Sand Springs City Council recognizes Sandite Wrestling for State Championship wins

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Sand Springs City Council met in a regular monthly meeting Monday evening and started the session with a series of mayoral proclamations recognizing the Charles Page High School Wrestling team for their outstanding season that saw two team State Championships and five individual State Champions.

SEE RELATED: Sand Springs Sandite Wrestling wins 6A State Championship with 5 Champions

The 2016-2017 Sand Springs Wrestling team (20-0) is the most successful team in the history of the school, going undefeated in duals, winning five tournaments, including the OSSAA 6A State and Dual State tournaments. They are the first team to bring a State title home since the 1992 Girls' Basketball team. Mayor Mike Burdge read mayoral proclamations recognizing them for both State Championships.

Five members of the squad capped their seasons with first-place finishes at the State Tournament. Seniors Beau Bratcher (45-7 season, 136-30 career) and Jack Karstetter (32-1, 105-16) ended their careers as State Champs, and Daton Fix (47-0, 168-0) finished as a four-time undefeated State Champ. Junior Payton Scott (40-3, 61-11) and sophomore Riley Weir (41-6, 62-18) both won their first State titles and will get the opportunity to defend them next year. Fix will continue his career at Oklahoma State University, while Karstetter and Bratcher have yet to announce any college decisions. They were each presented with mayoral proclamations for their accomplishments.

Sandites fall 3-1 to Bixby, will play home rematch Tuesday at 5:00

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Runs: BHS 3 CPHS 1
Hits: BHS 6 CPHS 3
Errors: BHS 1
LOB: BHS 4, CPHS 3

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (8-7 overall, 1-4 district) saw their four-straight win streak come to a close Monday night in a district road game at Bixby High School (6-9, 2-2). The Sandites managed just three hits and were unable to overcome an early Spartan lead.

The home team scored all three of their runs in the first inning, loading the bases with a pair of singles and a walk. Matthew Henderson was hit by pitch to score Coby Tillman, Nic Swanson outran a fielder's choice, and Tucker Pawley singled to score Justin Smith.

The Sandites scored their lone run of the game in the top of the fifth as Braden Askew doubled and came home on a sacrifice from Cale Savage. 

Josh Cordell (2-1) got his first loss on the mound this season, giving up six hits with one strikeout. 

Bixby will travel to Sand Springs Tuesday for a rematch at 5:00 p.m.

Sandite of the Week: Aden Baughman takes gold at Broken Arrow Track Classic

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School sophomore Aden Baughman was selected as Sandite of the Week for March 19-25 for his outstanding performance at this past weekend's Broken Arrow Track Classic.

Aden Baughman - PRs
1 Mile XC - 6:12
2 Mile XC - 10:46
5K XC - 17:00
300m Hurdles - 49.12
800m Run - 2:00.66
1600m Run - 4:45.49
3200m Run - 10:48.89

Baughman competed in three events and placed top-three in each of them. He won his first event ever with a 2:00.66 performance in the 800 meter run, finishing four seconds ahead of the runner-up and eleven seconds ahead of his previous personal-best. He also placed third in the 1600 meter run, just three seconds behind his PR, seven seconds behind the runner-up, and fifteen seconds behind the champion. 

He also competed on the 3200 meter relay and had the fastest leg of his team at 2:03, helping the Sandites record their best time since winning the Regional Championship in 2013. They finished in 8:34.28 overall for second place, nine seconds behind Union and nine seconds ahead of Glenpool. 

The Sandites will return to action this Friday at Stillwater at 4:00 p.m.

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Sandites earn 3 gold, 1 silver medal at Broken Arrow Track Classic

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Track and Field teams traveled to the Broken Arrow Track Classic this Friday and put up several solid placements with numerous personal records on both the boys' and girls' teams. The Sandites brought home three gold medals: two for the girls and one for the boys. The boys' team placed eighth out of twelve teams, while the girls placed seventh out of eleven teams.

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Cheyenne Walden won her twenty-second gold medal in the 3200m run, finishing in 11:00.14 to beat the runner-up by 1:19. She hasn't lost a 3200m since her freshman year. Southwestern Oklahoma State-signed senior Alexis Davis placed fourth in the event with a personal record of 12:58.39. Walden also won her seventh gold medal in the 1600m run with a time of 5:17.71. 

Aden Baughman won his first-ever event with a 2:00.66 performance in the 800m run. The junior standout was four seconds ahead of the runner up and improved eleven seconds on his personal record. He also placed third in the 1600 with a time of 4:48.68.

Joel Mackey placed sixth in the 100m dash in 11.20 and sixth in the 200m dash in 23.20. Jaelyn Jackson placed fourth in the 400m dash with a PR of 52:45.

Mackey, Kameron Carpenter, Ben Nortey, and Preston Medlin ran the boys' 400m relay in 45.86 seconds for an eighth place finish and the best Sandite performance in the last two seasons. Nortey had the fastest split of the group in 9.71 seconds. 

Carpenter, Mackey, Pierson Balsters, and Jaelyn Jackson ran the 1600m relay in 3:44.41 for eighth place, knocking 1.3 seconds off their prior week's performance. Carpenter was first out the gate and had the fastest time at 53 seconds.

Madelynn Adams, Kaileeann Worthington, Elizabeth Watts, and Tiqvah Soap placed eleventh in the 1600m relay with a time of 4:46.93, knocking 4.05 seconds off their season-debut time at Owasso. Adams had the fastest split at 1:09.

Jackson, Ian Baustert, Jacob Garbey, and Aden Baughman had a remarkable performance in the 3200m relay, taking second place with a time of 8:34.28. They were only nine seconds behind Union and posted their best time of the past two seasons, improving 14 seconds on their prior performance. Baughman had the best time of the four in 2:03.

The Sandites will return to action Friday at 4:00 p.m. at the Stillwater Pioneer Relays.

Girls Champions

4x100m Relay: Union 48.69
4x200m Relay: Jenks 1:44.32
4x400m Relay: Jenks 4:06.59
4x800m Relay: Enid 10:28.52
100m Hurdles: Ashanti Mack (BA) 16.89
300m Hurdles: Zoe McGowan (BA) 49.45
100m Dash: Brandee Presley (Bixby) 11.90
200m Dash: Brandee Presley (Bixby) 25.15
400m Dash: Ally Ryan (Jenks) 57.64
800m Run: Hannah Berry (Sapulpa) 2:30.04
1600m Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 5:17.71
3200m Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 11:00.14
High Jump: Jessica Kissam (Enid)/Shelbi Day (BA) 5'00.00"
Long Jump: D Sani Levy (Enid) 17'07.50"
Pole Vault: Aaliyah Villalobos (Union) 9'07.00"
Discus Throw: Tyrzah Stinson (Union) 137'08.00"
Shot Put: Tyrzah Stinson (Union) 38'09.50"

Team Scores:

  1. Union (195.0)
  2. Jenks (126.0)
  3. Broken Arrow (117.0)
  4. Bixby (85.0)
  5. Enid (83.0)
  6. Sapulpa (28.0)
  7. Sand Springs (25.0)
  8. Muskogee (22.0)
  9. Glenpool (19.0)
  10. Jenks JV (6.0)
  11. Broken Arrow JV (1.0)

Lady Sandites

4x100m Relay: Did Not Participate
4x200m Relay: DNP
4x400 Relay: (11th Place) 4:46.93
4x800m Relay: DNP
100m Hurdles: DNP
300m Hurdles: Elizabeth Watts (9th) 55.75
100m Dash: 
Ti'akeya Palmer (16th) 13.92
Adrianna Tapp (17th) 14.00
Wanageeska Williams (18th) 14.08
Destiney Johnson (32nd) 15.09
200m Dash: 
Destiny Johnson (13th) 29.72
Kaileeann Worthington (16th) 30.61
Madelynn Adams (17th) 30.66
Wanageeska Williams (28th) 33.46
Erendira Cuevas (31st) 36.01
400m Dash: Jessica Gibson (13th) 1:14.45
800m Run: Tiqvah Soap (7th) 2:46.91
1600m Run: 
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 5:17.71
Tiqvah Soap (9th) 6:14.52
3200m Run: 
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 11:00.14
Alexis Davis (4th) 12:58.39
High Jump: Elizabeth Watts (6th) 4'08.00"
Long Jump: DNP
Pole Vault: DNP
Discus Throw: DNP
Shot Put: DNP
 

Boys Champions

4x100m Relay: Union 42.54
4x200m Relay: Union 1:27.44
4x400m Relay: Jenks 3:29.18
4x800m Relay: Union 8:25.82
110m Hurdles: Devontae Armstead (Union) 14.80
300m Hurdles: Henry Falls (Jenks) 39.74
100m Dash: J.T. McCloud (Union) 10.70
200m Dash: Keviyon Cooper (Union) 21.90
400m Dash: Keviyon Cooper (Union) 49.18
800m Run: Aden Baughman (CPHS) 2:00.66
1600m Run: Matt Young (Jenks) 4:33.85
3200m Run: Matt Young (Jenks) 9:50
High Jump: Odoala Mills (Union) 5'10.00"
Long Jump: CJ Moore (Union) 22'09.00"
Pole Vault: Zach Legg (Bixby) 14'07.00"
Discus Throw: Mike Edwards (Muskogee) 156'00.00"
Shot Put: Jordan Kelley (Union) 50'07.00"

Team Scores:

  1. Union (195.0)
  2. Jenks (91.0)
  3. Glenpool (62.5)
  4. Bixby (58.0)
  5. Muskogee (50.0)
  6. Enid (47.0)
  7. Broken Arrow (45.0)
  8. Sand Springs (44.0)
  9. Sapulpa (31.0)
  10. Nathan Hale (13.5)
  11. Jenks JV (8.0)
  12. Enid JV (4.0)

Sandites

4x100m Relay: (8th) 45.86
4x200m Relay: Did Not Participate
4x400m Relay: (8th) 3:44.41
4x800m Relay: (2nd) 8:34.28
110m Hurdles: DNP
300m Hurdles: 
Josh Ivy (13th) 52.02
Alex Newport (14th) 52.27
100m Dash: 
Joel Mackey (6th) 11.20
Kameron Carpenter (17th) 11.64
Payton Scott (23rd) 11.88
Nathan McKnight (26th) 11.96
200m Dash: 
Joel Mackey (6th) 23.20
Ben Nortey (20th) 24.97
Nathan McKnight (23rd) 25.50
Casper Palmer (29th) 26.67
400m Dash: 
Jaelyn Jackson (4th) 52.45
Pierson Balsters (21st) 56.82
800m Run: 
Aden Baughman (1st) 2:00.66
Nelson Yazzie (8th) 2:12.32
1600m Run: Aden Baughman (3rd) 4:48.68
3200m Run: DNP
High Jump: DNP
Long Jump: DNP
Pole Vault: DNP
Discus Throw: DNP
Shot Put: Kris Edwards 47'02.50"

Sandite Baseball hammers Hillcrest 13-1, goes undefeated at Bruin Classic

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CPHS senior Mack Thompson led the Sandites with three hits and three RBI in a 13-1 run-rule victory at the Bruin Wood Bat Classic. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Runs: CPHS 13, Hill 1.
Hits: CPHS 12, Hill 1.
Errors: CPHS 1, Hill 4.
LOB: CPHS 5, Hill 3.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (8-6 overall, 1-3 district) competed at the Bruin Wood Bat Classic this weekend and went undefeated in the festival-style tournament. 

Sand Springs is on a four-game winning streak after picking up their first district win against Moore High School (4-5, 1-3) last Tuesday. They followed it up with a 4-0 shutout of Parkhill Christian Academy (3-5), then defeated Rogers, Arkansas (2-4) 4-1 and Hillcrest High School (6-3) 13-1.

SEE RELATED: Sandite Baseball wins two-straight at Bruin Wood Bat Classic

The Sandites jumped out to an early lead against Hillcrest, scoring five runs in the first inning. Mack Thompson started things off with a single to score Josh Taber, who reached on an error and stole second. Treyce Tolbert and Hunter Greathouse walked to load the bases, then Braden Askew doubled to score Thompson and Tolbert. Cale Savage singled to score Greathouse, then Cal Watkins singled to score Askew. 

The Screamin' Eagles landed one hit in the first inning, but couldn't advance the runner, and Sandite pitcher Braden Millican (1-0) struck out the side in the second. 

Sand Springs had another explosive inning in the top of the third. Savage singled, then outran a fielder's choice and was joined on base by Watkins. Ty Steelman reached on an error to load the bases. Kameron Adcock reached on an error to score Savage, then Taber singled to score Watkins and Steelman. Thompson singled to score courtesy runner Garrett McCallie and Tolbert singled to score Taber for the 10-0 lead. 

Hillcrest scored their lone run in the bottom of the third on an error, but Sand Springs added three more in the top of the fourth. 

Savage reached on error and scored on a single from Watkins. Watkins scored on a single from Adcock, then McCallie scored the final run of the game on a double from Thompson. 

Brock Youngblood (0-2) relieved Millican on the mound in the bottom of the fifth and pitched one strikeout with no walks or hits. Millican gave up only one hit and two walks in his four innings on the mound and struck out three batters.

The Sandites will return to action Monday with a district road game against Bixby High School (5-6, 1-2) at 5:00 p.m. 

CPHS Tennis: Boys place 14th, Girls place 15th at Jenks Invitational

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Tennis teams recently competed at the Jenks Invitational Tournament. The girls' team took 15th place while the boys tied with Ponca City for 14th place.

Abigail McGehee competed in #1 Singles for the girls and took twelfth place. Madison Englestead took eleventh place in #2 Singles with wins over Sloane Johnston of Metro Christian Academy and Muskogee's Samantha Estes.

Delaney Blaylock and Hallie West took fifteenth place in #1 Doubles and Betsy Almaraez and Alesha Milsap took fifteenth in #2 Doubles. Both teams scored wins over their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa.

Quintin Wimer took thirteenth place in #1 Singles for the boys with wins over Andrew Wilson of Sapulpa and Drew Callant of Enid. Logan Bateman placed thirteenth in #2 Singles with wins over Aaron Phung of Union and Aaron Adams of Muskogee.

Brock Smith and Caleb Bundy placed fifteenth in #1 Doubles with a win over Sapulpa, while Conner Coney and Aries Howard took sixteenth in #2 Doubles.