CPHS Boys' Soccer falls 2-1 to Booker T. Washington in PK shootout

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Boys' Soccer Team (3-4 overall, 0-1 district) traveled to Booker T. Washington High School (4-1, 1-0) for their first district match of the season Tuesday night and played their longest game of the year thus far. The battle went into double-overtime with a lightning delay and eventually ended in a shootout.

The first half saw heavy defense with each team only getting off four shots apiece. All four of the Hornets' shots went wide or high, but Ignacio Garcia was just a tad off, connecting with the top post. Logan Jeffus scored the lone goal of the half with six minutes remaining.

The second half was an offensive melee by the home team, out-shooting the Sandites ten to one. Fortunately for Sand Springs, only four were on goal and only one went in. Grant King tied the game in the 59th minute of regulation. 

The Sandites didn't get off a single shot in either overtime period, but they played outstanding defense, giving up only two shots to King that were well off goal. Following a thirty-minute lightning delay, the second overtime period went the way of the first. Damola Olaniran took the lone shot from forty yards deep, but goalie Edgar Soberano handily pulled in the save.

With the score still tied, the game went to penalty kicks. Dax Hayes, Max Pettit, King, and Alan Velasquez made their shots for the Hornets, but Jaden Weiser, Garcia, Logan Jeffus, and Gustavo Saldana made four for the Sandites to force a sudden-victory shootout.

Olaniran, Henry Allen, and Tim James made the first three goals for Washington, while Alex Hernandez and Kristian Fairchild sank the first two for Sand Springs. Gabe Jeffus's shot was saved, however, and the Hornets notched their first district win.

The Sandites will return to action Friday night in Enid (1-4) for a non-district match at 8:00 p.m.

CPHS Senior Daton Fix attains #1 ranking in USA pound-for-pound

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Four-time undefeated State Champion Daton Fix hasn't lost a match in the U.S. since October of 2015.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Daton Fix is a household name in Sand Springs by now. Every serious high school wrestling fan in the United States is at least somewhat aware of him, and every year his name-recognition increases worldwide as he racks up the hardware at junior and senior level freestyle events across the globe.

Fix has held the #1 ranking from FloWrestling in the 132-pound weight class since June, but after finishing his high school career undefeated as a four-time State Champion, he has now climbed to the top of the pound-for-pound rankings as well.

The previous #1 was Iowa University-signed senior Spencer Lee.

Fix and Lee have held very similar careers these past four years. The two first met in May of 2013 at the Cadet Freestyle Nationals in the 110-pound weight class. Lee rolled to a 13-2 technical fall for the National title.

Two years later it was Fix's turn, winning a 9-6 decision for the Championship. Since then, the Pennsylvania State Champion has won a pair of gold medals at the World Championships while the Oklahoman won bronze the past two years. 

So what pushed Fix past Lee in the rankings? How he finished in high school. While Fix concluded his undefeated career with a 168-0 record and four State Championships, Lee lost his final match to end as a three-time State Champ and four-time finalist with a 144-1 record.

Lee could still easily make his case to remain number one, however. His loss was to a no-joke opponent in Drexel-signed senior Austin Desanto, who was then ranked fourth in the nation at their weight class. Furthermore, though he refuses to use it as an excuse, Lee was wrestling with a torn ACL in his right knee. 

In the latest Flo rankings, Fix moved from third to first, while Lee dropped from first to third. Second-ranked Cornell-signed senior Yianni Diakomihalis held his spot. Diakomihalis and Fix have split decisions in the past. Diakomihalis defeated Fix 5-0 in the 2014 Super 32 finals, but Fix won a 3-1 overtime decision for the FloNationals Folkstyle Championship in 2015. Diakomihalis finished his career with a 243-3 record but didn't compete for the State Championship due to a broken elbow. 

While the odds of meeting the 145-pound Diakomihalis is college is unlikely, it's very likely we could see Fix and Lee meet again, either at the collegiate level or in national/international freestyle competitions.

For now, the only four-time State Champion in Sandite history has certainly lived up to his Twitter handle of "Greatest Ever." At least, greatest ever in Sand Springs. But the State Championships were just small stepping stones in his ultimate quest for Olympic Gold. He'll get his first shot in Tokyo in 2020, but till then he'll have to be content with being the #1 wrestler in America, and maybe win a few NCAA Division One titles for Oklahoma State University along the way.

Daton Fix titles:

2X Oklahoma Junior High State Champion
2X USAW Schoolboy Freestyle National Champion
2X USAW Schoolboy Greco-Roman National Champion
2012 USAW Preseason Middle School National Champion
2013 USAW Cadet Greco-Roman National Champion
2013 USAW Cadet Freestyle National Champion
2014 USAW Cadet Folkstyle National Champion
2014 Cadet Greco-Roman Pan American Champion
2014 Cadet Freestyle Pan American Champion
2014 Youth Olympics Freestyle Silver Medalist
2015 Junior Folkstyle FloNationals Champion
2X UWW Cadet Freestyle National Champion
2015 USAW Junior Freestyle National Champion
2016 Cadet Worlds Freestyle Bronze Medalist
2X Jay Hancock Memorial Champion
2X UWW Junior Freestyle National Champion
2016 Junior Worlds Freestyle Bronze Medalist
4X Perry Tournament Champion
4X Kansas City Stampede Champion
2X Geary Invitational Champion
4X Jerry Billings-Bobby Lyons Champion
4X OSSAA 6A-East Regional Champion
4X OSSAA 6A State Champion

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"