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 Volleyball: Sandites sweep No. 12 Collinsville 3-0

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The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School volleyball team (19-14) fielded a full roster for the first time in weeks Thursday evening, and Payton Robbins returned to action with a team-best seven kills in a 3-0 sweep of 5A No. 12 Collinsville (13-18) at the Ed Dubie Field House. It was the final match of the regular season, and the final home match, and it propelled the Sandites to their winningest record since 2016.

The Sandites committed only five errors in set one, while the Cardinals committed 11 in a lopsided 25-13 defeat. Collinsville won the opening rally, but Sophie Singleton tied it with a kill and Jacelyn Smith scored two aces in a five-point run to take the lead once and for all. The Cardinals scored three-straight aces to draw as close as 7-6, but Sand Springs responded with an 8-1 run and closed on a four-point streak.

Game two was far more competitive with Collinsville leading as late as 13-12, but Kasidy Holland scored a kill to tie it, Charley Fahland aced, and Smith scored a block in a five-point run to reclaim the advantage. Olivia Dewitt scored two aces in a four-point run to secure the 25-17 win.

Game three was the closest as the teams took turns going on hot streaks with eight lead-changes in the set. Sand Springs rallied from a 13-9 deficit with a six-point streak, then Collinsville rallied from an 18-14 deficit with a six-point streak of their own. Dewitt scored two more aces in a four-point run and Sand Springs never trailed again.

Eight different Sandites scored kills in a balanced offensive, and four had aces. Smith tied her season-best performance of seven aces, Teyha Johnson had 13 assists, and Madison Blaylock had 13 digs. Singleton scored a team-best four blocks.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Regional playoffs. Sand Springs will play No. 13 Union (15-10) at Jenks in a rematch of their 3-1 Tuesday loss. Collinsville will play No. 20 East Central (13-21) Monday at 6:00 p.m. in the 5A Regional hosted at Skiatook.

CPHS 3-0 Collinsville (25-13, 25-17, 25-22)
Kills: CPHS 23, Collinsville 18.
Blocks: CPHS 5, Collinsville 3.
Aces: CPHS 17, Collinsville 6.
Errors: CPHS 25, Collinsville 30.

(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Robbins 7, Holland 5, Singleton 3, Smith 3, Lenex 2, Dewitt 1, Fahland 1, Blaylock 1.
Assists: Johnson 18, Fahland 1.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1, Singleton 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 3, Singleton 3.
Digs: Blaylock 13, Dewitt 10, Fahland 9, Johnson 6, Robbins 6, Smith 3, Holland 2, Lenex 1, Singleton 1.
Aces: Smith 7, Dewitt 4, Fahland 3, Robbins 3.

CPHS Softball: Sandites place second at Bixby Tournament, upset State Champs

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The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (18-4) made it to the Bixby Tournament Finals Saturday evening at Bentley Fields, besting Collinsville (10-13) and Edmond Memorial (18-1) before falling to Coweta (21-2). Their win against Edmond Memorial snapped a 28-game win streak for the defending State Champions, but Coweta was riding a dominant streak of their own and made it 19-straight against the Sandites. 

Sand Springs beat Collinsville 10-1 and Raegan Rector (1-0) picked up her first win in the pitcher’s circle with six hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Madalyn Aunko got the loss with 11 hits, four walks, and three strikeouts. Madison Lee scored four runs and JoLee McNally scored four RBI on two hits, including a double. 

The Sandites built a 6-0 lead against Edmond Memorial before giving up five runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Bulldogs had two runners in scoring position but Lee snagged a ground ball and made the play to first to end the game. Aliyah Taff (11-4, 28-15) threw nine hits, four walks, and one strikeout for the win. The Sandites tallied eight hits, including a grand slam from Jaden Jordan and an RBI triple from McNally.

The Sandite took a 5-3 lead against Coweta before once again giving up five runs in the sixth. Nataley Crawford (6-0, 9-2) got the start in the circle and tossed nine hits with one strikeout, but Taff took the loss with five hits and three strikeouts. Coweta’s Tarun Robinson threw seven hits, three walks, and two strikeouts for the win. 

Jordan and Avery Tanner scored on passed balls in the bottom of the second, but the Tigers loaded the bases in the third with a trio of singles and Braedyn Sheofee scored all three of them with a double. McNally scored on a wild pitch to tie it back up and Olivia Alexander gave her team the lead with an RBI double, followed by an RBI single from Lee. Taff struck out the side in the fifth but the Tigers hit their stride in the sixth with a double and three singles, capped by a two-run homer from Kayley Lott. 

Sandite softball will return to action Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with a district home game against Muskogee (0-11, 0-8), who they previously beat 16-6 in August. The Sandites are 5-2 in district action.

CPHS Wrestling: Collinsville spoils Sandite Homecoming 34-15

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The defending State Champions from Class 5A No. 2 ranked Collinsville (4-0) continued their undefeated start to the season, spoiling the Sandites’ Homecoming. 6A No. 7 Charles Page High School wrestling (3-2) won five matches in a 34-15 loss Thursday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House. Prior to the dual, Avery Wallace was named Homecoming Queen.

The teams double-forfeited 106 and Brendon Wiseley (12-4, 64-24) scored a 6-0 decision over Clay Gates, but that would be the Sandites’ only lead of the night. Troy Spratley and State Champion Jordan Williams recorded pins to make it 12-3 before Seth Jones (15-4, 59-33) won a 3-2 decision over Garrett Strickland.

Sand Springs would win only three more matches: a 3-0 decision by Preston Medlin (5-7, 18-29) over Blake Gikey at 145 pounds, a 2-0 decision by Brooks Dudley (10-8, 20-16) over Gabe Lyons at 195, and a 6-1 decision by Josh Fincannon (13-5, 52-39) over Zach Morris at 285.

The Sandites only lost eight matches, and only gave up three pins to hold the undefeated Cardinals to their lowest-scoring dual of the season. Collinsville scored 46 or more in their first three duals.

The Cardinals will return to action next Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. with a district triple-header against Nathan Hale (1-4), Bishop Kelley (1-1), and No. 20 Edison (1-1). Sand Springs will compete at the Cushing Tournament this Friday and Saturday.

CHS 34 CPHS 15
106: Double Forfeit.
113: Brendon Wiseley (CPHS) 6-0 Clay Gates.
120: Troy Spratley (CHS) FALL Colton Luker (1:41).
126: Jordan Williams (CHS) FALL Ethan Norton (1:47).
132: Seth Jones (CPHS) 3-2 Garrett Strickland.
138: Drake Acklin (CHS) 7-3 Blake Jones.
145: Preston Medlin (CPHS) 3-0 Blake Gikey.
152: Wyatt Hartley (CHS) FALL Chase White (0:56).
160: Kolten Allphin (CHS) 12-8 Chris Kirby.
170: Jaren Seabolt (CHS) 14-0 Dakota Taylor.
182: Brayden Gikey (CHS) 6-3 Sango Whitehorn.
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) 2-0 Gabe Lyon.
220: Baylor Weathers (CHS) 9-5 Robbie Parrish.
285: Josh Fincannon (CPHS) 6-1 Zach Morris.

CPHS Softball: Sand Springs beats Collinsville 5-4 in extra innings

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The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (19-10) went to extra innings for the first time this season and came out on top of a 5-4 upset of Collinsville (22-6) on Senior Night.

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The game matched two District Runners-Up, both defending Regional Champions, each with one game left in the regular season. Collinsville outhit the Sandites 11-10 and the teams committed two errors apiece in the closely-fought ballgame.

Collinsville never trailed, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning with an RBI single from Kenley Hardesty to score Bailee Campbell, then Fallin Sexton scored on an error in the third.

Rachael Jones got the home team on the board in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to score Madison Lee, but Korynn Tindel put the visitors up 3-1, scoring on a single from Mackenzie Crow in the fourth inning.

The Sandite offense got rolling in the bottom of the fourth as Reagan Rector singled in Drew Hawkins and Jolee McNally hit a sacrifice bunt to score Makenna Skaggs for the tie. They loaded the bases in the sixth inning with an error and two walks, but stranded the side on a fly out.

Allisa Jones batted in Sexton to reclaim the Cardinal lead in the seventh, but Felicity Horn hit a double and scored on an error to send the game to extra innings. The Sandites quickly retired the side and Lee hit a double before scoring on a sacrifice fly from Jones for the win.

Mackenzie Bechtold (6-3, 10-3) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with eleven hits, four strikeouts, and two walks. Elizabeth Aman took the loss with ten hits, one strikeout, and five walks.

Sand Springs Softball will travel to Oologah High School (28-2) Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and Collinsville will host Bartlesville (8-19) Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in their final games of the regular season. Both teams will host Regional Tournaments next week.

Oklahoma dominates Georgia 68-2 in Dual Nationals round one

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Oklahoma got off to a fast start against Team Georgia Blue in the first round of the Junior Greco-Roman Dual Nationals Wednesday morning, building up a massive lead before the wrestling even started.

Jet Taylor, Jacob Butler, and Jaxen Gilmore received forfeits for 126 to 138. Tuttle's Brik Filippo wasted no time in putting points on the board with a 10-0 tech fall over Khyree Alexander, then Sand Springs's Payton Scott took down Dustin Berry 10-0 in thirty seconds flat. Ezequiel Rubio pinned Cole White in a quick twenty then Nick Mahan teched Chandler Miele 13-2.

Bear Hughes continued the winning streak with an 11-0 tech over Devyn Villafane. Zach Marcheselli received a forfeit, Tanner Hawkins picked up a 16-6 tech fall over Richard Walker, then Trenton Lieutance, Alex Fields, and Wyatt Adams all received forfeits.  Alec McDoulett teched Brandon Foster 11-0 and Westmoore's Dalton Duffield wrapped things up with a 12-0 tech of Alex Cain for a final score of 68-2 with no matches lost.

Up next for Oklahoma is Team Pennsylvania who solidly defeated Team Kansas Red 49-12 in round one.