Charles Page High School - Sandite Yearbook (Sand Springs, OK)

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SAY, YOU COMFORTABLE? - The heaviest of the Boones, Tifahwears ggcape his clutches, down his Jenks foe on the 130-pound match at the Ed Dubie Fie ouse. COME BACK HERE - Sopho- more 115-pounder David Adud- W dell pulls his Jenks opponent back onto the mat after he tries to 5idl- Duff? . A ,--, Y.,s ig , fi . we - Senior DEADLY CRADLE CLUTCH - 136-pound senior, Stephen Spot Waller catches his Bartles- ville Sooner opponent in an advantageous position to put him away for the victory during a Saturday night match at home. Wrestling 49

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The wrestling season was not the most successful season in the history of Charles Page grapplers, but it was a beneficial year for them, especially the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Several sophomores and freshmen got a lot of experience. I feel we will have a very good team next year, stat- ed coach Alan Karstetter. T The winter season held some heart- aches for the mighty Sandite matmen. On December 7, the Sapulpa Chief- tains rolled into town and handed the Sandites their first loss of the season. This was the first win for Sapulpa against the Sandites in fifteen years. With spirits a little dampened, but heads still held high, the fighting San- dites returned to the Ed Dubie Field- house the next day to defeat Clare- more, Catoosa, and Tahlequah to take the Sandite Quadrangular. The next weekend the prestigious annual Bristow Tournament was held. The Sandites went into the tourna- ment as defending champions and shooting for their fifth straight cham- pionship which would break the re- cord of four consecutive firsts jointly held by the Sandites and Tulsa Edi- son. In the end, Sand Springs had to accept second place behind the sur- prisingly powerful Sapulpa Chief- tains. The Sandites crowned only one champion, Bruce Bridges at 115- pounds who pinned his old rival, Al- vin Gatewood from Bristow in 57 sec- onds. Grapplers Finish Second At Bristow WHAT NEXT COACH? - Senior team captain and 115-pounder, Bruce Bridges prepares to add his Sapulpa opponent to his long list of victories with another fall during the Sandites first home match. 48 Wrestling

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Wrestlers Prepare For Re-opening Durin Christmas break, the San- dites has no scheduled matches and received four days of rest and relax- ation before hitting the mat a ain to prepare for the re-o enin of tie sea- son. This week andpa halT held some tough and different practices for the grapplers. They traveled to Jenks to work out with the Trojans and the Trojans also paid the Sandites a visit in turn. The wrestlers even received a big surprise when Coach Karstetter announced that he had two practices scheduled for one da . Well, practice makes perfect, re- plied senior 148-pounder, Todd Sand- ers. The Sandites opened the 1980's properly with a decisive win over the Bartlesville College Wildcats at their homesite. Next came the extremely competitive Jenks Trojan Invitational Tournament. The Sandites went into the event also as defending champi- ons, but the finals in this tournament held more heartaches and one of those heartaches would last the rest of the season. Bruce Bridges, 115-pound sen- ior and 1979 state runner-up, dislocat- ed his elbow, which required surgery and caused him to miss the remainder of the season mainly the state tournament. However, in the Jenks tourney David Aduddell took second place and so did Jay Yaws. Overall, I think that we had a great season and a supportive team, said Tim Fisher. si ' , Q H. Na .F - e J . if J Q 'TS t'i F ' 3 1- . 'QU .X f K ,.... . . .X .. s. VIEE 'T 3 is A A . Q NEW DANCE CRAZE - Senior 157- K pounder and masked-man Tim Fish- ' er concentrates on freeing his leg V from the grip of his Bartlesville Soon- A er opponent. X 50 Wrestling BONE CRUSHER - Senior heavyweight, Jon enroute to a pin and a team victory at the Ed Boyd puts the crush on the giant from Jenks Dubie Fieldhouse on homecoming night, ,a4 'W'