CPHS Cross Country: Jazmin Lopez and Varsity Boys place 2nd at Gold Rush Invitational

The Sand Springs Cross Country program hosted its third annual invitational meet Saturday morning at Case Community Park. Formerly known as the Case Cross Country Invitational, it was renamed the Gold Rush Invitational this year and the boys’ elementary team successfully struck gold with a first place finish.

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Griffin Sensintaffar paced the elementary boys with a one-mile time of 5:59.3 to lead a group of 48 runners. Landon Durborrow ran a personal-best 6:33.76 for seventh place, Dax Wilcox had a PR 6:36.52 for ninth place, and Gavin Corbin rounded out the top-ten with a PR 6:48.71. Presley Quinnelly, Jessen Cox, Alex Martin, Dean Earnest, John Selby, and Kai Chambers all set PRs.

The elementary girls placed second in the one-mile run, led by Chloe Grona with a time of 6:48.51 for second place in a field of 62. Josie Grona placed fifth in 6:54.24. London Velasquez, Lexi Boone, and Nola Chambers set PRs.

The varsity boys also placed second in the 5K, with three runners in the top ten. Alejandro Lopez ran a PR 18:46.12 for sixth place out of 62 competitors. Dalton Wilcox was seventh with a PR of 18:47.44, and Sam English finished eighth just two seconds behind Wilcox. Noah Hanlon also set a PR.

The varsity girls were unable to earn a team place due to only having four runners available, but Jazmin Lopez represented the team well with a second-place finish out of 46 runners, running the 5K in 22:55.93.

Neither the boys nor girls had any junior varsity runners, and neither had enough junior high runners to earn a team place. Brynlee Durborow was fourth out of 142 junior high girls in the one-mile run with a PR 5:59.47. Rafael Huff placed 56th out of 151 junior high boys with a PR 6:34.98. Landon Buttram, Colt Cothran, and Koby Hadley all had PRs.

The varsity teams will return to action Thursday at the Oklahoma Baptist University Cross Country Challenge in Shawnee

Elementary Girls 1 Mile
2nd - Chloe Grona - 6:48.51
5th - Josie Grona - 6:54.24
13th - London Velasquez - 7:20.52
29th - Lexi Boone - 8:06.82
30th - Alliyah Watts - 8:14.18
31st - Kinley Snow - 8:14.76
34th - Ellie Morrow - 8:23.31
36th - Julia Myers - 8:30.37
49th - Nola Chambers - 9:06.09
50th - Mila Morrow - 9:07.36
58th - Brie Blair - 10:57.62
59th - Avery Nolen - 10:59.23
60th - Emma Nolen - 11:00.18
62nd - Starr Corbin - 11:33.70

Varsity Girls 5K
2nd - Jazmin Lopez - 22:55.93
36th - Kirsten Neal - 30:03.58
39th - Madison Chambers - 30:52.21
43rd - Laila Mirza - 31:23.77

Junior High Girls 1 Mile
4th - Brynlee Durborow - 5:59.47
75th - Alicia Kemp - 7:58.01
108th - Catherine Sarasua - 8:47.70

Elementary Boys 1 Mile
1st - Griffin Sensintaffar - 5:59.30
7th - Landon Durborrow - 6:33.76
9th - Dax Wilcox - 6:36.52
10th - Gavin Corbin - 6:48.71
15th - Presley Quinnelly - 7:17.07
18th - Waylon Roberts - 7:31.47
19th - Jessen Cox - 7:37.07
30th - Kellen Adkins - 7:54.22
37th - Alex Martin - 9:16.91
38th - Dean Earnest - 9:17.41
39th - John Selby - 9:37.74
44th - Baker Lee - 11:03.13
46th - Sutton Corbin - 11:39.41
47th - Kai Chambers - 11:53.70

Varsity Boys 5K
6th - Alejandro Lopez - 18:46.12
7th - Dalton Wilcox - 18:47.44
8th - Sam English - 18:49.91
12th - Noah Hanlon - 18:58.86
43rd - David Rigsby - 23:00.79
45th - Zach Davis - 23:16.04
60th - Kai Lambo - 27:57.80

Junior High Boys 1 Mile
56th - Rafael Huff - 6:34.98
66th - Landon Buttram - 6:42.40
100th - Colt Cothran - 7:22.88
131st - Koby Hadley - 8:19.80

CPHS Cross Country: Boys place 20th, Girls 22nd at Holland Hall

The Charles Page High School Cross Country teams competed at the 35th Annual Holland Hall Invitational Saturday morning in Tulsa. The Varsity Boys placed 20th out of 26 teams and the Varsity Girls placed 22nd out of 24 teams.

Junior Sam English led the boys with a 70th place finish out of 197 runners, running the 5K in a personal-record 18:44.92. Dalton Wilcox had a PR 19:01.73 for 77th and Alejandro Lopez had a PR 19:04.20 for 82nd.

Junior Jazmin Lopez led the girls with a 34th place finish out of 178 competitors, with a personal-best time of 22:15.40. Madison Chambers had a PR 27:16.14 for 139th. Several freshmen ran their first varsity 5Ks.

The Sandite Elementary squads ran at the 8th Annual Kiefer Trojans Meet on Saturday, September 12th. The Girls placed fourth of eleven teams in the one-mile run and the Boys were third of ten teams. The Junior High teams also competed but didn’t have enough runners to earn a team place.

Chloe Grona won her second meet of the year, leading a field of 123 elementary runners with a time of 6:19.91, closely followed by Josie Grona in third place. Sophie Grona, London Velasquez, and Leighton Dial all set PRs.

Griffin Sensintaffar placed third out of 123 elementary runners with a time of 6:08.51. Waylon Roberts, Kellen Adkins, Alex Martin, Dean Earnest, and Baker Lee all set PRs.

Brynlee Durborrow placed fourth out of 181 athletes in the junior high girls race in 6:12.36. Alicia Kemp and Catherine Sarasua set PRs. Landon Buttram led the junior high team with a PR time of 6:51.11 for 78th place out of 159 boys.

Sand Springs will host the Third Annual Case Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. in Case Community Park.

8th Annual Kiefer Trojans Meet

Girls Elementary 1 Mile
6:19.91 - Chloe Grona - 1st
6:47.52 - Josie Grona - 3rd
7:45.96 - Sophie Grona - 32nd
7:56.29 - London Velasquez - 39th
8:18.36 - Kinley Snow - 57th
8:33.12 - Alliyah Watts - 67th
9:03.30 - Lexi Boone - 87th
9:18.06 - Leighton Dial - 99th
12:24.72 - Avery Nolen - 130th
12:32.84 - Emma Nolen - 131st

Boys Elementary 1 Mile
6:08.51 - Griffin Sensintaffar - 3rd
6:51.07 - Dax Wilcox - 17th
7:17.27 - Landon Durborrow - 30th
7:19.52 - Waylon Roberts - 33rd
7:44.28 - Kellen Adkins - 43rd
9:08.73 - Lane Tenpenny - 96th
9:21.86 - Alex Martin - 98th
9:29.87 - Dean Earnest - 105th
10:54.63 - Baker Lee - 122nd

Junior High Girls 1 Mile
6:12.36 - Brynlee Durborrow - 4th
6:52.80 - Malayna Garcia - 37th
7:33.84 - Alicia Kemp - 77th
8:46.55 - Catherine Sarasua - 147th

Junior High Boys 1 Mile
6:51.11 - Landon Buttram - 78th
7:05.78 - Rafael Huff - 95th
8:52.76 - Koby Hadley - 150th

35th Annual Holland Hall Invitational

Varsity Boys 5K
18:44.92 - Sam English - 70th
19:01.73 - Dalton Wilcox - 77th
19:04.20 - Alejandro Lopez - 82nd
22:04.09 - Zach Davis - 168th
22:30.06 - David Rigsby - 174th
23:15.00 - Michael Johnson - 183rd
27:07.38 - Kai Lamho - 193rd

Junior Varsity Boys 5K
23:31.83 - Trevor Millikin - 134th
27:41.55 - Cage Gilmore - 201st

Varsity Girls 5K
22:15.40 - Jazmin Lopez - 34th
27:16.14 - Madison Chambers - 139th
28:10.45 - Bella Ensten - 150th
30:47.05 - Emily Patton - 167th
30:53.21 - Laila Mirza - 169th

High school sports scheduled to start next week, masks will be required for fans

Charles Page High School softball and volleyball are scheduled to begin next week, with football and cross country soon to follow. The teams have been practicing and scrimmaging for the past few weeks with no known cases of COVID-19 spread.

The spring season was canceled earlier this year, depriving the boys’ basketball team of a State Tournament appearance, and robbing the slow pitch softball, baseball, soccer, tennis, and golf teams of almost their entire season.

The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association declined to enforce specific rules for high schools to follow as the new season begins, but the schools can be expected to enact their own precautions to ensure the season continues as safely as possible.

Sand Springs athletic events will be requiring masks for all participants, coaches, workers, officials, and fans entering school property. Participants, officials, and coaches will be allowed to remove their masks when they reach their playing field or court, but fans will be expected to remain covered at all times.

Sand Springs ticket takers and sellers will be masked and gloved, and will remain behind a plexiglass partition. The district is also encouraging fans to purchase an All-Sport Season Pass to reduce contact with box office workers.

The district is discouraging pre and post-game handshakes, high-fives, fist bumps, etc. Athletes will not be allowed to share towels, clothing, shoes, or water bottles. Shared equipment like bats, helmets, and catcher’s gear will be disinfected between users.

“We have been following a pretty strict routine each day with our athletes and coaches,” says Athletic Director Rod Sitton. “We have a COVID-19 questionnaire that each player must answer before entering our facilities. We are also doing temperature checks at the gate/door each day. So far we have dodged the bullet.”

“As far as competitions we will follow (these) guidelines both at home and when traveling. The guidelines also dictate what the fans can expect when coming to a Sandite Athletic event.  We are not planning on reducing the number of fans that can attend our events. Of course this could all change tomorrow. People following the guidelines will help us to keep Athletics going and open to the public.  Again I must reiterate that this can all change in a moments notice as everything has to be fluid during this pandemic.“

Sandite Softball will travel to Tahlequah Monday at 5:00 p.m. to start their season, while the volleyball team will host Bixby Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Cross Country won’t start their year till the 27th at the Owasso Ram Relays, while the football team will travel to Sapulpa on the 28th.

State Basketball Tournament and all Spring sports canceled

March 26, 2020—1:30 p.m.—On March 25, the State Superintendent announced that all public schools would remain closed until the end of the academic year for each respective public school. The academic year for schools will end between May 8 and May 15.

In conjunction with this decision the OSSAA Board voted unanimously, at the March 26, 2020 Teleconference Board Meeting, to cancel the State Basketball Tournament for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A; additionally, all spring activities have been cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. 

For the purpose of all OSSAA member school activities, all school personnel, including certified, adjunct or volunteer coaches, as well as teachers, directors, or instructors are prohibited from engaging in any type of OSSAA member school activity involving secondary students; no practice, instruction, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel is permitted.

SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES: Until further notice, no OSSAA member school activities will be permitted. The timeline for the beginning of summer activities will be provided to member schools at a time when CDC recommendations as well as State and Local government recommendations allow for safe participation.

CBMS Basketball: 8th Grade White finishes 2nd at Frontier Valley Conference Tournament

The Sand Springs 8th Grade White boys’ basketball team came in runner-up at the Frontier Valley Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon in Sapulpa, falling 57-38 to Union.

The Sandites rallied from a 17 point deficit to enter the fourth quarter down only 36-34, but the Redskins surged ahead with 18-straight points to secure the win.

The Redskins started on an 8-0 run and came away with seven steals in the first quarter to take a 23-7 lead by the end of the period.

Sand Springs trailed by 17 through most of the second quarter, but ended on a 7-2 run to enter halftime 34-22. The third quarter was the Sand Springs show as Colin Shope opened the half with three-straight goals before Jesse Tandoy scored the Redskins’ only basket. Mason Ward scored his first bucket and Alijah Roper hit back-to-back layups to trim it to a one-score game.

This time it was Union’s turn to adjust, as they rattled off 18-straight before Jesie Manuel broke up the run. Jackson Stewart scored the final bucket of the game.

Shope led the Sandites in scoring with 11 points, and Kenneth Page had 8 rebounds with 7 points. Tandoy led all scorers with 14 points.

Union 57 CBMS 38
1Q: Union 23-7.
2Q: CBMS 15-11.
3Q: CBMS 12-2.
4Q: Union 19-4.

Free Throws: Union 4-of-10, CBMS 3-of-6.
Field Goals: Union 25-of-60, CBMS 16-of-36.
Offensive Rebounds: Union 15, CMBS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: Union 13, CBMS 17.
Total Rebounds: Union 28, CBMS 22.
Steals: Union 19, CBMS 5.
Blocks: Union 4, CBMS 3.
Fouls: Union 9, CBMS 9.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Shope 11, Page 7, Roper 6, Clayton 6, Ward 4, Manuel 2, Stewart 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Page 3, Shope 1, Clayton 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Page 5, Shope 4, Lair 4, Roper 2, Clayton 1, Manuel 1.
Total Rebounds: Page 8, Shope 5, Lair 4, Roper 2, Clayton 2, Manuel 1.
Steals: Shope 1, Page 1, Lair 1, Roper 1, Ward 1.
Assists: Lair 2, Shope 1, Page 1, Ward 1, Rutledge 1.
Blocks: Lair 2, Page 1.
Fouls: Page 3, Shope 1, Lair 1, Ward 1, Manuel 1, Stewart 1.

(Union stats)
Scoring: Tandoy 14, Miller 11, Dalessandro 10, Barnes 7, Horn 7, Dorsey 3, Taylor 3, Knutson 2.
Fouls: Dorsey 3, Barnes 2, Tandoy 1, Miller 1, Horn 1, Knutson 1.

Sandite Wrestling crowns four Champions at Youth State, JV places second at Villareal tournament

The Keystone Kids youth wrestling team based out of Sand Springs placed 18th out of 94 teams at the Oklahoma Youth Wrestling League State Championship in Oklahoma City this past weekend.

They were 17th in pins, 7th in technical falls, 19th in total match points, and 24th in team win percentage, with a total match record of 61-35. Among teams with fewer than 30 wrestlers they ranked eighth in team points.

Bryher Collins won the Beginner 1 division at 52 pounds with a 4-0 record, three pins and a technical fall. Kasen McAffrey won the Open 3 division at 90 pounds with a 4-0 record and one pin. Creek Shavney won the Beginner 3 division at 73 pounds with a 4-0 record and two pins. Jesse Moore won the Open 5 division at 106 pounds with a 3-0 record, a pin and a tech fall.

Kaden Pope came in runner-up at 73 pounds in Open 4 with a 2-1 record.

Cameron Martin placed third in Open 1 at 43 pounds with a 3-2 record and two pins. Carter Luce placed third in Open 3 at 100 pounds with a 2-2 record and two pins. Zander Grigsby placed third in Open 5 at 76 pounds with a 2-2 record and two pins.

Rylan Hamby placed fourth in Beginner 1 at 52 pounds with a 3-2 record and two pins. Matthew Moore placed fourth at 80 pounds in Open 4 with a 3-1 record and one tech fall.

Wes Wilson placed fifth in Open 2 at 46 pounds with a 2-2 record and one pin. David Ritchey placed fifth in Open 4 at 88 pounds with a 3-2 record and two pins.

Karson Waag placed sixth in Open 2 at 43 pounds with a 1-3 record. Jaxon Grigsby placed sixth in Open 4 at 67 pounds with a 3-3 record, including a pin and a tech fall.

Samuel Moore went 2-2 in Open 3 at 61 pounds with two pins. Joshua Compton went 2-2 in Open 3 at 76 pounds with one pin. Hunter Fields went 2-2 in Open 3 at 80 pounds with one pin.

The Sand Springs Junior High team took 14th place out of 30 teams at the Edmond Junior High Tournament this past weekend with two placers.

Michael Johnson placed fourth at 80 pounds with a 3-2 record. All three of his wins came by pin, and his losses were both by decision. James Robey placed sixth at 170 with a 3-3 record including one pin.

Jayden Pait went 2-2 at 92 with one pin. Cody Cramer went 4-2 at 155 with two pins. Mason Harris went 3-2 at 285 with three pins.

The Sand Springs Junior Varsity team placed second behind the Bartlesville varsity at the Morey Villareal Memorial tournament. They beat out several varsity teams including McLain, Will Rogers, Crossing Christian, Daniel Webster, Metro Christian, Nathan Hale, Hilldale, Douglass, Northwest Classen, and Holland Hall.

Ethan Norton won the 126-pound bracket with a pin and a tech fall. Robbie Parrish won the 220-pound bracket with a 3-0 record and two pins.

Harley Newberry was runner-up at 113 with a 2-1 record, including two pins. Colton Luker was runner-up at 120 with a 2-1 record and two pins. Hunter Hilger was second at 132 with a 1-1 record.

Dakota Taylor went 2-2 at 160 for fourth place with one pin. Santana Naugle went 1-2 at 195 for fourth place.

Jesse Virmontes went 2-2 at 132 for fifth place with one pin. Thomas Naugle was fifth at 195 with a 2-2 record, including one pin and one tech fall. Luke McGehee went 1-3 for 6th place at 120 with one pin.