CPHS Basketball: Sandites headed to State Tournament - presented by Inkwell Printing

For the second time in the past three years the Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (19-7) is headed to the Class 6A State Tournament following an Area Consolation Finals win over No. 18 ranked Owasso (13-14). The No. 9 Sandites never once trailed in the 64-50 Saturday night victory at the Catoosa Activities Center.

Coverage of the Sandite post-season is brought to you through partnership with Inkwell Printing, the official provider of Sand Springs sports apparel. Inkwell offers fully sublimated jerseys with fast turnaround at affordable prices in time for the spring athletic season.

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The Sandites started the game on fire, scoring on their first three field goal attempts for a 7-0 lead before Owasso even got off a shot. Kyler Mann got the Rams on the board with a putback and Trenton Ellison sank a three, but Cason Savage responded with two twos. Davon Richardson scored threes on the first and last buckets of the period to bookend a 14-7 lead. 

Marlo Fox got on the board with a three to start the second period and Josh Minney added another three for their biggest lead of the half at 24-11 before the Sandites got into foul trouble. Mann made a traditional three and added two more free throws on the next possession, then Ellison cut it to 24-20 with a four-point play. Fox and Savage added a bucket apiece to end the half 28-20.

The Rams had more rebounds, more steals, and only four fouls to the Sandites’ nine, but struggled with field goal accuracy, going 7-of-20 in the first half. 

Sand Springs really began to run away with it in the third quarter, holding their foes to only three field goals for a 43-28 lead. Their biggest lead of the game came at 50-32 in the fourth, but Owasso refused to go down without a fight and won the final quarter. Both teams ended up well into the double bonus with Ethan Oakley fouling out at the 5:21 mark and Mann fouling out at 3:11. 

Richardson, a senior University of Central Oklahoma-commit, led all scorers with 23 points, followed by Minney with 16, Fox with 13, and Savage with 10. Mann led Owasso with 14 points, and Ellison was the only other Ram in double digits with 11.

The first round of the State Tournament will be played Thursday at Memorial High School Veterans’ Arena in Tulsa. The semifinals and Championship will be played at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center. The Sandites’ opponent and game time have yet to be determined.

CPHS 64 OHS 50
1Q: CPHS 14-7.
2Q: CPHS 14-13.
3Q: CPHS 15-8.
4Q: OHS 22-21.

Free Throws: CPHS 14-of-20, OHS 15-of-19.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-43, OHS 15-of-52.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, OHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 24, OHS 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 29, OHS 22.
Steals: CPHS 7, OHS 9.
Blocks: CPHS 6, OHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 22, OHS 19.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Richardson 23, Minney 16, Fox 13, Savage 10, Askew 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 2, Minney 1, Savage 1, Askew 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 7, Richardson 6, Savage 5, Fox 3, Askew 2, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 8, Minney 8, Savage 6, Fox 3, Askew 3, Oakley 1.
Steals: Fox 2, Minney 2, Richardson 1, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Assists: Richardson 2, Fox 2, Savage 1.
Blocks: Minney 3, Richardson 2, Oakley 1.
Fouls: Oakley 5, Richardson 4, Fox 3, Minney 3, Savage 2, Shoemaker 2, Clark 2, Askew 1.

(Owasso partial stats)
Scoring: Mann 14, Ellison 11, Fry 9, Armstrong 8, Potter 5, Journee 3.
Fouls: Mann 5, Fry 4, Potter 3, Journee 3, Armstrong 2, Ellison 2.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites fall 66-60 to No. 1 Booker T. Washington - presented by Inkwell Printing

Down by three points with 14.6 seconds left to play, Davon Richardson scored through contact and the Catoosa Activity Center erupted with excitement. Unfortunately for Sand Springs, the University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior was called for charging and the storybook comeback wouldn’t come to pass.

The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys basketball team (18-7) won the second half against No. 1 Booker T. Washington (20-5) Friday night in the Area Championship, but was unable to overcome a lopsided second period and fell 66-60. The Washington Hornets will advance to the State Tournament, while the Sandites will get a second chance in the Area Consolation bracket Saturday at 6:30 p.m. 

Coverage of the Sandite postseason is brought to you in partnership with Inkwell Printing, the official provider of all Sand Springs athletic gear. Inkwell offers affordable jerseys, spirit wear, and promotional merchandise with fast turnaround and top quality.

Richardson and Marlo Fox drained threes on their first two possessions, then Fox scored two on a steal from Richardson for an 8-0 lead before Kameron Parker got the Hornets on the board with a three. Richardson added two from the charity stripe, but Kansas-commit Bryce Thompson and Oklahoma-commit Trey Phipps scored five on back to back steals. Fox added a second three-pointer, but Washington went on a seven point run and took their first lead on a three from Phipps. Josh Minney hit a layup to end the first quarter 15-15. 

Ijai Johnson and Richardson traded threes to open the second quarter, but the Hornets went on a nine point run before Fox broke it up with a three. Phipps rattled off a trio of free throws, then Jalen Breath and Phipps hit layups for the 34-21 advantage. Fox broke up that run with a reverse layup, Thompson scored two more, then Fox scored two from the stripe to end the half down 36-25. 

The Sandites were a perfect 5-of-5 on three pointers in the first half and outshot the Hornets all around, but Washington had the Sandites drastically outsized in the paint and came away with six offensive rebounds while giving up none, and won the steal battle seven to two.

Sand Springs narrowly won a back and forth third period after a four point run from Minney cut it to 49-39. A five point Sandite streak in the fourth got them as close as 54-47, but a three from Johnson and a dunk from Breath gave the Hornets a twelve-point lead entering the final two minutes. Sand Springs wouldn’t go down without a fight.

Richardson scored two on a steal from Savage, Thompson hit a free throw, then the Sandites went on a run. Fox hit two free throws, then Richardson scored back to back putbacks on steals from Savage and Minney to make it 60-55 with 44 seconds left. 

Savage sent Phipps to the line and the Hornet missed his shot. Minney rebounded and Richardson drew a foul and sank two to make it 60-57. Minney sent Thompson to the line for two and he made both, but Breath fouled Savage on a three and the Sandite hit all three to make it 62-60.

Richardson sent Thompson to the line for one, and it looked like he would have a shot to tie the game up when he scored through contact. But the basket was waved off for charging and he was ejected for his fifth foul as the Sandites’ final hopes evaporated. Phipps and Thompson added three more free throws to end the game.

Thompson led all scorers with 23 points, closely followed by Richardson with 21 points and 10 rebounds for his tenth double-double of the season. Fox and Phipps scored 19 apiece, Minney added 13 for the Sandites and Johnson had 10 for the Hornets.

Sand Springs will return to action Saturday at 6:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 13 Putnam City North (14-9) vs. No. 18 Owasso (12-13). Catoosa High School is located at 2000 South Cherokee Street.

BTW 66 CPHS 60
1Q: Tied 15-15.
2Q: BTW 21-10.
3Q: CPHS 14-13.
4Q: CPHS 21-17.

Free Throws: BTW 13-of-18, CPHS 14-of-15.
Field Goals: BTW 22-of-45, CPHS 20-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 6, CPHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 16, CPHS 15.
Total Rebounds: BTW 22, CPHS 21.
Steals: BTW 9, CPHS 8.
Blocks: BTW 4, CPHS 2.
Fouls: BTW 11, CPHS 18.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Richardson 21, Fox 19, Minney 13, Savage 5, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 5, Minney 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 6, Richardson 5, Savage 2, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 10, Minney 7, Savage 2, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Steals: Richardson 5, Savage 2, Minney 1.
Assists: Richardson 2.
Blocks: Richardson 1, Oakley 1.
Fouls: Richardson 5, Savage 4, Fox 3, Minney 2, Clark 2, Oakley 1, Askew 1.

(Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Thompson 23, Phipps 19, Johnson 10, Breath 8, Parker 6.
Fouls: Thompson 4, Parker 2, Phipps 2, Breath 2, Johnson 1.

Charles Page High School debuts "Little Shop of Horrors"

Ben Stowell and Jennah Hendricks star in “Little Shop of Horrors.” Click here to view the full photo gallery.

The Charles Page High School drama department debuted their rendition of “Little Shop of Horrors” Thursday night. The dark comedy stars Ben Stowell as Seymour, a florist who raises a carnivorous plant with a fondness for human flesh.

Jennah Hendricks portrays Audrey, Seymour’s love interest and co-worker, and the two are employed by Mr. Mushnik, played by Cole Shoemaker. Also starring in the play is Will Bouchard as Orin Scrivello, DDS, the abusive boyfriend of Audrey who Seymour must compete with.

When Mushnik’s Skid Row Florist shop begins to struggle financially, Seymour turns things around by advertising his unique plant. Eventually the plant begins to speak, and demands that Seymour provide it with human flesh, leading Seymour down a dark path.

Little Shop of Horrors was originally a 1960 film that was adapted for an off-Broadway production in 1982 with music by Alan Menken and a book and lyrics by Howard Ashman. That play was in turn adapted for film by Frank Oz in 1986 with an ensemble cast including Bill Murray, John Candy, Steve Martin, and Rick Moranis, which received two Oscar nominations.

The Sand Springs production is led by a team of more than sixty high school students under the direction of Andrea Campfield. The play will have 7:00 p.m. showtimes on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students, senior citizens, and teachers.

Cast List

Seymour: Ben Stowell (Understudy Will Bouchard).
Audrey: Jennah Hendricks/Alyse Wallace.
Mushnik: Cole Shoemaker.
Orin Scrivello DDS: Will Bouchard (Understudy Dylan Kirk).
Voice of the Plant: Johnathan Coble and Dustin Morrow.

Ronnette Singers
Crystal: Karlie Roulet.
Chiffon: Alyse Wallace.
Ronnette: Alyssa Allen.
Dee Dee: Sadie Plowman.
Joni: Hailey Duncan.
Della: Caroline Perkins.

Ronnette Dancers:
Susie Kaufman - Choreographer.
Cassidy Meadors.
Caylee O’Bryan.
Jenny Owens.
Ashley Hall.
Autumn Medeiros.
Keila Williams.

Ensemble / Skid Row Residents:
Tonja Pipes.
Jake Anderson.
Destinay Liethleiter.
Makasi Boykin.
Shayne Carpenter.
Zach Butler.
Jonathan Coble.
Logan Swinney.
Dylan Kirk.
Elijah Chronister.
Cheyenne Hampton.

Plant Puppeteers: Sunny Williams / Zach Butler.
Skip Snip: Dylan Kirk.
Mrs. Luce: Alexis Chidester.
Bernstein: Elijah Cronister.
Martin: Jake Anderson.

Stage Managers: Alexis Chidester / Olivia Birdsong.

Directed by Andrea Campfield.
Musical Direction: Peter Whipple.
Accompanist: Amanda Teachnor.
Band Direction: Kyle Wright.

Backstage Crew:
Heaven Ackley.
Hailee Ackley.
William Owen.
Erin Beard.

Sound Tech and Operator: Bryson Jackson.
Light Operator: Aaron Coslik.
Spots: Luke Scantling / Kaitlynn Duty.
Makeup: Erin Beard / Olivia Birdsong.
Costumes: Leah Evans.

Set Design:
Amberly Watson.
Ayla Nerren.
Elizabeth Smith.

Set Construction:
Stage Craft 3rd and 7th hours.
Nate Campbell.
Braden Foster.
Trent Goldman.
Jarret Haley.
Nick Hancock.
Hunter Rotramel.
Carter Williams.
Hayden King.
Haiden Staab.
Chase Smith.
Connor Harrison.
Amberly Watson.
Ayla Nerren.
Elizabeth Smith.

Band:
Drums: Hunter Carroll.
Bass: Keith Carver / Sam Keiper.
Guitar: Bryce Gregory.
Keyboard: Ayla Nerren / Tamika Jones.
Percussion: Sophie Comer.
Trumpet: Kaden Gonzalez / Hudson Shelton.
Clarinet: Brock Comer / Aylan Nerren.
Bass Clarinet: Tatum Velasquez.
Sax: Natalie Bunch.
Flute: Haley Stuckey / Lauren Wormuth / Jessica Essley.
Baritone: Zander Zieman.

Senate passes resolution calling for an Article V Convention of States

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, honored the legacy of former United States Senator Tom Coburn Wednesday with the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 41, which calls for an Article V Convention of States to amend the U.S. Constitution. Coburn is a staunch advocate for a convention and has said it is the only way to halt the overreach of power by the federal government.

SJR 41 would call for Constitutional amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress.

“There are two ways amendments to the Constitution are proposed – through a two-thirds majority of Congress or a two-thirds majority of the states,” Standridge said. “Our founders provided this right as a means to correct any imbalance of power between the states and the federal government, and to attempt to solve problems that Congress could not or would not address.”

Standridge said the only way to reign in the federal government is through a convention of states, and he outlined the changes needed to restore power to the states and the people in SJR 41.

“Dr. Coburn has worked with Oklahoma legislators and citizens to show that an amendments convention could solve some of our nation’s most critical problems,” Standridge said. “Since Congress is out of control, it is up to us to limit their power, enact term limits and keep the nation from further debt by passing a balanced budget mandate.”

The resolution now heads to the House of Representatives for approval. Rep. Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, is the principal House author.

Editor’s Note: Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman, representing Sand Springs, voted against the measure. Read the full resolution here. Standridge authored a similar bill (SJR4) in 2016 that also passed both houses.

SJR41 adds a section limiting the scope of the Convention of States to cover only the issues named in the resolution. SJR4 would have allowed amendments to be proposed for issues not named in the bill.

Similar bills have been passed by the legislatures in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. Article V requires a two-thirds majority of states to call for a convention.

Oklahoma Senate approves Unborn Person Wrongful Death Act

*Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the Oklahoma State Senate Communications Division. Sandite Pride has not independently verified the claims made in this article. Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman, representing Sand Springs, voted against this measure.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Senate approved the Unborn Person Wrongful Death Act Thursday to address the pain and suffering of family members of babies whose lives are ended through abortion. Senator David Bullard, R-Durant, is the author of Senate Bill 1728, which modifies provisions relating to awarding damages resulting from wrongful death in cases of abortions performed under fraudulent circumstances. 

The bill authorizes parents and grandparents to recover damages relating to mental pain, anguish and pecuniary loss and holds the physician who performs the abortion fraudulently solely liable for the wrongful death.

Bullard said the bill has been a long time coming and thanked his colleagues for supporting the rights of Oklahoma’s families and remembering the innocent lives lost.

“With the passage of Senate Bill 1728, the Senate has taken a bold step in guaranteeing Oklahoma families their constitutional right to seek recourse through legal civil action to protect their families from wrongful death. Our federal and state constitutions as well as codified statutes guarantee every Oklahoman the right to civil recourse of wrongful death,” Bullard said. “This bill will finally add the forgotten family members to this guaranteed protection and bring justice for the multitude of wronged families across the state. I want to thank my colleagues for their support in voting for this overdue protection that our citizens have long been deprived.”

The bill outlines under which circumstances a wrongful suit may be filed. It also states that if some or all of the provisions of the measure are permanently or temporarily restrained by a court order, the remaining provisions will be enforced.

During his debate, Bullard cited that the Justice Foundation has found that up to 69 percent of abortions in the U.S. are performed without legal consent. Their findings show that these mothers are persuaded to go through with abortions through illegal coercion including being lied to about the age or health of their babies or about the safety of the actual procedure. Many mothers are drugged prior to actually agreeing to the procedure thinking they are only getting examined but wake up to realize the procedure is complete.

Last month, Bullard welcomed two victims of illegal coercion that led to the deaths of their unborn children and left one unable to have any more children.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 623,000 abortions were performed in 2016. There were nearly 200 abortions for every 1,000 live births that year.   

SB 1728, which passed 37-9, will now be sent to the House for further consideration.

Junior Achievement of Oklahoma Receives $50,000 from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma

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William Cloud, President Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, Bob Peters, Grand Master of Masons in Oklahoma, Brian Jackson, Junior Achievement of Oklahoma, Jo Wise, Junior Achievement of Oklahoma, John Logan, Executive Director Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma.

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma presented a $50,000 donation to Junior Achievement of Oklahoma Wednesday.

“These dollars will continue support for our efforts teaching the most important life lessons of budgeting, financial investments, philanthropy, and personal finances through Junior Achievement capstone programs like JA Finance Park-Mobile that provide the outreach necessary to serve rural Oklahoma students,” said JA Development Manager Brian Jackson in a statement.

Through hands-on classroom activities and site-based experiences, JA Finance Park students build a foundation for making intelligent, lifelong personal finance decisions. The program includes hands-on in-school activities that culminate with a visit to the JA Finance Park.

The JA Finance Park-Mobile will now include a new philanthropy kiosk named for the Masonic Charity Foundation. The Park-Mobile is dedicated to educating 7.000 Oklahoma middle and high school students in the basics of financial literacy, budgeting, investing, philanthropy, and managing risk, all while reinforcing the value of education and how it affects one’s future.

“The Masonic Fraternity is proud to support financial literacy education programs such as those offered by Junior Achievement,” says Masonic Grand Master Bob Peters. “The financial knowledge gained in this program will empower students to make good financial decisions as they begin their adult lives.”

JA Finance Park takes reality-based learning to a new level by placing students into authentic, tangible, real-world scenarios where they take control of their decisions. JA Finance Park will bring together teachers, community and corporate volunteers, and local businesses to prepare students for adult life.

Oklahoma selects Trump, Biden in primaries, Tulsa County approves Sunday liquor sales

Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won Oklahoma’s Republican Party primary election on Super Tuesday, receiving 92.6% of the vote in a field of six candidates. Joe Walsh, who had already dropped out of the race prior to Tuesday, came in second with 3.7%, followed by Matthew Matern with 1.3%.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Oklahoma Democratic Party’s delegates with 38.7% of the vote in a fourteen candidate field. Senator Bernie Sanders received 25.4% of the vote, followed by Senator Elizabeth Warren with 13.4%. Sanders previously won the Oklahoma election in 2016.

295,409 votes were cast in the Republican primary. 303,977 votes were cast in the Democratic primary, which was also open to Independents. No Libertarian candidates filed in Oklahoma. More than 32,000 Oklahomans voted for candidates who had already dropped out of the race.

A Tulsa County proposition to allow Sunday liquor sales was overwhelmingly approved, with 73.3% of voters in support. 106,590 voters responded to the question. Liquor stores in Tulsa County will be allowed to operate as soon as this coming Sunday.

Sand Springs Museum exhibiting Lawton artist Robert Peterson in March

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The Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum will be featuring art from Robert Peterson of Lawton during the month of March. Peterson held a meet and greet session during the exhibit’s debut on Sunday.

Peterson specializes in portraits, and has only been painting since 2012. He was named the 2016 “Artist of the Year for Southwestern Oklahoma” by the Oklahoma Arts Council. In 2017 he was named the Spectrum Spotlight Artist of the Year, and his work has reportedly been featured in the Huffington Post, and on MTV.com.

The Sand Springs Museum is located inside the former Page Memorial Library building at 9 East Broadway Street downtown. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

In addition to Peterson’s art, the museum is also filled with permanent displays of Sand Springs history, including Native American artifacts. The museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sand Springs City Council honors outgoing Chamber of Commerce President Kristen Cepak

The Sand Springs City Council honored outgoing Chamber of Commerce President Kristen Cepak with a Certificate of Appreciation for her years of service at their recent Monday meeting. Cepak recently announced she will be moving to Texas to care for her ailing parents, but hopes to return to Sand Springs in the future.

Mayor Jim Spoon recognized Cepak for nurturing relationships between the City government, the School District, and local businesses. Cepak has overseen a period of significant growth in Chamber membership, has helped grow the annual Chillin ‘n’ Grillin Festival, and launched a Hometown Holiday Christmas Festival. She oversaw the return of the Leadership Sand Springs program, the launch of the Small Business Initiative, and the expansion of the Chamber into a new building with the creation of a business incubator.

The Chamber of Commerce is still accepting applications for the President position. For more information, visit this link.

In other news:

Council unanimously approved a specific use permit allowing Eagle’s View RV Park to expand into an adjacent property at 20601 West Wekiwa Road. 

Council approved a specific use permit for a marijuana growing facility at 1150 East Charles Page Boulevard. Jinyu Green, LLC plans to open the facility in a building adjoining the old K-Mart building at the Harris Shopping Center. Council had a split 5-2 vote with Councilors Brian Jackson, Phil Nollan, Mike Burdge, Patty Dixon, and Jim Spoon voting in favor with Nancy Riley and Beau Wilson dissenting. 

Council unanimously approved an Engineering Design Agreement with Keithline Engineering for work relating to ten downtown asphalt overlay project.

Council unanimously approved two interlocal agreements with Tulsa County for 41 other overlay projects throughout residential neighborhoods on both sides of the river. 17 projects are scheduled for Fall of 2020 and 24 are scheduled for Fall of 2021. 

Council unanimously approved a $48,990 expense to purchase a golf simulator from Trackman Simulator Solutions for the Canyons at Blackjack Ridge golf clubhouse. The simulator will expand the ability of the course pros to offer private lessons and training. The funding will be provided by a 2018 General Obligation bond election.

Council unanimously approved a zoning change from Agricultural to Commercial Shopping for the former ODOT building on the southeast corner of 41st Street and Highway 97. The land was recently sold at auction to a developer who is planning an Urgent Care facility for the location.

Council unanimously approved a resolution awarding the Keystone Ancient Forest Visitor Center construction project to Bravo Builders. The $927,000 facility will serve as the face of the historic nature preserve and hiking grounds that have been steadily growing as a regional destination for nature lovers across Oklahoma. The building is expected to be completed by the New Year of 2021.

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Observation tower being purchased for Keystone Ancient Forest.

Council also unanimously approved a transfer of appropriations of $108,000 from the Highway Brush Removal/Cleanup fund to the Keystone Ancient Forest Observation Tower fund. The City will be purchasing a disused 100-foot fire lookout tower from the Oklahoma Forestry Service. The “Beaver Tower” is currently located in Cookson, Oklahoma and is listed with the National Historic Lookout Register as an item of historical and cultural significance.

Council unanimously approved a $28,038 expenditure to Aaron Fence Co. for fencing repairs at the Will Ramsey Softball Complex in Case Community Park. 

Council unanimously approved a fourth one-year extension to the existing mowing contract with Precision Lawncare of Tulsa, LLC. The extended contract will last through June 30, 2021 at a cost of $258,734 then will go up for public bid in 2021. 

Council unanimously approved the final plat for the Second Sunrise Addition, a one-block five-lot subdivision on the northeast corner of 6th Street and Industrial Avenue.

What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (3/1 - 3/8/2020)

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Monday

• 8:00 a.m. Lady Sandite Tennis.

  • Union Freshman Academy
    7616 South Garnett Road
    Broken Arrow, OK 74012

• 9:00 a.m. Lady Sandite Golf.

  • Sapulpa City Golf Course
    1200 West Dewey Avenue
    Sapulpa, OK 74066

• 5:30 p.m. SSPS District Dialogue meeting.
  7:00 p.m. SSPS Board of Education meeting.

  • Click here to view agenda.

  • CPHS Fine Arts Building.
    600 North Adams Road

• 6:00 p.m. Acrylic Painting.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

• 6:00 p.m. Sandite Baseball vs. Edmond Memorial.

  • Sandite Sports Complex
    408 West 55th Street

Tuesday

• 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Election Day.

  • Click here for more information.

• 8:30 a.m. Tax Increment District Review Committee meeting.

  • Click here to view agenda.

  • Billie A. Hall Public Safety Center - Room B106
    602 West Morrow Road

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

  • Charles Page Library
    551 East 4th Street

• 11:30 a.m. Art Class for Kids.
  4:00 p.m. Art Class for Kids.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

• 6:00 p.m. Sandite Baseball vs. Edmond Memorial.

  • Bulldog Baseball Field
    1001 South Rankin Street
    Edmond, OK 73034

• 6:00 p.m. Lady Sandite Soccer vs. Bartlesville.
  8:00 p.m. Sandite Boys’ Soccer vs. Bartlesville.

  • Memorial Stadium
    600 North Adams Road

Wednesday

• 11:30 a.m. Art Class for Kids.
  4:00 p.m. Art Class for Kids.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

• 6:30 p.m. Glow Party.
  7:00 p.m. Dr. Seuss Rally.

  • CrossPoint Church
    4600 South 129th West Avenue

Thursday

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

  • Pratt Library
    3219 South 113th West Avenue

• 11:30 a.m. Art Class for Kids.
  1:00 p.m. “I Cant Draw a Straight Line.”
  4:00 p.m. Art Class for Kids.
  5:30 p.m. Crochet Class.
  6:00 p.m. Advanced Drawing Adult and Teen Class.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

• 6:00 p.m. BINGO.

  • American Legion Post 17
    500 North Main Street

• 7:00 p.m. CPHS drama presents “Little Shop of Horrors”

  • Charles Page High School
    500 North Adams Road

Friday

• 8:00 a.m. Lady Sandite Tennis.

  • Jenks Tennis Complex
    110 West K Place
    Jenks, OK 74037

• 12:15 p.m. Sandite Track and Field.

  • Owasso High School
    12901 East 86th Street North
    Owasso, OK 74055

• 6:00 p.m. Therapeutic Art.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

• 6:00 p.m. Sandite Baseball vs. Shawnee.

  • Shawnee High School
    1001 North Kennedy Avenue
    Shawnee, OK 74801

• 6:30 p.m. Sandite Boys’ Basketball vs. Booker T. Washington (Area Championship).

  • Catoosa High School
    2000 South Cherokee Street
    Catoosa, OK 74015

• 7:00 p.m. CPHS drama presents “Little Shop of Horrors”

  • Charles Page High School
    500 North Adams Road

Saturday

• 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Chipper Day.

  • Sand Springs Street Department
    8620 West 21st Street

• 8:00 a.m. Lady Sandite Tennis.

  • Claremore High School
    101 West 11th Street
    Claremore, OK 74017

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

  • Keystone Ancient Forest
    160 Ancient Forest Drive

• 1:00 p.m. Sandite Baseball vs. Tulsa Edison.

  • Sandite Sports Complex
    408 West 55th Street

• 7:00 p.m. CPHS drama presents “Little Shop of Horrors”

  • Charles Page High School
    500 North Adams Road

• 7:00 p.m Family Paint Night.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

Sunday

• 2:00 p.m. CPHS drama presents “Little Shop of Horrors”

  • Charles Page High School
    500 North Adams Road

• 2:00 p.m. Mandella 102.

  • ZegART Studios
    700 East Charles Page Boulevard

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CPHS Basketball: Sandites win Regional Championship 59-51 over Broken Arrow - presented by Inkwell Printing

Saturday night at the Ed Dubie Field House was a special occasion for more reasons than one. The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (18-6) avenged two regular season losses to No. 11 Broken Arrow (18-7), they won consecutive Regional Championships for the first time in school history, and they gave Head Coach Eric Savage his 100th win at Sand Springs.

Coverage of the game is sponsored by Inkwell Printing. Inkwell provides custom apparel for sports teams, businesses, and other organization, as well as promotional items and paper products like brochures and business cards. Inkwell is currently offering fully sublimated reversible uniforms in time for the competitive spring basketball season.

Inkwell Printing
1 W 41st St,
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The Sandites were explosive in the first half, taking a 37-18 lead into the locker room, and used aggressive defense to stave off a second half Broken Arrow rally that went 33-22 in the Tigers’ favor. Junior standout Marlo Fox scored 22 points to lead all scorers, and University of Central Oklahoma-commit Davon Richardson added 21 points and 7 rebounds.

Fox hit a three on the Sandites’ opening possession, then Josh Minney turned a steal into a free throw and the home team never trailed. Ja’ell Talley hit a pair of twos to tie it, but Cason Savage and Fox responded with back to back threes. The Sandites worked their lead up to 17-9 before giving up a trio of free throws to end the period. 

The second quarter was even more lopsided as the Sandites ran away with it 20-6 behind a nine point performance from Richardson. Sand Springs took its first double digit lead at the 4:17 mark, then went on an 11-2 run capped by back to back steal and scores from Cason Savage and Richardson to make it 37-18 at the half.

The Tigers battled back hard in the second half and cut their deficit to 46-35 at the end of the third, but the Sandites found their feet in the fourth and kept up for the most part. Minney drew his fifth foul with 1:04 to play, sending Talley to the line for a traditional three that made it 57-51, but Richardson hit a pair of free throws to end the game.

Broken Arrow was led by Talley and Anthony Allen with 14 apiece and Tyler Pinder with 11.

Both teams will advance to the Area playoffs. Sand Springs will play No. 1 Booker T. Washington (19-5) Friday, March 6th at 6:30 p.m. The Sandites are the only team in Class 6A to beat the Hornets this season, doing so 66-62 at home in January, but lost 69-56 on the road two weeks ago. The winner of that game will advance to State, while the loser will move to the Area Consolation bracket.

Broken Arrow will play No. 19 Yukon (14-11) Friday at 8:00 p.m. in the first round of the Area Consolation bracket. The loser of that game will be eliminated, and the winner will have to win another game to advance to State. Area playoff sites have yet to be announced.

CPHS 59 BAHS 51
1Q: CPHS 17-12.
2Q: CPHS 20-6.
3Q: BAHS 17-9.
4Q: BAHS 16-13.

Free Throws: CPHS 15-of-21, BAHS 8-of-13.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-39, BAHS 19-of-36.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, BAHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 15, BAHS 12.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 20, BAHS 16.
Steals: CPHS 11, BAHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 4, BAHS 5.
Fouls: CPHS 17, BAHS 18.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 22, Richardson 21, Minney 8, Savage 6, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 2, Richardson 1, Minney 1, Savage 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 6, Minney 6, Savage 2, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 7, Minney 6, Savage 3, Oakley 2, Fox 1.
Steals: Richardson 4, Savage 3, Fox 1, Minney 1, Oakley 1, Askew 1.
Assists: Minney 1, Savage 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Fouls: Miney 5, Oakley 4, Richardson 3, Askew 2, Fox 1, Savage 1, Shoemaker 1.

(Broken Arrow partial stats)
Scoring: Talley 14, Allen 14, Piner 11, Barnes 6, McCurdy 2, Stika 2, Blair 2.
Fouls: Barnes 4, Talley 4, Pinder 4, Stika 3, McCurdy 2, Golden 1.

CPHS Wrestling: Josh Fincannon places 3rd at State - presented by Inkwell Printing

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Josh Fincannon picks up a win at the Bobby Lyons Invitational.

The Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in tenth place after session three of the OSSAA 6A State Championships in Oklahoma City. Of the Sandites’ six qualifiers, two advanced to the placement rounds. Josh Fincannon placed third at 220 pounds, and Seth Jones advanced to the 126 finals and will wrestle this evening.

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Josh Fincannon (34-12) won his 220 quarterfinal by 5-2 decision against Moore senior Frank Morales (17-13) but was pinned by defending State Champion and University of Central Oklahoma-committed Mustang senior Judson Rowland (45-4) in the semifinals. In consolation he won a 4-3 decision against Bixby junior Isaac Gibson (13-10) and a 2-1 tie-breaker against Broken Arrow senior Torrance Ingram (26-10).

Seth Jones (26-5) won a 5-0 decision against Norman North Senior Jacob Zimmer (29-10) and a 3-0 decision against Stillwater junior and former State Champion Cade Nicholas (44-8) in the 126 semifinals. He will take on Broken Arrow senior Jackson Cockrell (33-9) in the finals in a rematch of their Regional semifinal meeting. He beat Cockrell 8-2 in a regular season dual before falling 14-10 at Regionals.

Chris Kirby (31-12) won the 160 quarterfinal with an easy 30-second pin of Norman North senior Dylan Smith (24-14), but fell 11-5 to two-time defending State Champion Drake Vannoy (31-4) from Jenks. In consolation he was pinned by Choctaw junior Chandler Holman (38-10).

Mitchell Smith (18-7) was pinned by Putnam City junior Kalib Nolan (35-11) in the first round of 113. In consolation he won a 3-0 decision against Edmond North sophomore Aiden Godbehere (26-19) but fell 5-2 to Yukon senior Cooper Mahaffey (31-6).

Blake Jones (24-13) won his 138 wrestle-in match by 14-0 major decision against Choctaw’s Nathan Harjo with ten nearfall points, but lost 5-1 to Edmond Memorial sophomore Bam West (33-4) and 5-4 to Southmoore sophomore Jake Wright (39-7) in consolation.

Sango Whitehorn (10-25) lost his wrestle-in match 11-2 to Yukon junior Conner Columbus (34-12) at 195.

Two former Sandites will be wrestling for State titles. Stillwater’s Carter Young (43-1) will wrestle Broken Arrow junior Blazik Perez (27-7) for the 132 title, and Broken Arrow’s Christian Forbes (26-6) will take on Stillwater freshman Cael Hughes (41-0) in the 106 finals.

Championship finals will begin at 6:00 p.m. The tournament is being held at Jim Norrick Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

Team Scores
148.5 Broken Arrow
112.5 Mustang
101.5 Choctaw
56.0 Stillwater
53.0 Edmond Memorial
48.0 Deer Creek
36.0 Jenks
33.0 Owasso
33.0 Yukon
29.0 Sand Springs
26.0 Union
23.0 Southmoore
22.0 Edmond North
18.0 Bixby
16.0 Enid
6.0 Norman North
4.0 Bartlesville
4.0 Putnam City
4.0 Westmoore
1.0 Ponca City
0.0 Edmond Santa Fe
0.0 Midwest City
0.0 Moore
0.0 Norman
0.0 Putnam City North
0.0 Sapulpa

CPHS Wrestling: Seth Jones places 2nd at State - presented by Inkwell Printing

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Seth Jones picks up a win in a reguLar season dual.

The Charles Page High School wrestling team wrapped up the 2019-2020 season with their eighth consecutive top-ten finish at the OSSAA 6A State Championships in Oklahoma City. Senior Seth Jones kept alive a six year streak of putting Sandites in the finals.

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Seth Jones (26-6) won a 5-0 decision against Norman North Senior Jacob Zimmer (29-10) and a 3-0 decision against Stillwater junior and former State Champion Cade Nicholas (44-8) in the 126 semifinals before falling 14-6 to Broken Arrow senior Jackson Cockrell (34-9) in the finals.

Josh Fincannon (34-12) won his 220 quarterfinal by 5-2 decision against Moore senior Frank Morales (17-13) but was pinned by defending State Champion and University of Central Oklahoma-committed Mustang senior Judson Rowland (45-4) in the semifinals. In consolation he won a 4-3 decision against Bixby junior Isaac Gibson (13-10) and a 2-1 tie-breaker against Broken Arrow senior Torrance Ingram (26-10) for third place.

Chris Kirby (31-12) won the 160 quarterfinal with an easy 30-second pin of Norman North senior Dylan Smith (24-14), but fell 11-5 to two-time defending State Champion Drake Vannoy (31-4) from Jenks. In consolation he was pinned by Choctaw junior Chandler Holman (38-10).

Mitchell Smith (18-7) was pinned by Putnam City junior Kalib Nolan (35-11) in the first round of 113. In consolation he won a 3-0 decision against Edmond North sophomore Aiden Godbehere (26-19) but fell 5-2 to Yukon senior Cooper Mahaffey (31-6).

Blake Jones (24-13) won his 138 wrestle-in match by 14-0 major decision against Choctaw’s Nathan Harjo with ten nearfall points, but lost 5-1 to Edmond Memorial sophomore Bam West (33-4) and 5-4 to Southmoore sophomore Jake Wright (39-7) in consolation.

Sango Whitehorn (10-25) lost his wrestle-in match 11-2 to Yukon junior Conner Columbus (34-12) at 195.

Two former Sandites also made the finals. Stillwater junior Carter Young (44-1) won his second title 4-1 against Broken Arrow junior Blazik Perez (27-8) at 132, and Broken Arrow sophomore Christian Forbes (26-7) fell 10-1 to Stillwater freshman Cael Hughes (42-0) in the 106 finals.

Broken Arrow won the team title for the second straight year, followed by Mustang and Choctaw. The Tigers had three champions and four runners-up while the Broncos had four champions and one runner-up.

Team Scores

163.5 Broken Arrow
133.5 Mustang
109.5 Choctaw
65.0 Stillwater
59.0 Edmond Memorial
54.0 Deer Creek
36.0 Jenks
33.0 Owasso
33.0 Yukon

29.0 Sand Springs
26.0 Union
23.0 Southmoore
22.0 Edmond North
22.0 Enid
18.0 Bixby
6.0 Norman North
4.0 Bartlesville
4.0 Putnam City
4.0 Westmoore
1.0 Ponca City
0.0 Edmond Santa Fe
0.0 Midwest City
0.0 Moore
0.0 Norman
0.0 Putnam City North
0.0 Sapulpa

Individual Champions
106: Cael Hughes (Stillwater).
113: Cruz Aguilar (Edmond Memorial).
120: Tucker Owens (Mustang).
126: Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow).
132: Carter Young (Stillwater).
138: Cade Manion (Deer Creek).
145: John Wiley (Mustang).
152: Gabe Johnson (Choctaw).
160: Chance Davis (Enid).
170: Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow).
182: Tate Picklo (Mustang).
195: Emmanuel Skillings (Broken Arrow).
220: Judson Rowland (Mustang).
285: Marquonn Journey (Choctaw).

CPHS Wrestling: Seth Jones to State Finals, three alive in consolation - presented by Inkwell Printing

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The Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in ninth place after day one of the OSSAA 6A State Championships in Oklahoma City. The Sandites qualified six wrestlers for State, and four are still alive. Seth Jones will compete for a State title Saturday, while three others are still fighting to place on the consolation end.

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Seth Jones (26-5) won a 5-0 decision against Norman North Senior Jacob Zimmer (29-10) and a 3-0 decision against Stillwater junior and former State Champion Cade Nicholas (44-8) in the 126 semifinals. He will take on Broken Arrow senior Jackson Cockrell (33-9) in the finals in a rematch of their Regional semifinal meeting. He beat Cockrell 8-2 in a regular season dual before falling 14-10 at Regionals.

Chris Kirby (31-11) won the 160 quarterfinal with an easy 30-second pin of Norman North senior Dylan Smith (24-14), but fell 11-5 to two-time defending State Champion Drake Vannoy (31-4) from Jenks. He will take on Choctaw junior Chandler Holman (37-9) in the consolation semifinals. He is 2-1 against Holman this season with all three meetings being decided by fall.

Josh Fincannon (32-12) won his 220 quarterfinal by 5-2 decision against Moore senior Frank Morales (17-13) but was pinned by defending State Champion and University of Central Oklahoma-committed Mustang senior Judson Rowland (45-4) in the semifinals. He will wrestle Bixby junior Isaac Gibson (13-9) in the consolation semis. He beat Gibson 14-3 at Regionals.

Mitchell Smith (18-7) took an upset in the 113 quarterfinals. He only trailed 3-2 with time to work, but got pinned at the 5:34 mark by Putnam City junior Kalib Nolan (35-9). In consolation he won a 3-0 decision against Edmond North sophomore Aiden Godbehere (26-19). Next up he will face Yukon senior Cooper Mahaffey (29-6) in the consolation semifinals.

Blake Jones (24-13) won his 138 wrestle-in match by 14-0 major decision against Choctaw’s Nathan Harjo with ten nearfall points, but lost 5-1 to Edmond Memorial sophomore Bam West (33-4) and 5-4 to Southmoore sophomore Jake Wright (39-7) in consolation.

Sango Whitehorn (10-25) lost his wrestle-in match 11-2 to Yukon junior Conner Columbus (34-12) at 195.

Two former Sandites will be wrestling for State titles. Stillwater’s Carter Young (43-1) will wrestle Broken Arrow junior Blazik Perez (27-7) for the 132 title, and Broken Arrow’s Christian Forbes (26-6) will take on Stillwater freshman Cael Hughes (41-0) in the 106 finals.

Consolation semifinals will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with consolation finals at 12:30 p.m. and championship finals at 6:00 p.m. The tournament is being held at Jim Norrick Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

Team Scores
110.5 Broken Arrow
92.5 Mustang
74.5 Choctaw
51.0 Stillwater
40.0 Edmond Memorial
38.0 Deer Creek
25.0 Jenks
23.0 Yukon
21.0 Sand Springs
21.0 Union
18.0 Bixby
16.0 Enid
8.0 Owasso
6.0 Norman North
6.0 Southmoore
4.0 Bartlesville
4.0 Edmond North
4.0 Putnam City
4.0 Westmoore
1.0 Ponca City
0.0 Edmond Santa Fe
0.0 Midwest City
0.0 Moore
0.0 Norman
0.0 Putnam City North
0.0 Sapulpa

CPHS Basketball: Boys survive Enid 61-52, Fox scores 26 - presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (17-6) survived a feisty team of Enid Plainsmen (8-16) in the first round of the Regional Tournament Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, winning 61-52 behind a 26-point effort from junior standout Marlo Fox.

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The Plainsmen won the first quarter 13-9, but the Sandites got it together in the second with Fox scoring five to start the stanza. Fox ended the half with 18 points, 16 of which came in the second period, for a 28-27 locker room lead.

Enid came storming back in the third, scoring eight in a row for their biggest lead of the game at 35-29. The home team finished strong with three buckets from Ethan Oakley to tie it at 39-39.

Sand Springs may have won by nine, but it was far closer throughout the fourth quarter. They used an 8-1 run for the 47-40 advantage, but three pointers from Corey Simmons Jr. and Carter Owens cut the deficit to 49-47. Fox scored four in a row from there and the Plainsmen never got within three points again. Desperation fouls allowed the Sandites to inflate their lead in the final minutes.

Fox’s 26 points were one shy of his career-high, and they were enough to lead all scorers. Owens paced the Plainsmen with 20, followed by Telin Phillips with 13. Davon Richardson put up 15 for the Sandites and was one rebound shy of a double-double. Both teams had six players in the book.

The Sandites will host No. 11 Broken Arrow (18-6) Saturday at 7:00 p.m. for the Regional title, and both teams will advance to the Area playoffs. Broken Arrow is 2-0 against the Sandites this season, beating them 63-51 at home in January, and 55-54 on the road in the regular season finale. Sand Springs is looking to win back-to-back Regional titles for the first time in school history.

CPHS 61 Enid 52
1Q: Enid 13-9.
2Q: CPHS 19-14.
3Q: Enid 12-11.
4Q: CPHS 22-13.

Free Throws: CPHS 22-of-26, Enid 7-of-11.
Field Goals: CPHS 17-of-44, Enid 20-of-53.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, Enid 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 26, Enid 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 32, Enid 24.
Steals: CPHS 7, Enid 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Enid 3.
Fouls: CPHS 12, Enid 20.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 26, Richardson 15, Oakley 8, Savage 6, Minney 4, Shoemaker 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 3, Richardson 1, Fox 1, Minney 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 8, Minney 6, Oakley 6, Fox 2, Askew 2, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 9, Oakley 9, Minney 7, Fox 3, Askew 2, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Steals: Richardson 1, Fox 1, Minney 1, Savage 1, Oakley 1, Brockman 1, Shoemaker 1.
Assists: Fox 1, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2.
Fouls: Minney 4, Oakley 3, Fox 2, Savage 2, Shoemaker 1.

(Enid partial stats)
Scoring: Owens 20, Phillips 13, Cy. Mathis 8, Simmons Jr. 4, Berry 4, Ca. Matthis 3.
Fouls: Cy. Mathis 5, Berry 5, Owens 4, Ca. Mathis 2, Phillips 2, Simmons Jr. 2.

CPHS Wrestling: Three Sandites advance to State Semifinals, presented by Inkwell Printing

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Sango Whitehorn competes in a dual with Jenks.

The Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in eighth place at the OSSAA 6A State Championships after the first session Friday in Oklahoma City. The Sandites qualified six wrestlers for State, and five are still alive with three on the Championship side of the bracket and two in consolation.

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Seth Jones (25-5) won a 5-0 decision against Norman North Senior Jacob Zimmer (29-10) in the 126 quarterfinals. He will take on Stillwater junior and former State Champion Cade Nicholas in the semifinals.

Chris Kirby (31-10) won the 160 quarterfinal with an easy 30-second pin of Norman North senior Dylan Smith (24-14). In the semis he will take on two-time defending State Champion Drake Vannoy (31-4) from Jenks.

Josh Fincannon (32-11) won his 220 quarterfinal by 5-2 decision against Moore senior Frank Morales (17-13) and will take on defending State Champion and University of Central Oklahoma-committed Mustang senior Judson Rowland (44-4) in the semifinals.

Mitchell Smith (17-7) took an upset in the 113 quarterfinals. He only trailed 3-2 with time to work, but got pinned at the 5:34 mark by Putnam City junior Kalib Nolan (35-9). He will take on Edmond North sophomore Aiden Godbehere (26-18) in consolation.

Blake Jones (24-12) won his 138 wrestle-in match by 14-0 major decision against Choctaw’s Nathan Harjo with ten nearfall points, but lost 5-1 to Edmond Memorial sophomore Bam West (33-4) in the quarterfinals. He will meet Southmoore sophomore Jake Wright (38-7) in consolation.

Sango Whitehorn (10-25) lost his wrestle-in match 11-2 to Yukon junior Conner Columbus (34-12) at 195.

Two former Sandites won their quarterfinal matches. Stillwater’s Carter Young (42-1) won his first match at 132 by fall against Bartlesville Senior Ethan Gilkey (27-11), and Broken Arrow’s Christian Forbes won a 12-3 major decision against Edmond North sophomore Garrett McBride (30-12). Young will wrestle Choctaw sophomore Shaun Muse (35-7) in the semifinals and Forbes will take on Mustang sophomore Shelton Chastain (33-11).

The first round of consolation matches will begin at 5:30 p.m. with semifinals starting at 7:45 p.m. The tournament is being held at Jim Norrick Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

Team Scores
26.0 Mustang
25.0 Broken Arrow
22.5 Choctaw
13.5 Stillwater
11.0 Yukon
10.0 Edmond Memorial
9.0 Deer Creek
8.0 Sand Springs
8.0 Union
6.0 Jenks
6.0 Southmoore
5.0 Owasso
4.0 Bixby
4.0 Enid
4.0 Putnam City
4.0 Westmoore
2.0 Edmond North
0.0 Bartlesville
0.0 Edmond Santa Fe
0.0 Midwest City
0.0 Moore
0.0 Norman
0.0 Norman North
0.0 Ponca City
0.0 Putnam City North
0.0 Sapulpa

CPHS Basketball: Broken Arrow ends Sandites' season 86-81 in overtime, presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (15-8) took on Broken Arrow (10-13) for the second time in the past week and the third time this season Thursday evening at the Union Multipurpose Athletic Center, but this time they were unable to repeat their previous clutch wins.

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The Tigers lost their first two meetings 80-78 and 69-67, most recently blowing a ten-point fourth quarter lead in the regular season finale. They made up for it with an 86-81 overtime upset in the game that mattered most, ending the season for the Sandites and extended their own season by at least two games.

The first quarter looked like it could be shaping up for a blowout as six Sandites combined for a 6-of-9 three-point performance and a 20-12 lead. Journey Armstead, Jade Shrum, Madison Burris, Darrian Jordan, Leyshia Morris, and Bayleigh Cheney all hit threes in the quarter. The Sandites also committed a mess of fouls, but Broken Arrow struggled at the free throw line and missed six shots. 

Anyone who saw the first two meetings between these teams knew that the Tigers would not go quietly. They won the second quarter 17-16 and used a nine-point streak in the middle of the quarter to take a 29-26 lead before the Sandites got back to scoring.

Armstead went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe to kick off the comeback, then Morris hit the first three of the quarter at the 1:00 mark to regain the lead. The Sandites forced turnovers on the next two possessions, leading to a three from Burris and a two from Jordan to end the half on a ten-point run at 36-29. 

The Tigers played their best quarter in the third, winning 23-14. The score saw five lead changes, with Broken Arrow finishing 52-50 after a clutch three from Kelsey Duffey. 

Burris hit her third three to kick off the fourth with a nine-point run, but Jada Hytche went on an eight-point run all by herself. Hytche gave her team their biggest lead of the game at 68-63, but Sand Springs battled back and Hailey Jackson hit the game-tying free throw with 3.4 seconds left to force overtime.

Duffey hit a three to open the extra period and the Tigers never trailed from then on.

Taleyah Jones led all scorers with 36 points, and four Tigers scored in double digits. Hytche posted 17, Duffey added 15, and Makayla Adams had 12.

Sand Springs had a more balanced team effort, led by Armstead with 25 points and 8 rebounds. Jackson scored 16 points with 6 rebounds as the only other Sandite in the double.

Broken Arrow will return to action Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against the winner of Muskogee vs. Union. Both teams will advance to the Area playoff.

BAHS 86 CPHS 81
1Q: CPHS 20-12.
2Q: BAHS 17-16.
3Q: BAHS 23-14.
4Q: CPHS 19-17.
OT: BAHS 17-12.

Free Throws: BAHS 22-of-33, CPHS 18-of-25.
Field Goals: BAHS 27-of-53, CPHS 26-of-70.
Offensive Rebounds: BAHS 10, CPHS 17.
Defensive Rebounds: BAHS 28, CPHS 15.
Total Rebounds: BAHS 38, CPHS 32.
Steals: BAHS 8, CPHS 13.
Blocks: BAHS 3, CPHS 1.
Fouls: BAHS 24, CPHS 24.

(Sand Springs statistics)
Scoring: Armstead 25, Jackson 16, Burris 9, Shrum 8, Padilla 7, Morris 6, Jordan 5, Cheney 3, Regalado 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 4, Padilla 3, Jackson 3, Shrum 2, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Morris 1, Cheney 1, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Armstead 4, Burris 4, Jackson 3, Padilla 1, Shrum 1, Morris 1, Cheney 1.
Total Rebounds: Armstead 8, Jackson 6, Burris 5, Padilla 4, Shrum 3, Morris 2, Cheney 2, Jordan 1, Regalado 1.
Steals: Armstead 8, Jackson 4, Padilla 1.
Assists: Armstead 4, Padilla 2, Jackson 2, Morris 2, Shrum 1.
Blocks: Burris 1.
Fouls: Padilla 5, Armstead 4, Jackson 4, Morris 4, Jordan 3, Shrum 2, Burris 2.

(Broken Arrow partial stats)
Scoring: Jones 36, Hytche 17, Duffey 15, Adams 12, Myers 4, Herrera 1, Sanders 1.
Fouls: Sanders 4, Duffey 3, Jones 3, Hytche 3, Adams 3, Myers 3, Zackery 3, Duin 1, Herrera 1.

Presidential Primary and Tulsa County Question on Sunday liquor sales scheduled for Tuesday

Oklahoma voters will take to the polls Tuesday, March 3rd between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to decide the state’s nominees for the 2020 presidential election. In addition to Republican and Democratic primaries, there will also be a Tulsa County proposition to legalize the retail sale of alcohol on Sundays.

Republican voters will choose between incumbent President Donald J. Trump, entrepreneur Bob Ely, attorney Matthew John Matern, former U.S. Representative Joe Walsh, journalist Zoltan G. Istvan, and businessman Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente.

President Trump is the clear front-runner, having already secured wins in five different states. Walsh withdrew his candidacy, but will remain on the ballot. Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, who is currently Trump’s closest competitor with 8% of the popular votes to date, is not on the Oklahoma ballot.

Fourteen candidates made the Democratic ballot, and the Oklahoma Democratic Party is holding an open primary, meaning independent voters can also vote. Candidates include former Vice President Joe Biden, hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, author Marianne Williamson, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and U.S. Senator Cory Booker have withdrawn their candidacy, but remain on the ballot.

Sanders is currently leading the Democratic popular vote with 31.1% , followed by Buttigieg with 25.4% and Klobuchar with 16.6%. In estimated delegate count Sanders leads with 45, followed by Buttigieg with 25, and Biden with 15.

None of the Libertarian Party candidates filed for the Oklahoma election.

OSSAA Wrestling: Final ranking and State Tournament preview presented by Inkwell Printing

It’s the final week of the 2019-2020 Oklahoma high school wrestling season and on Friday 140 wrestlers will converge at Jim Norrick Arena in Oklahoma City to battle for the Class 6A State title. Coverage of the event is sponsored by Inkwell Printing, the official provider of all Sand Springs spirit wear.

In addition to the 3A, 4A, 5A, and 6A tournaments, which will all run concurrently, there will also be a girls’ tournament for the first time in OSSAA history. The tournament will feature 131 athletes in ten weight classes, with no school size divisions.

Schedule

Friday, February 28

Session 1
8:30 a.m. Doors open.
9:30 a.m. Wrestle-in matches.
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Girls Championship and consolation matches.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. First round.

Session 2
4:30 p.m. Doors open.
5:15 p.m. Academic State Champion presentations.
5:30 p.m. - 7:40 p.m. First round consolations.
5:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Girls Championship and consolation matches.
7:45 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Semifinals.

Saturday, February 29

Session 3
9:30 a.m. Doors open.
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Consolation semifinals.
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Girls consolation matches.
12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Consolation finals.

Session 4
4:30 p.m. Doors open.
5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Opening ceremonies, introductions, and National Anthem.
6:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Finals and awards presentations.

The Teams

Bartlesville - 4 Qualifiers.

No. 14 Bixby - 3 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 1987.

No. 1 Broken Arrow - 14 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2019, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.

No. 3 Choctaw - 11 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2018, 2016, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994.

No. 9 Deer Creek - 5 Qualifiers.

No. 6 Edmond Memorial - 7 Qualifiers.

No. 4 Edmond North - 11 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2013.

Edmond Santa Fe - 2 Qualifiers.

Enid - 4 Qualifiers.

No. 7 Jenks - 9 Qualifiers.

Midwest City - 2 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2008, 2007, 1995, 1991, 1990, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1976, 1974, 1972, 1971.

Moore - 3 Qualifiers.

No. 2 Mustang - 10 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 1983.

Norman North - 6 Qualifiers.

Norman - 1 Qualifiers.

No. 11 Owasso - 4 Qualifiers
State Champions: 1978.

Ponca City - 4 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 1960, 1959, 1953, 1940.

Putnam City North - 1 Qualifier.

Putnam City - 1 Qualifier.
State Champions: 1978, 1975, 1973.

No. 8 Sand Springs - 6 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2017, 1971.

Sapulpa - 2 Qualifiers.

No. 10 Southmoore - 7 Qualifiers.

No. 5 Stillwater - 7 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2014, 1970, 1969, 1954, 1931, 1924, 1923, 1922.

No. 13 Union - 6 Qualifiers.
State Champions: 2009, 1982.

No. 15 Westmoore - 4 Qualifiers.

No. 12 Yukon - 6 Qualifiers.

Brackets and Rankings

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1. Cael Hughes (Stillwater Freshman).

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 1st at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Shelton Chastain (Mustang Sophomore).

   • 1st at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 5th at Mid-America.

   • 9th at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 3rd at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

3. Christian Forbes (Broken Arrow Sophomore).

   • 1st at Union Open.

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 1st at Pryor.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

4. Caden Holman (Choctaw Freshman).

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Big 4+4.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

5. Garrett McBride (Edmond North Sophomore).

   • 5th at Mid America.

   • 7th at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

6. Preston Lee (Ponca City Freshman).

   • 4th at Perry.

   • 8th at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at Big 4+4.

   • 5th at Junior High Allstate.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

7. Colby Strachan (Bartlesville Senior).

   • 1st at Kan Okla.

   • 6th at Mid America.

   • 2nd at Jenks.

   • 1st at Sand Springs.

   • 4th at East Regional.

8. Yancy Kite (Moore Sophomore).

   • 2nd at Norman.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 4th at West Regional.

9. Ty Genzer (Westmoore Senior).

   • 1st at Blanchard.

   • 9th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 5th at Chickasha.

   • 5th at West Regional.

10. Riley Trickett (Union Freshman).

    • 6th at Sand Springs.

    • 6th at East Regional.

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1. Cruz Aguilar (Edmond Memorial Senior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 1st at Minnesota.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. Cooper Mahaffey (Yukon Senior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 3rd at Perry.

   • 1st at Battle for the Bling.

   • 2nd at Jenks.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

3. Parker Witcraft (Broken Arrow Sophomore).

   • 1st at Union Open.

   • 2nd at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

4. Cale “Speedy” Walden (Choctaw Freshman).

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 5th at Geary.

   • 3rd at Yukon.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 2nd at Junior High Allstate.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

5. Mitchell Smith (Sand Springs Freshman).

   • 1st at Cleveland.

   • 3rd at Sand Springs.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

6. Gabe Fontanez (Stillwater Sophomore).

   • 6th at Perry.

   • 13th at Kansas City.

   • 6th at Geary.

   • 4th at COAC.

   • 3rd at Big 4+4.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

7. Kalib Nolan (Putnam City Junior).

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 4th at West Regional.

8. Aiden Godbehere (Edmond North Sophomore).

   • 20th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at Yukon.

   • 5th at West Regional.

9. Jarrod Gilliam (Union Junior).

   • 4th at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 4th at Inola.

   • 6th at Sand Springs.

   • 4th at East Regional.

10. Kaleb Kerr (Midwest City Sophomore).

    • 1st at Norman.

    • 4th at Chickasha.

    • 5th at East Regional.

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1. Tucker Owens (Mustang Junior).

   • 2nd at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 3rd at Mid America.

   • 2nd at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. Nate Becker (Edmond North Junior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 7th at Mid America.

   • 5th at Geary.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

3. Garrett Johnson (Edmond Memorial Senior).

   • 4th at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 6th at Geary.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

4. Jason Gilbert (Deer Creek Senior).

   • 3rd at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 5th at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 3rd at Texas Outlaw.

   • 3rd at COAC.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at East Regional.

5. Bryce Cockrell (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 1st at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 4th at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 3rd at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

6. Hayden Brown (Norman North Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 3rd at Southmoore Classic.

   • 4th at Battle for the Bling.

   • 1st at Chickasha.

   • 4th at West Regional.

7. Jazen Brown (Midwest City Sophomore).

   • 1st at Norman.

   • 4th at Chickasha.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

8. Jonah Hanscom (Yukon Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Battle for the Bling.

   • 5th at Jenks.

   • 4th at Yukon.

   • 5th at West Regional.

9. Christian Kaiser (Bixby Freshman).

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 2nd at Junior High Allstate.

   • 4th at East Regional.

10. Cameron Johnson (Stillwater Freshman).

    • 5th at East Regional.

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1. Cade Nicholas (Stillwater Junior).

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 7th at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 3rd at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Union Open.

   • 1st at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 1st at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 5th at Geary.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

3. Matthew Garcia (Edmond Memorial Sophomore).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at West Regional.

4. Seth Jones (Sand Springs Senior).

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 9th at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

5. Eric “EJ” Tecson (Owasso Sophomore).

   • 2nd at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Glenpool.

   • 4th at East Regional.

6. Jacob Zimmer (Norman North Senior).

   • 1st at Battle for the Bling.

   • 2nd at Chickasha.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

7. Landon Valenzuela (Southmoore Sophomore).

   • 1st at Southmoore Classic.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

8. Jaston Jackson (Mustang Sophomore).

   • 4th at West Regional.

9. Reginald Jones (Westmoore Junior).

   • 1st at Blanchard.

   • 1st at Texas Outlaw.

   • 4th at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Yukon.

   • 5th at West Regional.

10. Caden Kelley (Ponca City Freshman).

    • 2nd at Union Open.

    • 20th at Kansas City.

    • 5th at Big 4+4.

    • 5th at East Regional.

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1. Carter Young (Stillwater Junior).

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 3rd at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Blazik Perez (Broken Arrow Junior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Union Open.

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

3. Cooper Evans (Westmoore Junior).

   • 1st at West Regional.

4. Shawn Muse (Choctaw Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Perry.

   • 5th at Kansas City.

   • 5th at Geary.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Big 4+4.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

5. Hudson Neeley (Deer Creek Junior).

   • 2nd at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 7th at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 7th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 5th at Big 4+4.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

6. Josh Parks (Edmond North Senior).

   • 7th at Mid America.

   • 21st at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

7. Brock Harris (Edmond Memorial Junior).

   • 5th at Perry.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 4th at West Regional.

8. Gabriel Roland (Ponca City Freshman).

   • 4th at Big 4+4.

   • 4th at East Regional.

9. Ethan Gilkey (Bartlesville Senior).

   • 1st at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 1st at Kan Okla.

   • 5th at Mid America.

   • 1st at Morey Villareal.

   • 5th at East Regional.

10. Kayden Hawkins (Norman North Freshman).

    • 5th at West Regional.

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1. Cade Manion (Deer Creek Junior).

   • 3rd at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 1st at Texas Outlaw.

   • 3rd at COAC.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Jared Hill (Broken Arrow Junior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

3. Bam West (Edmond Memorial Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 3rd at Minnesota.

   • 3rd at Geary.

   • 4th at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

4. Keegan Luton (Mustang Junior).

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

5. Branden Elrod (Jenks Senior).

   • 1st at Bristow.

   • 5th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 2nd at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Glenpool.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

6. Blake Jones (Sand Springs Sophomore).

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 17th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at East Regional.

7. Jake Wright (Southmoore Junior).

   • 1st at Marlow Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Southmoore Open.

   • 5th at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Jenks.

   • 1st at Chickasha.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

8. Trinit Zweifel (Enid Sophomore).

   • 4th at Jenks.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 4th at Glenpool.

   • 5th at East Regional.

9. Austin Mason (Edmond North Junior).

   • 20th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at West Regional.

10. Nathan Harjo (Choctaw Sophomore).

    • 14th at Kansas City.

    • 6th at Yukon.

    • 3rd at Big 4+4.

    • 5th at West Regional.

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1. Jackson Oplotnik (Edmond Memorail Senior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 3rd at Perry.

   • 3rd at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. John Wiley (Mustang Sophomore).

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

3. Thatcher Hall (Jenks Senior).

   • 3rd at Bristow.

   • 3rd at Texas Outlaw.

   • 4th at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

4. Noah Smith (Union Sophomore).

   • 4th at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 6th at Geary.

   • 2nd at Sand Springs.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

5. Roarke Simpson (Southmoore Senior).

   • 1st at Marlow Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Southmoore Classic.

   • 11th at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Jenks.

   • 1st at Chickasha.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

6. Chris Moores (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 4th at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

7. Dax Hughes (Stillwater Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Perry.

   • 7th at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at COAC.

   • 2nd at Big 4+4.

   • 4th at East Regional.

8. Jace Dean (Choctaw Junior).

   • 4th at Big 4+4.

   • 4th at West Regional.

9. Yamasi Redeagle (Edmond Santa Fe Senior).

   • 4th at Southmoore Classic.

   • 5th at West Regional.

10. Daigen Gibbens (Enid Sophomore).

    • 5th at East Regional.

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1. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw Senior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 7th at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. Tanner Robinson (Stillwater Senior).

   • 4th at Perry.

   • 9th at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 2nd at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at East Regional.

3. William Martin (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 2nd at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

4. Micah Lugafet (Deer Creek Senior).

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 3rd at Big 4+4.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

5. Eli Cordy (Edmond Memorial Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 5th at Perry.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

6. Jaxon Randall (Edmond North Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 3rd at Mid America.

   • 13th at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at Geary.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

7. Damon O’Neill (Norman North Junior).

   • 3rd at Southmoore Classic.

   • 5th at Battle for the Bling.

   • 4th at Chickasha.

   • 4th at West Regional.

8. Reece Moffett (Southmoore Sophomore).

   • 2nd at Southmoore Classic.

   • 22nd at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Chickasha.

   • 5th at West Regional

9. Bryce Fisher (Jenks Sophomore).

   • 6th at Jenks.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 4th at East Regional.

10. Simon Young (Sapulpa Senior).

    • 3rd at Broken Arrow Open.

    • 5th at Bristow.

    • 1st at Cleveland.

    • 5th at Pryor.

    • 5th at Glenpool.

    • 5th at East Regional.

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1. Drake Vannoy (Jenks Senior).

   • 1st at Texas Outlaw.

   • 2nd at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Chance Davis (Enid Sophomore).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 3rd at Mid America.

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

3. Nate Jacobson (Owasso Senior).

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 4th at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Glenpool.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

4. Chris Kirby (Sand Springs Senior).

   • 3rd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 11th at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Sand Springs.

   • 4th at East Regional.

5. Tye Rozell (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 5th at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 4th at Glenpool.

   • 5th at East Regional.

6. Braden Bowman (Edmond North Junior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 5th at Mid America.

   • 7th at Kansas City.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 6th at Yukon.

   • 1st at West Regional.

7. Chandler Holman (Choctaw Junior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 7th at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

8. Tre Harley (Putnam North Senior).

   • 4th at West Regional.

9. Dylan Smith (Norman North Senior).

   • 2nd at Southmoore Classic.

   • 7th at Battle for the Bling.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

10. Brock Vasquez (Southmoore Junior).

    • 2nd at Southmoore Classic.

    • 16th at Kansas City.

    • 4th at Chickasha.

    • 5th at West Regional.

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1. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 2nd at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Anthony “Neko” Macias (Southmoore Senior).

   • 1st at Southmoore Classic.

   • 5th at Kansas City.

   • 1st Jenks.

   • 1st at West Regional.

3. Nate Hahn (Yukon Senior).

   • 6th at Jenks.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

4. Zeke Coleman (Choctaw Sophomore).

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 3rd at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

5. Joseph Sylvester (Mustang Senior).

   • 3rd at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Mid America.

   • 4th at Kansas City.

   • 3rd at COAC.

   • 4th at West Regional.

6. Mark Turner (Owasso Senior).

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

7. Kilian McGrew (Jenks Senior).

   • 3rd at Chuck West.

   • 7th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 2nd at Pryor.

   • 4th at Glenpool.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

8. Gavin Koehler (Union Junior).

   • 2nd at Bixby Pre-Turkey.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 4th at East Regional.

9. Laken Clowdus (Bartlesville Senior).

   • 1st at Kan Okla.

   • 6th at Sand Springs.

   • 2nd at Will Rogers Conference.

   • 5th at East Regional.

10. Ethan Ooten (Edmond North Junior).

    • 4th at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

    • 20th at Kansas City.

    • 5th at West Regional.

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1. Tate Picklo (Mustang Junior).

   • 1st at Tuttle Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Mid America.

   • 1st at Kansas City.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. Jersey Robb (Bixby Freshman).

   • 3rd at Perry.

   • 1st at Texas Outlaw.

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 1st at East Regional.

3. Austin Long (Norman North Junior).

   • 3rd at Southmoore Classic.

   • 4th at Battle for the Bling.

   • 4th at Chickasha.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

4. Trey Bowman (Edmond North Senior).

   • 3rd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 6th at Mid-America.

   • 11th at Kansas City.

   • 6th at Geary.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

5. Dylan Ward (Choctaw Senior).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 10th at Kansas City.

   • 5th at Geary.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Big 4+4.

   • 5th at West Regional.

6. Zeno Marcheselli (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 2nd at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

7. Garrett Weis (Jenks Senior).

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 3rd at Bristow.

   • 6th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 4th at Jenks.

   • 4th at Pryor.

   • 4th at Glenpool.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

8. Landon Newlin (Ponca City Sophomore).

   • 3rd at Sand Springs.

   • 3rd at Big 4+4.

   • 4th at East Regional.

9. Carlos Alvarado (Enid Freshman).

   • 5th at East Regional.

10. Holden Martin (Westmoore Freshman).

    • 1st at Blanchard.

    • 5th at Texas Outlaw.

    • 1st at Junior High Allstate.

    • 4th at West Regional.

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1. Emmanuel Skillings (Broken Arrow Junior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 3rd at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 4th at Walsh Ironman.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

2. Jack Kitchingham (Mustang Junior).

   • 3rd at Mid America.

   • 5th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

3. Jake Rogers (Union Senior).

   • 5th at Mid America.

   • 2nd at Sand Springs.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 2nd at Glenpool.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

4. Cory Monroe (Choctaw Sophomore).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 4th at Perry.

   • 11th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at Yukon.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

5. Gabe Mullaney (Edmond North Junior).

   • 3rd at West Regional.

6. Connor Columbus (Yukon Sophomore).

   • 5th at Perry.

   • 1st at Battle for the Bling.

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 5th at Yukon..

   • 4th at West Regional.

7. Tristan Ashford (Moore Senior).

   • 4th at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Norman.

   • 5th at Jenks.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 5th at West Regional.

8. Ethan Felts (Jenks Senior).

   • 2nd at Bixby Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 1st at Chuck West.

   • 4th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 4th at Jenks.

   • 6th at Yukon.

   • 6th at Glenpool.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

9. Coleman Lecoq (Sapulpa Sophomore).

   • 5th at Chuck West.

   • 3rd Cleveland.

   • 2nd at Pryor.

   • 4th at East Regional.

10. Sango Whitehorn (Sand Springs Junior).

    • 29th at Kansas City.

    • 5th at East Regional.

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1. Judson Rowland (Mustang Senior).

   • 1st at Mid America.

   • 2nd at Kansas City.

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. Hayden Crawley (Jenks Junior).

   • 6th at Chuck West.

   • 6th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 3rd at Yukon.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

3. Josh Fincannon (Sand Springs Senior).

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 17th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at Cushing.

   • 2nd at Sand Springs.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

4. Corbin Gordon (Yukon Senior).

   • 3rd at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 2nd at Battle for the Bling.

   • 1st at Jenks.

   • 2nd at COAC.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

5. Christian Cantu (Edmond North Senior).

   • 4th at Mid America.

   • 14th at Kansas City.

   • 5th at Geary.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 3rd West Regional.

6. Isaac Gibson (Bixby Junior).

   • 3rd at East Regional.

7. Jaden James (Bartlesville Senior).

   • 2nd at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 2nd at Kan Okla.

   • 5th at Jenks.

   • 3rd at Sand Springs.

   • 3rd at Will Rogers Conference.

   • 4th at East Regional.

8. Torrance Ingram (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 1st at Inola.

   • 2nd at Catoosa.

   • 3rd at Pryor.

   • 2nd at Glenpool.

   • 5th at East Regional.

9. Frank Morales (Moore Senior).

   • 2nd at Norman.

   • 6th at Jenks.

   • 6th at Yukon.

   • 4th at West Regional.

10. Matt Barton (Edmond Santa Fe Junior).

    • 5th at West Regional.

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1. Marquon Journey (Choctaw Senior).

   • 1st at Southmoore Classic.

   • 1st at Perry.

   • 1st at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at Geary.

   • 1st at Yukon.

   • 1st at Big 4+4.

   • 1st at West Regional.

2. Micah Walker (Union Senior).

   • 2nd at Mid America.

   • 1st at Geary.

   • 1st at Sand Springs.

   • 2nd at Yukon.

   • 1st at Glenpool.

   • 1st at East Regional.

3. Christian Rowland (Mustang Sophomore).

   • 1st at Mid America.

   • 13th at Kansas City.

   • 2nd at West Regional.

4. Marlon Welty (Broken Arrow Senior).

   • 1st at Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey.

   • 1st at Broken Arrow Open.

   • 1st at Union Open.

   • 1st at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 4th at Geary.

   • 2nd at East Regional.

5. John Roberts (Jenks Senior).

   • 3rd at Bristow.

   • 5th at Texas Outlaw.

   • 5th at Jenks.

   • 2nd at Pryor.

   • 5th at Glenpool.

   • 3rd at East Regional.

6. Jacob Sexton (Deer Creek Sophomore).

   • 7th at Gardner Edgerton.

   • 3rd at Texas Outlaw.

   • 3rd at COAC.

   • 2nd at Big 4+4.

   • 4th at East Regional.

7. Lane Parks (Yukon Sophomore).

   • 2nd at Edmond Memorial.

   • 2nd at Perry.

   • 2nd at Battle for the Bling.

   • 3rd at Jenks.

   • 1st at COAC.

   • 5th at Yukon.

   • 3rd at West Regional.

8. David Steiger (Southmoore Junior).

   • 8th at Kansas City.

   • 4th at Chickasha.

   • 4th at West Regional.

9. Alexander Legg (Norman Senior).

   • 2nd at Chickasha.

   • 5th at West Regional.

10. Tyler Rich (Owasso Freshman).

    • 6th at Jenks.

    • 3rd at Junior High Allstate.

    • 5th at East Regional.

Senator Ikley-Freeman authors bill to help honeybee population

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Finance Committee has passed Senate Bill 1388, which would incentivize urban gardeners across the state to raise honeybees by giving tax exempt status to any bee product sold. The measure is authored by Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman, D-Tulsa.

Ikley-Freeman said a food desert in her district forced her to look at alternative ways for constituents to access fresh produce. This examination led her to a pollinating force: honeybees.

“Since much of Senate District 37 is in a food desert, many of my constituents have solved this issue by becoming urban gardeners,” Ikley-Freeman said. “There are several great extension programs available that provide folks with seeds to plant their own gardens, but we are unfortunately missing a key factor for successful gardening, which is pollination.”

Ikley-Freeman said that while many people are attempting to grow their own produce, a lack of pollination can make it a fruitless pursuit. For example, it could lead to zucchini plants that never grow a zucchini, she said. 

“Not only will raising bees increase the success of local gardens, but it will also give Oklahomans an opportunity to make their own honey, candy, soaps and lotions, and then sell those products tax free at their local farmers market,” Ikley-Freeman said.

A producer that sells agricultural products directly from their farm, orchard, garden or dairy is already exempt from sales tax. SB 1388 simply adds bee products to the tax-exempt list.

“I’m hopeful this legislation will encourage people across the state to look into beekeeping,” Ikley-Freeman said. “Something as simple as a honeybee could give many Oklahomans a second stream of income.”

The measure now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote.