Ten Sandites sign collegiate letters of intent

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Brendon Wiseley is one of ten Sandites to sign letters of intent this past week.

Ten seniors from Charles Page High School signed letters of intent this past week to compete in collegiate sports.

Baseball

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.

Soccer

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

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.

CPHS Baseball: Matt Brown officially named Head Coach at Sand Springs

Matt Brown has been named interim head coach for the 2019-2020 season following the unexpeCted resignation of James garrison.

Matt Brown was officially announced as the Head Baseball Coach at Charles Page High School Friday. Brown has been acting as interim Head Coach since the resignation of James Garrison in September.

Brown came to Sand Springs as pitching coach in 2017, following Garrison from Edmond Memorial. He started his coaching career at Oklahoma Christian University before joining Garrison’s staff. Brown is a graduate of Stillwater High School. He played collegiate baseball at the University of Arkansas Little Rock and at Oklahoma Christian University.

The Sandites went 6-2 overall and 3-1 in district action under Brown before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will carry a five-game win streak into next season.

CPHS Basketball: Journey Armstead named to All-Conference First Team

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Charles Page High School sophomore standout Journey Armstead was named to the All-Frontier Valley Conference First Team Monday after her first year with the Sandites. Armstead came to Sand Springs from East Central and immediately took the conference by storm with 18.6 points per game. Two Lady Sandites received honorable mentions: senior Madison Burris and freshman Hailey Jackson.

The Sandites went 15-8 in their first season under Head Coach Josh Berry and placed fifth in the conference. They won the Bishop Kelley Invitational and were runners-up at the Enid Holiday Classic.

Armstead shot 40.5% in the field, 28.0% on threes, and 65.5% on free throws. She averaged 5.7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.7 steals in addition to her 18.6 points per game. She led her team on 21 occasions with two double-doubles and a career-high 31-point performance against Jenks.

Burris shot 31.4% in the field, 24.0% on threes, and 66.7% on free throws. She averaged 5.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 6.8 points. She led the team three times and scored a career-high 17 against Muskogee.

Jackson shot 51.8% in the field and 53.1% on free throws. She averaged 7.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 9.3 points, with four double-doubles and a career-high 16 points in the season finale against Broken Arrow.

Booker T. Washington’s Wyvette Mayberry was named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of Year,. Sapulpa’s Temira Poindexter was Offensive Player of the Year and Stailee Heard was Newcomer of the Year. Darlean Calip was named Coach of the Year after taking the Chieftains to a Conference title and State Tournament berth.

Player of the Year: Wyvette Mayberry (Booker T. Washington).
Defensive Player of the Year: Wyvette Mayberry (Booker T. Washington).
Offensive Player of the Year: Temira Poindexter (Sapulpa).
Newcomer of the Year: Stailee Heard (Sapulpa).
Coach of the Year: Darlean Calip (Sapulpa).

First Team: Wyvette Mayberry (Booker T. Washington), Temira Poindexter (Sapulpa), Journey Armstead (Sand Springs), Jayla Burgess (Union), Kaylen Nelson (Union), Makenna Burch (Jenks).

Second Team: Ray Osborn (Sapulpa), Stailee Heard (Sapulpa), Chloe Martin (Bartlesville), Taleyah Jones (Broken Arrow), Kate Bradley (Bixby), Haley Meely (Jenks).

Third Team: Armani Reed (Booker T. Washington), Takyla Pitts (Union), Alyssa Nielsen (Bixby), Aunisty Smith (Booker T. Washington), Carrigan Hill (Booker T. Washington).

Honorable Mention: Trinity Jackson (Jenks), Akira Eubanks (Muskogee), Gentry Baldwin (Bixby), Hailey Jackson (Sand Springs), Jada Hytche (Broken Arrow), Gracy Wernli (Bixby), Alexis Lewis (Sapulpa), Lonnesha Hill (Muskogee), Makenzie Malham (Union), Madison Burris (Sand Springs), Sydni Smith (Union).

CPHS Basketball: Davon Richardson, Marlo Fox, Josh Minney earn All-Conference honors

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The Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team ended the season with a 19-7 record and a lot of unfinished business. After qualifying for the State Tournament for the second time in the past three years, they were left hanging by the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the cancellation of all school athletics for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

The Sandites won the Enid Holiday Classic and their second-consecutive Regional title. They went undefeated at the Memorial Veterans Arena Invitational and were fifth in Frontier Valley Conference standings.

The season was peppered with adversity even before the Coronavirus arrived in Oklahoma. The star-studded team lost two crucial play-makers in Jaeden Hurd and Daren Hawkins, both to ACL injuries. But for every low there was a high. In addition to all their tournament hardware, they also won big games against No. 1 Booker T. Washington, No. 3 Jenks, No. 8 Union, and No. 11 Broken Arrow. They were the only Oklahoma 6A team to beat the top-ranked Hornets.

Three Sandites picked up All-Conference honors Monday, including two first-team stars. Davon Richardson and Marlo Fox cracked the top five in the entire conference with a combined 33.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Josh Minney was named to the conference third-team.

Richardson, a University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior, shot 46.2% in the field and 72% on free throws. He averaged 16.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1 block per game. He led the team on seven occasions this season and recorded 10 double-doubles with a season-high 28-point performance against Bartlesville. In his career he led the team 29 times with 20 double-doubles, 1331 points, and a career-best 44 points in a sophomore season game against Owasso.

Fox, a junior, shot 50% in the field, 40.7% on threes, and 88.2% at the free throw line. He averaged 17.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.4 steals. He led the team on 15 occasions this year, including a career-high 27 points against the HFC Warriors.

Minney was a huge contributor in his senior season, averaging 10.3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks. He shot 49.2% in the field and 62.7% on free throws. He led the team in three games with one double-double, and scored a season-high 20 points against Ponca City. In his career he led the team five times with two double-doubles and a career-high 23 points last year against Wichita. He scored 522 points in his career.

Booker T. Washington’s five-star Kansas-commit Bryce Thompson was named the Conference Player of the Year, and Jenks’s Clay Martin was named Coach of the Year for leading the team to a State Tournament berth just two years after consecutive losing seasons.

Player of the Year: Bryce Thompson (Booker T. Washington).
Coach of the Year: Clay Martin (Jenks).

First Team: Davon Richardson (Sand Springs), Marlo Fox (Sand Springs), Trey Phipps (Booker T. Washington), Jalen Breath (Booker T. Washington), Anfernee Nelson (Jenks).

Second Team: Chase Martin (Jenks), Nehemiah Boykins (Union), Seth Chargois (Union), Kyler Mann (Owasso), Xavier Glenn (Bixby).

Third Team: Hunter Hoggatt (Sapulpa), Jaiell Talley (Broken Arrow), Josh Minney (Sand Springs), Xavier Brown (Muskogee), Ike Houston (Jenks).

State Basketball Tournament and all Spring sports canceled

March 26, 2020—1:30 p.m.—On March 25, the State Superintendent announced that all public schools would remain closed until the end of the academic year for each respective public school. The academic year for schools will end between May 8 and May 15.

In conjunction with this decision the OSSAA Board voted unanimously, at the March 26, 2020 Teleconference Board Meeting, to cancel the State Basketball Tournament for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A; additionally, all spring activities have been cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. 

For the purpose of all OSSAA member school activities, all school personnel, including certified, adjunct or volunteer coaches, as well as teachers, directors, or instructors are prohibited from engaging in any type of OSSAA member school activity involving secondary students; no practice, instruction, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel is permitted.

SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES: Until further notice, no OSSAA member school activities will be permitted. The timeline for the beginning of summer activities will be provided to member schools at a time when CDC recommendations as well as State and Local government recommendations allow for safe participation.

WSA soccer club suspends activities through April 12

The West Side Alliance (WSA) soccer club has announced that it will extend its suspension of all organized training and game activities through April 12, 2020. “The purpose of this suspension is in the interest of the safety of our own families, and also in accordance with our more global responsibility,” reads a statement from Executive Director Roger Bush.

“As we understand disease transmission, and the current caveats associated with COVID-19, such as incubation periods, potential unknown carriers, and unknown pathologies, we acknowledge our need as an organization to limit transportation and mobilization of people.“

“These measures will help in the solution to sourcing localized outbreaks, learning more about the disease pathology, and also limiting contact for potential further transmission. This decision is NOT based SOLELY on the threat to our kids and families, but a threat to our global and national community.“

“We know this is an inconvenience to your regular programming. We will do our best to create a revised, new, reinvented experience for you and your team, during the interim time to return to play.”

The WSA plans to make decisions in 2-3 week increments and announcements will be made via club text alerts. To sign up, text “@theside” to 81010. They will also be posting updates on social media.

The WSA Cup tournament has been rescheduled for May 23-24. In the event that the tournament is canceled due to COVID-19, 100% discounts will be offered to the teams. A planned 5K Giveaway fundraiser will be rescheduled for May 1. The Spring Break Camp has been canceled and 100% refunds have been issued to those registered. Coaching staff will also be paid during the break.

Also postponed is the home-opener event for Side FC 92, the organization’s new semiprofessional team.