Daton Fix qualifies for World Championship in France

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School junior Daton Fix has been in three states in the last month competing in summer Freestyle wrestling, and the three-time undefeated OSSAA State Champion hasn't slowed down a bit since the high school wrestling season concluded.

Last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, Fix won his sixteenth National Tournament. Two weeks later he won the OK USA Junior Freestyle State Tournament in Cushing, and just last Thursday he wrestled Iranian Champion Kheyrollah Ghahramani in an outdoor exhibition in the middle of Times Square in New York City. Sunday he traveled to Irving, Texas for the United World of Wrestling Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. 

Illinois State Champion Austin Gomez is one of the biggest names in wrestling and is currently ranked fifth in the nation at 120 pounds. At the World Team Trials he breezed through the competition with multiple shutout tech falls to make the finals, where he would go up against Fix. Fix got a free ride to the finals after winning the UWW National Championship in Vegas.

Fix and Gomez had already met in the Vegas quarterfinals where Fix, who is ranked second in 120 nationally, didn't allow even a single point in his dominating 10-0 tech fall victory over the Iowa State University bound three-time Fargo National Champ.

Needless to say, Gomez was looking for a different outcome in Irving, but he would be disappointed. Not only did Fix get the win, but he did it twice. The two battled in a best-of-three series for the ticket to Worlds and Fix dominated with a pair of 10-0 tech falls. 

This will be far from Fix's first international voyage. In May of 2014 he won the Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil. That July he made his World Championship debut in Slovakia where he placed tenth, and in August he won a Silver medal at the Youth Olympics in China. Last summer he found himself in Sarajevo, Bosnia where he defeated Uzbekistan's Abbos Rakhmonov for a Bronze medal at Worlds. 

If you would like to support Fix's "Quest for Gold" you can donate at this LINK.

To see Fix's 14-3 tech fall victory over Iranian Champion Kheyrollah Ghahramani click HERE.

CPHS junior Daton Fix competes in NYC Times Square at Olympic-level dual

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CPHS Junior Daton Fix celebrates after winning his third OSSAA State Championship. (Photo by: Scott Emigh)

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School junior Daton Fix is no stranger to big matches on big stages. As one of the most heavily decorated athletes in Sand Springs history, Fix has claimed titles all over the planet.

In 2014 he won the Pan American Championship in Recife, Brazil, placed tenth at the World Championships in Snina, Slovakia, and claimed a Silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Last year he claimed five different US National titles and took the Bronze medal at the World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia. 

This year Fix is undefeated at 41-0 and has already ran up an impressive series of championships less than halfway into the year. February saw Fix's third-consecutive undefeated State Championship. Just three weeks ago he traveled to Las Vegas and won his sixteenth National Championship.

The three-time Greco-Roman National Champion, three-time Folkstyle National Champion, eight-time Freestyle National Champion, and two-time Freestyle Dual National Championship team-member now has his sights set on New York City.

Thursday evening at 5:30 Oklahoma time, FloWrestling.com will be live streaming the 2016 Beat the Streets Gala in Times Square, New York City, where Fix will compete alongside some of the greatest names in wrestling. Fix's opponent is Iran's 2013 Cadet World Championship Bronze medalist and 2012 Asian Cadet Silver medalist Kheyrollah Ghahramani. 

The Team USA vs Team Iran "United in the Square" exhibition is an annual showcase hosted by Beat the Streets, a nonprofit organization that "works with middle and high school students in all five NYC boroughs and seeks to provide a safe and positive atmosphere for disadvantaged and at-risk youth to learn the essential life lessons of personal responsibility, physical fitness, education, and teamwork."

Fix's teammates will include University of Minnesota-signed Junior National Champion Mitchell McKee, Penn State University-signed Junior National Champion Mark Hall, Arizona State University Junior National Champion Zahid Valencia, 2012 Olympic Champion and three-time World Champion Jordan Burroughs, 2016 Olympian and two-time NCAA Champion J'Den Cox, 2016 Olympian and three-time World Champion Adeline Gray, 2016 Olympian and 2015 World Champion Helen Maroulis, and 2016 Olympian and two-time World Bronze Medalist Andy Bisek. 

After his New York match, Fix will have only three days to prepare for the Junior World Team Trials in Irving, Texas. If Fix makes the team for the third year in a row, he will get to add a new country to his resume when he travels to Macone, France in late August for the UWW World Championships. 

Naturally, flying across the world is expensive, and wrestling is "amateur" in classification. There are no cash rewards for winning these competitions. Anyone who would like to contribute to Fix and support his quest for Gold can make a donation by clicking HERE. 

Cierra Scott signs letter of intent to play collegiate ball for Missouri college

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School senior Cierra Scott signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Central Christian College of the Bible Wednesday morning, making her the thirteenth collegiate player to come from the Class of 2016. 

Sand Springs currently has four football players, four soccer players, one baseball player, and three softball players also headed to college teams this fall. 

Scott was the lone senior on the girls' basketball team this year, and will leave behind some big shoes to fill. The 5'7" guard has put up triple digits all four years of her high school career, and this year was her biggest. 

Averaging 5.67 points per game over her career and 6.23 her senior year, Scott was fifth on her team in scoring this season. She finished the season with a career total of 550 points and a career high of 18 points in a game against Bixby at the beginning of this season. She connected on more than 40% of field goal attempts this season and 54% of free throws. 

The Central Christian Saints belong to the National Christian College Athletic Association and compete in the Midwest Christian College Conference. The Saints finished last season with a 17-11 overall record, but finished the season before 20-8 with a conference championship and were NCCAA Division II National Runners-Up. 

Scott will be pursuing a Bachelor of Religious Studies degree from CCCB while also working on a degree in Business Administration from a partner college.

CPHS hosts first annual Sandite Bass Classic

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Noah Daczewitz (left) and Hunter Hilger (right) won 1st place as a team.

Noah Daczewitz (left) and Hunter Hilger (right) won 1st place as a team.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School hosted its first fishing contest Thursday evening, drawing seventeen teams of two, and two solo participants. The event was a kind of launching pad for the new Sand Springs High School Bass Club which was started this school year.

John Miller (left) and Caden Pennington (right) comprise Team Two. \\SUBMITTED

Noah Daczewitz (15) and Hunter Hilger (14) formed the first team at CPHS and have since been joined by two others. John Miller plus Caden Pennington make up Team Two and Braden Millican and Ty Steelman comprise Team Three. 

The teams compete on the Oklahoma Bass Nation High School Trail, which consists of five tournaments. Teams are awarded points based on their finish in each tournament, and the top team will advance to the 2016 Bass Nation High School National Championship this summer. 

While the club is officially recognized by the school, it does not receive funding and relies on sponsorship from local businesses like Keystone Chevrolet and Woody's Bait and Tackle.  

The first official OBN event was held at Lake Eufala last October. Team One managed just one catch, weighing in at 3.77 pounds and placed 15th.

Ty Steelman (left) and Braden Millican (right) comprise CPHS Bass Team Three. \\SUBMITTED

Earlier this month Teams One and Two placed 12th and 15th respectively at Lake Murray on April 3rd, and immediately followed it up with a tournament at Lake Texoma on April 4th. Team One was hung up with mechanical difficulties, but Team Two performed excellently with a fourth place finish.

Both teams at the Lake Murray Tournament caught the five fish limit, with Team One weighing in at 11.91 pounds, with the largest fish weighing 2.82. Team Two weighed in at 9.47 with the largest weighing 2.51.

At Lake Texoma Team One only managed one catch, weighing 2.15 pounds, before they were forced out of the competition in 28th place. Miller and Pennington soared to fourth with five fish totaling 10.88 pounds, the largest being 2.74.

The latest standing were released earlier this month and Team One sits at 13th with 248 points, with Team Two coming in at 22nd with 183 points. 

Brock Youngblood tied with Daczewitz for biggest bass at 20.5 inches. \\SUBMITTED

All three teams were supposed to participate in an event on Grand Lake but it was called off due to hazardous wind conditions. The next tournament will be at Ft. Gibson from May 14-15 and it will be Team Three's first official appearance. 

There's no limit to the number of teams a school can have. All teams consist of two student anglers and one adult captain, and boats must meet strict safety regulations outlined by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.

The Sandite Bass Classic had a two fish limit and was judged by length, not weight. Daczewitz and Hilger took first place at 40.25 inches, followed by Brock Youngblood and Riley Rutledge at 36.5." 

Youngblood and Daczewitz tied in the Big Bass competition at 20.5 inches. Overall there were 36 contestants in the competition. Assistant Principle Rod Sitton did the presenting of the awards. Also on hand were Principle Stan Trout and Mayor Mike Burdge. Photos from the weigh-in ceremony are available at https://sanditepride.smugmug.com/1st-Annual-Sandite-Bass/

Cheyenne Walden sweeps OBU Invitational, girls place 8th

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Track and Field teams traveled to Shawnee last week for the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison Invitational. The girls placed 8th with 34 points and the boys placed 16th with 3 points.

The girls came in third in the 4x800 relay with a time of 10:39.24 and the boys placed sixth at 8:48.63. In the 4x100 relay the boys placed eight at 46.95.

Girls

  • Sara Abbet placed 21st in both the 800m run and 1600m with times of 3:12.32 and 7:02.24 respectively.

  • Madelynn Adams placed 32nd in the 100m dash at 13.92 and 28th in the 200m at 31.46. Both times were season-bests.

  • Senior Alexis Mosley placed 32nd in the 200m with a season-best 33.02 and 38th in the 100m at 15.69.

  • Junior Cheyenne Walden placed first in both the 800m run and the 3200m with times of 2:24.45 and 10:46.22 respectively.

  • Freshman Lauren Barkdull placed 20th in the 1600m at 7:01.54.

  • Sophomore Nia Byrd placed 12th in the 1600m with a season-best 6:22.97.

  • Junior Erindira Cuevas placed 29th in the 100m with a season-best 13.75.

  • Junior Alexis Davis placed 5th in the 1600m with a season-best 5:57.43.

  • Freshman Majasty Lapsley placed 14th in the 100m with a season-best 12.94.

  • Junior Julia Lewis placed 30th in the 200m at 31.72.

  • Sophomore Stacy Logan placed 13th in the 100m with a season-best 12.70.

  • Sophomore Adrianna Tapp placed 12th in the 100m with a season-best 12.69.

  • Freshman Elizabeth Watts placed 9th in the 300m hurdles at 55.95. 

  • Junior Kaileeann Worthington placed 36th in the 200m at 34.37.

Boys

  • Freshman Jaelyn Jackson placed 8th in the 400m dash at 53.37 and 32nd in the 1600m at 5:28.31.

  • Junior Dalton Morgan placed 30th in the 100m at 12.30 and 17th in the 200m at 24.45.

  • Freshman Aden Baughman placed 6th in the 1600m run at 4:55.88.

  • Junior Ian Baustert placed 26th in the 800m at 2:20.00.

  • Freshman Phillip Elleman placed 35th in the 1600m at 5:32.95.

  • Senior Jacob Fortune placed 18th in the 100m with a season-best 11.94.

  • Freshman Landin Green placed 13th in the 800m with a season-best 2:12.76.

  • Brayden Hardesty placed 27th in the 200m at 25.41.

  • Cooper Lynch placed 37th in the 1600m at 5:39.38.

  • Danny Murray placed 30th in the 1600m with a season-best 5:27.41.

  • Chance Powell placed 38th in the 800m at 2:35.96.

  • Sophomore Payton Scott placed 21st in the 100m at 12.07.

Cheyenne Walden sweeps Stillwater, Underclassmen impress

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Track and Field teams traveled to Stillwater earlier this month for the Pioneer Relays. The boys placed 8th with 14 points and the girls placed 9th with 21 points. The boys placed 7th in the 4x100m relay with a time of 46.82 and 4th in the 4x800 at 8:57.28. The Freshman class continues to show up big time for both teams, leaving the future of the sport bright at CPHS.

Girls

  • Madelynn Adams placed 20th in the 100m dash with a time of 14.78 and 13th in the 200m at 32.19.

  • Junior Erindira Cuevas placed 34th in the 100m with a time of 17.58 and 23rd in the 200m at 38.36.

  • Junior Alexis Davis placed 7th in the 800m run at 2:49.20 and 11th in the 1600m at 6:04.87.

  • Junior Cheyenne Walden placed 1st in the 1600m with a time of 5:10.87 and 1st in the 3200m with a season-best 10:45.43.

  • Freshman Elizabeth Watts placed 6th in the 100m hurdles at 19.15 and 7th in the 300m hurdles at 54.06.

  • Freshman Lauren Barkdull placed 12th in the 800m run at 2:59.04.

  • Freshman Majasty Lapsley placed 12th in the 100m at 13.98.

  • Junior Julia Lewis placed 9th in the 200m at 30.64.

  • Sophomore Stacy Logan placed 9th in the 200m with a season-best 13.63.

  • Senior Alexis Mosley placed 25th in the 100m at 15.12.

  • Sophomore Adrianna Tapp placed 14th in the 100m at 14.15.

  • Junior Kaileeann Worthington placed 16th in the 200m at 33.47.

Boys

  • Freshman Aden Baughman placed 4th in the 1600m with a season-best 4:52.63 and 5th in the 3200m with a season-best 10:48.89.

  • Freshman Landin Green placed 8th in the 800m with a season-best 2:15.14 and 9th in the 1600m with a season-best 4:58.87.

  • Junior Dalton Morgan placed 17th in the 100m with a season-best 11.91 and 9th in the 200m at 24.58.

  • Junior Ian Baustert placed 10th in the 800m at 2:20.20.

  • Senior Jason Cooper placed 15th in the 300m hurdles at 50.43.

  • Senior Jacob Fortune placed 16th in the 400m at 1:00.66.

  • Sophomore Jacob Garby placed 12th in the 1600m at 5:02.68.

  • Brayden Hardesty placed 11th in the 200m at 25.07.

  • Freshman Jaelyn Jackson placed 3rd in the 400m at 54.66.

  • Junior Delvin Jordan placed 28th in the 100m at 12.71.

  • Geno Lopez placed 16th in the 300m hurdles at 52.53.

  • Austin McCaskey placed 11th in the 3200m at 11:34.61.

  • Sophomore Payton Scott placed 10th in the 100m at 11.61.

  • Caleb Wash placed 20th in the 200m at 26.09.