Youth Wrestling: Kasen McAffrey wins Collinsville Christmas Classic

Sand Springs Team Big wrestler Kasen McAffrey (7-0) recently took first place in his third-straight tournament at Collinsville Christmas Classic.

The Sandite competed in the seventy-pound weight class in Division Two with little effort, pinning all three of his foes. He defeated Payson Robinson (Sapulpa) in 1:02, Noah Boulware (Broken Arrow) in 1:07, and Kelton Shaffer (Neosho) in 2:32. 

He previously took first place at the Catoosa Tournament and the Claremore Youth Invitational earlier this season. 

Sandite Youth Wrestling claims four individual titles at Sapulpa Tournament

Four members of the Sand Springs Team Big Wrestling Club took first place at the November Sapulpa Tournament.

Division Four

Dariuz Black (6-2) took first place at 84 pounds in Division Four and second place in Division Five. In the lower class he pinned Ethan Peterson in 27 seconds and Ryan Cantrell in 1:28. Peterson was his only competitor in the top division, and the Sapulpan won two decisions in the best-of-three matchup.

Division Three

Blayton Collins (15-8) placed second at 61 pounds in both Division Two and Three. In Division Three he defeated Uriah Hooks and Carter Williams, both by 4-2 decision, then pinned Brody Sexson in forty seconds before falling to Jameson Allen. In Division Two he pinned Ty Pond in 1:20 and Bently Osburn in 1:45 before falling 7-0 to Cadyn Dodson.

Kaden Pope (3-2) took third place at 58 pounds. After losing his opening match 7-2 to Kru Vance, he won his way through the consolation bracket with a 5-0 decision over Blake Cooper and a 6-0 victory over Brenner Ball.

Jaxon Trotter (6-2) placed third at 100 pounds. After falling to Brett Cornett in his opening match, he snapped back with three-straight dominant wins in consolation. After teching Daniel Gruenwald 15-0 he pinned Garritt Hunt in 2:17 and Storm Rieck in 0:36.

Novice Division Four

Jayden Pait (2-2) won a best-of-three against Rylie Brown for first place at eighty pounds, pinning the Claremore wrestler in 1:13 and 2:43.

Ramone Sparks (6-0) won his third-straight tournament at 84 pounds, pinning Zoey Freeman in 2:42 and majoring Kaden Boucher 12-1.

Novice Division Three

Lane Bailey (3-0) took first place at 64 pounds, pinning Mason Denison in 23 seconds, majoring Landon Dodd 13-0, and scoring a 4-0 decision over Carter Meloy.

Novice Division Two

Jareb Boatman (9-1) won his second-straight tournament at 58 pounds. He pinned Kaden Ford in 1:29 and Riley Kaufmann in 2:47 while outscoring Ladd Elgin 8-0 and Mikaili Lee 12-5.

Andrew Price (6-4) took second place at 55 pounds. He defeated John Burk 4-0, pinned Chanley Glendening in 1:27, and majored Kyler Frits 13-1 before falling 12-5 to Slade Theriot in the finals.

Tyler Feigenbaum (9-1) made his third-straight finals appearance at 67 pounds but failed to take home the gold. After pinning Dain Mosby in 35 seconds and majoring Braxton Floyd 12-4 he was pinned by Brice Lozinsky of Sapulpa.

Novice Division One

Cooper Ellenburg (6-3) took third place at 49 pounds. He pinned Kiah Locust in 1:33 and Dimas Ali in 0:37 before falling 10-2 to Miles Evans. In consolation he majored Isaac Harris 10-2 and pinned Hudson Williams in 1:44.

Eleven Sandites Take First Place at Coweta Wrestling Tournament

Abraham Flores was one of eleven Team Big wrestlers to take first place at the Coweta Open. (Photo: Scott Emigh)

Nearly a dozen members of the Sand Springs Team Big elementary wrestling program took first place at last weekend's Coweta Open.

Abraham Flores (7-1) took first place in Division 4 at 110 pounds, scoring a 9-0 major decision against Cameron Braswell and a 16-1 tech fall against Joseph Robbins. Adrian Flores (2-6) took second place, beating Robbins 6-2 and Braswell 5-0.

Balance Johnson (3-0) took first place in Division 4 at 140 pounds, pinning Connor Gough in 0:53 and Cameron Ford in 2:07. He also scored a 16-7 major decision against Micco Jones.

David Ritchey (4-2) took first place in Division 3 at 73 pounds, scoring a 16-0 tech fall against Braxton Cook and pinning Cruz Morrison in 1:47.

Nation Johnson (4-0) took first place in Division 3 at 85 pounds, pinning Bow Rush in 1:10, Daniel Gruenwald in 0:16, and Riley Hicks in 0:46. In the finals he defeated Ty Thrasher by 6-3 decision.

Jaxon Trotter (3-1) won a best-of-three series against Lance Arbona for first place in Division 3 at 100 pounds. He pinned the Ponca City wrestler in 2:40, then won a 9-6 decision. He also took second place in Division 4, pinning Mathew Franklin in 1:16 and Brice Chitwood in 3:00. He scored a 4-0 decision against Cael Eremita, but fell in 1:55 to Catoosa’s Tyler McCall.

Jayden Bussell (3-2) won a best-of-three series against Evan Luna for first place in Division 2 at 67 pounds, pinning the Wagoner wrestler in 3:25 and 3:30.

Ethan Starks (4-2) won the seventy-pound bracket in Division 2, receiving a forfeit from Braxton Floyd and scoring a 12-1 major decision against Glenpool’s Colton Treat.

Promised Johnson (3-0) won the 75-pound bracket in Division 2, pinning Eli Montgomery in 0:35 and Jake White in 2:45. In the finals he scored a 17-2 technical fall against Berryhill’s Max Harland.

Ramone Sparks (4-0) won the 88-pound bracket in Novice 4, scoring an 18-4 major decision against Kaden Boucher and pinning Avery Richey in forty seconds.

Connor Beals (6-1) won his third-straight tournament in Novice Division 3 at 73 pounds. He scored a 10-0 major decision against Braxton Cook and defeated Aeleyah Mumau 9-2 in the finals.

Tyler Feigenbaum (7-0) won his second-straight tournament in Novice 2 at 67 pounds. He pinned Mason Denison in 1:29, Walter Black in 0:39, Jaxon Steel in 2:25, and Laike Barnhart in 1:22.

Kaden Pope (1-1) took second place in Division 3 at 64 pounds, scoring a 15-0 tech fall against Jimmy Groden, but falling 6-2 to Collinsville’s Cayden Cupps. Matthew Moore (5-2) placed third, falling to Cupps in the opening round. He won his way through the consolation bracket with a 7-0 decision against Caleb Thompson, an 11-1 major decision against Groden, and a 6-2 decision against Connor Cox.

Aiden Wilkerson (2-1) took second in Novice 4 at eighty pounds, pinning Drake Blue in 0:21 and Rylie Brown in 0:49, but falling 10-8 to Isaac Valencia in sudden victory overtime.

Brody Wilson (2-1) took second in Novice 3 at 67 pounds, defeating Brody Stevenson 5-2 and William Laffoon 6-4, but falling 3-0 to Ethan Oglesbee in the finals.

Bently Furr (7-3) placed second in Novice 2 at 64 pounds, pinning Jake Weaver in 1:23 and Amos Wright in 1:16, but falling 14-4 to Conlee Curry in the finals.

Chase Kelley (2-4) placed third in Novice 4 at 110 pounds. He pinned Aundray Waller in 1:42 and Rhyley Tripp in 0:13, but fell 6-2 to Joseph Robbins and was pinned in 1:49 by Cooper Thomas.

Blayton Collins (10-6) competed in Novice Division 2 at two different weight classes. He placed fourth at 61 pounds and third at 64 pounds. In the 61-pound bracket he defeated Mikaili Lee 7-5 before getting pinned by Glenpool’s Landon Barber in 2:48. In the consolation bracket he pinned Dylan Cook in 1:59 and Riley Holman in 0:57, and won a 4-1 decision over Hunter Belcher before meeting Barber once again in the finals. This time his opponent came out on top of a 7-1 decision. At 64 pounds Collins pinned Ty Holly in 0:39, Jake Weaver in 1:47, and Amos Wright in 1:42, but fell to Conlee Curry from Jay.

Wes Wilson (5-1) took third place in Novice Division 1 in the forty-pound weight class. He majored Jacob Lonewolf 10-2 but was pinned in 2:44 by Mylum Ache. In the consolation bracket he pinned Ryker Romine in 1:42, majored Brayden Otero 10-0 and Larry Blevins 17-6, then pinned William Thompson in 1:38 in the finals.

Seven Sandites win gold at Catoosa Tournament

Seven Sandites took home top prize at the Catoosa Open tournament recently.

Asher Giddens (6-1) took first place in Division 1 at 46 pounds. He pinned Maddox Masters in 1:27, then defeated Toby Shield 11-4 and Grady Langham 7-2.

Clayton Giddens (6-0) won his second straight tournament in Division 4 at 73 pounds. He pinned Max Matthews in 3:39, Dylan Abbott in 0:36, and Rich Xiong in 0:32.

Kasen McAffrey (4-0) won his second-straight tournament in Division 2 at seventy pounds. He defeated teammate Ethan Starks 11-6 then pinned Kyle Belt in 26 seconds. Starks (2-2) took second place by pinning Belt in 24 seconds.

Jaxon Grigsby (5-0) won his second-straight tournament of the season, competing at 55 pounds in Division 3. He pinned Korbin Rogers in 1:24 and Jacob Fuller in 1:01.

Abraham Flores (4-1) took first place in Division 4 at 110 pounds, pinning Aiven Robbins in 2:42 and majoring Hank Powell 13-2.

Will Meredith (2-0) took first place in Division 3 at 52 pounds, winning a best-of-three series with Peyton Sims. He pinned his foe in 3:58 in the first match and majored the Bristow wrestler 16-3 in round two.

Robert Burke (6-1) took first place in Division 3 at seventy pounds. He defeated Benjamin Smith 9-2, then majored Adam Russell 18-5 and Joaquin Moralez 11-2.

Grady Mittasch (2-1) placed second in Division 4 at eighty pounds. He defeated Samuel Melton 6-2 and pinned Dylan Seawright in 49 seconds, but was pinned by Corban Zugelder in the finals.

Carter Wood (5-2) came in runner-up in Division 2 at 75 pounds. He pinned Eli Montgomery in 1:12 in the opening round, but was defeated 7-0 by Mason OBanion. In the consolation bracket he pinned Robin Starrett in 1:25 and majored Max Harland 8-0.

Rollin Fish (5-1) placed second in Division 1 at 66 pounds. He was pinned by Jaden O’Kelley in the opening round, but rebounded with a fall against Wyatt Bussell in 2:33. He won a 6-2 decision over Davis Tusler then pinned Remington Hays in 57 seconds.

Jaxon Trotter (1-1) came in second in Division 3 at a hundred pounds. He was majored 13-1 by Haydan Yocham, but pinned Lance Arbona in 1:12.

Owen Martin (1-1) placed second in Division 5 at 84 pounds. He was defeated 2-1 by Ethan Peterson in the opening round but pinned Kameron Neighbors in 41 seconds.

Jace Simms (3-3) placed second in Division 3 at 73 pounds. He pinned Easton Olenberger in 2:04 and Cash Mayfield in 4:17, but was pinned in 3:52 by Daxton Sullivan. He also defeated teammate David Ritchey (2-2) by 6-3 decision. Ritchey (2-2) placed third, pinning Mayfield in 2:58 and Olenberger in 32 seconds. He also fell 9-2 to Sullivan.

Bentley Cole (2-1) placed third in Division 1 at 43 pounds. He was pinned by Knox Lopez in the opening match, but defeated Bentlee Starks in the consolations and pinned Gage Tyree in 1:14.

Wyatt Meredith (2-1) placed third in Division 5 at 92 pounds. He was pinned by Josey Jernegan in the opening round, but defeated Lane Parrish 6-0 and pinned Case Carlile in 38 seconds.

Troy Haller (2-2) took fourth in Division 3 at 67 pounds. He majored Cooper Bean 8-0 and defeated Colt Cothran 7-4 but was pinned by Hunter Knox and majored 17-6 by Kyler Auten.

Four Sandites win gold at Cleveland Novice Tournament

Several young Sandites competed at the Cleveland Novice Folkstyle wrestling tournament recently and four took home first-place medals.

Tyler Feigenbaum (3-0) won Division 2 at 67-pounds handily, pinning his first two opponents in 23 and 48 seconds. In the finals he majored Sapulpa’s Mason Denison 16-5.

Skyler Wood (4-0) won his second-straight tournament in Division 3, pinning both of his foes at seventy pounds. He took down Ryder Trepton in 1:18 and Kalon Covey in only 36 seconds.

Lane Cannon (2-0) won Division 2 at 105 pounds, pinning Law Cunningham in 2:48 and 0:50.

Connor Beals (4-1) won Division 3 at 73 pounds for the second-straight week, winning a best-of-three series against Jeremy Stubbs of Ponca City. Beals won the first match 8-7, was defeated 10-2 in the second match, then finished strong with a 10-6 decision.

Andrew Price (2-1) came in runner-up in Division 2 at 55 pounds. He pinned Brody Denison in 3:00 and edged out John Burk 7-6, but fell in 4:30 to Slade Theriot in the finals.

Jareb Boatman (3-1) took third place in the 58-pound Division 2. He pinned Kayden Harris in 1:44 in the opening round before being pinned in turn by Michael Allen. In the consolation bracket he defeated Landyn Smith 7-4 and Camille Jones 7-5 in sudden victory overtime.

Gage Gunn (1-1) came in runner-up in the Division 3 64-pound weight class. He lost his first match by a single point, 5-4 to Landon Dodd, but rebounded with a 6-3 decision over Carver Barnett.

Gatlin Gunn (1-1) came in runner-up in Division 4 at 84 pounds. He won his first match 6-4 against Tanner Hulbert but was pinned by Ryan Cantrell in the finals.

Canaan Rogers (1-3) was runner-up in the Division 2 49-pound weight class. He won his first match 14-12 against Harrison Redleaf, but was pinned in 1:35 by Michael Duncan.

Youth Wrestling: Sandites crown eleven champions at Claremore Invitational

The future of Sandite wrestling is looking as bright as ever as the 2017-2018 youth wrestling season kicks off. A few weeks into the season, the Sandites have had strong showings at each tournament with several first and second place finishes.

The Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club crowned eleven champions at this past weekend's Claremore Youth Invitational and had seven runners-up. 

Champions

Michael Johnson (4-0) took first place in Division Four at 64 pounds. He pinned Jackson Martin in 1:33 and Simon Hartline in 0:22, and scored decisions of 6-0 and 4-0 against Jagen Jones and Iziah Tusler, respectively. 

Bentley Furr (4-0) took first place in Novice Division Two at 64 pounds. He pinned Hayden Smith in 23 seconds, Mateo Baldez in 2:29, and Colton Waldon in 28 seconds before scoring a 9-4 decision against Zavier Campion in the finals.

Chris Kirby (3-0) pinned Veronica Cooper in 22 seconds and Jose Flores in 24 seconds before scoring a 16-1 tech fall over Jonathan Gatz in the Division Five 155-pound finals.

Clayton Giddens (3-0) breezed through Division Four, pinning Joaquin Moralez in 2:48 and Keith Sanders in 3:52 before teching Dylan Abbott 18-3 in the finals.

Jaxon Grigsby (3-0) won Division Three at 58 pounds in dominating fashion. He pinned Owen Kiesel in 1:20 then teched Zane Filtz and Ty Michael Clark 15-0 each. 

Blayton Collins (3-0) took first place in Novice Division Two at 61 pounds with a thirty-second pin of Hunter Belcher and a 12-4 major decision against Maleah Zinn.

Owen Martin (2-0) took first place in Division Five at 84 pounds, pinning Korbyn York in 1:52 and teching Julian Briones 17-2. 

Skyler Wood (2-0) took first place in Novice Division Three at seventy pounds with a 1:57 pin of Edward Jones and a 15-2 major decision against William Laffoon.

Kasen McAffrey (2-0) won Division Two at 70 pounds, pinning Noah Boulware in fifteen seconds and Ethan Starks in 3:29. 

Rollin Fish (2-0) won Division One at 66 pounds, defeating David Tusler 13-9.

Connor Beals (2-0) won Novice Division Three at 76 pounds, pinning Mia Adams in 2:41 and scoring a 14-6 major decision against Bobby Brockman.

Runners-Up

Abraham Flores (2-1) took second place in Division Four at 120 pounds. He pinned Adrian Flores in 0:32 and Cameron Braswell in 0:21 but fell 2-0 to Blake Gilkey of Collinsville.

Carter Wood (2-1) pinned Josiah Moss in seventeen seconds and Caiden Estrada in 24 seconds, but fell 9-0 to Mason OBanion in Division Two at seventy pounds.

Ethan White (1-1) was majored 10-0 by Nathan Dekker in the Division Five 134-pound bracket, but pinned Thomas Moralez in 2:14 for second place.

Zander Grigsby (1-1) pinned Kynndrick Brooks in 3:31 but fell 2-0 to Bryson Humphries in the finals.

Ethan Starks (1-1) competed in Division Two at seventy pounds and teched Noah Boulware 18-3 before falling to teammate Kasen McAffrey.

David Cline (1-1) placed second in Novice Division Three at eighty pounds, edging out Drake Blue 6-5. 

Taytum Parker (1-1) placed second in Novice Division Two at 52 pounds with a pin of Tucker Daniels in 1:19.

Consolation Champions

Mitchell Smith (4-1) took third in Division Four at 84 pounds. He pinned Jim Watkins in 1:50 and defeated Jaxson Humphries 6-2 before falling 6-3 to Blade Walden. In the consolation bracket he pinned Dayton Moison in 44 seconds and repeated against Humphries with a 10-7 decision.

Robert Burke (3-1) took third in Division Three at seventy pounds, pinning Jace Simms in 1:55 and teching Aaron Wyrick 20-5. His lone loss was a close 7-5 decision to Daxton Sullivan. 

Asher Giddens (3-1) competed in Division One at 46 pounds. He defeated Rowden Benavidez twice, once in the first round and once in consolation. He was pinned by Parker Ingram but scored an 11-0 major decision against Kyson Buckner and a 9-0 major decision against Venvidez to win consolation.

Matthew Moore (2-1) competed in Division Three at 64 pounds. He defeated Jack Hooe 5-2 and Jimmy Groden 9-0.