McKinney Animal Hospital donates All-State Player sign to CPHS Baseball Complex

Sand Springs has a rich tradition of producing some of the best baseball teams in the State, despite not having won a State Tournament yet. Between Sand Springs High School and Charles Page High School, the Sandites have produced twenty-one All-State players, all of which were honored in a special ceremony Tuesday evening at the Sandite Baseball Complex.

Jason and Dr. Kayla Shipman, owners of the McKinney Animal Hospital in Sand Springs, donated a brand new sign to the Sandites, recognizing all the All-State players to come from Sand Springs. Jason played for the Sandites and graduated in 1996. 

Eugene "Knute" Palmer, Class of 1950, was the first Sandite ever to be named to the All-State team. Palmer was the Commander Mills Outstanding Player as a senior. The football team Co-Captain achieved All-Conference honors for both football and basketball, and was an All-State Honorable Mention for football. The basketball team went 27-1-1 his senior year for the Verdigris Valley Conference Championship. 

Sgt. Bill Bigby, Class of 1951, was a tri-sport athlete for the Sandites, playing for the football team, and the Verdigris Valley Conference Champion basketball team. As a senior he was named the Most Versatile Athlete. Bigby attended the University of Oklahoma, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, then returned to graduate from the University of Tulsa. A dedicated member of the community, Bigby served as a City Councilman, little league baseball and basketball coach, and Mayor of Sand Springs. He was Chairman of the Freeholders of the City of Sand Springs which first chartered the City as a Council-Manager form of government in 1969. 

Charles Hughes, Class of 1952, was a dual-sport athlete, serving as Captain of the State Runner-Up football team and was a left-handed pitcher on the baseball team. The football team tied Ada 20-20 in the State Championship, but Ada was awarded the Title on red-zone penetrations. Overtime had not yet made its way into high school football. Hughes received a baseball scholarship to Anderson University in Indiana, then signed with the St. Louis Cardinals Farm Club before being drafted in the Army in 1955. In the Army, he continued his baseball career in Germany. After a shoulder injury put an end to his baseball career, Hughes enrolled in cosmetology school and went on to found the Scissors Family Hair Salon chain, which had ten locations at its peak. He also served on the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology.

Bill Miller, Class of 1952, was a member of the Sand Springs High School baseball team from 1949 to 1952.

Billy Wooten, Class of 1953, was a four-year starting catcher for the Sandites. In the 1953 State tournament in Tahlequah the Sandites ran out of pitchers and Wooten filled in. He struck out the first thirteen batters he faced. Wooten signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and amassed a 3-1 record on the mound in the 1954 season with their Ardmore farm team. 

Richard Luce, Class of 1956, was a tri-sport athlete for the Sandites, competing in football and basketball as well as baseball. He was also the Senior Class president. During his senior season Luce batted .412 and once hit three home runs during a double-header. He played for Oklahoma Baptist University for four seasons and made the Shawnee Oklahoma All-Star team in 1959.

Dennis Stanford, Class of 1969, was a dual-sport athlete, also playing on the 1966 State Championship football team, for which he earned All-Conference and All-State honors in 1968. The center-fielder continued his baseball career at Crowder Junior College where he earned All-District honors, and the University of Tulsa where he earned All-Conference honors in 1972 and 1973. Stanford retired from the Union School District after twenty years. 

Tom Hudspeth, Class of 1972, played short stop for the Sandites from 1970 through 1972. He passed away in 2013. 

Mike Moore, Class of 1981, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1981 and played in the Oklahoma-California series that year. He earned All-American honors at Conners State College and led the nation with 89 stolen bases. He also played for Southwestern Oklahoma State. Moore never hit below .400 in his high school or college career. After college, Moore played a year for the Cheena Reds in the Mexican League before pursuing a career in coaching. He has coached at NorthArk Community College, Weslaco (Texas), Crowder, and Sapulpa. He is currently the Head Coach at Jay High School. He has amassed a career coaching record of 479-209.

Randall King, Class of 1983, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1983 and played on the Oklahoma-California Series. He continued his career at Northeastern State University, and is currently the Head Softball Coach at Broken Arrow High School. He has guided the Tigers to three Fast Pitch State Championships and one Slow Pitch State Championship as Head Coach, and was an assistant coach for five Fast Pitch State Championships. He celebrated his 400th career win as the Fast Pitch Head Coach in 2016 during his 13th season at the helm. He was named the All-World Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2014. He holds a 408-101 career fast pitch record.

Kurt Burgess, Class of 1987, compiled a 14-1 record on the mound his senior year with 123 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.06. He also batted .427 with 6 home runs and 39 RBI. He was named the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1987 and played in the Oklahoma-California Series. He continued his career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Oral Roberts University. He earned All-American honors at ORU in 1991 with a record of 15-1 and signed with the Atlanta Braves organization that year. He played six seasons with the Braves' farm teams, ending his career in 1996 with the Richmond Braves. In June of 1993 he was named Pitcher of the Month for the entire Atlanta Braves organization.

Doug Vineyard, Class of 1988, batted .438 his junior year and .444 his senior year, helping lead the Sandites to the State Semifinals both seasons. He was an American Legion All-Star both years and was All-Metro in 1988. He is currently the Vice President of Operations at Hargrove Manufacturing in Sand Springs.

Jay Fleischman, Class of 1988, made All-State in baseball, football, and wrestling, won the 1988 State Championship at 178 pounds, and pursued a collegiate football career at Oklahoma State University. He was named the 1980s Oklahoma High School Football All-Decade Team and lettered all four years at OSU. He started as a true freshman in the 1988 Holiday Bowl, playing alongside Barry Sanders and Mike Gundy. In 1989 he led the Cowboys with four interceptions, and recorded 73 tackles and 55 unassisted tackles in 1990. He currently serves as an assistant coach on both the CPHS wrestling and football teams.

Scott Watkins, Class of 1988, pitched a 13-3 record his senior year with 118 strikeouts and three no-hitters. He played collegiately for Oral Roberts University, Seminole State, and Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, he was named the Big 8 Newcomer of the Year, the Big 8 Pitcher of the Year, and Second Team All-American. In 1992 Watkins was drafted and signed in the 23rd round by the Minnesota Twins. In '95 he was named a AAA All-Star and the Pacific Coast League Rolaids Relief Award Winner. He made his major league debut with the Twins in August of that year. His career also included stents with the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. While with the Rangers, Watkins played for the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Redhawks in 1998. He retired from professional baseball in 2002 and has been an assistant coach for the Sandites since 2004. 

Chabon Childers, Class of 1989, played outfield for the Sandites and led the Tulsa Metro with 59 RBI his junior season. As a senior he batted .550 for five home runs and 36 RBI. He was named the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year that season and was a member of the 1989 Oklahoma Sunbelt Team. He continued his career at Oklahoma State University and made the All-Big 8 Second Team in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach with the Broken Arrow High School team.

Ray Tarr, Class of 1996, was a three-time All-Metro and All-Conference selection and was a member of the 1995 and 1996 Oklahoma Sunbelt Teams. He batted over .400 his senior season with 46 RBI and 8 home runs, including a game-winning three-run homer against No. 1 Westmoore in the 1996 State Tournament. He continued his career at Independence Community College and St. Gregory's University, and was named an All-Conference catcher all four years. He is currently a firefighter and paramedic with the Tulsa Fire Department.

Jared Shipman, Class of 1997, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year as a senior and played in the 1996 Sooner State Games and 1997 Oklahoma Sunbelt team. He set a school record with 256 career strikeouts, including 110 in just 73 innings his senior year. He also threw a school record 18 strikeouts in a win over Jenks, who went on to win the State Championship. 18 strikeouts in seven innings still stands among the top-five performances of all-time at any classification of Oklahoma High School baseball. Shipman played collegiate ball at Conners State and Oral Roberts University. He holds a degree in construction management from OSU and is the son-in-law of Head Coach Bill Hutson

Jeff Blevins, Class of 1998, earned All-Conference and All-Metro honors his sophomore, junior, and senior years. As a senior he was the Oklahoma Player of the Year Runner-Up, batting .477 with 8 homers and 50 RBI. He attended Texarkana College in 1999 and 2000, earning All-Conference honors both seasons. During his sophomore year he hit .353 with 5 homers and 60 RBI, highlighted by a school-record 26-game hitting streak. He played for the University of Nebraska from 2001 to 2002, earning All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention at third base both seasons. The Huskers qualified for back-to-back College World Series appearances during his career there. As a senior he batted .307 with 7 homers and 50 RBI and held a .946 fielding average.

Matt Hillis, Class of 2009, set the CPHS record for stolen bases his senior year at 45. He also had 6 homers, including one in Drillers Stadium in a game against Memorial. He played collegiate ball for Cowley County Community College and finished with a .250 batting average, including 2 homers. As an outfielder he maintained a .929 fielding percentage.

Kylar Robertson, Class of 2012, made the New Balance All-American team his senior year, batting .440 with 6 home runs and 34 RBI. He played two seasons at Eastern Oklahoma State College where he earned All-Conference honors and was on the Dean & President's Honor Rolls. As a redshirt freshman he batted .269 with 37 runs, 45 RBI, and 12 homers. As a sophomore he batted .338 for 28 runs, 38 RBI, and 7 homes. He was .994 as a catcher. He currently plays for Southeastern Missouri State University. Last season he batted .238 for 12 runs, 12 RBI, and 2 homers as the Redhawks won the Ohio Valley Conference.

Alex Hackerott, Class of 2012, made the New Balance All-American team his senior year and was the 2012 Tulsa Metro Pitcher of the Year. He amassed a 28-7 career record in high school with 243 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.97. He held an 8-1 record his senior season with an 0.44 ERA and threw back-to-back no-hitters in the Bixby Tournament. He batted .428 with 88 RBI in his career and was .438 as a senior. As a junior he pitched a 10-1 record. He played four season with Oklahoma State University and finished with a 7-1 career record and 2.66 ERA. In 2014 he was an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree. In 2015 he made the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. He will graduate this May with a degree in finance. 

One notable name missing from the All-State roster is arguable the best baseball player ever to come from Sand Springs, Jerry Adair. The Class of 1955 star lettered three times in football, basketball, and baseball. He was named to the All-State football team but at that time players could only make All-State in one sport. He turned down his football honors, hoping to make All-State in basketball, which he did. Because he played for the All-State basketball team, he was ineligible for All-State baseball. Adair was the starting quarterback for the Sandites, was named the All-State Most Outstanding Player for basketball, and signed with Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) for both basketball and baseball. He led his team in batting as a junior with a .438 average and was the first-ever player from OSU named to the All-Big 8 Team. He was also named to the All-American Second Team. Adair signed with the Baltimore Orioles in '58 and also played stents for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Hankyu Braves in the Japan Pacific League. He retired from baseball in 1971 and passed away from liver cancer in 1987. The Jerry Adair Baseball Complex in Sand Springs is named in his honor.

Ashton Persons takes 14th place at Del City Invitational

Two Lady Sandites recently traveled to the Del City Invitational at Trosper Golf Course in Oklahoma City and both had performances ranking among their best of the season. Ashton Persons took fourteenth place in a field of 78 competitors with 84 strokes, twelve behind the champion from Deer Creek. Emily Charles tied for 52nd place with a score of 101.

Sandite Baseball drops seventh-straight in 4-2 district battle at Owasso

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (13-17 overall, 3-9 district) are on a rough streak lately, dropping their last seven-straight games.

They look to break that streak Tuesday night with a district home game against Owasso (26-2, 12-1) at 7:00 p.m.

Bartlesville 5 CPHS 2

(Hits: BHS 7, CPHS 4. Errors: CPHS 3, BHS 1. LOB: BHS 6, CPHS 6.)

The Sandites took on the Bruins (10-12, 5-6) in a double-header last Tuesday, dropping both games by three runs apiece.

Bartlesville jumped on their visitors early in the first game, scoring in the first inning with a single from AJ Archambo to bring in Garrett Meidl. Hunter Greathouse smacked a double in the top of the second, but the next three batters struck out to leave the Sandite stranded. Grant Yardley scored on an error at first base, then Brennan Longacre came in on a sacrifice for the 3-0 lead.

The Sandites took advantage of a trio of walks to load the bases in the third inning, then Greathouse singled to bring in Braden Cook and Mack Thompson. Those would be their only runs of the game, however. Bartlesville tacked on runs in the third and sixth and held on for the 5-2 victory.

Brock Youngblood (2-5) got the loss on the mound, giving up seven hits, one walk, and five runs over six innings. Only one of the runs was earned, however,.

Bartlesville 7 CPHS 4

(Hits: BHS 13, CPHS 6. Errors: BHS 4, CPHS 0. LOB: CPHS 11, BHS 10.)

The Bruins took yet another early lead in game two, with runs from Meidl and John Cone in the first inning. Treyce Tolbert took advantage of an error to get the Sandites on the board in the bottom of the inning, then Greathouse scored on an error in the third to tie it up. 

Cone added another run in the fourth inning along with Derek Hill to reclaim the advantage at 4-2, then Yardley and Lukas Rietfors added another pair of runs in the fifth and Meidl scored the final Bruin run in the sixth.

Sand Springs tried to stage a comeback in the bottom of the seventh with three straight singles including a hit by Braden Millican to score Greathouose. Garrett McCallie came in on a hit from Riley Rutledge on the next play, but the hitting stalled out for a 7-4 defeat.

The Sandites went through a trio of pitchers, with the loss going to starter Josh Cordell (3-3), who pitched nine hits, four runs, two strikeouts, and two walks over four innings. Braden Askew (1-2) pitched three hits, three runs, two strikeouts, and one walk over two innings, then Cale Savage (1-1) pitched one hit in the seventh.

Cascia Hall 4 CPHS 2

(Hits: CPHS 6, CSHS 5. Errors: CSHS 1, CPHS 0. LOB: CPHS 4, CSHS 4.)

The Sandites traveled to 3A No. 15 Cascia Hall (11-13) for a non-district game Thursday and fell 4-2 despite outhitting their hosts and committing less errors.

The home team struck first with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and two more in the third.

The Sandites found their feet for a pair of runs in the fifth as Cal Watkins singled in McCallie, then scored on a double from Kyler Copeland. 

Savage got the start and the loss on the mound, giving up four hits, four runs, and three walks. Rutledge pitched the final four innings and gave up only one hit, two walks, and no runs with four strikeouts. 

Owasso 4 CPHS 2

(Hits: OHS 8, CPHS 5. Errors: OHS 1, CPHS 0. LOB: OHS 6, CPHS 5.)

Sand Springs put up a tough fight Monday evening in Owasso, but the District Champions took an early lead and fended off a fifth inning comeback-attempt for the 4-2 victory.

Zach Jaccarino got his team on the board in the bottom of the second, then Connor Beichler singled in Jake Enzbrenner for the 2-0 lead.

The Sandites battled back in the top of the fifth as Josh Taber singled and came in on a hit from Tolbert. Thompson was hit by pitch, took second on Tolbert's single, then scored on an error to tie it up, but Tolbert was left stranded on the next play.

That action was undone in the bottom of the inning as Caleb Denny hit a two-run homer for the final scores of the game. 

Youngblood went the distance on the mound, giving up eight hits, four runs, and three walks against three strikeouts.

Sand Springs Wrestling qualifies four for Nationals in Fargo, ND

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More than five-hundred wrestlers from across the state turned out this past weekend for the Oklahoma USA National Team Qualifier at Union Intermediate High School. Thirty-eight members of the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club competed and twenty-three placed in the top-three of their divisions. 

Team Big meets in the Charles Page High School wrestling room Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and is coached by Derek Fix, Chris Forbes, TeDon Fleischman, and Kyle Waag.

Top-three placers in the Junior and Cadet divisions automatically qualified for the USA Wrestling Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota this summer. Sand Springs qualified four wrestlers for Fargo, including two seniors, one sophomore, and one eighth-grader.

Junior

Charles Page High School sophomore State Champion Riley Weir (4-0 FS) took first place in freestyle at 113 pounds. He handily rolled over Sapulpa’s Braydon Blose 10-0, then topped Edmond Memorial freshman State Runner-Up Garrett Steidley 17-8 in a rematch of their State Finals bout.

CPHS four-time State Champion and Oklahoma State University-signed senior Daton Fix (4-0 FS) took first place in freestyle at 132 pounds. He teched Perry State Qualifier Alex Valencia and Cushing State Qualifier Billy Simpson 11-0 apiece, and pinned Brendan Clarke in 55 seconds.

CPHS senior State Qualifier Michael Ritchey (8-1 FS, 3-0 GR) took second place in 132 freestyle. He teched Cody Brown 10-0, pinned Bridge Creek State Runner-Up Kolton Smith in 1:03, then topped Catoosa’s two-time State Runner-Up Vincent Eremita 3-2 before forfeiting the finals to teammate Daton Fix.

Collinsville State Champion Nate Keim took first place in 138 freestyle with three tech falls and a 10-8 decision over two-time Elgin State Champion Jacob Butler. In the finals he topped Cushing State Qualifier Jacob Ahrberg 11-0.

Stillwater State Champion Christian Bahl took first place in 182 freestyle. He scored a 9-5 decision over two-time Vinita State Champion Alexander Kauffman, pinned Putnam City North State Qualifier Jaylon Chiles in 2:04, then pinned two-time Choctaw State Champion Jaryn Curry in 4:47.

Cadet

Clyde Boyd Middle School 8th grader Carter Young (9-0 FS, 6-0 GR) took first place in his fifth-straight event with three tech falls at 100 pounds in freestyle. He defeated Broken Arrow State Qualifier Jackson Cockrell 10-0, Broken Arrow Junior High All-State Runner-Up Blazik Perez 12-0, and Cascia Hall Junior High All-State Runner-Up 14-4.

Collinsville State Champion Caleb Tanner joined up with Team Big and took first place in freestyle at 126 pounds with four tech falls, giving up only one point. He capped the tournament with a 10-0 victory over Bartlesville State Qualifier Laif Jones.

Union sophomore Jalen Hernandez took second place in freestyle at 145 pounds, winning two tech falls and a pin before falling to Roarke Simpson.

Skiatook freshman Jeran Seabolt took third place in freestyle at 160 pounds with two pins, a tech fall, and a high-scoring 19-14 decision over Skylar Johnson. He was defeated by Cushing State Qualifier Gage Hockett in the semifinals, but pinned teammate Killian McGrew in the consolation finals.

McGrew, a freshman from Jenks, took fourth place in 160 freestyle with three pins.

Schoolboy

Christian Forbes (6-0 FS, 1-3 GR) took first place in freestyle for the second-straight week at 84 pounds, teching all three of this opponents 10-0.

Ethan White (6-0 FS) took first place in freestyle for the second-straight week at 120 pounds with two tech falls and a 29 second pin.

Kaden Glass (3-0 FS) took first place in freestyle at 190 pounds, pinning all three of his opponents in the first period. His fastest was in fifteen seconds against Sky Daniels.

Cole Brooks (3-1 FS, 2-1 GR) took second place in freestyle at 91 pounds, teching his first two opponents before getting pinned in the finals.

Bryce Fisher (2-1 FS) took second place in freestyle at 136 pounds with one tech fall and one decision before falling in the finals.

Clay Gates (4-6 FS) took fourth place in freestyle at 84 pounds with two tech falls.

Intermediate

Nation Johnson (4-1 FS, 5-2 GR) came in runner-up in both styles at 80 pounds. He won a pair of tech falls in freestyle and one tech fall in Greco, but was defeated in both by Jake Miller.

Promised Johnson (7-2 FS, 5-3 GR) placed third in both styles at 70 pounds. He won three technical falls in each style, but was also defeated by Hayden Wright in each style.

Bantam

Rollin Fish (1-4 FS) placed third in freestyle at 55 pounds, suffering two technical falls, but pinning Davis Tusler in 3:27.

Novice

Robert Burke (4-0 FS, 4-1 GR) took first place in both styles at 65 pounds. In freestyle he pinned Cash Donnell in 1:34 and recorded a close 12-10 decision. In Greco he posted two technical falls and a 19 second pin of Legend Johnson.

Abraham Flores (4-0 FS, 3-2 GR) took first place in both styles at 100 pounds. He won freestyle for the second straight week with a pair of tech falls, then won Greco with a tech and two pins.

Clayton Giddens (5-0 FS) took first place in freestyle for the second-straight week at 70 pounds. He teched all three of his opponents without giving up a single point.

Balance Johnson (3-1 FS, 3-1 GR) took first place in freestyle at 112 pounds with a pin and a tech fall, then came in runner-up in Greco with a 45-second pin of Zack Maguire.

Grady Mittasch (7-4 FS, 3-6 GR) took third place in freestyle at 75 pounds with two tech falls and a pin, then took second in Greco. He teched his first opponent, but defaulted with an injury in the finals.

Adrian Flores (1-2 FS, 1-2 GR) took third place in Greco and fourth place in freestyle at 100 pounds. He defeated Ej Smith in both styles, one by pin and once by tech fall.

Sand Springs Team Big wrestling brings home 9 gold medals from Catoosa

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Sand Springs Team BIG wrestling club recently competed at the Catoosa OKUSA tournament, bringing home nine gold medals and five silver.

Team BIG meets and trains in the Charles Page High School wrestling room and is coached by Derek Fix, Chris Corbes, TeDon Fleischman, and Kyle Waag. It is mostly Sand Springs students, but anyone is welcome.

Junior

CPHS sophomore State Champion Riley Weir (2-0 FS) took first place in his first freestyle tournament of the summer with a pair of tech falls against Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa) and Skylar Galloway (Team Big).

CPHS senior Michael Ritchey (5-0 FS, 3-0 GR) took first place for the second weekend in a row with a pair of 10-0 tech falls and a 5-3 decision over two-time State Runner-Up Vincent Eremita in 138 Freestyle. He also won Greco with two pins and a 3-1 decision against Eremita.

Kaleb Tabor (2-1 FS, 0-2 GR) took third place at 160 pounds in Freestyle with a pair of pins.

Cadet

Carter Young (6-0 FS, 6-0 GR) took first place in both styles at 106 pounds for the second week, winning all six of his matches by tech fall.

Union sophomore Jalen Hernandez joined Team Big for the weekend and took first place at 145 pounds in Freestyle with three 10-0 tech falls.

Zachary Keal (3-1 FS) took third place in 106 Freestyle with two tech falls and a decision.

Austin Keal (0-2 FS, 2-1 GR) took second place in 113 Greco with a pair of close 7-6 decisions, but fell to State Qualifier TJ Long from Union. He failed to place in Freestyle.

Kyle Tucker (2-2 FS, 1-3 GR) took fourth place at 120 pounds in both styles with three pins.

Sam Harris (2-2 FS, 1-2 GR) took fourth place at 126 pounds in Freestyle with a tech fall and a close 15-14 decision.

Schoolboy

Christian Forbes (3-0 FS, 1-3 GR) made his season debut with a first place finish at 84 pounds in Freestyle, and fourth place in Greco. He won three matches by tech fall and one by major decision, but forfeited three matches in Greco.

Ethan White (3-0 FS) took first at 120 pounds in his first Freestyle tournament of the season. He pinned all three of his opponents in 2:00, 0:28, and 0:22.

Jim Mullin (2-1 FS) came in runner-up at 91 pounds in Freestyle with two pins.

Cole Brooks (3-1 FS, 2-1 GR) came in runner up in Greco at 91 pounds with a pin and a tech fall, and placed third in Freestyle with a pin and two tech falls.

Braden Anderson (2-3 FS, 4-2 GR) took third place at 112 pounds in Greco with one pin and two decisions, but failed to place in Greco.

Rhett Peak (2-2 FS) took fourth place finish at 84 pounds in Freestyle, winning two decisions.

Novice

Andrew Mullin (2-0 FS) made his season debut with a first place finish at 120 pounds in Freestyle, pinning his foes in 35 seconds and 1:48.

Grady Mittasch (4-3 FS, 2-5 GR) had a rough go, suffering an injury in the second round of the Freestyle competition, causing him to forfeit the remainder of his matches. He took fourth in Greco Roman and fifth in Freestyle.

CPHS Sandite Soccer celebrates thirteen on Senior Night

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The Charles Page High School Soccer teams paid tribute to their thirteen senior members Tuesday evening at Memorial Stadium.

Kristian Fairchild is the son of Kristi and Jason Fairchild. He has been a player on the varsity team for four years while also participating in the West Side Alliance soccer club and the National Honor Society. After graduating, Fairchild plans to attend Northeastern State University where he will major in business/marketing. He gave thanks to his mom and dad for all their support throughout the years.

Ignacio Garcia is the son of Maria Delourdes Garcia. He has been a player on the varsity team for four years and has competed with the West Side Alliance for eight years. After graduating, Garcia plans on playing collegiate soccer at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, where he will study sports management. He gave thanks to Coach Garland Betts for making him a better player.

Cody Gurley is the son of Wes and Rachel Gurley. He has been a player on the varsity team for four years while also participating in National Honor Society, the Sandite shooting team, and the Sandite agriculture program. He has played recreational soccer for the Vipers for ten years. After graduating, Gurley plans on attending Oklahoma State University to study mechanical engineering. He gave special thanks to Coach Betts.

Alejandro "Alex" Hernandez is the son of Marthan Talamantes and Jose Hernandez. He has been a member of the varsity team for four years, the TSC Hurricane for four years, and the West Side Alliance for one year. After graduating, Hernandez plans to major in accounting at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. He gave special thanks to his dad for always pushing him to play his best.

Logan Jeffus is the son of Janis and Dale Jeffus. He has been a member of the varsity team for four years while also participating in National Honor Society and playing for West Side Alliance for the past twelve years. After graduating, Jeffus plans to study computer science at Rogers State University. He gave special thanks to his parents and coaches.

Gabriel Jeffus is the son of Janis and Dale Jeffus. He has been a member of the varsity and junior varsity teams for four years and has played with the West Side Alliance for ten years. He is also a member of the National Honor Society. After graduating, Jeffus plans to attend Tulsa Community College where he will study to be a nurse practitioner. He gave special thanks to Diggy and Coach Betts.

Pablo James Schinnerer is the son of Robin and Jim Schinnerer. He has been a member of the varsity team for the past three years and plays recreational soccer with the Vipers. After graduating, Schinnerer plans to major in business at Tulsa Community College. He gave special thanks to his family, friends, teachers, coaches, and mentors.

Adrian Soberano is the son of Letty Gomez and Roberto Soberano. He has been a member of the varsity and junior varsity teams for four years, as well as the Business Professionals of America organization. He has also played for the West Side Alliance for the past six years. After graduating, Soberano plans to attend Tulsa Community College, then the University of Tulsa where he will study international business marketing. He gave special thanks to Coach Betts, Coach Alexander, Coach Dennison, his parents, and all of his friends. "I love and appreciate everything you all have done," he said.

Carley Boyd is the daughter of Liz and Jon Boyd. She has been a trainer for the Sandites for the past year. She is also the president of the National Honor Society, the treasurer for Youth in Government, and is a member of the french club. After graduating, Boyd plans to study international business and accounting at the University of Oklahoma. She gave special thanks to Kendra Roulet. 

Megan DeShazo is the daughter of Brigitte Baughn and Bryan DeShazo. She has been a member of the varsity team for the past four years and the West Side Alliance for the past seven years. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. After graduating, DeShazo plans to study physical therapy at Northern Oklahoma College where she will also continue her soccer career. She gave special thanks to her coaches, friends, and family.

Brooklyn Turner is the daughter of Julie Hamblin and Brian Turner. She has been a member of the varsity team for four years and has played with Blitz United Tulsa for eleven years. She also participates in National Honor Society. After graduating, Turner plans to study sports medicine at Redlands Community College. She gave special thanks to her family, friends, and coaches.

Sybil West is the daughter of Bret and Jeanette West. She has been a member of the varsity team for three years. She also participates in National Honor Society and Future Farmers of America. After graduating, West plans to study nursing at Rogers State University. She gave special thanks to her coaches, family, and teachers.

Kyndal Zicker is the daughter of Michelle Kendall and Tim Zicker. She has been a member of the varsity team for the past four years and Blitz United Soccer for the past ten years. After graduating, Zicker plans to major in psychology at Northeastern State University where she will also continue her soccer career. She gave special thanks to all of her coaches, family, and friends for all the love and support along the way.

Official senior night photography will be posted by Clear View Sports Photography.