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.

Youth Wrestling: Sandites crown three champions at Catoosa tournament

The Sand Springs Team Big youth wrestling program crowned five finalists and three champions at this weekend's Oklahoma USA tournament in Catoosa. 

Grady Mittasch (10-4 FS, 6-6 GR) won the 78-pound bracket in both styles at Novice. In freestyle he pinned his first opponent in 47 seconds before winning a pair of two-point decisions over Benjamin Smith and Ryder Seago. In Greco he won a 44-second pin and scored a 10-0 technical fall against Keith Sanders.

Abraham Flores (3-0 FS, 4-0 GR) took first place in schoolboy in both styles at 119 pounds. He defeated Ayden Little 6-2 and teched Ryan Tricket 10-0 in freestyle. He teched Kirby Wilcox 13-2 in freestyle and pinned him in 2:27 in Greco.

Jim Mullin (3-0) won the 110-pound Schoolboy freestyle bracket handily, teching Talon McCollom 24-13 and Colson Marth 10-0.

Cameron White (2-1 FS, 2-1 GR) took second place in schoolboy in both styles at 106 pounds. He pinned Brock Gowens in freestyle and teched him 14-3 in Greco, and teched Caden Pollard in both styles, but fell by pin to Levi Smith in both styles.

Ethan White (13-5 FS, 2-2 GR) placed second in schoolboy freestyle and third in Greco at 136 pounds. He pinned Gatlin Wilson in sixteen seconds in freestyle and teched him 11-0 in Greco, but fell to Caleb Rogers in both styles.

Abraham Flores took first place in schoolboy Greco at 119 pounds in a recent Bixby tournament. He defeated Caden Pollard 10-0 and Ryan Tricket 7-2.

Sand Springs will host its own tournament Saturday, April 14th at Clyde Boyd Middle School.

Youth Wrestling: Sand Springs Team Big wins Rough Neck Rumble

The Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club won the Rough Neck Rumble at the Cox Business Center this past weekend with five champions and five runners-up. The event was part of the USA Wrestling Tour of America Folkstyle competition.

The Sandites placed fourth in Bantam, second in Novice, and first in Middle School for an overall score of 179 points to lead Mission Arlington at 143.

Middle School

Christian Forbes (21-3) won the ninety-pound bracket with a pair of decisions, defeating Aspen Jolly 9-1 and Camden Padgett 2-1.

Kaden Glass (20-1) won the 250-pound bracket, pinning Tyler Rich in fifteen seconds and winning a 1-0 decision against teammate Caleb Phillips (5-2). Phillips pinned Rich in 42 seconds for second place.

Clayton Giddens-Buttram (31-2) won at 71 pounds, pinning Dylan Bratt in 2:20 and defeating Muhammad Badery 7-0.

Abraham Flores (17-6) came in runner-up at 114 pounds, majoring Shane Lovejoy 12-0, but falling 3-1 to Ayden Little.

Ethan White (15-11) placed second at 130 pounds. He pinned Kasey Griffin in 2:11 and defeated Alec Strange 3-0 before falling 2-0 to Gavin Thammavongsa in the finals. In the second-place challenge match he defended his silver with a 5-0 decision over Braxton Bacon.

Kaiser Simpson (2-1) placed second at 87, defeating William Heger 3-0 and Joseph Liescheski 1-0 before falling to Tyler Kaahanui.

Intermediate

Will Meredith (9-4) won the 49-pound bracket easily, pinning Noah Back in 23 seconds, then defeating Dawson Back 7-0 and Roman Tyler 7-1.

Kasen McAffrey (18-4) placed third at 71 pounds. He pinned Caiden Estrada in 1:32 before falling to Knox Karnowski, then pinned Kaden Lewis in 0:34 and Estrada in 0:36 in consolation.

Novice

Grady Mittasch (20-6) won the 74-pound bracket, defeating Destin Parker 13-8 and Hayden Wright 1-0, and pinning Isaiah Jones in 3:39.

Adrian Flores (5-14) came in runner-up at 117 pounds, pinning Titan Hix and Frankie Esparza, but falling to Aiden Cooley.

Jaxon Trotter (10-9) placed third at 98 pounds. He was pinned by Brayden Dougherty in the opening round, but snapped back with a 3-1 decision over Waylen Morrison and an 11-0 major decision against Tristan Thompsonto win the consolation bracket. In the second-place challenge match he fell 12-2 to Ritson Meyer.

Youth Wrestling: Oklahoma RTC wins Southern Plains Dual Tournament

Fifteen Sand Springs wrestlers competed at the Southern Plains Dual Tournament this past weekend at the Cox Convention Center in Tulsa.

Middle School

Christian Forbes (19-3), Owen Martin (22-8), Bryce Fisher (3-2), Brooks Dudley (6-4), Kaden Glass (18-1), and Ethan White (12-10) competed on the Oklahoma RTC team that won the tournament. Forbes and Glass went undefeated and Martin had only one loss.

RTC won all of their duals handily, 61-15 against SP Spartans, 63-12 against Terps Assassins, 71-6 against the Oklahoma Outlaws, 50-24 against Texas Dynamite Black, and 44-19 against Terps Extreme.  

Ethan Norton (10-19), Caleb Phillips (4-1), and Clay Gates (4-1) competed with Terps Assassins and finished fifth.

Elementary

Clayton Giddens-Buttram (29-2) and Rhett Peak (15-5) went undefeated on the Oklahoma RTC Elementary team that won the tournament. Giddens-Buttram pinned three of his opponents in the first period and teched another 17-2.

RTC beat Texas Dynamite Red 83-0, SP AllStars 74-6, Terps National 54-18, and Oklahoma Lightning 75-6.

Grady Mittasch (17-6) competed with the Oklahoma Outlaws and came in third with a 4-1 record. Bentley Cole (6-8), Balance Johnson (11-6) and Jaxon Trotter (8-7) placed fourth with Oklahoma Lightning.

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Division 4

Zander Grigsby (13-7) won the 64-pound bracket, defeating Max McDaniel 11-2, Iziah Tusler 4-2, and Tyler Misenheimer 15-7.

Grady Mittasch (14-4) won the 76-pound bracket by fall, pinning Braxton Sloan in 2:55, Liam Russell in 0:49, and Hudson Hackbarth in 1:24.

Balance Johnson (9-3) placed second at 140, pinning Sean Mahoney in 3:41 and majoring Zeke Keith 10-0 before falling to Bryson Williams.

Division 3

Jaxon Grigsby (17-5) won the 52-pound bracket. He defeated Brenner Ball 4-0 and Jaxson Murray 7-2, and pinned Devin McCarty in 1:23.

Nation Johnson (11-5) won the 85-pound bracket entirely by fall, pinning Jasmine Richards in 0:31, Ethan Leonard in 1:26, and Danny Robinson in 2:06.

David Ritchey (8-5) came in runner-up at 76 pounds, falling 4-0 to Shawn Rounsaville in the finals. He pinned Bryce Ward in 2:56 and teched Isaac Sensintaffar 15-0.

Jaxon Trotter (29-7) placed third at 100 pounds. He defeated Kole Lamont 4-1 before falling 15-0 to Ethan Teague. In consolation he pinned Aiden Petitt in 2:43, then won a 4-3 rematch with Lamont.

Division 2

Promised Johnson (12-3) won the 75-pound bracket, defeating Jakiyas Peterson 7-2 and Colton Flynt 8-3.

Jayden Bussell (17-12) placed second at 64 pounds, pinning Jakobie Brown in 0:48 and defeating Luis Flores 10-6 before falling to Levi Dicksion.

Kasen McAffrey (15-3) placed third at seventy pounds, winning an 8-3 decision over Payson Robinson and pinning Aaden Falls in 1:17, but fell 9-5 to Jaedan Adams.

Novice 3

Lane Bailey (15-1) won the 64-pound bracket entirely by fall, pinning Carter Meloy in 1:16, Carver Barnett in 0:28, and Kolby Robertson in 0:22.

Isaac Sensintaffar (8-0) won the 76-pound bracket, pinning Austin File in 0:21 and Devon Kramer-Klouda in 2:38, then topping D’andre Bourland 6-4 in the finals.

Connor Beals (14-9) placed third at 73 pounds, pinning Zachary Swan in 2:52 and defeating Drake Blue 4-2 before falling to Mia Adams and Brock Lawson. He also placed third in Novice 4 (1-2), defeating Cree Young 6-0.

Novice 2

Griffin Sensintaffar (12-2) won the 52-pound bracket, pinning Landon Heskett in 1:53 and Hunter Leverich in 0:55, and majoring Jantzen Leonard 14-5. He also placed fourth in Open. He fell to Conner Vance and Ty Whitlock, but pinned Tharon Ingram in 0:42 and defeated Corbin Alexander 12-9.

Taytum Parker (5-7) placed fourth at 52, defeating Heskett and Leonard 3-0, but falling to Jason Hillberg and Tucker Daniels.

Blayton Collins (18-13) came in runner-up at 64 pounds. He defeated Mason Denison 5-4 and pinned Jakobie Brown in 0:49 before falling to Owen Burns.

Novice 1

Cooper Ellenburg (19-10) placed fourth at 52 pounds. He pinned Brian Colvin in fifty seconds before falling 21-18 to Zayden Gray. In consolation he pinned Sam Finton in thirteen seconds, then defeated Nolan Harper 6-4 and Brady Herrera 8-6 before falling to Gray again in the finals.

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Division 4

Clayton Giddens-Buttram (21-2) won the seventy-pound bracket handily. After winning a 4-0 decision over teammate Grady Mittasch, he pinned Madden Smith in 2:09 and Devon Miller in 2:35. Mittasch (10-4) was runner-up, defeating Miller 2-1, and pinning Smith in 1:02.

Balance Johnson (7-2) came in runner-up at 130 pounds, pinning Hunter Degraffenreid in 1:16, but falling 13-10 to William Shoemaker.

Division 3

Jaxon Trotter (26-6) won the hundred-pound bracket handily, majoring Cale McPeek 17-6 in the opening round before rattling off three falls. He pinned Evan Hoopingarner in 3:56, Lance Arbona in 2:29, and Jaxon Goddard in 57 seconds. He also wrestled up to Division 4 (6-4) at 96 pounds and came in runner up. He pinned Braden Henry in 2:15 and Wyatt Cargill in 3:33, but fell 9-2 to Braden Hall.

Nation Johnson (8-5) came in runner-up at ninety pounds. He lost his opening match in a close 10-8 decision to Garritt Hunt, but rebounded with a 19-4 technical fall against Ayden Allison, then pinned John Allen in 2:10.

Henry Hill (2-2) placed third at 61 pounds. He pinned Julian Aguilar in 3:39 and defeated Kason Delgado 7-0, but fell to Blake Cooper and Kason Delgado.

Division 2

Promised Johnson (10-3) came in runner-up at 76 pounds, defeating Peyton Heuer 10-5, but was pinned in the finals by Jakoby Petree.

Kasen McAffrey (13-2) placed second at seventy pounds, pinning Daxton Adams in 1:19 and Barrett Blakemore in 0:51, but falling 12-1 to Jaedan Adams.

Division 1

Asher Giddens (20-4) won the 46-pound division, pinning Rocco Esposito in 1:58, and defeating Braxton Johnson 4-0.

Novice 3

Isaac Sensintaffar (5-0) won his second-straight tournament at 76 pounds, pinning David Hornbeck in 1:16 and Isaiah Ochoa in 0:26. He also placed third in Open (1-5), pinning Gavin Pettit in 4:04.

Novice 2

Griffin Sensintaffer (8-2) won the 49-pound bracket with a pair of decisions, defeating Hunter Leverich 7-5 and Buddy Fitzgerald 10-7. He also placed third in the Open division (2-2). He dropped a pair of decisions, but he received a forfeit and pinned Leverich in 56 seconds.

Legend Johnson (6-4) came in runner-up at 61 pounds, pinning Austin Peterson in 2:08 and CJ Allee in 2:59 before falling to Mikaili Lee.

Novice 1

Cooper Ellenburg (15-8) won the 52-pound bracket, pinning Zayden Gray in 2:42 and Samual Finton in fourteen seconds.