CPHS Wrestling: Sandites place fourth at Sapulpa tournament with two finalists

The Charles Page High School wrestling team took fourth place at this year’s Jerry Billings Invitational - a tournament in which they alternate hosting duties with Sapulpa. This year the Sandites sent two to the finals and had ten in the top-six as they tripled their point total from last year’s eighth place home performance.

4A No. 3 Cushing won the tournament with a narrow eight-point margin over 5A No. 1 Collinsville. 6A No. 6 Bixby placed third, and the hosting Chieftains were fifth. Seventeen schools participated in the one-day tournament, and the Sandites beat out fellow 6A teams from Bartlesville, Union, Jenks, Enid, and Muskogee.

Shane Wolf made it to the 113-pound finals for the second time this week before falling to top-seeded Bixby freshman Clayton Giddens-Buttram. Teagan Campbell placed second at 170, pinning his first two opponents in under a minute apiece, then won a 9-0 major decision to advance to the finals.

Mitchell Smith pinned his first two foes before falling to Collinsville senior Garrett Strickland in the 138 semifinals. In consolation he won 6-3 against Sperry freshman Brady Benham, a back-to-back Junior High State Champion, for third place.

Freshman Zander Grigsby took fourth place at 106 pounds, and has finished in the top six at all four tournaments this year. Blake Jones placed sixth at 160 with the team’s lone technical fall.

Ethan White got an unfortunate pool pairing at 152 and only finished in fifth place despite going 3-1. His only loss came to top-seeded defending State Champion Jordan Williams, who handily won the tournament. White pinned both of his bracket opponents.

Just like White, Dakota Taylor suffered his only loss in pool play to the eventual champion, keeping him out of the championship bracket. He pinned two other opponents to finish 3-1 for fifth place at 170.

Brooks Dudley pinned his first three opponents at 195 before falling 3-1 to returning State qualifier Hayden Fry. In the third-place match, Dudley won 8-3 against State qualifier Carlos Alvarado.

Freshman Mason Harris took third place at heavyweight with four pins, and his only loss was a 3-2 decision to returning State Runner-Up Beau Stokes, who won the tournament.

Harley Newberry placed sixth at 113, Luke McGeHee placed tenth at 120, Sammy Naugle placed 11th at 132, Ethan Norton placed ninth at 138, Jesse Viramontes placed 14th at 145, Landon Castro placed 15th at 145, and Sango Whitehorn placed eighth at 182. The Sandites were without wrestlers at 126 and 220.

Sand Springs Wrestling will return to action Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. with a road dual against No. 2 Mustang (8-1). The two teams were supposed to meet in December but the dual was canceled due to a winter storm. The Sandites are 2-3 in duals this season, coming off a big road win against Owasso. Both teams are scheduled to compete in the Owasso Ram Duals next weekend.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites win Vinita Tournament with four champions, beat Owasso 45-26

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The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (2-3) is on the tail end of its busiest week of the season. After dropping a 45-27 decision to 5A No. 1 Collinsville (3-0) on Tuesday, the Sandites won their first tournament of the Jarrod Patterson era on Wednesday, then won a 45-26 dual meet Thursday at Owasso. At the Vinita-NEO tournament the Sandites sent eight wrestlers to the finals and crowned four champions, with 13 top-three finishes.

5A powerhouse Collinsville has won three consecutive State Tournaments and outmatched the Sandites with nine victories. The Sandites’ first two wins came by way of forfeit and they trailed 36-12 before Blake Jones made his season debut with a pin at 170. Sango Whitehorn secured a 4-3 win over Gabe Lyon, and Mason Harris won the heavyweight match by fall.

On Wednesday Shane Wolf pinned three foes in the first period before winning a 2-1 decision over returning State Qualifier Tanner Winesburg in the finals. Mitchell Smith pinned all five of his foes to win at 138. Blake Jones pinned his first three foes in a cumulative 62 seconds before going the distance in a 10-8 win over Wagoner State Qualifier Logan Sterling. Brooks Dudley won 195 with four falls, including a ten-second pin.

Zander Grigsby secured three pins en route to a second-place finish at 106. Ethan White recorded four falls in a second-place performance at 152. Sango Whitehorn placed second at 182, with his only loss coming to two-time State-placer Kaden Charboneau. Mason Harris placed second at heavyweight with two falls.

Harley Newberry placed third at 120, Jesse Moore placed third at 126, Sammy Naugle placed third at 132, Ethan Norton placed third at 145, Teagen Campbell placed third at 170, Colton Luker placed fourth at 145, James Robey placed fourth at 170, Luke McGeeHee placed sixth at 120, and Lucas Cash placed sixth at 220.

On Thursday the Rams won their first three matches for an early lead, but Jesse Moore got the visitors on the board with a 4-3 decision at 126, followed by pins from Sammy Naugle and Ethan Norton. Ethan White, Dakota Taylor, Brooks Dudley, and Mason Harris all secured pins and Sango Whitehorn received a forfeit for a comfortable margin of victory.

Sandite Wrestling will return to action Friday and Saturday mornings at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites rout Jenks 63-12 on Senior Night, fall 54-21 to Bixby

The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (1-2) is still trying to find its stride in this unusual season. The boys are 1-2 in duals and have competed in two tournaments thus far on the year. They placed seventh at their home Okie Throwdown tournament in December, and took eighth at last weekend’s Cushing Tiger Invitational.

The season-opening 69-6 loss to Stillwater (2-0) snapped a 22-year streak of season-opening wins for the Sandites, but that’s the risk that comes with scheduling the number one team in the state. Brooks Dudley snagged the only match win in a historically lopsided dual. Stillwater’s 69 points were the most anyone has scored on Sand Springs in the 21st century.

The Sandites were scheduled to start the year with the top-three teams in a row, but duals against No. 3 Mustang (8-1) and No. 2 Broken Arrow (4-1) were canceled. They dominated 63-12 against an unranked Jenks (0-2) squad last Tuesday but fell 54-21 to undefeated No. 5 Bixby (5-0) on Thursday.

Two more duals are on the itinerary this week. On Tuesday the Sandites will travel to 5A No. 1 Collinsville (1-0), a team that has won three consecutive State Tournaments. The Cardinals won last year’s meeting 34-15. On Thursday they will travel to Owasso (2-2). The teams split meetings last year, and the Sandites lead the series 2-1 under coach Jarrod Patterson.

At the Okie Throwdown tournament the Sandites hosted 11 Oklahoma schools that would traditionally have traveled to the Kansas City Invitational, had out-of-state teams not been banned this year. Sand Springs was without representatives at 120, 152, 160, and 220 pounds, but still finished ahead of a fellow 6A team from Union.

Zander Grigsby placed sixth at 106, Shane Wolf placed sixth at 113, Jesse Moore placed ninth at 126, Mitchell Smith placed fifth at 132, Ethan Norton placed ninth at 138, Colton Luker placed tenth at 145, Chase White placed tenth at 170, Sango Whitehorn placed sixth at 182, Brooks Dudley placed fifth at 195, and Mason Harris placed ninth at 285.

In this past weekend’s Cushing Tiger Invitational, the Sandites placed eighth out of 29 teams, and were the only 6A school. The team was short one weight class, with no representative at heavyweight. Four Sandites earned medals. Zander Grigsby took sixth at 106, Mitchell Smith placed third in 132, Books Dudley finished sixth at 195, and Mason Harris earned fifth at 220.

Sand Springs will return to tournament action Friday at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa.

Stillwater 69 CPHS 6
106: Sam Smith (SHS) FALL Logan Childers.
113: Gabe Fontanez (SHS) 3-2 Shane Wolf.
120: Cael Hughes (SHS) FALL Landon Horton.
126: JJ McComas (SHS) FALL Jesse Moore.
132: Cade Nicholas (SHS) FALL Mitchell Smith.
138: Carter Young (SHS) FALL Ethan Norton.
145: Teague Travis (SHS) 19-4 Colton Luker.
152: C Johnson (SHS) FALL Abraham Hernandez.
160: Garrett Reese (SHS) FALL Jared Douglass.
170: Dax Hughes (SHS) 9-1 Dakota Taylor.
182: Gatlin Wilson (SHS) 5-1 Sango Whitehorn.
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) FALL D’Angelo Benford.
220: Brett Black (SHS) FALL Cash Lucas.
285: Cameron Kirkes (SHS) FALL Mason Harris.

CPHS 63 Jenks 12
106: Zander Grigsby (CPHS) Forfeit VOID.
113: Shane Wolf (CPHS) 8-6 Carson Reich.
120: Xavier Ruble (CPHS) 6-1 Kyler Breedlove.
126: Jesse Moore (CPHS) FALL Grant Neurohr, 4:13.
132: Mitchell Smith (CPHS) FALL Nick Keahn, 3:46.
138: Ethan Norton (CPHS) FALL Jason Creel, 1:45.
145: Johnathan Kelvington (Jenks) FALL Colton Luker, 0:40.
152: Ethan White (CPHS) FALL James Seacrest, 0:45.
160: Zane Sheppard (CPHS) Forfeit.
170: Chase White (CPHS) FALL Josh Heck, 2:48.
182: Sango Whitehorn (CPHS) FALL Cayden Capages, 1:43.
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) 5-2 Ethan Hill.
220: Hayden Crowley (Jenks) Forfeit.
285: Mason Harris (CPHS) FALL Zane Trinidad, 2:58.

Bixby 54 CPHS 21
106: Zander Grigsby (CPHS) Forfeit.
113: Clayton Giddens (Bixby) FALL Shane Wolf.
120: Harley Newberry (CPHS) FALL Gavin Turley.
126: Jace Roller (Bixby) FALL Jesse Moore.
132: Zack Blankenship (Bixby) FALL Dylan Quinton.
138: Mitchell Smith (CPHS) 6-2 Garrett Washington.
145: Jakob Snyder (Bixby) FALL Ethan Norton.
152: Jack Lane (Bixby) FALL Ethan White.
160: Hank Puckett (Bixby) FALL Zane Sheppard.
170: Eric McCown (Bixby) FALL Chase White.
182: Jack Puckett (Bixby) 7-1 Sango Whitehorn.
195: Jersey Robb (Bixby) Forfeit.
220: Isaac Gibson (Bixby) 3-1 Brooks Dudley.
285: Mason Harris (CPHS) FALL Garrett Ritter.

USADA imposes one-year sanction on Daton Fix for anti-doping rule violation

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Oklahoma State University wrestler Daton Fix has received a one-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a failed drug test conducted on January 22, 2020.

Fix is a former undefeated four-time State Champion out of Charles Page High School in Sand Springs. He was a Big 12 Champion and NCAA Runner-Up as a redshirt freshman, then took an Olympic redshirt this past season to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which have since been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fix, 22, tested positive for ostarine as a result of an out-of-competition drug test conducted on January 22, 2020. Ostarine is a Non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, and the United World Wrestling Anti-Doping Rules, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

The panel found that Fix ingested ostarine by drinking from a water bottle, which contained a supplement mixture as well as ostarine that his father had prepared for himself but left in the family’s refrigerator. Fix explained he was unaware that his father had added ostarine to the supplement mixture.

According to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Tribunal documents, Fix’s father, Derek Fix, a former CPHS Varsity Assistant Coach, had been using ostarine (under the name MK-2866) daily for several weeks without his son’s knowledge. Daton Fix consumed the beverage the weekend before traveling to the United World Wrestling Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Rome, Italy.

Daton Fix submitted to a voluntary polygraph examination on February 22, 2020. The test determined that Fix was not being deceptive when he said he had not knowingly consumed anything containing ostarine. He also submitted the ten supplements he had been using to Korva Labs in Los Angeles, and ostarine contamination was not detected in any of them. He did not learn until after those test results were received that his father had been using the substance.

At the AAA arbitration, Dr. Matthew Fedoruk, USADA’s Chief Science Officer, opined that Fix’s explanation for how he ingested ostarine and the amount ingested is consistent with the very low level of ostarine in his sample. The USADA concluded that the ingestion was likely accidental and not intended to enhance his athletic performance, and that Fix’s degree of fault was low.

Under the Code, an athlete’s period of ineligibility for using a prohibited substance may be reduced if the athlete’s anti-doping rule violation was unintentional and the athlete lacks significant fault for the violation. The panel agreed that a three-year reduction to the otherwise applicable period of ineligibility was appropriate.

Fix’s one-year period of ineligibility began on February 10, 2020, the date his provisional suspension was imposed. In addition, Fix has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on January 22, 2020 through the date of provisional suspension, February 10, 2020, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.

Because the suspension will end in February, Fix will still be eligible to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics next July in Tokyo.

Fifteen Sandites sign collegiate letters of intent

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Noah James is the 13th Sandite to sign with a college team this Spring.

Three more Sandites signed collegiate letters of intent this week, joining twelve other seniors from Charles Page High School in the Spring signing class. Noah James and Raegan Foster are both college bound.

Baseball

Jaxon Skaggs signed with Missouri Baptist University in Creve Couer, Missouri. The Spartans compete in the NAIA and American Midwest Conference and went 11-8 in the shortened season this year. In 2019 they were 36-17.

Skaggs was .200 at the plate this season, but only recorded five at-bats. He was .400 slugging. He pitched 12 innings for a 1-0 record with a 3.4 ERA, a 1.6 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts.

Kiefer Massey signed to play baseball at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City. The Eagles went 9-13 this past season but were 28-20 in 2019. They compete in the NCAA Division II and the Lone Star Conference.

Massey batted .273 this season with a .455 slugging average and .333 on-base percentage. He only logged 11 at-bats due to the shortened season but scored one run and three RBI on three hits, including a triple. He also spent two innings on the mound, and pitched a 0.0 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with two strikeouts. In his career he scored 11 runs and 11 RBI.

Cheer

Coleman Wright signed with the Pratt Community College Cheer program in Pratt, Kansas. The Beavers are coached by Shae Napier and compete in the NJCAA and Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.

Raegan Foster signed with the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. The Bronchos compete in the Universal Cheerleaders Association at the Division 2 level and are coached by Jenni Hawkins. The school has won eleven National Championships in the National Cheerleaders Association.

Soccer

Morgan Poletek signed with Rose State College, a community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The Raiders compete at the NJCAA Division 1 level and went 15-3-2 this year, winning their Region. Poletek scored 7 goals and 1 PK in her high school career. As a sophomore she scored a hat trick in a 6-0 shutout of Locust Grove.

Luke Jeffus signed with the University of Tulsa to play NCAA Division 1 soccer in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane went 4-9-2 this year. The Sandites only played three matches this season but Jeffus scored in each of them with two goals and one overtime PK. He finished his career with thirteen goals and seven PKs.

Demi Deshazo signed with Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Oklahoma. The Eagles compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes in the Sooner Athletic Conference and were 6-10-2 this past season. Deshazo scored one overtime PK this season and finished her career with two goals and four PKs.

Danielle Aicha Greminger signed with Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville. The Eagles compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Wesleyan went 18-4 this season, winning their conference.

Ari Esparza signed with Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma. The Trojans went 20-1-3 this past season, winning their Region and District, and won a match in the NJCAA National Championship Tournament. Esparza scored two PKs this year and finished her career with five goals and four PKs.

Track and Field

Noah James signed with Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, an NCAA Division 1 school in The Summit League. The Golden Eagles placed fourth at the Indoor Conference Championships this year and were fourth in Outdoor last season. James holds a personal record of 53.85 in the outdoor 400-meter dash. In Cross Country he ran the two-mile in 13:36 and the 5K in 20:25.26. In the indoor season he ran the 200-meter in 25.14 and the 400 in 54.83, and leaped 16’11.00” in Long Jump.

Sarah Rigsby also signed with Oral Roberts University. The ORU Women placed fifth in the Indoor Conference Meet this year, and were fourth in last year’s Outdoor Championship. Rigsby holds PRs of 7’06.00” in pole vault and 29:40.1 in the 5K.

Erika Baker signed with Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, an NCAA Division II school competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Tigers placed 10th at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in 2019.

Erika Baker’s indoor personal records include a 6:13 mark in the one-mile run, and a 2:54.05 in the 800 meter. In Cross Country she owns a 22:32.53 5K time, and a 14:29.29 in the two-mile run. In outdoor track she has run 1:20.07 in the 400 meter, 6:23.78 in the 1600, and 12:54.32 in the 3200.

Sam Keiper signed with Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. The Mustangs compete in the NCAA Division 2 level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Last year the team placed tenth in their conference. Keiper has personal records of 98’06.5” in discus and 29’01.5” in shot put. In the indoor track season he ran 8.13 in the 60 meter dash and 23.66 in the 200, and leaped 18’02.5” in long jump.

Victoria Baker signed with Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. The Hillcats compete at the NCAA Division II level in the MAIA. They placed twelfth out of twelve teams in the MIAA Indoor Championships this spring.

Victoria Baker’s personal records include 1:16.78 in the 400-meter dash, 2:43.40 in the 800-meter run, and 6:58.40 in the 1600-meter run in the outdoor track season. In cross country she holds PRs of 14:12.01 in the two-mile run and 22:06.12 in the 5K. In indoor track her PRs are 2:46.97 in the 800-meter dash and 6:33.56 in the one-mile run.

Wrestling

Brendon Wiseley signed with Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas. The Mavericks compete in the NJCAA and Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. They placed 21st at the NJCAA Championship this year. Wiseley went 69-26 with the Sandites, recording 32 pins and 184 nearfall points in his career. He won the Regional Championship and was State Runner-Up as a junior.

Twelve Sandites sign collegiate letters of intent

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Morgan Poletek is one of twelve Sandites in the Spring college signing class.

Morgan Poletek signed a collegiate letter of intent this week, joining eleven other seniors from Charles Page High School in the Spring signing class.

Soccer

Poletek signed with Rose State College, a community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The Raiders compete at the NJCAA Division 1 level and went 15-3-2 this year, winning their Region. Poletek scored 7 goals and 1 PK in her high school career. As a sophomore she scored a hat trick in a 6-0 shutout of Locust Grove.

Luke Jeffus signed with the University of Tulsa to play NCAA Division 1 soccer in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane went 4-9-2 this year. The Sandites only played three matches this season but Jeffus scored in each of them with two goals and one overtime PK. He finished his career with thirteen goals and seven PKs.

Demi Deshazo signed with Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Oklahoma. The Eagles compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes in the Sooner Athletic Conference and were 6-10-2 this past season. Deshazo scored one overtime PK this season and finished her career with two goals and four PKs.

Danielle Aicha Greminger signed with Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville. The Eagles compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Wesleyan went 18-4 this season, winning their conference.

Ari Esparza signed with Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma. The Trojans went 20-1-3 this past season, winning their Region and District, and won a match in the NJCAA National Championship Tournament. Esparza scored two PKs this year and finished her career with five goals and four PKs.

Baseball

Jaxon Skaggs signed with Missouri Baptist University in Creve Couer, Missouri. The Spartans compete in the NAIA and American Midwest Conference and went 11-8 in the shortened season this year. In 2019 they were 36-17.

Skaggs was .200 at the plate this season, but only recorded five at-bats. He was .400 slugging. He pitched 12 innings for a 1-0 record with a 3.4 ERA, a 1.6 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts.

Kiefer Massey signed to play baseball at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City. The Eagles went 9-13 this past season but were 28-20 in 2019. They compete in the NCAA Division II and the Lone Star Conference.

Massey batted .273 this season with a .455 slugging average and .333 on-base percentage. He only logged 11 at-bats due to the shortened season but scored one run and three RBI on three hits, including a triple. He also spent two innings on the mound, and pitched a 0.0 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with two strikeouts. In his career he scored 11 runs and 11 RBI.

Cheer

Coleman Wright signed with the Pratt Community College Cheer program in Pratt, Kansas. The Beavers are coached by Shae Napier and compete in the NJCAA and Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.

Track and Field

Erika Baker signed with Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, an NCAA Division II school competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Tigers placed 10th at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in 2019.

Baker’s indoor personal records include a 6:13 mark in the one-mile run, and a 2:54.05 in the 800 meter. In Cross Country she owns a 22:32.53 5K time, and a 14:29.29 in the two-mile run. In outdoor track she has run 1:20.07 in the 400 meter, 6:23.78 in the 1600, and 12:54.32 in the 3200.

Sarah Rigsby signed with Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, an NCAA Division 1 school in The Summit League. The Golden Eagles placed fourth at the conference Championships last year. Rigsby holds PRs of 7’06.00” in pole vault and 29:40.1 in the 5K.

Sam Keiper signed with Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. The Mustangs compete in the NCAA Division 2 level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Last year the team placed tenth in their conference. Keiper has personal records of 98’06.5” in discus and 29’01.5” in shot put. In the indoor track season he ran 8.13 in the 60 meter dash and 23.66 in the 200, and leaped 18’02.5” in long jump.

Wrestling

Brendon Wiseley signed with Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas. The Mavericks compete in the NJCAA and Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. They placed 21st at the NJCAA Championship this year. Wiseley went 69-26 with the Sandites, recording 32 pins and 184 nearfall points in his career. He won the Regional Championship and was State Runner-Up as a junior.