sandites on the board with a 2-0 decision against Kohl Witter. Josh Kime pinned White, then Sand Springs went on a five match win streak.

Kirby pinned Charlie Gilbreath in only 11 seconds, Whitehorn won a 5-2 decision over Ethan Hughes, Thomas Naugle received a forfeit, Dudley pinned Huner Nelson in 0:53, and Fincannon won a 4-0 decision against Chaz Polifka for the 27-12 lead.

Angel Tiscareno broke up the run by pinning Wolf, but Smith responded by pinning Hunter Coldiron in 2:00. Then came the Perry comeback. State Qualifier Gabe Valencia pinned Luker, State Champion Ryan Smith pinned Norton, and State Qualifier Logan Smith pinned Hilger to reclaim the lead.

It all came down to 138, where Jones needed a major decision or greater to secure the dual. A takedown in the third period put him in the bonus against Kaleb Owen for the one-point win.

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. with a district quad against Sapulpa (2-3), Muskogee (1-2), and Ponca City (2-5) as they look for their fifth consecutive District title.

Owasso Ram Dual Results
Goddard 80-0 Owasso JV
Goddard 65-9 Claremore
Goddard 51-15 Comanche
Goddard 59-13 Edmond Memorial
Goddard 38-23 Mustang
Goddard 35-30 Allen
Allen 78-6 Watonga
Allen 60-16 Deer Creek
Allen 60-16 Perry
Allen 55-6 Owasso
Allen 58-15 Cushing
Mustang 69-6 Springdale
Mustang 52-13 Owasso
Mustang 60-15 Sand Springs
Mustang 54-9 Deer Creek
Mustang 50-17 Cushing
Cushing 47-19 Manhattan
Cushing 61-12 Newkirk
Cushing 51-30 Edmond Memorial
Cushing 45-30 Comanche
Comanche 52-21 Claremore
Comanche 70-12 Owasso JV
Comanche 42-32 Owasso
Comanche 36-33 Deer Creek
Deer Creek 43-13 Perry
Deer Creek 60-22 Watonga
Deer Creek 36-33 Edmond Memorial
Owasso 40-22 Sand Springs
Owasso 53-12 Springdale
Owasso 34-31 Edmond Memorial
Edmond Memorial 42-30 Newkirk
Edmond Memorial 40-36 Manhattan
Sand Springs 44-27 Springdale
Sand Springs 59-19 Watonga
Sand Springs 43-28 Claremore
Sand Springs 37-36 Perry
Perry 60-24 Watonga
Perry 64-18 Springdale
Perry 36-32 Manhattan
Manhattan 45-36 Newkirk
Manhattan 69-12 Owasso JV
Manhattan 51-28 Claremore
Claremore 63-18 Owasso JV
Claremore 49-30 Newkirk
Newkirk 49-21 Watonga
Newkirk 42-39 Springdale
Springdale 47-24 Owasso JV
Owasso JV 57-24 Watonga

Placement
1st - Goddard, Kansas
2nd - Allen, Texas
3rd - Mustang
4th - Cushing
5th - Comanche
6th - Edmond Deer Creek
7th - Owasso
8th - Edmond Memorial
9th - Sand Springs
10th - Perry
11th - Manhattan, Kansas
12th - Claremore
13th - Newkirk
14th - Springdale, Arkansas
15th - Owasso JV
16th - Watonga