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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS CHIEFTAINS HUDDLE WITH COACH D before their game Friday night.

Sapulpa Boys Fall to Strong Memorial Squad

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – It wasn’t pretty but hopefully, it was a teachable moment that the Sapulpa boys’ soccer team can learn a few lessons from. Up against a very good Memorial squad in District 5A-3 action, the Chieftains fell behind early and had a difficult time battling back, ultimately falling 5-1 to the […]

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTO SENIOR THIRD BASEMAN PETER SHIBLEY

Chieftain Baseball Drops Three

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – Things can change quickly in high school sports. The Sapulpa baseball team has hit a bit of adversity all of a sudden in the 2024 season, suffering three consecutive losses over a span of five days. Following two dominating victories over Memorial in a double-header last Tuesday, by a combined

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ASHLEY SCOTT drives the No. 11 car in the Factory Stock division.

Edwards Wins Champ Sprints feature Race at Speedway

BY DARREN SUMNER, HERALD PUBLISHER KELLYVILLE –– The Sapulpa Herald visited Creek County Speedway Saturday night as the Super Six Series ran on the quarter mile dirt track oval.  Blake Edwards won the 20 lap Champ 305 Sprints feature race while Jimmy Owen took the checker flag in the Factory Stocks competition.  Other winners included Justin Foltz

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS KIEFER’S ALSTON CARR finished fifth in the pole vault at Kellyville Friday with a leap of 10-feet-6.

Kellyville Hosts Track Meet: Ponies, Kiefer, Mounds All Participated; Trojans Have Three Winners

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR KELLYVILLE – Three local schools competed on Friday in the Kellyville Ponies High School Track meet, with each experiencing varying degrees of success. In the boys’ competition, Kiefer finished seventh with 47.75 points, just 6.5 points back of Bristow in third, while Beggs topped the team standings. The Trojans boasted 14 top-10

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SUBMITTED PHOTO ETHAN PETERSON, Sapulpa Chieftain senior wrestler, at his signing ceremony at the Chieftain Center.

Sapulpa’s Peterson Signs with Baker University

ETHAN PETERSON, Sapulpa Chieftain senior wrestler, inked a national letter of intent this week at the Chieftain Center to wrestle next year on the collegiate level with Baker University Wildcats in Kansas.  Peterson qualified for the Class 5A state tournament all four years of his high school career, winning East Regional championships in both 2022 and

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JUNIOR CONNOR BENEDICT scored for the Chieftains in their 2-1 shootout victory over Tahlequah on Tuesday night.

Sapulpa Soccer Sweeps District Openers

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR TAHLEQUAH – Both Sapulpa soccer teams won their district openers at Tahlequah on Tuesday night. The girls won 2-0 in a strong performance, while the boys bounced back from a 1-0 loss to the Tigers just three days earlier in the Chieftain Classic Tournament Third Place Game to prevail 2-1 in a

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TYLA HEARD played in three state finals and was named District 5A-4 Player of the Year.

Heard Named District Player of the Year: Lady Chieftains Earn Post-Season Honors

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – The girls’ basketball District 5A-4 awards were announced on Tuesday and as one might expect from a team that advanced to the Class 5A state championship game, there was a significant Sapulpa presence. Senior Tyla Heard was named the district’s Player of the Year, sophomore Riki McQuarters was designated as

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS SAPULPA CHIEFTAINS The boys basketball team got together one last time for their team banquet Thursday night at The Way Church in Sapulpa. Many players received awards and their varsity letters.

Sapulpa Basketball Presents Awards at Final Banquet

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – The Sapulpa boys’ basketball team gathered one last time to give out a bunch of awards and wrap up the 2023-24 season at their banquet Thursday night at The Way Church in Sapulpa. By just about every metric imaginable, the first year under coach Jordan Nagel was a resounding success,

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FRESHMAN PITCHER JENSEN PENN allowed just one hit, walking two and striking out seven, in five shutout innings during Tuesday night’s 24-0 win in Game 2 of the double-header.

Sapulpa Baseball Rolls Over Edison: Explosive Offense, Shutdown Pitching Highlight Lopsided Wins

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – That was about as complete a performance as Sapulpa baseball fans are likely to see, as the Chieftains rolled over District 5A-4 foe Edison twice in a double-header at Allen Wallace Field on Tuesday. The first game was a masterful five-inning 14-0 domination in all aspects of the game, as

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Pretty Water Students Place in Top Ten in Competitions

BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– For the first time in Pretty Water School history, the school archery team placed second in the state. According to Pretty Water Archery Coach Robert Gaches, Alice Wise was the top girl shooter in the State, and Sophia Hyde came in at number two, for Division I and Division

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