CPHS Tennis: Madison Englestead qualifies for State Championship

The Charles Page High School tennis teams are in the final stretch of the season. After competing at the Union Invitational last week and the Regional Tournament this week, one Lady Sandite will progress to the State Tournament. Madison Englestead will compete in No. 2 Singles at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center this Friday and Saturday. The boys will play their Regional Tournament next Monday at Union.

At last Monday's Union Invitational the boys' team took thirteenth place. Dakota Mitchell placed thirteenth in No. 1 Singles with a victory over Cascia Hall. Quintin Wimer defeated Roman Bandy of Metro Christian and Jordan Knox of Henryetta for tenth place in No. 2 Singles. Caleb Bundy and Aries Howard placed sixteenth in No. 1 Doubles, while Logan Bateman and Dalten Fix placed twelfth in No. 2 Doubles with a victory over Metro Christian. The girls took sixteenth at Union, led by Englestead in twelfth place with a victory over Broken Arrow's Sheridian Reeder.

Dakota Mitchell and Quintin Wimer both qualified for State last season. Mitchell qualified in No. 1 Singles but didn't place. Wimer qualified in No. 2 Doubles with Nashoba Pannell, who graduated last year. Wimer and Pannell placed eighth.

CPHS Golf: Griggs, Persons, and Kinard qualify for State Tournament

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Ashton Persons (left) and Madison Kinard (right) both qualified for their first trip to the State Tournament. (Submitted).

The Charles Page High School golf teams qualified three individuals for the State Championship tournament this past week. Carson Griggs qualified for the boys while Ashton Persons and Madison Kinard qualified for the girls.

Griggs was the top qualifying individual with a score of 152 in a two-round par 144 tournament at Bailey Ranch Golf Course in Owasso. He shot eight large in round one while Kyler Gaylor was seven large. They went opposite directions on the second round, however, with Gaylor shooting an 85 to fall just short of qualifying while Griggs broke even. 

The Lady Sandites will compete at Ponca City Country Club Wednesday and Thursday while Griggs will play at The Golf Club of Edmond next Monday and Tuesday. 

CPHS Baseball ends regular season with three-straight wins

Senior pitcher Josh Cordell picked up two wins on the mound in the past week.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (16-18 overall, 4-10 district) kept busy last week, playing five games in as many days to wrap up the regular season on a high note and build some momentum before this week's Regional Playoff. 

The Sandites saw their winning record evaporate after eight-straight losses in the past couple of weeks. They started last week with back-to-back losses to the District Champions from Owasso (28-3, 13-1), but rebounded with a 10-0 shutout of Muskogee and followed it with wins over Tulsa NOAH and Booker T. Washington.

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The Sandites will return to action this Thursday in Jenks for the Regional tournament. They will take on the 6A-3 District Runner-Up host team (19-12) at 11:30 a.m. On the opposite side of the bracket is Sapulpa (13-20) and Enid (22-11).

The Sandites have yet to meet Jenks this season. They are 1-1 against their Highway 97 rivals, losing their first meeting 1-0, but winning the second 6-5. The Plainsmen finished third in the Sandites' district, winning both meetings 4-0 and 5-1.

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

Owasso 5 CPHS 0

(Hits: OHS 7, CPHS 3. Errors: OHS 0, CPHS 0. LOB: OHS 7, CPHS 3.)

The District Champs took the lead right out of the gate with a run from Connor Beichler in the first inning. The Sandites picked up hits from Mack Thompson in the first inning and Cale Savage in the second, but both were left stranded. 

Beichler scored another run in the top of the third off a double from Caleb Denny. Denny came in on a home run from Nate Wohlgemuth for the 4-0 advantage. Thompson added another single in the bottom of the inning but was left stranded once again. Owasso scored their fifth and final run in the fifth inning as Zach Jaccarino scored on a passed ball.

Cowley County Community College-signed senior Hunter Greathouse (3-6) got the start and the loss on the mound, pitching five hits, four runs, one strikeout, and three walks over three innings.

Riley Rutledge (0-0) pitched relief, recording two hits, one run, three strikeouts, and two walks in two innings.

CPHS 10 Muskogee 0

(Hits: CPHS 7, MHS 2. Errors: MHS 1, CPHS 0. LOB: MHS 6, CPHS 5.)

The Sandites recorded their fourth shutout and fifth ten-run victory of the season Tuesday evening in Muskogee (4-24, 0-14) on a make-up district game. Josh Cordell (5-3) got the start and the win on the mound with seven strikeouts in less than five innings. He walked three and only gave up one hit.

Savage got them in the swing of things with a second inning double, then scored on a single from Kyler Copeland. Courtesy-runner Garrett McCallie stole second and took third on a passed ball, then scored on a wild pitch. Josh Taber and Thompson drew walks and came in on a Treyce Tolbert double that caused the Roughers to change pitchers.

The change on the mound didn't help much as Sand Springs went back to work in the third inning. Braden Askew drew a walk and made it to third on a wild pitch, then scored on an error that landed Cal Watkins at first. Ty Steelman was hit by pitch and both runners scored on a single from Taber for the 7-0 lead.

Tolbert scored on a single from Savage in the fourth, Thompson scored on a passed ball in the sixth, and Tolbert scored yet again on a wild pitch to clench the run-rule victory.

Braden Millican (2-0) pitched the final inning and a half on the mound, giving up one hit and no walks.

CPHS 4 Tulsa NOAH 2

(Hits: NOAH 6, CPHS 5. Errors: NOAH 1, CPHS 1. LOB: NOAH 9, CPHS 5.)

Askew (2-2) didn't pitch his lowest-scoring game of the season, but he absolutely shattered his strikeout record. The Sandite previously recorded a 4-1 victory on the mound against Rogers, Arkansas with five strikeouts, but he more than doubled that performance with thirteen against the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools team (16-9).

The thirteen strikeouts was the most any Sandite or even multiple Sandites have recorded in a single game this season. Greathouse has the next two performances at ten strikeouts apiece, one of which was done in only five innings.

As impressive as Askew's performance was, the Jaguars had an equally incredible time on the mound behind Matt Merrill, who is signed with Pittsburg State University and is being scouted by the Dodgers and Mariners organizations. Merrill got the edge on Askew with fourteen strikeouts and only three walks to Askew's four. Askew gave up six hits and Merrill allowed five. But Askew was more consistent and pitched without a blemish, while Merrill threw three wild pitches and committed an error.

Watkins was the first to cross home plate, scoring on a double from Thompson in the top of the third. NOAH loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, but Merrill flied out to Tolbert in center field to save the inning.

The rest of Sand Springs's runs came in the fourth inning thanks to a series of Jaguar mistakes. Greathouse singled, but looked to be in danger of getting stranded after the next two batters struck out swinging. Rutledge came in clutch with an RBI double, then scored on a wild pitch for the 3-0 lead. Savage walked, took second and third on a pair of wild pitches, then scored on an error by Merrill. 

The Jaguars tried to battle back in the bottom of the fifth after Evan Jacoby walked and Sam Replogle singled. Askew hung two strikeouts on the board before Merrill singled in both runners. Merrill was left stranded after a third strikeout, however, and the Jags wouldn't score again.

CPHS 5 BTW 4

(Hits: BTW 8, CPHS 7. Errors: BTW 1, CPHS 1. LOB: CPHS 5, BTW 4.)

Cordell got off to another impressive start on the mound against Booker T. Washington (9-26), pitching two strikeouts in the first inning.

Taber got the Sandites on the board that same inning thanks to a pair of sacrifices. The senior drew a walk, took second on an error and third on a fly out from Thompson before scoring on a ground out by Tolbert.

Next to cross the plate was Tolbert on a single from Greathouse in the bottom of the third.

The Hornets cut into the deficit in the top of the fourth as Connor O'Malley doubled and scored on a sacrifice on the next play. Sand Springs had a quick answer in the bottom of the inning as Savage scored on a single from Watkins. Watkins came in soon after on a single from Braden Cook for the 4-1 lead.

Booker T. added a run from Easton Cope behind the bat of Ben Curry in the top of the fifth. Greathouse retaliated with a single to score Thompson in the bottom of the inning. Ramsey Gates hit the final run of the game on a solo homer, and the Sandites held on for the win.

Cordell got the win with six strikeouts and no walks against four hits and one run in four innings. Brock Youngblood (2-5) pitched three innings in relief and gave up three runs and four hits against two strikeouts and no walks. 

CPHS Soccer season comes to an end with losses to Union and Deer Creek

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The season came to a close for the Charles Page High School soccer teams with both the boys and girls falling to Union and Deer Creek in back-to-back game days.

The girls (1-13, 0-7) suffered through a rough season, graduating several of their prior year's top-scorers, then losing half of their remaining starters with injuries early in the year. The Lady Sandites never played a single district game with a full starting lineup.

First-year Head Coach Matt Miller will lose five varsity players this year and will look to rebuild for the 2018 campaign. Brooklyn Turner will continue her career at Redlands Community College, Megan Deshazo will play for Northern Oklahoma College, and Kyndal Zicker will play at Northeastern State University. Slovakian exchange student Eliska Dodokova will return to her home country and play for their national team this summer. The Lady Sandites will also graduate Sybil West.

The boys (5-9, 1-6) didn't pull off a wining record, but they won two more game than their prior two seasons. The Sandites went 3-12 last year and 3-10 the year before that. Five of their losses were by a single goal, and three were in overtime.

Head Coach Garland Betts will graduate several major contributors this season. Kristian Fairchild, Ignacio Garcia, Cody Gurley, Alex Hernandez, Logan Jeffus, Gabriel Jeffus, Pablo Schinnerer, and Adrian Soberano all spent their last season with Charles Page. Garcia will continue his career at Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

The Lady Sandites lost both of their final two games by scores of 5-0. Junior Goalkeeper Abigail Banks notched eight saves in a Monday night loss to Deer Creek (10-4, 4-3). They ended the year against the District Champions from Union (13-1, 7-0).

The boys lost both of their final games 4-2. On Monday night they fell to the District Runners-Up from Deer Creek (10-4, 6-1), despite goals from Kaleb Brooks and Jeffus. Brooks scored the first goal of the game just six minutes in, but the Antlers scored back-to-back before Jeffus tied it up just seconds before halftime. Deer Creek added two more nets in the second half for the win.

The District Champions from Union (10-1, 8-0) played a fairly close half-game against the Sandites. The Redskins took a 1-0 lead before Garcia tied it up with a penalty kick. The kick was awarded after the Redskin goal keeper slid into the leg of Gurley and sent him to the hospital with a break. Union resumed the lead and made it 4-1 before Brooks notched a second goal shortly before halftime. After lightning struck in the area, the rest of the game was called off and the season concluded.

Daton Fix and Carter Young win National Championships in Las Vegas

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Several Sand Springs wrestlers traveled to the U.S. Open National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend and two young Sandites claimed first-place titles in their divisions. Oklahoma State University-signed senior Daton Fix and Clyde Boyd Middle School Eighth-Grader Carter Young both secured the gold, while Several other Sandites also medaled. 

Fix won his third-straight UWW Freestyle National Championship and he did so without giving up a single point. The four-time undefeated State Champion breezed through his competition, winning each match by technical fall. He defeated Cal State freshman Alex Hernandez 10-0, then teched two-time Colorado State Champion Andrew Alirez 11-0. In the semifinals he teched three-time undefeated Indiana State Champion Alex Thomsen 10-0, then did the same to two-time undefeated Washington State Champion Paul Bianchi in the finals.

Junior High All-State Champion Carter Young laid claim to the U.S. Open Cadet National Championship titles in both freestyle and Greco-Roman Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Sandite lightweight breezed through the 93 pound division with four technical falls in freestyle, outscoring his opponents 44-4. His first two opponents fell 10-0, then he defeated Nebraska State Champion Paul Garcia 12-2. In the finals he defeated Idaho State Champion Kase Mauger, also 12-2.

In Greco he had one competitor come close in the semifinals, but teched the other three and prevailed for the title. He easily handed his first two competitors 10-0 defeats, then handed Colorado State Runner-Up Angelo Lozado a 9-6 decision before teching Paul Garcia 11-1.

Former long-time Charles Page High School Head Wrestling Coach Alan Karstetter returned to the mat in the Greco Roman Masters division and brought home silver, defeating Brandon Donofrio 10-0, but falling 9-0 to three-time Iron Man World Champion Jason Goldman.

CPHS sophomore State Champion Riley Weir competed at 46 KG in junior freestyle. He defeated Nick Onea 18-13 in the opening round, working his way out of an 8-0 deficit with twelve-straight points. Onea briefly tied it up in the second period, but Weir regained the lead and held on for the win. In the quarterfinals Weir was pitted against defending champion Dack Punke and fell 12-2.

In the consolation bracket Weir defeated University of Maryland freshman Hunter Lucas 20-17, but was defeated 12-1 by two-time Colorado State Champion Brendon Garcia. In the fifth-place match he fell to three-time Wisconsin State Champion Brandon Kaylor.

CPHS senior State Champion Jack Karstetter (2-3 GR) competed at 55KG in junior Greco Roman and was pitted against defending National Champion Randon Miranda, a freshman at Northern Michigan University. Karstetter scored first but Miranda scored eight-straight and never relinquished the lead, winning 14-5. Miranda beat his next two opponents by eight points apiece, then upheld his title with a 2-0 victory.

In the consolation bracket Karstetter easily defeated Minnesota State University freshman Jared Goldsmith 8-0 and defending National Champion Mosha Schwartz 9-0. In the consolation semifinals he fell 10-7 to two-time Minnesota State Champion Patrick Mckee. In the fifth place match he was defeated 20-10 by Luis Hernandez.

Sand Springs Team Big Wrestling Club wins nineteen First place medals at SS tournament

Clyde Boyd Middle School played host to the Sand Springs USA Oklahoma wrestling tournament this past weekend and the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club earned a plethora of medals in their home tournament. Fourteen members of Team Big won gold.

Team Big meets Monday and Wednesday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the Charles Page High School wrestling room, and is open to wrestlers from the surround areas as well as Sandites.

Junior

CPHS sophomore State Champion Riley Weir (6-0 FS) took first place for the third straight week at 120 freestyle. He pinned Braydon Blose in 0:39, then scored an 11-0 tech fall over Zane Plunkett.

CPHS junior State Qualifier Blake Sargent (2-0 FS) took first place in freestyle at 126 pounds. He teched teammate Skylar Galloway 10-0, then pinned Brendan Clarke in 2:18.

CPHS senior State Champion Daton Fix (8-0 FS) took first place in freestyle for the second week in a row at 138 pounds. He teched all four of his opponents without giving up a single point, including Cleveland State Qualifier Tyler West 12-0.

Claremore State Runner-Up Tracy Reeder took first place in freestyle at 152 with two pins and a tech fall.

CPHS senior State Qualifier Michael Ritchey (11-2 FS, 3-0 GR) took second place in freestyle at 138 pounds for the second week in a row. He lost his opening match to teammate Daton Fix, but teched his next three opponents, including a 12-2 victory over Tyler West.

Cleveland State Qualifier Zach Myles took fourth place in freestyle at 145 pounds with two tech falls.

Cadet

Clyde Boyd Middle School’s Carter Young (12-0 FS, 9-0 GR) took first place in both styles at 106 pounds. He teched all three of his opponents in Greco and two in freestyle, then wrapped up his fourth-straight perfect weekend with a 7-2 decision against teammate Zachary Keal.

Texas State Champion Parker Decker took first place in both styles at 113 pounds. He defeated all six of his opponents by tech fall, giving up only one point altogether.

Skiatook freshman Jeran Seabolt took first place in freestyle at 160 pounds with a tech fall and a 16-14 decision over Jacob Rogers.

Zachary Keal took second place in freestyle at 106 pounds. He defeated his first two opponents by tech fall, but was defeated 7-2 by teammate Carter Young.

Skiatook State Qualifier Cale Glover took second place in freestyle at 145 pounds. He pinned his first opponent, then scored a pair of 12-2 tech falls before falling 17-7 to Spencer Schickram, a State-placer from Ponca City.

Kansas State Qualifier Austin Keal took second place in Greco at 113 pounds, but failed to place in freestyle. He teched his first two opponents 11-0 in Greco, but fell 10-0 to teammate Parker Decker in the finals.

Skiatook’s Josh Taylor took second place in freestyle at 126 pounds, but failed to place in Greco. He won an 11-2 decision and a 10-0 tech fall in freestyle before falling in 4:42 to freshman State Qualifier TJ Long.

Preston Decker took fourth place in freestyle and third in Greco at 126 pounds.

Cleveland Junior High’s Bryar Lucas took fourth place in freestyle at 138 pounds, pinning Micah Bynum in 1:09.

Schoolboy

Cole Brooks (6-1 FS, 5-1 GR) took first place in both styles at 91 pounds with four tech falls and two pins.

Kaden Glass (6-0 FS, 3-0 GR) took first place in both styles at 190 pounds with four falls and two tech falls. He pinned three opponents in under a minute apiece with his fastest coming in sixteen seconds against Cameron Timmons.

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

Bryce Fisher (4-1 FS) took first place in freestyle at 136 pounds. He pinned Gavin Koehler in 2:35, then scored a 7-3 tech fall over Jose Flores.

Rhett Peak (5-3 FS, 1-0 GR) took first place at 84 pounds in Greco, teching his sole opponent 10-0. In freestyle he placed second with two tech falls and a 7-0 decision before falling 14-3 to teammate Christian Forbes.

Clay Gates (5-9 FS, 0-1 GR) took second place in Greco at 84 pounds, losing his sole match 10-0 to Rhett Peak. He placed fourth in freestyle with a pin of Zachariah Jones in 2:24.

Jim Mullin (5-2 FS) took third place in freestyle at 91 pounds. He lost his opening match, but scored two tech falls and topped Hunter Waits 10-7 in the consolations.

Braden Anderson (6-6 FS, 4-4 GR) took third place in freestyle at 112 pounds, but failed to place in Greco. He lost his opening match of freestyle in a close 12-10 decision, but defeated his next opponent 11-6, then scored a 12-2 tech fall.

Intermediate

Dian Fix (2-1 FS) took second place at 65 pounds in freestyle. He lost his first match 10-0, but rebounded with a pair of close decisions. He defeated Caleb Thompson 9-8 and Kale Fruits 9-8.

Nation Johnson (4-3 FS, 6-3 GR) took second place in both styles at 80 pounds. He drew only one opponent in freestyle and was teched twice by Jake Miller, but split wins in Greco with a 16-4 victory over Bodie Adams.

Promised Johnson (10-3 FS, 6-5 GR) competed in both styles at 70 pounds, taking second in freestyle and third in Greco. He was pinned in both styles by Brody Mills, but teched two opponents and pinned Bobby Brockman in 0:46 in freestyle. In Greco he was defeated by Ryder Seago, but teched Isaiah Jones 12-0.

Bantam

Legend Johnson (0-2 FS, 1-1) GR took second place at 55 pounds in both styles. He drew only one competitor in freestyle and was teched twice in a best-of-three series, but went 1-1 in Greco with a pin of Williams Corde in 1:07.

Novice

Clayton Giddens (8-0 FS) took first place in freestyle at 70 pounds. He teched all three of his opponents and didn’t give up a single point for the third-straight week.

Balance Johnson (7-1 FS, 3-1 GR) took first place in both styles at 100 pounds. In freeestyle he won three tech falls and a 12-10 decision over teammate Abraham Flores. In Greco he topped Abraham 11-9, pinned Adrian Flores in 1:04, and teched Ty Vinson.

Robert Burke (5-1 FS, 4-3 GR) took second place at 65 pounds in both styles. He was pinned by Stockton Allen, but teched Ezekiel Smith 10-0 in freestyle. Allen was his only opponent in Greco, and the Spartan won the best-of-three series with a pair of pins.

Abraham Flores (7-1 FS, 5-3 GR) took second place at 100 pounds in both styles. His only losses were to teammate Balance Johnson, both by close decisions. He recorded three tech falls between the two styles.

Jaxon Trotter (1-1 FS, 0-2 GR) took third place at 90 pounds in both styles. He was defeated twice in Greco, but split wins in freestyle with an overtime decision against Gavin Salt.

Adrian Flores (2-5 FS, 1-5 GR) took fourth place at 100 pounds in both styles. He pinned Tyler Hockett in freestyle.

Kagen Foster (0-2 FS, 1-2 GR) failed to place in freestyle, but took fourth in Greco at 75 pounds with a 10-0 tech fall against Tanner Winesburg.

Laira Mullin (0-2 FS) competed in freestyle at 60 pounds and drew only one competitor. She was teched twice by Ava Roe in a best-of-three series.