Oklahoma high school wrestling notebook: Siblings Eli, Khaleah Kirk of Guthrie become state champions

Khaleah Kirk couldn’t help but peek across State Fair Arena as she took the mat for her 120-pound state title match Saturday night.

Waiting for it to begin, the Guthrie star’s brother, Eli, was competing for a championship of his own in the middle of the arena while she stood on her corner mat.

Glued to what was going on, Khaleah got to see Eli accomplish the biggest feat of his career as he claimed his first Class 5A state title. Moments later, Khaleah joined him in becoming a state champion.

Eli beat Collinsville’s Clay Gates in the 120-pound finals, and Khleah pinned Tulsa Union’s Chanelle Alburg with two seconds left in the first period, ending the season with a 21-0 record.

Siblings. Both juniors. Both state champions at 120 pounds.

“It was truthfully one of the best feelings ever,” Khaleah said. “It was exciting knowing that we did this together.”

Eli had a tough battle as he finished 35-2 on the year, while Khleah cruised. She didn’t expect to have such a dominant performance, but that’s exactly what it was.

“I expected it to go three periods truthfully,” she said.

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Collinsville’s Cameron Steed becomes 4-time state champion

Oklahoma has its 44th four-time state wrestling champion.

Collinsville’s Cameron Steed joined the exclusive club Saturday night after pinning Claremore’s Kai Shultz in the Class 5A 152-pound finals.

Steed pinned all three of his opponents in the first period at the tournament and finished his senior season with a 48-2 record.

“This was probably my favorite year because our team was so close,” said Steed, who hasn't signed with a college but is receiving Division-I interest.

Collinsville won its 11th title in the last 12 years and had 185 points. Guthrie placed second with 86, and Glenpool and Pryor tied for third place with 57.

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Tuttle wins 14th straight Class 4A crown

Tuttle didn’t run into any issues and extended its record number of state tournament victories to 14.

The Class 4A Tigers, who have 19 titles overall, finished with 210 points as they placed ahead of runner-up Heritage Hall (77) and Bridge Creek (67½).

“We wrestled well,” Tuttle coach Bobby Williams said. “ We had a good tournament. Won it again, so we got it on a roll.”

Tuttle had six wrestlers win individual championships — junior 120-pounder Braden Potts, freshman 132-pounder Beau Hickman, senior 138-pounder Jack Golowenski, senior 145-pounder Reese Davis, junior 170-pounder Tucker Waitman and senior heavyweight Harley Andrews.

“We had 10 in the finals,” Williams said. “Of course, you want to win every one of those. My heart goes out to those senior guys that didn’t reach that goal.”

Andrews, a Nebraska signee, is now a three-time state champion and went undefeated for the second straight season. He was 46-0 this year and 37-0 as a junior.

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Marlow claims second consecutive Class 3A title

Marlow edged Blackwell in a tight battle as it claimed its second straight Class 3A crown.

Marlow had 129 points, just three more than Blackwell. Jay placed third with 119.

Seniors Case Rich (145 pounds) and Kyle Wilson (220) were Marlow’s lone individual champions.

Marlow now has eight state tournament titles.

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Other standout performances

► Edmond Memorial junior and OU commit AJ Heeg claimed the Class 6A 182-pound title with a 7-1 win over Edmond North sophomore Oscar Williams. Heeg, who won the 152-pound championship as a sophomore, was 33-1 this year. His one loss was to Williams.

► Mustang senior Christian Rowland defended his Class 6A heavyweight title via a 5-3 sudden victory against Owasso junior Tyler Rich.

► Piedmont sophomore Cash Donnell beat Edmond North sophomore Christian Belford 12-5 for the Class 6A 113-pound championship. Donnell was 35-0 this season.

► Edmond North had two wrestlers win championships as it finished as the Class 6A runner-up behind Stillwater. Sophomore Hunter Hollingsworth beat Stillwater junior Sam Smith 6-1 for the 120-pound crown, and senior Jaxon Randall defended his 170-pound title with a 12-4 victory over Edmond Memorial senior Benjamin Mower.

► Choctaw 107-pound junior Peyton Hand won her second title at Oklahoma’s second officially sanctioned girls state tournament. She pinned Moore junior Harley Stringer in the first period of their title match. The other local champions in the girls tournament were Edmond North freshman Bella Williams (114 pounds) and Mustang junior Mia Cayard (145).

► Tulsa Union won the girls tournament with 60 points. Bixby (52) placed second, and Vian (44) was third. The girls tournament includes just one classification.

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