CPHS Wrestling: Sandites win fourth-straight dual 45-28 against Ponca City - presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (8-5) won their fourth-straight dual Tuesday afternoon at Clyde Boyd Middle School, 45-28 against No. 19 Ponca City (2-6) in the first round of the District Dual tournament. The Sandites are in search of their fifth-straight District title and will also take on Muskogee (1-2) and Sapulpa (2-3) today.

Coverage of the tournament is sponsored by Inkwell Printing, the official provider of Sand Springs spirit wear. Inkwell is currently taking orders for Sandite Tennis shirts ahead of the Spring season. Shirts can be ordered by contacting Coach Neely Flood at 918-645-1473 and proceeds from each shirt sold will benefit the teams.

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Shane Wolf gave up a 13-2 major decision to Preston Lee at 106, but battled out of a dangerous position late in the third that could easily have turned into a tech or pin. Mitchell Smith gave the home team the lead with a pin of Jack Swenson in 1:49.

The Sandites benefited from two returners who have been out with injury. Caden Vaughn got a 4-2 decision over State Qualifier Ethan Kemble, then Seth Jones won an 8-2 decision against Ryker Agee for the 12-4 lead. 

Gabe Rowland pinned Carter Goodman to even up the dual score, but Blake Jones got the home team back on track with a 5-0 decision against Cameron Jackson, followed by a pin from Preston Medlin against State Qualifier Shayden Trant in 5:40.

Rayden Agee pinned Chase White, Chris Kirby pinned Michael Rutledge in 0:56, then Joseph Leauitt pinned Dakota Taylor and Landon Newlin pinned Sango Whitehorn to reclaim the lead at 28-27. 

Thomas Naugle picked up a forfeit to put the Sandites back out front, and Brooks Dudley clinched the dual with an easy pin against Chase Mehl in 3:51. Josh Fincannon bumped up to heavyweight and iced the cake with a pin of H.B. Bowers in 4:43.

CPHS Wrestling: Mid-Season Statistics, District Tournament preview - presented by Inkwell

Senior Chris Kirby is only 14 career pins shy of Daton Fix’s school record 83.

The Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (7-5) will host a district quad Tuesday afternoon at Clyde Boyd Middle School. The team with the best record at the event will advance to the Dual State Tournament on February 14th at Enid’s Stride Bank Center.

Sand Springs is looking for its fifth consecutive District title and fourteenth overall. Coverage of the event is sponsored by Inkwell Printing, the official provider of all Sandite spirit wear. Visit them at their south Sand Springs print shop, or at the Ed Dubie Spirit Store during home sporting events. A portion of the sales from all Sandite merchandise goes back to support your local teams.

The quad will kick off with a Highway 97 Rivalry match-up against Sapulpa (2-3). The Sandites beat the Chieftains 69-6 last year and have won four-straight duals dating back to 2013. Sapulpa has one State Qualifier in sophomore Isaiah Smith.

Next up for the Sandites is Muskogee (1-2). The Minutemen beat the Roughers 69-10 last year and have won three-straight meetings dating back to 2013. Muskogee’s lineup includes one returning State Qualifier in heavyweight Devion Williams.

Wrapping up the evening will be Ponca City (2-5). The Sandites won last year’s dual 47-25 and have won eleven consecutive meetings dating back to 2009. The Wildcats have two State Qualifiers: Ethan Kemble and Shayden Trant.

All four teams competed at the Bobby Lyons Invitational this year. Sand Springs placed 8th, Ponca City was 11th, Sapulpa was 13th, and Muskogee was 15th.

No. 1 Broken Arrow won its 13th-straight District title by a combined score of 158-0. No. 2 Mustang won its district by a combined 214-18. No. 3 Choctaw won its district 204-23. No. 4 Edmond North won its district 193-24. No. 5 Stillwater won its district 169-40. No. 6 Edmond Memorial won its district 115-84. No. 12 Union won its district 104-86. District 6 is the only district left to wrestle, and based on current rankings the Sandites will likely earn the No. 7 seed if they advance to Dual State.

Season Record
25-10 Josh Fincannon (.714)
22-8 Chris Kirby (.733)
18-4 Seth Joens (.818)
18-7 Blake Jones (.720)
18-14 Brooks Dudley (.563)
17-6 Brendon Wiseley (.739)
14-12 Preston Medlin (.538)
12-4 Mitchell Smith (.750)
11-10 Shane Wolf (.524)
8-15 Chase White (.348)
8-17 Sango Whitehorn (.320)
7-3 Caden Vaughn (.700)
7-8 Carter Goodman (.467)
6-13 Robbie Parrish (.316)
5-11 Harley Newberry (.313)
4-4 Thomas Naugle (.500)
4-14 Ethan Norton (.222)
3-8 Ethan White (.273)
2-10 Colton Luker (.167)
1-3 Hunter Hilger (.250)
1-4 Caleb Phillips (.200)
1-14 Dakota Taylor (.067)
0-3 Santana Naugle
0-4 Sammy Naugle

Career Record
80-32 Chris Kirby (.714)
69-26 Brendon Wiseley (.726)
64-44 Josh Fincannon (.593)
62-33 Seth Jones (.653)
44-21 Blake Jones (.677)
28-22 Brooks Dudley (.560)
27-34 Preston Medlin (.443)
12-4 Mitchell Smith (.750)
11-10 Shane Wolf (.524)
10-21 Sango Whitehorn (.323)
9-31 Caleb Phillips (.225)
8-17 Chase White (.320)
8-28 Robbie Parrish (.222)
7-3 Caden Vaughn (.700)
7-8 Carter Goodman (.467)
5-6 Thomas Naugle (.455)
5-11 Harley Newberry (.313)
4-19 Ethan Norton (.174)
3-8 Ethan White (.273)
3-10 Colton Luker (.231)
3-12 Santana Naugle (.200)
1-3 Hunter Hilger (.250)
1-21 Dakota Taylor (.045)
0-4 Sammy Naugle

Season Stats

Falls
18 Kirby
12 S. Jones
12 Dudley
9 Wiseley
9 Fincannon
8 Smith
7 B. Jones
7 C. White
6 Wolf
6 Vaughn
5 Goodman
4 Medlin
4 Newberry
3 Parrish
2 Whitehorn
2 T. Naugle
2 E. White
2 Luker
1 Phillips
1 Norton
1 Taylor

Tech Falls
2 B. Jones
1 S. Jones
1 Wiseley

Major Decisions
4 Whitehorn
3 Medlin
2 Wiseley
2 B. Jones
1 S. Jones
1 Fincannon
1 Dudley
1 Parrish
1 E. White
1 Smith
1 Goodman

Decisions
12 Fincannon
7 Medlin
5 Wiseley
5 B. Jones
5 Dudley
4 S. Jones
4 Wolf
3 Smith
2 Norton
2 Whitehorn
1 Kirby
1 Newberry
1 Goodman
1 C. White
1 Vaughn
1 T. Naugle

Forfeits
3 Fincannon
3 Kirby
2 B. Jones
2 Parrish
1 Wolf
1 Norton
1 T. Naugle
1 Hilger

Takedowns
36 Dudley
32 S. Jones
32 Whitehorn
30 B. Jones
28 Fincannon
26 Kirby
25 Wiseley
23 Medlin
17 Smith
14 Wolf
13 C. White
13 Vaughn
13 Newberry
12 E. White
9 Goodman
6 Norton
5 Parrish
4 Taylor
3 Phillips
3 T. Naugle
2 Luker
1 San. Naugle

Escapes
23 Fincannon
19 Medlin
18 E. White
17 Dudley
17 Whitehorn
14 C. White
12 S. Jones
12 B. Jones
8 Kirby
8 Phillips
8 Newberry
8 Goodman
7 Taylor
6 Norton
6 Luker
5 Parrish
5 Smith
4 Vaughn
4 Sam. Naugle
3 Wiseley
3 Wolf
3 T. Naugle
3 San. Naugle
3 Hilger

Nearfall Points
64 B. Jones
42 Wiseley
40 Kirby
31 S. Jones
21 Dudley
21 Wolf
20 Fincannon
19 Medlin
19 C. White
18 Smith
16 Vaughn
9 Whitehorn
9 Parrish
8 E. White
8 Newberry
7 Norton
4 Luker
2 Goodman

Reversals
16 Wiseley
12 B. Jones
10 C. White
7 Wolf
7 Kirby
6 Medlin
6 Newberry
5 T. Naugle
4 Dudley
4 Fincannon
4 Vaughn
4 Goodman
3 S. Jones
3 Parrish
2 Norton
1 Whitehorn
1 E. White
1 Luker

Bixby Pre-Turkey
2nd - Vaughn
3rd - C. White

Cushing
4th - Fincannon
6th - Wiseley

Perry TOC
2nd - Fincannon
2nd - B. Jones
2nd - C. Jones
5th - Wiseley

Kansas City
9th - S. Jones
11th - Kirby
17th - Fincannon
17th - B. Jones
23rd - Dudley
29th - Newberry
29th - Whitehorn

Sand Springs
2nd - Kirby
2nd - Fincannon
3rd - Smith
6th- Fincannon
6th - Goodman
6th - Vaughn

Career Stats

Falls
70 Kirby
37 S. Jones
32 Wiseley
24 Fincannon
18 B. Jones
18 Dudley
8 Smith
7 C. White
6 Phillips
6 Medlin
6 Vaughn
6 Wolf
5 Goodman
4 Newberry
3 Parrish
2 Luker
2 T. Naugle
2 E. White
2 Whitehorn
1 Norton
1 Taylor

Tech Falls
6 Wiseley
3 S. Jones
3 B. Jones

Major Decisions
7 S. Jones
7 B. Jones
6 Wiseley
4 Medlin
4 Whitehorn
2 Fincannon
1 Dudley
1 Parrish
1 E. White
1 Smith
1 Goodman

Decisions
31 Fincannon
17 Wiseley
16 Medlin
14 B. Jones
13 S. Jones
8 Dudley
7 Kirby
4 Wolf
3 Whitehorn
3 Smith
2 Phillips
2 Norton
1 Newberry
1 Goodman
1 C. White
1 Vaughn
1 T. Naugle

Forfeits
8 Wiseley
7 Fincannon
4 Parrish
3 Kirby
2 S. Jones
2 B. Jones
2 T. Naugle
1 Medlin
1 Dudley
1 Whitehorn
1 Phillips
1 Luker
1 Wolf
1 Norton
1 Hilger

Takedowns
119 S. Jones
87 Wiseley
86 Kirby
78 B. Jones
76 Fincannon
58 Medlin
52 Dudley
34 Whitehorn
21 Phillips
17 Smith
14 Wolf
13 C. White
13 Vaughn
13 Newberry
12 E. White
9 Goodman
8 Norton
7 Taylor
5 Parrish
3 T. Naugle
2 Luker
1 San. Naugle

Escapes
80 Kirby
70 S. Jones
62 Fincannon
44 Medlin
40 B. Jones
28 Dudley
27 Wiseley
25 Phillips
20 Whitehorn
18 E. White
14 C. White
9 Parrish
9 Taylor
8 Newberry
8 Goodman
7 Norton
6 Luker
5 Smith
4 Vaughn
4 Sam. Naugle
3 Wolf
3 T. Naugle
3 San. Naugle
3 Hilger

Nearfall Points
184 Wiseley
184 Kirby
130 B. Jones
124 S. Jones
49 Fincannon
47 Medlin
43 Dudley
21 Wolf
19 C. White
18 Smith
16 Vaughn
9 Whitehorn
9 Parrish
8 E. White
8 Newberry
7 Norton
4 Luker
3 Phillips
2 Goodman

Reversals
42 Wiseley
40 Kirby
20 B. Jones
14 S. Jones
14 Medlin
14 Fincannon
10 C. White
7 Wolf
6 Phillips
6 Newberry
5 T. Naugle
4 Dudley
4 Vaughn
4 Parrish
4 Goodman
2 Norton
2 Taylor
1 Whitehorn
1 E. White
1 Luker

CPHS Basketball: Sandites upset defending State Champs, No. 2 Booker T. Washington

University of Kansas-commit Bryce Thompson dunks in the loss to Sand Springs.

Student section chants of “this is our house” filled the air as Sand Springs toppled the defending 6A State Champions from No. 2 ranked Booker T. Washington (7-3, 4-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. No. 7 Charles Page High School (11-1, 3-1) led by as many as 16 points in the first half before the Hornets battled back, but ultimately the home team held on for a 66-62 overtime win.

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Coming into the season, seventh-year Head Coach Eric Savage had only two teams left in the Frontier Valley Conference that he had not beaten. The Sandites crossed No. 6 Union off that list last month, and now they have taken down No. 2 Booker T. Washington as well. The brutally physical game saw a combined 43 fouls, with four foul outs and one injury.

Five-star University of Kansas-signed senior Bryce Thompson led all scorers with 27 points, followed by University of Oklahoma-commit Trey Phipps with 24, but the Sandites had a more balanced team effort, with three players in double digits.

Marlo Fox scored 22 to lead the Sandites for the tenth time this season, followed by Davon Richardson with 18 points and 12 rebounds for his tenth career double-double. Cason Savage had a season-best ten points.

The home team opened on an 8-0 run with baskets from Fox and Cason Savage, and worked the lead up to an incredible 17-2 before the Hornets battled back to end the quarter 18-9. 

RaShannon Phillips hit a pair of free throws to open the second quarter, but Davon Richardson kicked off another eight-point run to regain the 15-point lead. 

By halftime the Sandites were holding a 33-21 advantage, and Fox added a layup to it to start the third. The Sandites suffered their first big loss just thirty seconds into the half, when Jaeden Hurd had his legs taken out by a Hornet diving for a loose ball. He left the game with a hurt knee and didn’t return. The Hornets went on an eleven-point run late in the third to cut it to 41-39, but Fox ended the quarter with a traditional three. 

Josh Minney hit two free throws to start the final stanza, but soon fouled out and another Hornet run tied it at 46-46 with 5:21 left after a three from Thompson. Fox retaliated with a three and the Sandites remained out front till 2:55 when Daren Hawkins fouled Phillips on a three, and Phillips made it a four-point play to tie it. 

The Hornets drained the clock till 38.2 when Savage fouled Thompson. Thompson made one and the Hornets took their first lead of the game. Richardson tied it with a free throw, then Savage sent Phipps to the line with five seconds left. The Hornet missed both shots and the game headed to overtime. 

Richardson won the tip off and Fox drained a three. Richardson added two more, then Kameron Parker fouled out and Savage made a traditional three for the 61-53 lead before Thompson put the Hornets on the board. Fox added a free throw, Phipps drilled a three, Richardson added a free throw, then Thompson sank a three to make it 63-62.

With 18.6 left Richardson scored two on an inbound throw, then Hawkins added a free throw to secure the win.

Sand Springs will return to action Friday at 8:00 p.m. with a conference road game at No. 10 Broken Arrow (12-1, 4-0). The Hornets will travel to the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Missouri on Thursday.

CPHS 66 BTW 62
1Q:
CPHS 18-9.
2Q: CPHS 15-12.
3Q: BTW 18-11.
4Q: BTW 14-9.
OT: CPHS 13-9.

Free Throws: CPHS 13-of-25, BTW 16-of-20.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-50, BTW 18-of-57.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 8, BTW 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 31, BTW 18.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 39, BTW 23.
Steals: CPHS 3, BTW 5.
Blocks: CPHS 3, BTW 1.
Fouls: CPHS 21, BTW 22.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 22, Richardson 18, Savage 10, Hurd 7, Minney 5, Hawkins 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Hawkins 3, Richardson 2, Fox 2, Hurd 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 10, Minney 6, Savage 5, Hawkins 5, Hurd 3, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 12, Minney 8, Hawkins 8, Savage 5, Hurd 4, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Steals: Richardson 1, Hurd 1.
Assists: Richardson 3, Hawkins 2, Minney 1, Savage 1.
Blocks: Minney 3.
Fouls: Minney 5, Hawkins 4, Savage 4, Richardson 3, Fox 3, Hurd 2.

(Booker T. Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Thompson 27, Phipps 24, Phillips 8, Parker 3.
Fouls: Parker 5, Breath 5, Phillips 5, Thompson 3, Phipps 2, Ruffin 2.

CPHS Basketball: Armstead scores 21 in loss to BTW, presented by Inkwell Printing

The Lady Sandites have made two double-digit comeback wins this season, but they weren’t able to do it against the undefeated No. 1 team in Class 6A. Booker T. Washington (11-0, 5-0) rolled to a dominant 65-39 Frontier Valley Conference win over No. 10 Charles Page High School (9-3, 2-2) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, despite a game-best 21-point effort from Sandite sophomore Journey Armstead. 

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The Sandites played aggressive defense throughout the first half and severely limited the Hornets in the first quarter. Armstead scored six points for a 6-5 lead before Wynette Mayberry went on a seven point run to end the period. 

Washington rode that momentum to their first double-digit lead at 21-10 after a three from Carrigan Hill and two layups from Aunisty Smith. Armstead scored her team’s first ten points before Bayleigh Cheney put up a three, then Jade Shrum hit a free throw and Hailey Jackson and Sophia Regalado scored in the paint to end the half 34-18. 

By the end of the third-quarter the Hornets were up 51-29 and they took a 26-point lead with 4:55 left in the game. Armstead hit a two and Cheney rattled off three from the charity stripe to make it 59-39, then Washington ended on a six-point run against the Sandite third-string. 

Armstead led all scorers, closely followed by Mayberry with 20. Smith was the only other player to score in double-digits, putting up 12. Both teams had eight players on the scoreboard, and Jackson had a career-high 18 rebounds. 

Washington will return to action next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a conference home game against Owasso (3-9, 1-2). Sand Springs will travel to Broken Arrow (6-5, 2-1) Friday at 6:30 p.m. 

BTW 65 CPHS 39
1Q:
BTW 12-6.
2Q: BTW 22-12.
3Q: BTW 17-11.
4Q: BTW 14-10.

Free Throws: BTW 9-of-14, CPHS 9-of-18.
Field Goals: BTW 26-of-66, CPHS 14-of-48.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 13, CPHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 25, CPHS 24.
Steals: BTW 12, CPHS 6.
Blocks: BTW 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: BTW 18, CPHS 13.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 21, Cheney 6, Jackson 3, Burris 3, Padilla 2, Regalado 2, Shrum 1, Jordan 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 8, Jordan 1, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 10, Padilla 5, Armstead 3, Shrum 2, Cheney 2, Burris 1, A. Hughes 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 18, Padilla 5, Armstead 3, Shrum 2, Cheney 2, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Regalado 1, A. Hughes 1.
Steals: Armstead 2, Shrum 2, Padilla 1, Brown 1.
Assists: Armstead 1, Jackson 1, Burris 1.
Blocks: Burris 1.
Fouls: Armstead 4, Jackson 2, Regalado 2, Padilla 1, Shrum 1, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Cheney 1.

(Booker T. Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Mayberry 20, Smith 12, Reed 8, Jones 6, Hill 5, Johnson 5, Nunez 5, Williams 4.
Fouls: Johnson 4, Reed 3, Williams 3, Hill 2, Smith 2, Mayberry 2, Jones 1, Anderson 1.

ONEOK donates $150,000 to repair Sand Springs park damaged in flood

Sand Springs, OK- Sand Springs Park Friends, Inc. has received a major donation from ONEOK to assist with the continued flood recovery at Case Community Park. ONEOK announced the gifting of $150,000 to Sand Springs Park Friends, Inc. for work at the park’s heavily damaged softball complex.

Following the flooding events of May 2019, the entire 100 acre Case Community Park was submerged beneath six feet of flowing water. The impact leveled fences, uprooted large trees, ruined sports playing surfaces and pulled apart electrical connections buried within the sports complex.

Following today’s gift from ONEOK, the Parks Department will oversee repairs to the softball complex in the coming weeks, replacing it to a pre-flood condition in time for the opening of the 2020 softball season.

“We’ve built this wonderful park with great partnerships and community support over the years”, stated City of Sand Springs Parks Director Jeff Edwards. “We’re grateful for ONEOK and their support of our mission to rebuild the softball complex and deliver quality of life services to our citizens.”

Sand Springs Park Friends, Inc. was created in 2007 by the City of Sand Springs City Council to help facilitate an easy, visible tool to generate philanthropic support and create improvements to the City’s parks system. Sand Springs Park Friends, Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 organization registered with the State of Oklahoma and the IRS to accept charitable contributions.

For more information about the City of Sand Springs, please visit www.sandspringsok.org and follow the City’s social media on Face Book and Instagram for the latest updates.

Sand Springs to host free Storm Spotter Training Class

Nasty weather that endangers lives and damages properties can occur in Oklahoma at any time of the year. Understanding what is going on in the skies above can be a life or death proposition.

Trained citizen storm spotters play a critical role in providing life-saving information to local emergency managers and meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Tulsa.

If you are interested in participating in a free storm spotter training class, please plan to attend this year’s event. Hosted by meteorologists from the Tulsa office of the National Weather Service, the class will take place at the community room of the Billie A. Hall Public Safety Center, 602 W. Morrow Rd. (south of Walmart) at the 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. No pre-registration is necessary.

The training benefits all citizens – from those affiliated with storm spotting organizations to those who just want a better understanding of what is happening around them when skies turn ominous. The class includes videos of severe storms, information on storm development and identification as well as statistics on severe storms and the damages they cause.

The training will help citizens discern between storms that have severe weather potential from those that only have menacing-looking clouds.

Although recent technology has greatly enhanced meteorologists’ abilities to provide critical and accurate storm information, trained storm spotters are irreplaceable for providing on-the-ground accounts of what is actually happening at specific locations. Many citizens have taken the class over the years to enhance their peace of mind, as well as possibly save the lives of others during a weather emergency.

For more information about the City of Sand Springs, please visit www.sandspringsok.org and follow the City’s social media on Face Book and Instagram for the latest updates.

Senator Nathan Dahm files legislation prohibiting traffic citation quotas

State Senator Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation prohibiting law enforcement entities from enacting policies that require officers, justices or judges to meet traffic citation quotas.

“It’s no secret that some jurisdictions may emphasize writing tickets at different times to try and generate more revenue,” Dahm said. “Our peace officers shouldn’t be pushed by their employers to focus on writing extra tickets or collecting extra revenue from citations.”

Senate Bill 1264 would prohibit any political subdivision or agency of the state to maintain, require or suggest policies that employee evaluations, promotions, compensation or discipline may be based on the issuance of a specified number of traffic citations by law enforcement officers, or the amount of revenue a court justice or judge collects from these citations.

The bill does not prohibit municipalities from obtaining budgetary information from the courts, including estimates of court collections in a budget year.

“Prohibiting quotas will allow our law enforcement officers to better serve our communities by keeping their focus on protecting our citizens, not bolstering revenue.” Dahm said.

Metal Forming Solutions Announces Company Transition

Metal Forming Solutions Announces Company Transition

This new company, Metal Forming Solutions (MFS) is positioned to better represent the expansion and evolution of the organization and highlight who they are and how they intend to position themselves in the marketplace.

J&J Custom Bending was formed in 1986 and later incorporated in 1993 as Cust-O-Bend, Inc; a company which provided only Cold Bending services, with a niche servicing the tight radius and special metals bending applications. In 2000, with the acquisition of Hot Forming equipment, Cust-O-Bend, Inc expanded its product offerings to include Butt-Weld Fittings, Swage Nozzles and Reducers. Over the last 32 years, Cust-O-Bend has grown to become the leading and only manufacturer in the United States that provides Hot Forming and Cold Forming solutions for their customers.

The new company, Metal Forming Solutions (MFS), represents the successful outcome of a deep and focused reflection following the passing of Cust-O-Bend’s founder, Jerry W. Herrington, in October 2018.

Jeremy Herrington, the President of Metal Forming Solutions (MFS), made the announcement to customers on December 31st, 2018. MFS is focused on a mission to continuously provide innovative solutions in its industry, manufacture high-quality products and provide customer-centric service that exceeds the expectations of its clients.

32 years ago, Jeremy Herrington first began working in this industry with his father’s company. As his knowledge of their products and the industries they served grew and his personal leadership within his fathers’ company expanded, Jeremy became Vice President of Cust-O-Bend leading the company to become one of the most respected manufacturers of hot forming, cold forming and coiling solutions.

The name Metal Forming Solutions reflects our progression and intention, to design solutions/services beyond Cold Bending and represents Jeremy’s solution-oriented commitment to MFS’s customers and the markets it serves. Metal Forming Solutions will continue to serve customers across a wide range of industries and forming applications worldwide.

Jeremy Herrington states that “we have a unique niche in the marketplace as our Hot Forming, Cold Forming and Coiling capabilities give us the ability to serve customers with any of their forming requirements, kind of a ‘one-stop does it all’ from high-pressure and low-pressure fluid flow applications down to complex or simple structural forming requirements, and everything in between. I love this field for that reason, 99% invisible to us all is the shape and form of our world around us, everything has form.”

Metal Forming Solutions is fortunate to have talented, knowledgeable and highly experienced team members which allows them to service their customers like no others. Jeremy has always cited that service is his number one priority “if we are not consistently making our customers lives easier by doing business with us, then why do they need us?”.

Following substantial investments in operations, technology, its manufacturing facilities, product development, and its team, Metal Forming Solutions today, stands firm, tall and ready to dynamically move its business forward to achieve even more success in the years ahead.

Metal Forming Solutions represents the culmination of intentional effort to be a strong, unified and focused organization that better serves a wider-breadth of clientele.

With the organizational transformation efforts implemented, Metal Forming Solutions is now focused on providing innovative and exceptional custom-made solutions to the marketplace, building out its offering and expanding its portfolio.

About Metal Forming Solutions:

Metal Forming Solutions, is a family-owned and operated business which provides industry-leading Hot Forming, Cold Forming and Coiling solutions to clients worldwide; servicing many applications across various industries including, but not limited to, Power Generation, Boiler and HRSG Steam Energy, Electric Energy, Nuclear Energy, Coal-Generation, Bio-Mass and Renewable Energy, Heaters, Furnaces, Economizers and Shell & Tube, Chemical, Petro-Chemical and Ethanol Refining Fluid and Gas Circulatory, Transmission and Transportation; Pressure Vessel & Gas Distribution, Marine Vessels (PED) Automotive, Aero-Space, Commercial and Industrial HVAC, Commercial and Construction Structural and so much more.

Gilcrease Expressway project financing partnership authorized

Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday, Jan. 6, meeting include commission approval of several Oklahoma Department of Transportation school zone safety projects and an item related to the agency’s partnership with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority on the Gilcrease Expressway project in Tulsa. Commissioners also heard updates on federal transportation funding and the state’s first transit plan.

Commissioners voted to approve use of federal funds for several school zone safety projects, including installation of signs with solar-powered warning beacons near schools on SH-4 in Mustang and on US-77 and SH-19 in Pauls Valley. Other school zone signage locations approved include SH-48 in Bearden, SH-270 in McLoud, US-77 in Paoli and SH-66 in Stroud.

The commission voted to authorize Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz to negotiate an agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to help finance the Gilcrease Expressway project in Tulsa using a loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program. With ODOT’s assistance, OTA is seeking a TIFIA loan to provide the most favorable payment and interest terms to help the authority fund construction of the five-mile segment of the new highway between I-44 and US-412, which will be paid off with toll revenues. Other project partners include the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Indian Nations Council of Governments and the Federal Highway Administration. Gatz also leads OTA as its executive director. For more information about the project, including cost and schedule, visit the OTA’s project webpage at www.drivingforwardok.com.

“This segment of the Gilcrease Expressway has been challenging to fund and this arrangement is a great example of local, state and federal government entities working together to leverage their resources to bring a major project forward that would have never happened otherwise,” Gatz said. 

Gatz updated commissioners on the recently approved federal appropriations bill that authorizes funding for Federal Fiscal Year 2020. In December, Congress and the president agreed on a long-term appropriations measure that will provide certainty in federal transportation funding for the remainder of FY 2020, allowing ODOT to continue advertising projects for bid and awarding contracts with federal funds through the fiscal year.

Finally, Gatz reported to commissioners on stakeholder meetings taking place statewide as part of development of the Oklahoma Public Transit Policy Plan. The department and the Oklahoma Transit Association are hosting regional meetings in several cities to get local input on needs from transit providers and users to help shape the state’s transit program. Meetings in McAlester and Lawton occurred in December and upcoming meetings are planned for Pryor, Durant, Oklahoma City, Woodward and Ponca City. Meeting details and more information about the plan can be found at www.oktransitplan.org

The department also welcomed an award from the American Concrete Pavement Association for a pavement rehabilitation project on I-35 and I-40 in Oklahoma County that recently earned a National Gold Award for excellence in design and construction. The $10.5 million project designed by ODOT and built by Duit Construction, of Edmond, addressed sections of I-35 between Edmond and northeast Oklahoma City and I-40 on the city’s west side.

As is customary, no new highway projects were advertised for bid in December, so no construction contracts were awarded this month. Projects advertised for bid in January can be viewed at www.odot.org/contracts.

The nine-member Oklahoma Transportation Commission, appointed by the governor and legislative leadership to oversee the state’s transportation development, awards monthly contracts for road and bridge construction. The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3. Contracts, bid information, the commission’s monthly agenda and project details can be viewed at www.odot.org.

Sand Springs to begin Main Street expansion project with new Highway 412 on-ramp

Sand Springs, OK - Road construction work will begin along south portions of Main Street as early as next week. ODOT’s $7.7M project is part of a cost share program, with 20% of the funding provided by the City of Sand Springs.

Main Street will be widened from 1st Street, southward to Morrow Road. Creation of the Lincoln On-Ramp Connector will provide traffic connection to eastbound HWY 412. Main Street, south of Morrow Road, will tie into HWY 97 from the east. A traffic signal light will be added to the new intersection of HWY 97 & Main Street.

The project includes $5.5M for roadway improvements, with $1.8 dedicated to storm water/sewer drainage. Remaining funds will be used for water line and sewer line extensions. Completion of the ODOT-managed project is estimated at 18 months.

“Sand Springs is growing, and we are committed to keeping pace with rising traffic needs in our community,” stated Mayor Jim Spoon. “We are very appreciative of the benefits the City will receive through participation in ODOT’s cost share program.”

“The Main Street Improvement project will upgrade the efficient flow of traffic during peak travel times,” stated City Manager Elizabeth Gray. “The traffic loop and additional traffic signal will also provide an alternative route for school buses and safety personnel.”

For more information about the City of Sand Springs, please visit www.sandspringsok.org and follow the City’s social media on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates.

Flood-damaged playgrounds reopen in Sand Springs's Case Community Park

The two largest playgrounds in Case Community Park are officially open for visitors. The artificial turf in the playgrounds was ruined during a historic summer 2019 flood that completely submerged the city’s 120-acre flagship park. Now, eight months later,the playground next to the splash pad, and the playground next to the Great Lawn are open to the public.

The park itself opened not long after the flood, due to a community outpouring of volunteer cleanup efforts. The City hosted a cleanup day that saw hundreds of volunteers turn out, then individual groups like the Power of Partial Improvement continued the effort.

The BMX track, soccer fields, basketball court, biking/walking trail, disc golf course, skate park, boat ramp, picnic shelters, and splash pad have been open since July, but the playgrounds were held up due to the turf. The Parks Department had to wait on their insurance company to process the claim, then due to the price of the turf, the project had to go through a public bid process. The project ultimately came in at $45,281.40.

At the City Council December meeting, Council approved a supplemental appropriation of $102,000 to continue repair efforts throughout the park. $35,000 was approved to repair the infield playing surfaces at the Will Ramsey Softball Complex, which suffered the most damage of the park’s facilities. Not only was the grading ruined by the powerful river current, but most of the fencing was ruined, as was the playground turf and the concessions building.

The playground turf at both the Softball and Baseball complexes are still in need of replacement, but should be finished soon.

Sand Springs School Board recognizes bus drivers, CBMS students at January meeting

Sand Springs school bus drivers Renee Nance, Joanne Parker, Roger Anderson, Gary Dusina, Kevin Smith, and Transportation Director Sean Parker were presented with Sandite Pacesetter Awards for their work with special needs students.

According to Parker, the special needs fleet serves 50 students in an area of over 200 square miles, and does it with only 4 buses, meaning they can’t run a regular bus route. Parker also praised Special Needs Coordinator Bobby Hunt.

Clyde Boyd Middle School seventh grade studets Gavin Strout and Macie Willits were honored with Sandite Spirit Awards for their contributions to the Shop With A Cop program. Strout reportedly raised over $900 for the program, which aims to make sure poorer students in the Sand Springs area all receive Christmas presents. The district raised $8,125 overall, benefiting over 160 students.

Superintendent Sherry Durkee also surprised the Board with plaques recognizing their contribution to the district. The Board includes Jackie Wagnon, Whitney Wagers, Mike Mullins, Rusty Gunn, and Bo Naugle.

The Board approved out-of-state travel for Vo-Ag students to attend the MWI Welding Competition in Nevada, Missouri at the end of January, and for Transportation Director Sean Parker to attend Training on Medeco Key Systems in Ontario, California in February.

The Board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Sand Springs Fire Department for a Student Internship Program.

The Board approved the employment of a high school English teacher, a Special Education teacher at Limestone Technology Academy, a Special Education paraprofessional at Angus Valley Elementary, and Bobby Klinck as Head Football Coach.

City of Sand Springs receives award for Water Fluoridation Quality

Shell Lake is one of two water sources for Sand Springs, the other being Skiatook Lake.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) recently announced that 13 water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the year 2018.

Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for preventing tooth decay. The award recognizes those communities which achieved excellence in community water fluoridation by maintaining a consistent optimal level of fluoride in drinking water throughout 2018.

During 2018, a total of 1,656 public water systems in 30 states received these awards, including 13 in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health supports community water fluoridation and recognizes the practice as beneficial to all who drink and use the water,” said Dr. Jana Winfree, director of the OSDH Dental Health Service. “Preventive dental care programs, such as community water fluoridation, make a real difference in improving the health of Oklahomans.”

Community water fluoridation has been recognized by CDC as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th Century. CDC recommends water fluoridation as one of the most practical, cost-effective, equitable, and safe measures a community can take to prevent tooth decay and improve oral health.

“Water fluoridation is one of the best investments that a community can make in maintaining the oral health of its citizens. It is equally as effective in preventing cavities in children and adults,” said Casey Hannan, acting director of the CDC Division of Oral Health. “Fluoridation is also highly cost effective. Studies continue to show that for every $1 a community invests in water fluoridation, $20 are saved in dental treatment costs.”

The following water systems received awards:

  • Bartlesville

  • Chickasha Municipal Authority

  • Madill

  • Muskogee

  • Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority (OOWA) – Pryor

  • Oklahoma City – Draper

  • Oklahoma State University – Stillwater

  • Ponca City Municipal Water

  • City of Sand Springs

  • Stillwater

  • Tahlequah – Tenkiller

  • Tulsa – A.B. Jewell

  • Tulsa – Mohawk

Oklahoma Senate leaders announce bipartisan effort to encourage U.S. Census participation

OKLAHOMA CITY – Both Republicans and Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate are joining the effort to get a full count in Oklahoma in the 2020 Census.

Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, and Senate Minority Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, announced on Wednesday that the Senate is forming a 2020 Complete Count Committee.

The U.S. Census Bureau encourages state and local governments, as well as community, business and faith leaders to form Complete Count committees to promote, through a variety of activities, the importance of a full and complete count in the census. Census data drives the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funds every year for infrastructure, including transportation, as well as education programs, health care and more. 

“It is incredibly important that each Oklahoman be counted in the 2020 Census. Increasing our participation rate in the census will provide a more accurate count and has the potential to increase the federal dollars for transportation, education, health care, and other important programs in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Senate and its members will work to encourage higher participation in the 2020 Census through the Complete Count Committee,” Treat said.

In 2010, Oklahoma’s census participation rate was just 75.5 percent. In Texas, the participation rate was 76.5 percent; in Arkansas, the participation rate was 77 percent; while in Kansas, the participation rate was 81.2 percent.

“A complete census count of all Oklahomans is critical for the future of our state,” Floyd said. “When Oklahoma taxpayers send their hard-earned dollars to Washington, they expect to receive a fair share of funding from federal programs in return, but that is not possible without an accurate census count in Oklahoma. This is why members of the Oklahoma Senate are working together on a bipartisan effort to encourage our constituents to participate in the 2020 Census.”

In Fiscal Year 2016, Oklahoma received more than $9.3 billion through 55 federal programs guided by 2010 census data. It is estimated that every person not counted in the census costs the state approximately $1,800 per year in lost federal funding for 10 years. An undercount of just 2 percent could cost the state up to $1.8 billion over a decade.

Census Day will be April 1, 2020, but Oklahoma residents can self-respond to the 2020 Census beginning in early March 2020, via the Internet, by phone, by traditional paper census questionnaire, or in-person with a U.S Census Bureau employee. The U.S. Constitution mandates a full count of the population in Article 1, Section 2. Decennial census counts are used when determining how to allocate federal funds.

For more information, check out the following links from the U.S. Census Bureau:

Senator Young files legislation to boost Oklahoma minimum wage to $10.50

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, has filed legislation to increase Oklahoman’s minimum wage requirement.

Senate Bill 1165 would require employers to pay their employees a minimum wage of $10.50 per hour, or match the federal minimum wage rate, whichever is greater. Oklahoma’s current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, which is equal to the federal minimum wage.

“The spending power of a minimum wage paycheck has been significantly reduced since the last minimum wage raise more than a decade ago,” Young said, noting the last minimum wage increase in Oklahoma was in 2008 when the rate increased from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour.  

Thirty-one states have a minimum wage requirement higher than the federal minimum, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. While Texas and Kansas match Oklahoma’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage, Missouri’s minimum wage rate is $8.60 per hour and Arkansas’ minimum wage rate is $10 per hour. Both states have plans to further increase their rates in the coming years.

“Oklahomans deserve to be paid fairly so they can offset the rising costs of healthcare, housing and food,” Young said. “Closing the wage gap between the poverty line and middle class would have a tremendous impact on our economy by increasing consumer spending and generating more tax revenue for our municipalities and state.”

 

Sand Springs accepting bids for new visitor center at Keystone Ancient Forest

Sand Springs, OK - The City of Sand Springs announces its plans to publicly bid construction documents for a planned 2,000-square foot visitor center at Keystone Ancient Forest nature preserve, just west of Sand Springs. The City-owned project is the result of public bond support from the Citizens of Sand Springs and major philanthropic support from the Sharna and Irvin Frank Family Foundation.

The 2-level structure is the result of several years of planning, fundraising, master planning and (most recently) architectural design work by Studio45 Architects of Tulsa. Upon completion, the new design will feature a glassed in multi-function observation floor and modern restroom facilities. Below the main observation floor and restrooms, space will be allocated for park maintenance, storage and mechanical building systems. The facility will serve as the formal gateway for visitors to hike and enjoy nearly ten miles of pedestrian hiking at the forest.

The City will advertise for public bids early this month. Interested bidders can contact Grant Gerondale, Community Development Director at (918) 246-2504 for plan set details.

Sealed bids will be received in the temporary office of the City Clerk at 217 N. McKinley Ave until 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Sealed bids will then be opened at the Case Community Center at 10:15 a.m.

The Keystone Ancient Forest opened for public visitation in October of 2007 and has become one of Oklahoma’s premier hiking destinations. Thousands of hikers enjoy year-round trail hikes amidst the oldest publicly accessible, protected, Crosstimbers forest remnant in the United States.

For more information about the City of Sand Springs, please visit www.sandspringsok.org and follow the City’s social media on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates.

What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (1/5 - 1/12/2020)

Monday

  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Chamber Open Forum.

    • Lunch $15, RSVP required - denise@sandspringschamber.com

    • Tulsa Tech - Sand Springs Campus
      924 East Charles Page Boulevard

  • 7:00 p.m. Board of Education meeting.

Tuesday

  • 10:30 a.m. Build a Reader Storytime.

    • Charles Page Library
      551 East 4th Street

  • 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Art Class for Kids.

    • ZegART Studios
      700 East Charles Page Boulevard

  • 6:30 p.m. CPHS Girls Basketball vs. Jenks.
    8:00 p.m. CPHS Boys Basketball vs. Jenks.

    • Ed Dubie Field House
      600 North Adams Road

  • 7:00 p.m. CPHS Wrestling vs. Bixby.

    • Clyde Boyd Middle School
      305 West 35th Street

Wednesday

Thursday

  • 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Build a Read Storytime + Stay & Play.

    • Pratt Library
      3219 South 113th West Avenue

  • 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lego Fun!

    • Charles Page Library
      551 East 4th Street

  • 5:30 p.m. Airport Advisory Board meeting.

  • 6:00 p.m. BINGO.

    • American Legion Post 17
      500 North Main Street

  • 7:00 p.m. CPHS Wrestling vs. Collinsville.

    • Ed Dubie Field House
      600 North Adams Road

Friday

  • 9:00 a.m. CPHS Wrestling at Cushing Tiger Invitational.

    • Cushing Fieldhouse
      1700 East Walnut Street
      Cushing, OK 74023

Saturday

  • 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Open Hike Day.

    • Keystone Ancient Forest
      160 Ancient Forest Drive

  • 9:00 a.m. CPHS Wrestling at Cushing Tiger Invitational.

    • Cushing Fieldhouse
      1700 East Walnut Street
      Cushing, OK 74023


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Sand Springs student Sean Kuehn selected to serve on Oklahoma Student Advisory Council

Sean Kuehn (center) receives the August 2018 Sandite Spirit Award. Kuehn was recently selected to serve on the Oklahoma 2020 Student Advisory Council.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister recently announced that 104 Oklahoma high school students have been named to her 2020 Student Advisory Council, the fifth consecutive year the group has been convened to assist Hofmeister and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) in matters of policy.

Charles Page High School student Sean Kuehn was among the selected representatives.

“As we continue to improve public education, it is imperative to gather feedback and insight directly from Oklahoma students,” Hofmeister said. “Each year I continue to be touched by the wisdom, hope and compassion of these amazing young people who represent their schools and communities.”

Dominant themes voiced by last year’s Student Advisory Council were the importance of personal financial literacy, increased awareness of student mental health needs, and how trauma affects chronic absenteeism and student success. Feedback from the Council has been instrumental in state-level initiatives to provide teachers more professional development in trauma-informed instruction, replace end-of-course high school testing with ACT or SAT, and pilot Individual Career Academic Planning (ICAP).

The students, recommended by their district superintendents, hail from across Oklahoma and represent rural, urban and suburban schools of all sizes. Twenty-four are returning members who have served on the council in previous years.

The first meeting of the Student Advisory Council is scheduled for 10 a.m., Jan. 29, in Room 535 of the State Capitol.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites win Enid Tournament 61-36 over Bixby - presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 6 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team has been unstoppable this season, and they improved their record to 9-0 Saturday night at the Stride Bank Center, beating Bixby 61-36 in the Enid Holiday Classic Championship finals. It was their first regular season tournament title since 2015.

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Marlo Fox drained a three to start the game, and the Sandites never trailed. They took a 12-3 lead before the Spartans closed the period with five unanswered points. Sand Springs dominated the second period and took a 33-20 lead into the locker room. They were only up 25-20 after a six-point run from the Spartans, but scored eight straight to end the quarter.

The scoring streak stretched into the second half as they opened the quarter on a six-point run to make it 39-20 before Parker Friedrichsen sank a three. The Sandites went up 47-27 to end the third and maintained a 20-point lead for the entire fourth quarter.

Friedrichsen led all scorers with 16 points, followed by Jaeden Hurd. Hurd put up 14 points to match his season-best and to lead his team for the first time this year. Fox scored 13 and was named the Tournament MVP. Josh Minney scored 11 and Davon Richardson added 9. Minney and Richardson were both named to the All-Tournament team.

Sand Springs will return to action Saturday, January 4th at 4:00 p.m. with a non-conference game in Ponca City (1-5). They previously beat Ponca 75-64 in the season opener. Bixby (4-5) will compete at the Bartlesville Tournament beginning January 9th. Sand Springs and Bixby will meet again January 31st in a Frontier Valley Conference match-up at Sand Springs.

CPHS 61 Bixby 36
1Q:
CPHS 12-8.
2Q: CPHS 21-12.
3Q: CPHS 14-7.
4Q: CPHS 14-9.

Free Throws: CPHS 21-of-34, Bixby 12-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-41, Bixby 10-of-36.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, Bixby 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, Bixby 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 25, Bixby 20.
Steals: CPHS 13, Bixby 4.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Bixby 0.
Fouls: CPHS 18, Bixby 25.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Hurd 14, Fox 13, Minney 11, Richardson 9, Hawkins 9, Savage 5.
Offensive Rebounds: Fox 2, Hurd 2, Richardson 1, Hawkins 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 6, Hurd 5, Richardson 3, Hawkins 3, Savage 2.
Total Rebounds: Hurd 7, Minney 6, Richardson 4, Hawkins 4, Fox 2, Savage 2.
Steals: Hawkins 5, Hurd 3, Minney 2, Fox 1, Richardson 1, Savage 1.
Assists: Fox 1, Minney 1, Hurd 1, Savage 1, Hawkins 1.
Blocks: Fox 1, Minney 1.
Fouls: Minney 5, Savage 4, Fox 3, Richardson 3, Hawkins 2, Hurd 1.

All Tournament Team: Jayden Hill (HFC), D’Marius Dobbins (HFC), Elias Prescott (Green Country), Luke Seals (Ponca City), Justin Thompson (Ponca City), Marlo Fox (CPHS, Davon Richardson (CPHS, Josh Minney (CPHS), Parker Friedrichsen (Bixby), Preston Cowen (Bixby), Carter Owens (Enid).

CPHS Basketball: Girls place second at Enid Holiday Classic - presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (7-2) took second place at the Enid Holiday Classic Saturday night at the Stride Bank Center, falling 49-45 to No. 12 Edmond Memorial (7-3). Sophomore Journey Armstead led the Sandites with 15 points and freshman Hailey Jackson posted her second double-double of the weekend with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Both were named to the All-Tournament team.

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Armstead was first on the board with a three-pointer, then Jackson made it 5-2 before Baylor Franz scored through a foul and tied it up with the and-one. Jade Shrum hit the next deep ball, then Armstead hit two from the charity stripe to double the Bulldogs.

Memorial came storming back, however, scoring fourteen unanswered points for a 19-12 lead early in the second period. Shrum and Bayleigh Cheney hit back-to-back threes to make it a one-point game, but foul trouble allowed the Bulldogs to maintain a 25-20 advantage at the half. The Sandites committed 15 fouls in the first half to the Bulldogs’ six.

Madison Burris kicked off the second half with a three, but Memorial maintained its lead and even pushed it as far as 34-27 before Jackson hit back-to-back twos and Cheney hit a three to tie it at 34-34.

Burris gave the Sandites their first lead since the first period, early in the fourth at 37-36, but Cayren Davis soon retaliated. Armstead tied it with a free throw, then took the lead with a two before Lexi Hensley and Franz scored back-to-back to make it 42-40. The Sandites would not lead again.

Sand Springs will return to action January 4th at 6:30 p.m. with a non-conference road game at No. 18 Ponca City (8-2), who they previously defeated 62-47 in the season opener. Memorial will travel to No. 4 Norman (7-1) for a conference battle January 7th at 6:00 p.m.

EM 49 CPHS 45
1Q:
EM 15-12.
2Q: EM 10-8.
3Q: CPHS 14-9.
4Q: EM 15-11.

Free Throws: CPHS 6-of-16, EM 12-of-21.
Field Goals: CPHS 16-of-62. EM 17-of-49.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 13, EM 13.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 17, EM 33.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 30, EM 46.
Steals: CPHS 7, EM 2.
Blocks: CPHS 1, EM 0.
Fouls: CPHS 21, EM 15.


(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 15, Jackson 10, Burris 7, Cheney 7, Burris 7, Shrum 6.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 4, Jackson 4, Burris 2, Regalado 1, Shrum 1, Jordan 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 7, Regalado 3, Armstead 2, Burris 2, Shrum 1, Hampton 1, Cheney 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 11, Armstead 6, Regalado 4, Burris 4, Shrum 2, Jordan 1, Hampton 1, Cheney 1.
Steals: Armstead 2, Burris 2, Regalado 1, Shrum 1, J. Hughes 1.
Assists: Burris 3, Regalado 2, Armstead 1, Jackson 1, Jordan 1.
Blocks: Cheney 1.
Fouls: Jordan 5, Armstead 4, Jackson 3, Regalado 3, Burris 2, Shrum 1, Harris 1, Hampton 1, Cheney 1.

(Edmond Memorial partial stats)
Scoring: Langenberg 11, K. Davis 9, Franz 8, Hensley 8, Hjelmstad 6, C. Davis 5. Levings 2.
Fouls: Franz 4, Levings 4, Hensely 3, Langenberg 2, Hjelmstad 1, Hoppe 1.