Youth Wrestling: Sand Springs brings home five gold medals from Owasso

Five wrestlers from the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club won their brackets at the USAOK tournament in Owasso this past weekend. 

Next weekend will be the Oklahoma National Team Qualifier at Union High School in Tulsa. 

Junior

Riley Weir (19-4) won the 126-pound Freestyle bracket with a 10-0 technical fall against Luke Collett.

Schoolboy

Abraham Flores (8-1 FS, 8-1 GR) won the 114-pound Greco bracket and placed third in Freestyle. In Greco he teched Brady Benham 12-2, Payton Thomas 14-2, and Ryan Trickett 13-2. In Freestyle he lost his opening match 10-0 to Jim Mullin, but pinned Kai Shultz in 2:55 and Chad Herbert in 0:44 before topping Levi Smith 14-7.

Bryce Fisher (20-1) throttled the 187-pound Freestyle bracket with five technical falls and a cumulative score of 53-1 against Mason Harris, Micah Sorrels, Jesse Newby, Landon Kuhn, and John Roberts.

Clayton Giddens-Buttram (3-0) handily won the 77-pound Freestyle bracket with 10-0 technical falls against Dylan Abbott and Terrance Branam.

Cameron White (5-5 FS, 5-5 GR) placed third in both styles at 106 pounds. He teched Caden Pollard 10-0 in both styles.

Novice

Adrian Flores (5-18 FS, 5-16 GR) placed first in Greco and third in Freestyle at 135 pounds. He won a best-of-three against JD Sigman in Greco with a 10-0 tech fall and a fall in 3:21. In Freestyle he teched Sigman 11-0, but was pinned by Frankie Esparza.

Grady Mittasch (15-6) placed third in Freestyle at 82 pounds, teching Rich Xiong and Katelyn Stokes 10-0 before falling to Cory Velasquez and Ryder Seago.

Youth Wrestling: Eight Sandites win gold at Team Big Tournament

The Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club made a strong showing at their recent home tournament, crowning eight champions and winning eleven brackets at Clyde Boyd Middle School. 

Junior

Skylar Galloway (2-1) placed second in Freestyle at 132 pounds, teching Madison Dekker 14-3 and Jared Davis 13-0 before falling 10-0 to Jakob Lyons.

Camrin Pfluger (2-1) placed second in Freestyle at 160 pounds, pinning Michael Kirmer in 0:40 and Dalton Mitchell in 3:52 before falling 10-0 to Tate Picklo.

Cadet

Christian Forbes (3-0 FS, 4-0 GR) won both styles at 106 pounds. He dominated the Greco bracket, pinning Kaden Smith in 3:40, Bronson Burcham in 0:39, and Trent Clements in 0:18. In Freestyle he teched Jayce Caviness 11-0 and Noah Agcaoili 10-0 and defeated Tristan Stafford 6-2.

Kaden Glass (2-0 FS, 4-0 GR) won both styles at 182 pounds. In Freestyle he pinned Coleman Lecoq in 1:23 and teched Emmanuel Skillings 11-0. In Greco he teched Bryce Jackson and Brayden Dillow, and pinned Tristan Wolfer in 0:18 and William Martin in 1:37.

Schoolboy

Ethan White (17-5 FS, 5-2 GR) won both styles at 136 pounds. He teched Jance Sommers 10-0 in both styles, pinned Sean Mahoney in under a minute in both styles, and defeated Kaleb Owen 10-3 in Freestyle.

Abraham Flores (5-0 FS, 5-1 GR) placed first in Freestyle and second in Greco at 125 pounds. In Freestyle he won a best-of-three series against Ryan Tricket 14-2 and 7-2, and defeated Tricket 14-2 in Greco as well.

Bryce Fisher (15-1) smoked the Freestyle competition at 149 pounds, scoring 10-0 technical falls against Clay Lewis, Eddie Cortez, Max Skolnick-Schur, and Bobby Felts. He also recorded a 12-6 decision against Cameron Jackson.

Cameron White (4-3 FS, 3-3) took third place in both styles at 106 pounds, scoring tech falls against Caden Pollard in both brackets.

Novice

Grady Mittasch (13-4 FS, 8-7 GR) took first place in Freestyle and second in Greco at 82 pounds. He scored technical falls against Ryder Seago and Garrett Salt and pinned Ryan Swain in Freestyle. In Greco he fell to Seago by pin but teched Swain 12-0.

Balance Johnson (1-1 FS, 2-0 GR) won the 160-pound Greco Roman bracket and came in runner-up in Freestyle. He scored technical falls against Jackson Dyer and Adrian Flores in Greco and against Flores in Freestyle. Dyer got the upper hand in Freestyle with a pin.

Nation Johnson (2-3 FS, 2-2 GR) came in runner-up in Greco Roman and placed fourth in Freestyle at 92 pounds. In Greco he pinned Garritt Hunt and Cash Bray, but fell to Teyton Chandler. He defeated Hunt 16-8 and pinned Tyler McCall in 47 seconds in Freestyle.

Adrian Flores (4-17 FS, 3-16 GR) placed second in Greco and third in Freestyle at 160. He teched Jackson Dyer in both styles but fell to teammate Balance Johnson in both styles.  

Intermediate

Promised Johnson (2-0 FS, 1-2 GR) took first place in Freestyle and second in Greco at 77 pounds. He scored technical falls against Brody Mills and Hunter Miner in Freestyle, but drew only one competitor in Greco and had to wrestle a best-of-three against Mills. Mills won the first match 22-10, Johnson won the second 25-12, and Mills won the third by fall.

CPHS Soccer: Norman Soccer sweeps Sand Springs

The Charles Page High School varsity soccer teams made the long trip to Norman Thursday night for a pair of district matches at Gordon Drummon Field.

The Norman High School Boys (5-8, 3-3) won a 3-0 bout against the Sandites (4-8, 0-5) and the Lady Tigers clenched the district title with a 10-0 shutout.

Ethan Tippit saved a shot from Cole Powers five minutes into the boys’ game but Powers made a header on a corner kick just seconds later. Lenni Arrens put back goal two in the 48th minute in the middle of a mad six-man scramble in the box.

Grady Wade had a goal called offside in the 57th minute but Arrens made a brace with a header on a corner kick in the 76th minute.

Nate Holladay collected a pair of beautiful shots from Luke Jeffus midway through the second half and Jaden Weiser was aggressive throughout the game.

The Lady Sandites (7-6, 1-5) suffered their third-straight shutout, falling by mercy rule in 42:49. The Norman Girls (12-1, 6-0) clinched the district title with their fifth shutout and biggest win of the season.

Sand Springs Soccer will return to action Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in the final matches of the season against Capitol Hill.

CPHS Baseball: Sapulpa wins Highway 97 Rivalry 9-4 over Sand Springs

Ty Steelman was two for two at the plate with one run and one RBI.

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (20-9, 6-4) hit a bit of a slump last week, failing to bat over .200 in a game since their fourteen-win streak came to a close a week ago.

The Sandites dropped two district games to Jenks (15-12, 7-2), won two against Muskogee (3-25, 1-11), then lost a 9-4 Highway 97 Rivalry bout with Sapulpa (20-7) Friday at home.

The Sandites kept the score fairly close Friday considering they were out-hit thirteen to four and committed three errors. They picked up seven walks, and both teams stranded seven runners throughout the game.

Wyatt Sellers kicked off the game with a first inning triple and scored on a ground ball from Hayden Casey to put the Chieftains out front.

Gage Williams hit a three-run homer for a 4-0 lead then Coleson Coffey hit a double to score Kyle Alcorn in the third inning. 

Sapulpa continued the melee in the top of the fifth, scoring on singles from Coffey and Sellers before the Sandites began to rally.

Two walks and a single loaded the bases, Lucas Adcock scored on a fielder's choice, and Ty Steelman made it in on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth.

The Chieftains responded immediately with two doubles and a single for a 9-2 lead in the sixth. 

Steelman singled in Kameron Adcock and Tyler Ash singled in Lucas Adcock in the bottom of the sixth for the final runs of the game.

Brock Youngblood (3-4, 9-12) got the start and the loss on the mound, pitching nine hits, one strikeout, and two walks in four innings. Seth Villines (1-0) pitched four hits, two strikeouts, and one walk in relief.

Sand Springs Baseball will close out district action this week with a pair of games against Southmoore (7-23, 2-7). Sand Springs will travel to Moore Monday at 6:00 p.m. and will host the Sabercats Tuesday. 

SHS 9 CPHS 4
Hits: SHS 13 CPHS 4.
Walks: CPHS 7, SHS 3.
Strikeouts: SHS 3, CPHS 7.
Steals: CPHS 2, SHS 1.
Errors: CPHS 3.
Left-on-Base: CPHS 7, SHS 7.

District 6A-3 Standings
10-0 Enid (24-4)
7-2 Jenks (15-12)
6-4 Sand Springs (20-9)
6-4 Broken Arrow (14-14)
3-7 Ponca City (9-20)
2-7 Southmoore (7-23)
1-11 Muskogee (3-25)

CPHS Baseball: Sandites throttle Muskogee 15-0 and 7-2 in double-header

Riley Rutledge set the single-game season record for Sand Springs with eleven strikeouts.

After dropping two district games to Jenks earlier this week, the Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (20-8, 6-4) bounced back with a pair of dominant wins against Muskogee High School (3-25, 1-11) Wednesday evening.

The Sandites previously took a 14-0 lead against the Roughers before being rained out in the bottom of the third inning three weeks earlier. They picked up where they left off Wednesday.

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Sand Springs loaded the bases right away with two walks and an error. Ty Steelman batted in Riley Rutledge for a 15-0 lead. The rest of the game was uneventful and the Sandites secured the run-rule victory in the fifth inning. 

Braden Askew (4-3, 7-5) got the win on the mound, pitching a no hitter with no walks and six strikeouts in the three innings played in March. Cale Savage (0-0, 1-1) pitched the Wednesday continuation and threw two strikeouts and two walks. 

Game two went the distance and wasn't as much of a blowout as their first meeting, but was still a handy Sand Springs victory at 7-2.

Tyler Ash kicked things off with a first inning double and scored the opening run on a groundout from Cal Watkins. Pryce Jackson tied it up in the top of the fourth with a double to score Devonte Gandy.

The Sandites jumped back out front soon after when Watkins scored on an error and Askew brought in Garrett McCallie on a single.

Sand Springs loaded the bases with a trio of walks in the fifth. Ash singled in Kameron Adcock, Braden Millican scored on a ground ball from Watkins, and McCallie and Ty Steelman scored on errors to make it 7-1.

Max Rosson reached on an error in the top of the seventh and came in on a double from Kaunor Ashley, but Rutledge caught a line drive on the next play to secure the win. 

Rutledge (1-0) pitched the first five innings and threw eleven strikeouts, four hits, and two walks for his first career win. Tyler Ash (2-1) tossed one hit and two strikeouts in relief. 

Sand Springs Baseball will return to action Friday at 7:00 p.m. in a non-district rivalry bout with Sapulpa (18-7). Youth players in uniform will receive free admission to Youth Night and will get to join the varsity squad on the field for the National Anthem. 

3/26/2018 - 4/18/2018
CPHS 15 MHS 0
Hits: CPHS 7, MHS 0.
Walks: CPHS 11, MHS 2.
Strikeouts: MHS 8.
Steals: CPHs 4.
Errors: MHS 2.
Double Plays: CPHS 2.
Left-on-Base: MHS 1, CPHS 4.

4/18/2018
CPHS 7 MHS 2
Hits: MHS 5, CPHS 4.
Walks: CPHS 7, MHS 2.
Strikeouts: CPHS 5, MHS 13.
Steals: CPHS 2.
Errors: CPHS 3, MHS 5.
Double Plays: MHS 2.
Left-on-Base: CPHS 4, MHS 6. 

District 6A-3 Standings
10-0 Enid (22-4)
7-2 Jenks (15-12)
6-4 Broken Arrow (13-13)
6-4 Sand Springs (20-8)
3-7 Ponca City (7-19)
2-7 Southmoore (7-19)
1-11 Muskogee (3-25)

CPHS Baseball: 14 game win streak comes to an end against Jenks

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (18-8, 4-4) won fourteen games in a row before their incredible streak came to a close this week.

After defeating Jenks High School 5-1 en route to a Spartan/Tiger Turf War championship last weekend, the Sandites dropped a pair of district games against the Trojans (14-12, 6-2) Monday and Tuesday evenings. 

4/16/2018 - JHS 7 CPHS 3
Hits: JHS 14 CPHS 5.
Walks: JHS 5, CPHS 5.
Strikeouts: JHS 5, CPHS 8.
Steals: JHS 1, CPHS 1.
Errors: JHS 3.
Left-on-Base: CPHS 8, JHS 11.

Both teams stranded a pair of runners each in the first inning of Monday's game, but the Trojans took the lead in the second as Jack Harding scored Josh Baker on a single. Torre Alavanja and Bryce Osmond scored in the second inning for a 3-0 lead before the Sandites made their way onto the board. 

Tyler Ash was hit by pitch in the bottom of the third, reached third base on an error, and scored on a sacrifice fly from Riley Rutledge, then Braden Askew singled to score Cal Watkins to keep the game close.

The Trojans made a statement in the fourth inning with two doubles and a single for a 5-2 lead, then Baker hit a single to bring in Alavanja and Osmond in the top of the sixth. 

Ty Steelman drew a walk in the seventh inning, took second on an error, and scored on a single from Watkins for the final run of the game. With two runners on base, Chris Spry took over on the mound and pitched three-straight strikeouts to secure the victory.

Tanner Lawrence got the win for Jenks with four hits, five strikeouts, and five walks in six innings. Braden Askew (3-3, 6-5) got the loss, giving up ten hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five innings. 

4/17/2018 - JHS 2 CPHS 1
Hits: JHS 6, CPHS 3.
Walks: JHS 5, CPHS 1.
Strikeouts: JHS 5, CPHS 10.
Steals: CPHS 1.
Errors: CPHS 2.
Double Plays: CPHS 1, JHS 1.
Left-on-Base: CPHS 1, JHS 6.

Tuesday's matchup was far closer and went into extra innings before the Trojans got the walkoff. 

Sand Springs took the initial lead as Rutledge drew a walk in the top of the first, stole second, and scored on a single from Askew. 

Jenks responded in the bottom of the first as Alavanja reached on an error, advanced on a single from Osmond, and scored on a single from Geo Blackshaw. 

The game was mostly uneventful from there till the bottom of the seventh when Jenks loaded the bases with two walks and a single. Watkins made a double play to Kyler Copeland to force extra innings. 

Jenks put it away in the bottom of the eighth with an error, a double, and a walk to load the bases. A strikeout and a force at home gave Sand Springs two outs, but Josh King drew four balls for the victory. 

Osmond, an Oklahoma State University-commit, pitched all eight innings for Jenks, giving up only three hits and one walk, while pitching ten strikeouts. Conner Dennis (3-1, 4-1) took the first loss of his career, throwing four hits, three walks, and four strikeouts. 

Sand Springs will host a doubleheader Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. when they resume a 14-0 third-inning lead in a rain-delayed district game against Muskogee (3-23, 1-9), followed by a full game. Jenks will play Southmoore (7-18, 2-6) Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

District 6A-3 Standings
10-0 Enid (22-4)
6-2 Jenks (14-12)
6-4 Broken Arrow (13-13)
4-4 Sand Springs (18-8)
3-7 Ponca City (7-19)
2-6 Southmoore (7-18)
1-9 Muskogee (3-23)