Moore, Flores, Furr, Spurgeon all take first place at Team Neo Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Fourteen members of the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club competed at the OKUSA Team Neo Tournament at Union Intermediate High School recently, and four took first place in their division. Samuel Moore, Ryder Flores, Bentley Furr, and Joshua Spurgeon all took home the gold.

Samuel Moore (5-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and took first place. He won a close 8-7 decision over Corde Williams (Bristow), pinned Gunner Killingsworth (Warner) in 0:16 and Jonathan Valadez (Sperry) in 1:11, then defeated Weston Little (Bristow) 11-7.

Ryder Flores (3-0) competed in Division 1 Novice at 40 pounds and took first place. He won a close 10-7 decision over Johnny Ray Ashcroft (Bartlesville), pinned Barry Ritter Jr. (Coweta) in 0:19, then defeated Zaden Emerson (Catoosa) 15-8.

Bentley Furr (6-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned John Harvill (Cushing) in 0:45, then won a close 9-8 decision over Xander Maggard (Sperry) for his second first-place finish this season. 

Joshua Spurgeon (7-1) competed in Division 3 Novice at 58 pounds and drew only two competitors. He won a close 9-7 decision over teammate Mathew Moore, then majored Jimmy Groden (Coweta) 8-0 for first place. 

Brysyn Jones (6-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 43 pounds. He pinned Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 1:22, but was in-turn pinned in 0:16 and 0:27 by Cody Horner (Sapulpa) and Benson Hunt (Warner), respectively.

Jesse Moore (2-1) competed in Division 3 Novice at 76 pounds and took second place. He defeated Clay McKiddy (Cushing) 15-8, then pinned Reece McCutchen (Sperry) in 0:58 before giving up a close 5-3 decision to Cable Golden (Collinsville). 

Evan Williams (6-2) competed in Division 3 Novice at 90 pounds and took second place. He won a 7-1 decision over Jackson O'Kelley (Cushing), then pinned Christopher Akers (Sperry) in 0:19 before falling 14-2 to David Cooper (Bartlesville).

Sammy Naugle (4-4) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took third place. He lost a 16-4 major decision to Eli Zar (Terminator WC), but came back to pin Blake Radford (NEO) in 2:45, then won a close 1-0 decision over teammate Ethan Norton.

Dallas Flores (1-1) competed in Division 2 Novice at 67 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Bryce Ward (Cushing) in 4:!7, but lost a close 8-6 sudden-victory overtime match to Dane Jensen (Claremore) and took second place.

Matthew Moore (1-3) competed in Division 3 Novice and drew only two competitors. He lost his opening match 9-7 to teammate Joshua Spurgeon, but rebounded with a 7-6 decision over Jimmy Groden (Coweta) for second place. 

Aiden Wilkerson (1-1) competed in Division 3 Novice and drew only two competitors. He won his opening match with an 8-1 decision over John McDougal (Bristow), but lost 6-3 to Dylon Link (Cushing) to take second place.

David Cline (1-2) competed in Division 2 Novice at 70 pounds. He lost his first match in a close 4-1 decision to William Cade (Coweta), but rebounded with a 14-0 major decision over Jaxson Matthews (Owasso) before falling in 2:42 to Griffin Goins (Broken Arrow). 

Colt Cothran (1-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 55 pounds. He was defeated 9-0 by Cayden Cupps (Catoosa) and 6-0 by Cavin Peper (Sapulpa).

Ethan Norton (4-6) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds. He was pinned in 0:50 by Kai Shultz (Pryor) and gave up a close 1-0 decision to teammate Sammy Naugle for fourth place. 

Six Sandites take first place at Broken Arrow Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Twenty-six Sandites traveled to Broken Arrow recently for the Joe Zamora-Skyler Holman Open wrestling tournament and six took first place in their divisions, including Charles Page High School senior State Qualifier Michael Ritchey. 

Michael Ritchey (4-0) competed in the high school division at 126 pounds and took first place. He won a 3-0 decision over Enrie Chavez (Jenks), majored Garrett Jarvis (Broken Arrow) 8-0, then defeated Tristan Herrera (Owasso) 3-0 and Chase Slatton (Jenks) 3-2. 

Kaden Glass (4-0) competed in the junior high division at 200 pounds and took first place. He pinned Zach Garrison in 0:12, defeated Aaron Lytle (Sapulpa) 8-2, then pinned Cameron Johnson (Broken Arrow) and Chad Tinney (Bixby) in 3:17 and 1:27, respectively.

Josh Taylor (6-0) competed in the junior high division at 113 pounds and won his second-straight tournament. He pinned Kaelan Drake (Broken Arrow) in 2:57, majored Blake Salt (Oologah) 11-1 and teammate Caden Vaughn 9-0, then pinned Paron Dotson (Sallisaw) in 1:38 to remain undefeated this season. 

Ryder Barnes (3-0) competed in the 6th and 7th grade division at 98 pounds and took first place. He defeated Bradly Saucedo (Broken Arrow) 10-5, pinned Rashaud Morgan (Vinita) in 3:26, then won a 2-0 decision over Brock Mattioda (Broken Arrow).

Carter Young (3-0) competed in the junior high division at 89 pounds and took first place. He defeated Blazik Perez (Broken Arrow) 9-3, pinned Grant Edwards (Oologah) in 3:00, then majored Garett Strickland (Collinsville) 16-4.

Caleb Phillips (3-0) competed in the junior high division at 126 pounds and took first place. He pinned Eric Wilson (Owasso) in 1:02, majored Nate Shaw (Metro Christian) 11-0, and won an 8-4 decision over Garrett Weis (Jenks).

Christopher Kirby (3-0) competed in the junior high division at 140 pounds and took first place. He pinned James Cothran (Bixby) in 0:31 and Devon Vazquez (Broken Arrow) in 0:36, then majored Caleb Buzzard (Jay) 16-6. 

Luke Burdette (7-1) competed in the 6th and 7th grade division at 126 pounds and took third place. He pinned Braxton Utter (Cascia Hall) in 1:21, but was in-turn pinned in 1:53 by Gustabo Ramirez (Bixby). He won out from there, defeating Larahmy Blakely (Oologoah) 9-3 and Conner Linam (Oologah) 2-1, then pinned Jon Lane (Muskogee) and Daltyn Jory (Jay) in 2:41 and 1:21, respectively. 

Rhett Peak (7-2) competed in the 6th and 7th grade division at 80 pounds and took third place. He lost his opening match 6-0 to Aiden Boyd (Claremore) but won out with three pins and a major decision. After taking down Jaden Mathis (Pryor) 20-10 he pinned Kaleb Burns (Sallisaw) in 0:12, Denton Degner (Bristow) in 0:36, and Bradley Vanblaricom (McAlester) in 0:39. 

Tyler Rush (4-1) competed in the junior high division at 126 pounds and took third place. He was pinned in 2:33 in the opening round by Kohlin Garriott (Jenks), but won out in the consolation bracket. He pinned Gunnar Spence (McAlester) in 1:00 and teammate Jared Jenkins in 1:34, then defeated Jared Douglas (Cascia Hall) 4-1 and Christian McIntosh (Pryor) 5-2.

Caden Vaughn (3-1) competed in the junior high division at 113 pounds and took third place. He pinned Dayton Hill (Broken Arrow) in 1:16, but was majored 9-0 by teammate Josh Taylor. In the consolation bracket he won a close 2-0 decision over Christian Knight (Broken Arrow) then defeated Kolby Encinas (Pryor) 6-1. 

Teagan Campbell (3-1) competed in the junior high division at 175 pounds and took third place. He pinned Jonathan Navarro in 0:28, but was sent to the consolation bracket with a 10-3 decision to Bryce Jackson (Oologah). There he won a close 4-3 match against Tyler Bachman (Bixby) and a 3-0 decision over Matt Roach (Bristow).

Chase White (2-1) competed in the 6th and 7th grade division at 113 pounds and took second place. He pinned Drake Norfleet (Broken Arrow) in 1:13 and won a 5-0 decision over Carson Young (Claremore) before falling in 3:56 to Isaac Xiong (Oologah) in the championship round. 

Sam Harris (3-4) competed in the junior high division at 120 pounds. He lost his opening match 6-0 to Ti Lockwood (Wagoner), then won three straight before being eliminated after a 6-0 decision to Josiah Holliday (Broken Arrow). He pinned Jonathon Goodloe (Broken Arrow) in 1:18, Jakob Black (Broken Arrow) in 0:46, and Mathew Frapp (Vinita) in 1:39.

Bryson Pippin (3-2) competed in the junior high division at 162 pounds. He was pinned in 1:50 in his opening match against Ramses Soto (Broken Arrow), but rebounded with three-straight wins before being pinned in 0:24 by Derek Sanderson (Metro Christian) and eliminated. He majored Brayden Sears (Bixby) 10-0, and pinned Dominic Alexander (Broken Arrow) and Blake Bacon (Claremore) in 0:20 and 0:25, respectively. 

Hunter Thompson (2-2) competed in the junior high division at 200 pounds. He won his opening match by pinning Dylan Cruse (Bixby) in 3:44, but was pinned in return by Derek Glover (Jay) in 1:22. In the consolations he pinned Matt Doyle (Bixby) in 1:57, but was eliminated after a 2:27 pin by Lane Watson (Broken Arrow). 

Robert Parrish (2-2) competed in the junior high division at heavyweight. He was pinned in 2:00 by Johnny Williamson (Jay) in the opening round, but rebounded with two pins of his own. He took down Harry Panagopoulos (Cascia Hall) in 2:37 and Talon Wheeler (Broken Arrow) in 2:10 before falling in 2:58 to Jonathan Parham (Broken Arrow).

Ethan Norton (4-4) competed in the 6th and 7th grade division at 89 pounds. He pinned Kason Pollard (Coweta) in 2:40, but was pinned in 2:42 and 2:00 by Cohlson Peper (Sapulpa) and Parker Witcraft (Coweta), respectively. 

Braden Dahl (1-2) competed in the junior high division at 150 pounds. He pinned Austyn Brooks (Broken Arrow) in 3:20, but was teched 16-0 by Caleb Miller (Owasso) and pinned in 2:58 by Tye Rozell (Broken Arrow). 

Ethan Grimes (0-2) competed in the 6th and 7th grade division at 80 pounds and was pinned in 2:26 by Jaden Mathis (Pryor) and decisioned 9-4 by Michael Bellard (Vinita). 

Kaleb Eckfeltd (0-2) competed in the junior high division at 80 pounds and was pinned in 0:42 and 2:52 by Colby Strachan (Bartlesville) and Christian Kaiser (Bixby), respectively. 

Juan Sanchez (0-2) competed in the junior high division at 98 pounds and was pinned in 3:59 by Dylan Brown (Vinita), then lost 5-4 to Denton Duran (Jay). 

Hunter Hilger (0-2) competed in the junior high division at 106 pounds and was pinned in 0:!6 and 1:19 by Brayden Barnett (Broken Arrow) and Kilian McNichol (Owasso), respectively. 

Jared Jenkins (0-2) competed in the junior high division at 126 pounds. He was majored 13-0 by Trey Hudgens (Sallisaw) and pinned in 1:34 by teammate Tyler Rush.

Alan Becerra (0-2) competed in the junior high division at 200 pounds. He was pinned in 2:00 by Jeremiah Brackett (Broken Arrow) and 1:40 by Ontario Wilson (Owasso). 

Shawn Brauer (0-2) competed in the junior high division at 200 pounds. He was pinned in 0:08 by Cameron Johnson (Broken Arrow) and 0:17 by Zach Huddleston (Oologah). 

Mittasch, Bussell, Flores take first place at Catoosa Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Fourteen members of the Sand Springs Team Big elementary wrestling team competed at a tournament in Catoosa recently and three took first place in their brackets.

Grady Mittasch (3-0, 7-0) competed in Division 3 at 70 pounds and won his third-straight tournament this season. He won a 9-0 major decision over Gerald Harris (Tulsa) and a close 4-3 bout with Jaxson Humphries (Catoosa), then pinned Cory Velasquez (Tulsa) in 1:20. 

Jayden Bussell (2-0) competed in Division 1 at 55 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Mateo Baldez (Miami) in 0:09 and Colton Waldon (Miami) in 0:17 for first place. 

Dariuz Black (3-1) competed in Division 3 at 73 pounds and took second place. He pinned Derek Bailey (Pryor) in 2:28 and Aidan Wolfe (Pryor) in 0:23 and won a 7-0 decision over Samuel Melton (Renegade) before falling 5-0 to Louden Wolfe (Blackwell). 

Jaxon Trotter (3-1, 3-2) competed in Division 3 at 85 pounds and took third place. He was pinned in 0:43 by Tyler McCall (Catoosa), but won out from there with two pins and a major decision. He took down Ayden Tucker (Berryhill) in 0:36, Gabriel Rios (Berryhill) in 0:40, and majored Matthew Gass (Terminator) 9-0. 

Abraham Flores (2-1, 4-1) competed in Division 4 at 96 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was pinned in 0:59 in his first match against Rayden Agee (Blackwell), but won the next two matches 8-3 and 11-5 in a best-of-three series for first place. 

Tabor Reiss (2-1, 4-1) competed in Division 1 at 37 pounds and took second place. He defeated Zadien Emerson (Catoosa) by 16-0 tech fall and pinned Kroy Wolfe (Blackwell) in 0:26 before falling in 0:50 to Jayden Beard (Sperry) in the Championship round.

Clayton Giddens (2-1, 5-1) competed in Division 4 at 67 pounds and took second place. He defeated Andrew Havens (Sperry) by 19-3 tech fall and pinned Rhyder Morrow (Cushing) in 0:43, but lost 8-6 to Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) in a sudden-victory overtime match.

Kasen McAffery (2-1) competed in Division 2 at 61 pounds and took second place. He pinned Ayden Carlile (Catoosa) in 3:31 and Chase Bean (Berryhill) in 4:18 before falling in 1:12 to Brogan Oneal (Catoosa).

Colt Cothran (1-1) competed in Division 3 at 58 pounds and took second place. He pinned Camden Whitby (Collinsville) in 4:15, but was defeated 16-0 by Kyler Auten (Sperry). 

Robert Burke (3-2, 5-2) competed in Division 3 at 64 pounds and took fourth place. He was defeated 5-2 by Miles Velasquez (Tulsa) in the opening round, but bounced back with three-straight wins. He beat Keegan Herring (Sperry) 5-1, pinned Benjamin Smith (Bentonville) in 0:53, and decisioned teammate David Ritchey 6-3, before falling 9-1 to Daxton Sullivan (Bristow) in the consolation finals. 

David Ritchey (2-2) competed in Division 3 at 64 pounds. He pinned Andrew Kunkle (Catoosa) in 0:48 and majored Mason Moore (Owasso) 10-2 before falling 4-1 and 6-3 to Miles Velasquez (Tulsa) and teammate Robert Burke, respectively.

Ty Burdge (1-2) competed in Division 2 at 52 pounds. He defeated Matthew Compton (Catoosa) 8-2, but was pinned in 0:47 by Spencer McCellend (Pryor) and 0:24 by Jesse Justice (Sperry).

Hunter Dressler (1-2, 1-4) competed in Division 4 at 160 pounds and took third place. He pinned Preston Clark (Catoosa) in 0:49, but was pinned in 2:21 and 0:47 by Gunner Wilson (Catoosa) and Tyler Rich (Owasso), respectively. 

Carter Wood (0-2) competed in Division 2 at 70 pounds. He was defeated 10-2 by Grant Rowe (Blackwell) and 12-10 by Braxton Baker (Stilwell).

Adrian Flores (0-2, 5-4) competed in Division 3 at 100 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was pinned in 3:54 and defeated by a 15-0 tech fall against Kruz Goff (Blackwell). 

Six Sand Springs elementary wrestlers take first place at Cleveland Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Sand Springs Team Big Elementary wrestling sent eighteen kids to Cleveland recently for an Oklahoma USA Wrestling novice tournament and six took first place in their brackets.

Skyler Wood (2-0) competed in Division 2 at 64 pounds and took first place. He pinned Drake Blue (Sperry) in 0:54 and majored Cayden Prather (Cushing) 9-0. 

Landyn Barnes (2-0) competed in Division 3 at 67 pounds and took first place. He drew only one competitor and pinned Ryder Trepton (Wildcat WC) in 2:41 and 0:56 in a best-of-three series. 

Joshua Spurgeon (2-0) competed in Division 3 at 58 pounds and took first place. He drew only one competitor and defeated teammate Matthew Moore 11-4 and 9-8.

Ryker Collins (2-3) competed in Division 4 at 160 pounds and took first place. He pinned Joey Holder (Cleveland) in 0:53 and Rowdy Jackson (Cushing) in 0:30 for his first tournament win of the season. 

Connor Diaz (2-0) competed in Division 4 at 105 pounds and took first place. He defeated Dayton Degraffenreid (Sapulpa) 8-3 and pinned John Gordon (Sperry) in 1:54.

Evan Williams (4-1) competed in Division 3 at 100 pounds and took first place. He received a forfeit from Joseph Robbins (Pryor) and pinned Landon Fesler (Bartlesville) in 0:17.

Hayden Luce (2-1) competed in Division 1 at 55 pounds and took third place. He pinned Kolten Bearshead (Cleveland) in only 0:20 before falling in 1:27 to JayPaul Welch (Bristow). He won his final match in a close 11-9 decision over Gabriel Hadix (Cleveland).

Aaerick Collins (5-4) competed in Division 1 at 46 pounds and split wins. He went into a tie-breaker round with Corde Williams (Bristow) and won 13-12, then pinned Shane Thomas (Sapulpa) in 2:58, before giving up a 17-1 tech fall to Aiyden Robertson (Claremore). He had another close one against Owen Hollis (Wildcat WC) but fell 7-6. 

Brysyn Jones (4-3) competed in Division 2 at 43 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Aiden Chezem (Sperry) 11-7 and pinned Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 0:41, but fell in 0:53 and 1:23 to Peyton Sims (Sapulpa) and Blake Parker (Wildcat WC) respectively.  

Bryher Collins (1-2) competed in Division 1 at 37 pounds. He was pinned in 0:54 by Edison Jones (Sapulpa) but rebounded with a 9-4 decision over Hays Bruner (Claremore) before falling 16-6 to Mekko Stites (Berryhill). 

Jordan Satoe (1-2) competed in Division 1 at 49 pounds. He pinned Coconut Jones (Sapulpa) in 0:40, but was pinned in 1:46 by Tucker Alberty (Sapulpa) and 0:56 by Michael Allen (Cleveland).

Rowdy Ash (2-4) competed in Division 1 at 40 pounds. He lost his opening match 6-0 to Rylan Sams (Sapulpa) and was pinned in 1:35 by Cael Dolan (Berryhill), but rolled to a 15-0 tech fall over Tyler Farmer (Cleveland).

Jaxton Grundy (5-3) competed in Division 1 at 43 pounds. He lost a close 18-17 shootout with Korbin Whitchurch (Sperry) and pinned Braxton Johnson (Pryor) in 1:16 before falling in 0:35 to Parker Ingram (Cleveland). 

Blayton Collins (3-6) competed in Division 2 at 55 pounds and took third place. He defeated Ethan Moss (Berryhill) by 13-3 major decision, but lost 11-2 to Bryce Burk (Cleveland) and 19-4 to Xander Wiley (Berryhill).

Samuel Moore (1-2) competed in Division 1 at 46 pounds. He defeated Conner McEntire (Cushing) 13-6 but fell 16-1 to Carson Voss (Berryhill) in the next round. He went into sudden victory overtime against Corde Williams (Bristow) and fell 10-6.

Easton Tanner (0-2) competed Division 1 at 40 pounds. He was pinned in 0:31 by Colten Sims (Sapulpa) and fell 14-2 to Rowden Benavidez (Sperry). 

Matthew Moore (0-2) competed in Division 3 at 58 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was defeated 11-4 and 9-8 by teammate Joshua Spurgeon.

Cesar Diaz (0-2) competed in Division 4 at 120 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was defeated 8-3 and pinned in 1:57 by Luke Provence (Berryhill). 

10 Sand Springs kids take first at Claremore, Jaxton Grundy pins 4 in 1:39

CORRECTION: This article initially identified Adrian Flores as having pinned four kids in 1:39. Jaxton Grundy pinned four opponents in 1:39. Flores also pinned four opponents, but he did it in 6:34. 

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Sand Springs Team Big elementary wrestling traveled to Claremore earlier this month for an Oklahoma USA Wrestling event. 34 kids competed and ten took first place in their respective divisions. The young Sandites had nine win their brackets in the upper division and Jaxton Grundy took third in his bracket in Novice with a team-best four pins in only 1:39 total. 

Jaxon Grigsby (4-0) competed in Division 2 Open at 49 pounds and took first place in his first tournament of the season. He defeated Ashlyn Masters (Pryor) 14-10, received a forfeit from Easton Smith (Broken Arrow), pinned Conner Holly (Cowboy WC) in 1:08, and pinned Donald Sanders (Terminator WC) in 0:57. 

Adrian Flores (5-2) competed in Division 3 Novice at 100 pounds and took first place for the first time this year. He pinned Colby Hodges (Sapulpa) in 0:19, Jackson O'Kelley (Cushing) in 1:32, Reeder Ledbetter (J4 WC) in 2:57, and David Cooper (Bartlesville) in 1:46.

Owen Martin (5-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took first place for his second-straight tournament. He defeated Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) 6-4, won a close 4-3 decision over teammate Mitchell Smith, and wrapped it up with a 5-2 win over Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC).

Clayton Giddens (3-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 64 pounds and took first place. He defeated Caydon Miller (Sapulpa) by 12-1 major decision, then pinned Andrew Havens (Sperry) in 1:07. He secured the first place finish with a 20-4 technical fall over Canyon Curtis (Collinsville).

Will Meredith (5-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 43 pounds and took first place. He won his first two matches 6-2 over Jared Hooe (Bentonville) and Alden Rockacy (Rogers), then defeated Ty Walter (R.A.W.) 6-4 in sudden victory. 

Grady Mittasch (4-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 70 pounds and took first place for his second-straight tournament. He pinned Bo Ware (Cleveland) in 0:56 and Blade Walden (Muskogee) in 2:32.

Tabor Reiss (2-0) competed in Division 1 Open at 37 pounds and took first place in his first tournament of the year. He defeated Calib Anderson (Terminator WC) 7-2 and pinned Ivy Mullin (Stilwell) in 0:38.

Josh Taylor (2-0) competed in Division 5 Open, the oldest division, at 113 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Nicholas Choquette (J4 WC) in 1:59 and Nathan Dekker (Cleveland) in 2:02 for first place.

Abraham Flores (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 100 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Marcos Thomas (Cowboy WC) in 0:31 and Zack Cooper (Stilwell) in 1:24 for first place. 

Luke Burdette (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 130 pounds and drew only two competitors. He pinned Colt Carr (Sapulpa) in 2:52 and Veronica Cooper in 0:33 for first place.

Zander Grigsby (4-1) competed in Division 3 Open at 58 pounds and took second place. He defeated Keegan Herring (Sperry) 5-0, and won a 15-0 tech fall over Dave Moyle (Bentonville) before falling 4-2 to Ashton Davis (Muskogee) in a sudden victory round. He rebounded with a 2:35 pin of James Shelton (Perry) and decisioned Kyler Auten (Sperry) 11-4.

Jaxton Grundy (4-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 43 pounds and took third place. He pinned Matthew Harper (Cushing) in 0:12 and Jagger Welch (Bristow) in 0:14 before giving up a 15-10 decision to Landon Woodard (Sperry). From there he picked up an 0:10 pin over Scout Chandler (Claremore) and a 1:38 pin of Christion Glendening (Muskogee). 

London McGinnis (4-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and took third place. He pinned Raymond Champlain (Muskogee) in 0:14 and Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 0:12 before giving up a 9-8 decision to Blake Ketcher (Pryor). From there he pinned teammate Aaerick Collins in 0:18 and Kash Atchley (Claremore) in 0:55. 

Rhett Peak (3-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 76 pounds and took second place. He won his opening match with a 5-0 decision over teammate Wyatt Meredith, pinned Micaiah Russell (Collinsville) in 0:25, and majored Kip Castor (Renegade WC) 11-0 before falling 11-6 to Caidan Poff (Sapulpa).

Joshua Spurgeon (3-1) competed in Division 3 Novice at 52 pounds and took third place. He lost his opening match 5-4 to Elijah Wilson (Claremore), but rebounded with a 10-4 decision over Tanner Anderson (Ponca City). He went on to defeat Shelby Horner (Sapulpa) 19-4 and Dalton Lunn (Claremore) 15-6. 

Evan Williams (2-1) competed in Division 3 Novice at 85 pounds and took second place. He pinned Christopher Harris (Owasso) in 0:27 and Hayden Garrett (Owasso) in 0:35, but lost 17-0 to Liam Church (Muskogee). 

Bryson Jones (2-1) competed in Division 2 Novice at 43 pounds and took second place. He won a 22-7 tech fall over Santos Valencia (Collinsville) and an 11-6 decision over Parker Peak (Collinsville) before falling in 0:19 to Cody Horner (Sapulpa). 

Jackson Martin (5-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and took third place. He pinned teammate Ayreson Reiss in 2:28, and won a 15-0 tech fall over Christian Cue, but gave up a 9-1 major decision to Jagen Jones (Sperry) and a 9-2 decision to Simon Hartline (Renegade) before defeating Tanner Putt 2-0. 

Jaxon Trotter (3-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 85 pounds and took third place. He won a 9-0 major decision over Ezekiel Enlow (Muskogee), pinned Cade Sims (Bentonville) in 2:33, and majored Brice Chitwood 12-0 before falling in 0:32 to Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy WC) and giving up a close 7-6 decision to Jake Miller (Threestyle WC).

Aaerick Collins (3-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and didn't place. He pinned Jerzy Wren (Claremore) in 2:00, but was majored 12-2 by Andrew York (Terminator WC). From there he decisioned Trevor Bruner (Claremore) 11-6 and pinned Raymond Champlain (Muskogee) in 1:13 before falling in 0:18 to teammate London McGinnis.

Bently Furr (4-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 55 pounds and took fourth place. He pinned JayPaul Welch (Bristow) in 2:35 before giving up an 0:33 pin to Anthony Easterling (Bentonville). He pinned Xander Maggard (Sperry) in 1:33 but was majored 13-0 in the placement round against Welch. 

Wyatt Meredith (3-3) competed in Division 4 Open at 76 pounds and took third place. He lost his opening match to teammate Rhett Peak by 5-0 decision, but rebounded with a 16-0 tech fall over Kip Castor (Renegade WC). From there he gave up an 0:27 pin to Caidan Poff (Sapulpa), but finished strong with an 0:29 pin of Micaiah Russell (Collinsville).

Mitchell Smith (2-4) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He lost in a 6-0 decision to Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC) then gave up a close 4-3 match to teammate Owen Martin before finishing out with a 4-2 win over Corban Zugelder (Catoosa).

Sammy Naugle (2-3) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took third place. He lost his first match 6-2 to Kendall Jones (Renegade) but won 2-2 over teammate Ethan Norton in an ultimate tie-breaker before falling in 3:36 to Kai Shultz (Claremore).

Ethan Norton (3-2) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took fourth place. He was pinned in 0:52 by Kai Shultz (Claremore) and lost 2-2 in an ultimate tie-breaker to teammate Sammy Naugle before securing a 4-3 decision over Kendall Jones (Renegade WC).

Asher Giddens (1-2) competed in Division 1 Open at 40 pounds and didn't place. He received a forfeit to start, but was pinned in 2:45 by Jayden Beard (Sperry) and in 0:58 by Camden Runnels (Wildcat Takedown Club). 

Rowdy Ash (1-2) competed in Division 1 Novice at 40 pounds and didn't place. He pinned Chevy Ornder (Owasso) in 3:00, but was in turn pinned in 1:36 by Michael Street (Bartlesville) and 0:50 by Colten Sims (Sapulpa).

Blayton Collins (2-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 55 pounds and took third place. He was pinned in 1:34 by Ari Jones (Claremore) and 1:15 by Bryce Burk (Cleveland) before winning a 7-4 decision over Maleah Zinn (Muskogee). 

Ayreson Reiss (1-4) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and took fifth place. He was pinned in 2:28 by teammate Jackson Martin and 3:22 by Simon Hartline before securing a 15-2 major decision over Christian Cue (Sapulpa). From there he was pinned in 0:50 by Tanner Putt and 0:52 by Jagen Jones.

Christian Forbes (2-2) competed in Division 5 Open at 76 pounds and drew only one competitor. He was injured in his first match against Guy Clevenger (Catoosa) and had to forfeit the second. 

Hunter Dressler (0-2) competed in Division 5 Open at heavyweight and drew only one competitor. He was defeated 4-0 by Taggart Butler (J4 WC) in the first round, then pinned in 2:47.

Blake Stewart (0-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 67 pounds and didn't place. He was pinned in 0:45 by Dylan Abbott (Sperry) and 1:15 by Jake Wassom (Pryor).

Braxton McGinnis (0-4) competed in Division 2 Open at 55 pounds and took fifth place. He was defeated 6-1 by Braxton Maggard (Sperry), 8-4 by Kale Fruits (Bristow), 16-0 by Gavin Wallace (R.A.W.), and was pinned in 1:09 by Jagen Jones (Sperry). 

Seven Sand Springs Elementary wrestlers take first place at Cushing Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Several members of the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling team traveled to the Halloween Takedown Tournament in Cushing last month and seven took first place in their respective divisions. The Oklahoma USA Youth Wrestling League event featured five age divisions with Open and Novice classifications in each. 

Christian Forbes (2-0) competed in Division 5 Open, the oldest division, at 76 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) twice in a best-of-three competition for first place with times of 3:00 and 1:31.

Owen Martin (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 67 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Rhyder Morrow (Cushing) in 0:52 and 0:44 for first place. 

Ethan Norton (2-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and drew two competitors, both from his team. He pinned Jacob Lewis in 1:57 and Sammy Naugle in 3:00 for first place. 

Jackson Martin (2-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Kevin Mongo West (Ponca City) in 0:46 and 0:54 for first place.

Robert Burke (2-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 64 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Cache Pierson (Bristow) in 2:31 and 1:34 for first place.

Grady Mittasch (2-0) competed in Division 3 Open at 70 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Bo Ware (Cleveland) in 1:16 and 0:55 for first place.

Bently Furr (2-0) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned John Harvill (Cushing) in 1:06 and 0:34  for first place.

Jacob Burdette (2-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 113 pounds and took second place. He pinned Teague Fittje (Cushing) in 1:24 and Tyson Rivas (Standfast WC) in 3:00 before falling in 1:18 to Hayden Lemmons (Cushing).

Will Meredith (2-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 46 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Austin Kennedy (Cushing) by 10-0 major decision before giving up a 4-2 loss to Landon Earp (Chandler). He rebounded with a close 9-8 decision over Ty Yocham (Bristow) but was majored 11-0 by Blake Cooper (Cleveland).

Mitchell Smith (1-2) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He won his first match 4-2 over Kaiser Simpson (Cushing), but was pinned in 3:00 by Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC) and 2:45 by Corban Zugelder (Catoosa).

Adrian Flores (1-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 110 pounds and took third place. He pinned Paden Diese Pearson (Bristow) in 2:59 in the opening round, but was pinned in return in 1:56 by Bryson Kelley (Cushing) and 3:00 by Shaun Franks (Cowboy WC). 

Blayton Collins (1-2) competed in Division 2 Novice at 55 pounds and took third place. He pinned Cadyn Dodson (Cushing) in 2:31,  but fell in 1:17 to Devyn Main (Cushing) and 3:00 to Jaiden Stibbens (Cushing).

Wyatt Meredith (1-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 76 pounds and won second place. He pinned Rye Henley in 2:19, but was pinned in return by Caiden Poff (Sapulpa) in 1:55.

Sammy Naugle (1-1) competed in Division 4 at 88 pounds and won second place. He pinned teammate Jacob Lewis in 1:57, but was in turn pinned in 3:00 by teammate Ethan Norton.

Sam Harris (0-2) competed in Division 5 Open at 120 pounds and took third place. He fell in 2:35 to Blake Gonzalez (BA) and 3:00 to Michael Harjo (Sapulpa).

Jacob Lewis (0-2) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took third place. He fell in 1:57 to teammates Ethan Norton and Sammy Naugle. 

Kaden Glass (0-0) signed up for heavyweight in Division 5 Open but drew no competitors. 

Abraham Flores (0-0) signed up for 100 pounds in Division 4 Open but drew no competitors.