CPHS Volleyball: Lady Sandites finish sixth at Broken Arrow Tournament, beat Bartlesville 3-1

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (4-11) has been in a rough patch lately due to brutal scheduling and an unrelenting string of top-tier competitors.

They placed sixth of seven teams at the round-robin Broken Arrow Invitational this past weekend, but all five losses came to top-ten ranked 6A programs, and in the last three days they have met three top-five opponents. 

On Thursday the Lady Sandites were swept 3-0 by 4A No. 2 Victory Christian (9-3) with sets of 25-12, 25-19, and 25-13. 6A No. 2 Norman North (11-3) got a sweep Friday (25-13, 25-14, 25-14), as did No. 3 Edmond Memorial (10-1) (25-20, 25-13, 25-13). They won set three 25-23 against No. 7 Broken Arrow (4-5), but lost the others 25-9, 25-20, and 25-15. 

The streak finally came to a close with a 3-1 win over Bartlesville (2-6), who they also defeated in conference play earlier this month. After suffering a 25-9 clobbering in the first set, the Lady Sandites surged back to win 25-20, 25-19, and 25-22. That momentum carried into the rest of the day and they made a commendable effort against their next two opponents. 

Sand Springs got off to an incredible start against No. 6 Edmond North (9-5), taking a 5-0 lead with two aces from Madison Burris and two kills from Vanessa Wyrick with Devree Youngblood assisting. Cloe Campfield made it 7-1 with an ace and the Sandites held their distance comfortably till a five-point run made it 16-15. Wyrick broke that steak up with a kill, but the Huskies went right back to it and came from behind for a 25-19 victory.

Morgan Goerke served an ace and an error to start the second set, then Lily DeGrace and Youngblood traded kills. Campfield notched an ace for a 3-2 lead and the game tied three times before the Huskies put it in the bag. An eight point run put it at 17-7 in Edmond’s favor and the Sandites never recovered, falling 25-14.

Game three was a beat down right out of the gate. Edmond took a 2-0 lead, Raylynn Mong aced to tie it, DeGrace posted a block and Cheyenne Henry tied it with a kill. Then the Huskies went on an eight point run with four aces from Sarah Holmes. Holmes finally made an error, but Kamryn Bacus picked it up from there with a kill and three aces before Youngblood hit a kill.

The Lady Sandites began to stage a comeback with a four-point run and a pair of kills from Henry, cutting it to 18-12. DeGrace scored two of her own, then Sand Springs went on a ten point run. Henry scored a kill and a block, Youngblood scored a pair of kills, and Mong served three aces for the 22-20 lead. The Huskies wouldn’t have an upset on their hands, however, and surged back for the 25-23 win.

No. 10 Southmoore (4-6) took a commanding 8-3 lead in their first game against the Sandites and rolled steadily forward for a 25-16 victory. .

The second set was far more competitive with the Sandites in control for most of the action. Mong scored back to back aces for the lead at 5-3 and Sand Springs looked to be in good shape in the final stretch. But the Sabercats came from a 19-13 deficit to win it 25-22. 

Westmoore took an 11-8 lead in the final game with a four point run and never looked back in another 25-16 win. 

The Lady Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a home battle against Frontier Valley foe No. 8 Jenks (7-6, 2-1). 

Tournament Match Results
Norman North 3-0 Sand Springs (25-13, 25-14, 25-14)
Norman North 3-0 Bartlesville (25-12, 25-21, 25-13)
Norman North 3-0 Southmoore (25-14, 26-24, 26-24)
Norman North 3-2 Edmond Memorial (25-22, 15-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13)
Norman North 3-2 Edmond North (25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 22-25, 15-12)
Edmond Memorial 3-1 Southmoore (15-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-14)
Edmond Memorial 3-0 Sand Springs (25-20, 25-13, 25-13)
Edmond Memorial 3-0 Broken Arrow (25-23, 25-23, 27-25)
Edmond Memorial 3-0 Edmond North (25-20, 25-13, 25-16)
Edmond Memorial 3-0 Bartlesville (25-13, 25-16, 25-11)
Edmond North 3-2 Broken Arrow (25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 25-16, 16-14)
Edmond North 3-2 Southmoore (22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-13, 15-11)
Edmond North 3-0 Bartlesville (25-18, 25-11, 25-14)
Edmond North 3-0 Sand Springs (25-19, 25-14, 25-23)
Broken Arrow 3-1 Sand Springs (25-9, 25-20, 23-25, 25-15)
Broken Arrow 3-1 Southmoore (25-11, 25-14, 19-25, 25-18)
Broken Arrow 3-0 Bartlesville (25-13, 25-11, 25-18)
Southmoore 3-1 Bartlesville (22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-11)
Southmoore 3-0 Sand Springs (25-16, 25-22, 25-16)
Sand Springs 3-1 Bartlesville (25-9, 25-20, 19-25, 25-22)

Tournament Placement

1. 6A No. 2 Norman North (6-0)
2. 6A No. 3 Edmond Memorial (5-1)
3. 6A No. 6 Edmond North (4-2)
4. 6A No. 7 Broken Arrow (3-3)
5. 6A No. 10 Southmoore (2-4)
6. Sand Springs (1-5)
7. Bartlesville (0-6)

Frontier Valley Standings
(3-0) Sand Springs (4-11)
(2-0) No. 7 Broken Arrow (5-6)
(2-1) No. 8 Jenks (7-6)
(2-1) No. 11 Owasso (3-2)
(2-1) Bartlesville (2-9)
(2-2) No. 18 Union (3-7)
(1-1) No. 15 Bixby (5-4)
(0-2) Booker T. Washington (2-4)
(0-3) No. 20 Muskogee (10-5)
(0-3) Sapulpa (0-3)

CPHS Softball: Sandites go undefeated at Stillwater Festival, upset Westmoore

Sabrina Usher is the only Lady Sandite to hit a home run this season.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (9-3) notched two solid wins at the Stillwater Festival on Friday. After a 14-0 pummeling of Edmond Memorial (4-8) in game one, they notched a 2-1 upset of Westmoore (13-3) at Oklahoma State University's Cowgirl Stadium. 

Sophomore pitcher Aliyah Taff (2-1, 2-3) got the win with two hits, five strikeouts, and no walks in the four inning run-rule victory over Edmond Memorial and Sabrina Usher hit her second home run of the season.

Rogers State-commit Kimi Presnell was first on the scoreboard thanks to a team effort; reaching on a walk, stealing second, and making third and home on a pair of sacrifices. 

Cameron Clemons scored on an error in the second inning, Presnell doubled in Madelyn Blair, Drew Hawkins scored on a bunt from Makenna Skaggs, and Usher went yard to drive in Presnell and Skaggs for a 7-0 lead.

Another Presnell double brought in Felicity Horn, and Hawkins notched another run on an error in the third. Luttrell and Blair both hit RBI doubles in the fourth, then Hawkins and Blair both scored on errors for the final runs of the game. 

The second win went to Blair (4-1, 23-6) with four strikeouts, five walks, and seven hits in the seven inning bout with Westmoore. 

The Lady Jags were first on the board with three-straight hits and McKayla Franks brought in Aynslee Linduff with a single. They stranded three in the second, two in the third, two in the fourth, and two in the fifth.

Sand Springs made it on base in the first, second, and fourth, but their big break came in the bottom of the fifth. Skaggs singled on loaded bases to bring in Hawkins and Luttrell scored on an error to take the lead once and for all. 

Clemons drilled a triple in the sixth but was picked off soon after, but the Sandites wouldn't end up needing the extra run. The Jags secured a walk and a single in the top of the seventh, but Madison Lee caught a pop fly to seal the victory. 

Sand Springs Softball will return to action Tuesday at Jenks High School (10-5) at 5:00 p.m in a non-district Frontier Valley Conference battle.