Drew Turner and Gunner Beasley Earn Anglers of the Year on OBN Trail

The Charles Page High School fishing teams wrapped up the Oklahoma Bass Nation trail with a strong finish at the Ft. Gibson tournament on April 7th.

Gabe Castellano and Ean Williams took fifth place out of 66 teams with a haul of 15.52 pounds, finishing the season 18th in the overall standings. They also had the sixth largest fish of the tournament at 5.11 pounds.

Drew Turner and Gunner Beasley placed 12th with 12.04 pounds to secure the crown of Anglers of the Year, finishing first out of the 85 teams this season.

Nate Griffin and Caden Strawn placed 14th at Ft. Gibson with 9.94 pounds and finished eighth in the AOY standings.

Eli Rogers placed 21st with 8.84 pounds, finishing fifth overall on the season.

Jessen Cox and Rylan Matherly caught 6.94 pounds for 29th place and finished the season 29th overall.

Decana Strawn and Abby Tabor caught 3.85 pounds for 38th place at Ft. Gibson and were 37th on the season.

Zane Downey and Tyler Barnes didn’t fish the Ft. Gibson tournament but placed 49th on the season. Jonathan Isley and Jaxon Trotter placed 50th in the AOY standings while Hayden Lowrance and Hunter Spencer placed 59th.

Next up for the Sandites is the two-day State Championship tournament at Grand Lake on April 20-21.

Drew Turner & Gunner Beasley Lead Sandites at Pine Creek Tournament

Charles Page High School students Drew Turner and Gunner Beasley took second place at the Oklahoma Bass Nation high school trail event on Pine Creek Lake Sunday, March 17th.

The duo caught a haul of 14.52 pounds for a 0.1-pound margin over the third-placers and were 0.54 pounds behind the champions.

Turner and Beasley were already second in the state in the yearly standings and should overtake the top spot when the next set of rankings is released.

Jessen Cox and Rylan Matherly placed 15th out 57 boats with a haul of 12.92 pounds and also had the fourth-largest fish of the tournament at 3.59 pounds.

Nate Griffin and Caden Strawn placed 22nd with 12.02 pounds and Eli Rogers placed 23rd with 12.02 pounds.

Jonathan Isley and Jaxon “Scout” Trotter placed 28th with 11.59 pounds and had the largest single fish at 4.89 pounds to win the Big Bass prize.

Gabe Castellano and Ean Williams placed 34th with 10.93 pounds, Hayden Lowrance and Hunter Spencer placed 35th with 10.6 pounds, and Decana Strawn and Abby Tabor placed 45th with 8.88 pounds.

There is one last high school trail event on the calendar, set for April 7th at Fort Gibson’s Taylor Ferry North Ramp.

Sandite Cross Country Ends Season at Regionals

The Charles Page High School cross country team recently wrapped up its season at the 6A-East Regional Championship at O’Brien Park.

The varsity boys placed 16th out of 16 teams while the girls only had one runner and couldn’t earn a team place. No Sandites qualified for the State Championship.

Senior Kelsi Hilton was the lone runner for the Lady Sandites, finishing the 5K in 20:44.09 for 44th place out of 100 runners.

Senior Dallas Potter led the boys with a time of 18:58.74 for 89th place out of 111 runners.

Sophomore Anshun Syong finished 92nd in 19:05.53, freshman Rafi Huff finished 96th in 19:28.17, freshman Kordel Hartmann finished 102nd in 20:17.56, freshman Jessen Cox finished 103rd in 20:22.79, and freshman Gavin Corbin finished 109th in 21:51.62.

With five out of six runners returning next year, the boys will be in a good position to grow over the next few years.

Junior High Runners Shine at Frontier Valley Conference Championship

The Sand Springs cross country program wrapped up the regular season Tuesday in Muskogee with the Frontier Valley Conference Championship.

The varsity boys placed ninth out of ten teams, led by Rafi Huff with a 5K time of 19:02 for 37th place out of 62 runners. Rhys Foster led the JV team in 25:12 for 82nd place.

Kelsi Hilton was the lone varsity runner for the girls, finishing the 5K in 22:00 for 24th place out of 54 runners. Blakelee Meeker placed 57th in the JV run in 28:38.

Chloe Grona led the junior high girls with a two-mile time of 12:44 for 4th place out of 117 runners. Josie Grona wasn’t far behind with a time of 13:07 for 9th place.

Cole Higgins led the junior high boys to a 7th place finish, running the two-mile in 11:19 for 6th place out of 119 runners.

The varsity runners will return to action on Saturday, October 21st in North Tulsa. The 6A-East Regional Championship will be held at O’Brien Park near Turley with 6A girls starting the day's events at 9:00 a.m.

Varsity Girls
24th - Kelsi Hilton - 22:00

Junior Varsity Girls
57th - Blakelee Meeker - 28:38

Junior High Girls
4th - Chloe Grona - 12:44
9th - Josie Grona - 13:07
59th - Lexi Boone - 16:17
109th - Vivian Burr - 19:52

Varsity Boys
37th - Rafi Huff - 19:02
41st - Dallas Potter - 19:13
53rd - Anshun Syong - 20:07
57th - Jessen Cox - 21:14
59th - Kordel Hartmann - 21:41
61st - Jaxon Perry - 22:14
62nd - Gavin Corbin - 23:05

Junior Varsity Boys
82nd - Rhys Foster - 25:12
89th - Malachi Waldrup - 26:54

Junior High Boys
6th - Cole Higgins - 11:19
20th - Wyatt Shaw - 12:00
27th - Corbin Wesson - 12:29
44th - Canyon Carnahan - 13:05
76th - Presley Gunnery - 14:21
91st - Daniel Stuckey - 15:07
101st - Brier Hartman - 15:24

Eli Rogers Wins OBN Tournament at Lake Texoma

For the first time since 2021, Sand Springs brought home the gold from an Oklahoma Bass Nation fishing tournament.

Eli Rogers, fishing solo, hauled in 20.6 pounds during the two-day event on Lake Texoma, October 7-8th, 2.6 pounds more than the runner-up duo. His largest bass was 5.12 pounds, the third-largest of the event.

The win marks a first on the OBN trail for Sand Springs since March of 2021 when Cruz Norris and Gunnar Casey won on Grand Lake. It was Rogers’s second top-five finish of the year.

Drew Turner and Gunner Beasley turned in their second top-ten performance of the season, catching 13.6 pounds for 10th place out of 63 teams.

Decana Strawn and Abby Tabor placed a season-best 15th with 11.01 pounds.

Nate Griffin and Caden Strawn placed a season-best 17th with 10.32 pounds for their second top-20 finish of the year.

Zane Downey and Tyler Barnes placed 38th with 5.37 pounds; Gabriel Castellano and Ean Williams placed 49th with 2.42 pounds; and Jessen Cox and Rylan Matherly placed 50th with 1.95 pounds.

Turner and Beasley are now second overall in the Athletes of the Year standings, followed by Rogers in third out of 84 teams.

Griffin and Caden Strawn are 12th; Castellano and Williams are 30th; Cox and Matherly are 33rd; Decana Strawn and Tabor are 41st; Downey and Barnes are 43rd; Jonathan Isley and Jaxon Trotter are 58th; Hayden Lowrance and Hunter Spencer are 69th; and Christian Orcutt and Diego Voight are 83rd.

The Lake Texoma event was the last of 2023 for Bass Nation. The OBN Trail will resume on March 17th at Pine Creek Lake in McCurtain County. Some of the Sand Springs teams may also return to Texoma for the Student Angler Federation event on October 21st.

Sophie Grona, Cole Higgins, and Junior High Boys Win Cleveland XC Meet

Sand Springs had an exceptional performance at all age levels in the Cleveland Tigers Cross Country Meet on Thursday, earning two individual gold medals and one team title.

Cole Higgins won his second meet of the season, leading the junior high boys to their second team title of the year. His 1.5 mile time of 7:06 was two seconds better than the runner-up and enough to lead the field of 48.

Corbin Wesson placed third in 7:29, Daniel Stuckey was fifth in 7:38, and Wyatt Shaw was sixth in 7:46,

Sophie Grona took first place out of 85 runners with a 6:38 mile to lead the elementary girls to a sixth place team finish.

Chloe and Josie Grona led the junior high girls to a second place finish in the 1.5-mile run. Ghloe took second place in 8:08 and Josie took third in 8:12. Mya Wagers finished ninth in 8:49.

The varsity boys placed second, led by Rafi Huff in third place. Huff ran the 5K in 18:09, followed by Dallas Potter with an 18:30 mark for sixth.

Conner Williamson placed 18th out of 95 runners in the elementary boys race. His 7:05 mile led the Sandites to a fourth place finish.

The varsity girls didn’t have enough runners to earn a team place in the two-mile race. Laila Mirza placed 28th out of 59 runners in 16:19.

The Sand Springs high school and junior high teams will return to action at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship on Tuesday in Muskogee.

Sand Springs Results

Elementary Girls 1 Mile
1st - Sophie Grona - 6:38
34th - Melanie Kinser - 8:47
38th - Anna Voight - 8:55
49th - Starr Corbin - 9:24
50th - Kyall Mcaffrey - 9:27
54th - Nola Chamber - 9:36
55th - Julia Myers - 9:41
78th - Brinley Mckinney - 11:55

Junior High Girls 1.5 Mile
2nd - Chloe Grona - 8:08
3rd - Josie Grona - 8:12
9th - Mya Wagers - 8:49
15th - Lexi Boone - 9:08
24th - Rowen Hull - 9:40
62nd - Vivian Burr - 11:50

Varsity Girls 2 Mile
28th - Laila Mirza - 16:19
33rd - Blakelee Meeker - 17:03

Elementary Boys 1 Mile
18th - Conner Williamson - 7:05
31st - Stu Grona - 7:24
32nd - Sutton Corbin - 7:25
41st - Hudson Waag - 7:42
65th - Mark Garner - 8:59
82nd - Liam Kinman - 10:38
85th - Kai Chambers - 11:27
88th - Fisher Abbott - 11:59

Junior High Boys 1.5 Mile
1st - Cole Higgins - 7:06
3rd - Corbin Wesson - 7:29
5th - Daniel Stuckey - 7:38
6th - Wyatt Shaw - 7:46
14th - Canyon Carnahan - 8:13
17th - Presley Gunnery - 8:22
42nd - Dean Earnest - 10:50

Varsity Boys 5K
3rd - Rafi Huff - 18:09
6th - Dallas Potter - 18:30
17th - Kordel Hartmann - 19:58
20th - Jessen Cox - 20:15
27th - Jaxon Perry - 21:15
30th - Gavin Corbin - 21:36
40th - Malachi Waldrup - 23:03
50th - Rhys Foster - 24:00
57th - Dax Wilcox - 25:03

Anderson Elementary took fifth place in the girls race, led by Catherine Mundy in 7:55, and fifth in the boys race, led by Elliott Gibson in 7:08.

Anderson Results

Elementary Girls 1 Mile
15th - Catherine Mundy - 7:56
23rd - Beighley Ray - 8:19
29th - Joaline Reeve - 8:38
30th - Sophia Reyna - 8:39
32nd - Saylor Harmon - 8:44
67th - Lilly Reinhardt - 11:01
73rd - Kinley Fulton - 11:30
74th - Hallie Graham - 11:38
82nd - Presley Graham - 12:48
83rd - Nova West - 13:32

Elementary Boys 1 Mile
21st - Elliott Gibson - 7:08
39th - Cooper Lisicki - 7:39
44th - Grayson Shoopman - 7:55
51st - Kiptyn Reeve - 8:20
52nd - Jaxon Couffer - 8:22
54th - Ace Jewell - 8:23
57th - Zander Hefele - 8:40
63rd - Lincoln Bozone - 8:56
66th - Waylon Lightle - 9:11
67th - Joseph Parsell - 9:13
71st - Kota Fulton - 9:42
76th - Elijah Ray - 10:22
78th - Vandon Flynn - 10:33
86th - Praxton Flynn - 11:36
89th - Royce Hefele - 12:19
93rd - Colton Bartell - 13:21