CPHS Wrestling: Sandites rout Jenks 63-12 on Senior Night, fall 54-21 to Bixby

The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (1-2) is still trying to find its stride in this unusual season. The boys are 1-2 in duals and have competed in two tournaments thus far on the year. They placed seventh at their home Okie Throwdown tournament in December, and took eighth at last weekend’s Cushing Tiger Invitational.

The season-opening 69-6 loss to Stillwater (2-0) snapped a 22-year streak of season-opening wins for the Sandites, but that’s the risk that comes with scheduling the number one team in the state. Brooks Dudley snagged the only match win in a historically lopsided dual. Stillwater’s 69 points were the most anyone has scored on Sand Springs in the 21st century.

The Sandites were scheduled to start the year with the top-three teams in a row, but duals against No. 3 Mustang (8-1) and No. 2 Broken Arrow (4-1) were canceled. They dominated 63-12 against an unranked Jenks (0-2) squad last Tuesday but fell 54-21 to undefeated No. 5 Bixby (5-0) on Thursday.

Two more duals are on the itinerary this week. On Tuesday the Sandites will travel to 5A No. 1 Collinsville (1-0), a team that has won three consecutive State Tournaments. The Cardinals won last year’s meeting 34-15. On Thursday they will travel to Owasso (2-2). The teams split meetings last year, and the Sandites lead the series 2-1 under coach Jarrod Patterson.

At the Okie Throwdown tournament the Sandites hosted 11 Oklahoma schools that would traditionally have traveled to the Kansas City Invitational, had out-of-state teams not been banned this year. Sand Springs was without representatives at 120, 152, 160, and 220 pounds, but still finished ahead of a fellow 6A team from Union.

Zander Grigsby placed sixth at 106, Shane Wolf placed sixth at 113, Jesse Moore placed ninth at 126, Mitchell Smith placed fifth at 132, Ethan Norton placed ninth at 138, Colton Luker placed tenth at 145, Chase White placed tenth at 170, Sango Whitehorn placed sixth at 182, Brooks Dudley placed fifth at 195, and Mason Harris placed ninth at 285.

In this past weekend’s Cushing Tiger Invitational, the Sandites placed eighth out of 29 teams, and were the only 6A school. The team was short one weight class, with no representative at heavyweight. Four Sandites earned medals. Zander Grigsby took sixth at 106, Mitchell Smith placed third in 132, Books Dudley finished sixth at 195, and Mason Harris earned fifth at 220.

Sand Springs will return to tournament action Friday at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa.

Stillwater 69 CPHS 6
106: Sam Smith (SHS) FALL Logan Childers.
113: Gabe Fontanez (SHS) 3-2 Shane Wolf.
120: Cael Hughes (SHS) FALL Landon Horton.
126: JJ McComas (SHS) FALL Jesse Moore.
132: Cade Nicholas (SHS) FALL Mitchell Smith.
138: Carter Young (SHS) FALL Ethan Norton.
145: Teague Travis (SHS) 19-4 Colton Luker.
152: C Johnson (SHS) FALL Abraham Hernandez.
160: Garrett Reese (SHS) FALL Jared Douglass.
170: Dax Hughes (SHS) 9-1 Dakota Taylor.
182: Gatlin Wilson (SHS) 5-1 Sango Whitehorn.
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) FALL D’Angelo Benford.
220: Brett Black (SHS) FALL Cash Lucas.
285: Cameron Kirkes (SHS) FALL Mason Harris.

CPHS 63 Jenks 12
106: Zander Grigsby (CPHS) Forfeit VOID.
113: Shane Wolf (CPHS) 8-6 Carson Reich.
120: Xavier Ruble (CPHS) 6-1 Kyler Breedlove.
126: Jesse Moore (CPHS) FALL Grant Neurohr, 4:13.
132: Mitchell Smith (CPHS) FALL Nick Keahn, 3:46.
138: Ethan Norton (CPHS) FALL Jason Creel, 1:45.
145: Johnathan Kelvington (Jenks) FALL Colton Luker, 0:40.
152: Ethan White (CPHS) FALL James Seacrest, 0:45.
160: Zane Sheppard (CPHS) Forfeit.
170: Chase White (CPHS) FALL Josh Heck, 2:48.
182: Sango Whitehorn (CPHS) FALL Cayden Capages, 1:43.
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) 5-2 Ethan Hill.
220: Hayden Crowley (Jenks) Forfeit.
285: Mason Harris (CPHS) FALL Zane Trinidad, 2:58.

Bixby 54 CPHS 21
106: Zander Grigsby (CPHS) Forfeit.
113: Clayton Giddens (Bixby) FALL Shane Wolf.
120: Harley Newberry (CPHS) FALL Gavin Turley.
126: Jace Roller (Bixby) FALL Jesse Moore.
132: Zack Blankenship (Bixby) FALL Dylan Quinton.
138: Mitchell Smith (CPHS) 6-2 Garrett Washington.
145: Jakob Snyder (Bixby) FALL Ethan Norton.
152: Jack Lane (Bixby) FALL Ethan White.
160: Hank Puckett (Bixby) FALL Zane Sheppard.
170: Eric McCown (Bixby) FALL Chase White.
182: Jack Puckett (Bixby) 7-1 Sango Whitehorn.
195: Jersey Robb (Bixby) Forfeit.
220: Isaac Gibson (Bixby) 3-1 Brooks Dudley.
285: Mason Harris (CPHS) FALL Garrett Ritter.

Sand Springs disc golfers hold River City Send-Off

Tommy Agent (left) and Pete Shipley (right) won their divisions Saturday at the River City Send-Off.

Taylor Dutto (pictured) organized the River City Send-Off with Dwight Griffis (not-pictured). 

For the first time since the Ray Brown era, Sand Springs hosted a disc golf mini tournament Saturday. Local golfers Dwight Griffis and Taylor Dutto organized the event as a send-off for the River City course at Case Community Park, which will soon be removed and replaced with a new layout. 

The existing 18-hole course is the third disc golf course in Sand Springs history. It opened in 2017 as part of a $6 million park renovation and was designed in collaboration with local Tulsa Disc Sports Association (TDSA) members. It will soon be replaced with a new professional design by 2009 World Champion Avery Jenkins. 

Although local players are excited for the upcoming redesign, many are also nostalgic to see the existing layout come to an end. Dozens of players participated in the River City Send-Off on Saturday, which marked the first competitive event in Sand Springs since before the Ray Brown Park nine-hole course was removed in 2012. 

22 players participated in a “flip-dubs” event in the morning, where players of all skill levels are randomly matched in teams of two. Zachary Schumacher and Andrew Rock won that event with a score of 42, twelve strokes under par. 

From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 24 golfers played singles rounds in two divisions. Tommy Agent won the Open division with a score of 43 to lead a field of 13 pro players. Pete Shipley won the amateur division with a score of 48 in a field of eleven players. The event added out-of-bounds penalties to many holes, preventing players from throwing across sidewalks. That, combined with winds gusting as high as 40 m.p.h. made the course much tougher than usual. 

The event organizers plan to make the mini tournaments a weekly occurrence once the new course is installed, though those events likely won’t begin till the Spring due to the limited amount of daylight in wintertime. Both the Pro and Am divisions paid cash to the winners on Saturday, but amateurs will most likely be playing for discs at future events. No aces were thrown on Saturday, and that $230 ace pot will carry over to the next event. If attendance increases at future events, more amateur divisions may be added to separate intermediate and advanced players from novices. The minis will also serve as a fundraiser for future course improvements and maintenance. 

The new course is nearing completion and the Parks Department has been hard at work this week planting new trees to both increase difficulty on some holes, and to help protect sidewalks from errant throws. Benches and trash cans were also added. New concrete tee pads have been poured, and turf will be added to them in the next week. The new course will feature all new baskets and signage, and will play in new areas along the river and under the Highway 97 bridge. The existing course won’t be removed until the new one is fully installed. 

CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Muldrow 7-0, Union 4-1

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The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (16-3) saw their schedule interrupted by weather this week, but that didn’t stop them from picking up a couple of wins Friday afternoon in Broken Arrow. Their district home game against Owasso was postponed Thursday and they were initially supposed to play three games in the Bixby Tournament on Friday, but the rain led to a change of venue and the postponement of their game against Collinsville. They won their third-straight shutout 7-0 against Muldrow (7-5) and won their fourth straight game 4-1 against Union (3-13). The Sandites scored 36 runs over four games before finally allowing their opponents on the board. 

Aliyah Taff (10-3, 27-17) earned all three shutout wins, pitching six hits and five strikeouts in six innings against Muldrow. Kelsi Qualls suffered the loss, tossing 13 hits and six strikeouts for the Bulldogs. Raegan Rector paced the Sandites offensively, going 2-of-3 at the plate with a double, two runs, and two RBI. 

Rector, Jaden Jordan, and Drew Hawkins hit RBI singles in the first inning and Rector tagged up on a fly out from Avery Tanner. Rector hit an RBI double to score Madison Lee in the second, then came in on a single from Taff to make it 6-0. Nataley Crawford batted in the final run of the game with a triple in the third. Jolee McNally also had a triple in the sixth but was caught stealing home. 

Crawford (6-0, 9-2) continued her undefeated season in the circle against Union, throwing three hits and three strikeouts in 3.2 innings. Taff threw one strikeout in an inning of relief. Carissa Knight took the loss for the Redskins with 10 hits, four walks, and four strikeouts in 3.2 innings. 

McNally hit a double in the first inning and scored on a single from Crawford for the first run of the game. Maya Sheldon tied it up in the second, reaching on a double before stealing home. Lee and Brooklyn Harper scored runs on singles from McNally and Rector in the third to regain the lead once and for all. Jordan added an RBI single in the fourth for the final run of the game. 

Sandite Softball will return to action Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. against Collinsville (10-11).