CPHS Softball: Sabrina Usher signs with Rogers State University

Charles Page High School senior catcher Sabrina Usher signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Rogers State University.

Usher is a two-time Academic All-State, three-time All-District, All-Region, and All-State selection. She earned District Offensive Player of the Year for leading the Sandites to a 23-13 record and fifth-straight Regional Championship.

The team-leading hitter was .490 at the plate this year with a 1.07 slugging average and .586 on-base percentage. In her career, Usher accounted for 125 runs, 173 hits, 96 singles, 45 doubles, 6 triples, 25 home runs, 1 grand slam, 144 RBI, 5 sacrifices, 28 steals, and 5 double plays.

RSU is a public university in Claremore, Oklahoma competing at the NCAA Division 2 level in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Hillcats went 33-23 last season under fifth-year head coach Andrea Vaughan.

CPHS Softball: Makenna Skaggs signs with Rose State College

Charles Page High School senior Makenna Skaggs signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Rose State College.

Skaggs is a four-year Academic All-Conference selection, and two-time All-District Honorable Mention. She made the All-District first team as a junior and took home All-Region honors this past season after helping her team to a 23-13 record and fifth-consecutive Regional Championship.

The outfielder and third baseman was .289 at the plate this year with a .412 slugging average and .379 on-base percentage. In her four-year varsity career she accounted for 91 runs, 89 hits, 64 singles, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs, 56 RBI, 33 sacrifices, 10 steals, and 4 double plays. She also threw 2 strikeouts in 2 innings as a freshman.

Rose State is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma, competing in the National Junior College Athletics Association Division 1. The Raiders went 21-27 last season and 25-24 in 2018 under ninth-year head coach Nickie Madden.

CPHS Basketball: Davon Richardson signs with University of Central Oklahoma

Charles Page High School senior point guard Davon Richardson signed a letter Wednesday morning to play basketball for the University of Central Oklahoma.

Richardson was named to the Frontier Valley All-Conference third team as a sophomore and first team as a junior. He also made the All-Vype and All-Region teams both years.

Richardson has started 50 games for the Sandites and has scored 718 points, leading his team on 21 occasions with 9 double-doubles and a career high 44-point performance.

Last season he averaged 8.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 15.7 points per game while shooting 48.9% on field goals, 29.0% on three-pointers, and 69.2% at the charity stripe.

UCO is a public university in Edmond, competing in the NCAA Division 2 level and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Bronchos went 11-17 last season and 4-15 in conference, but were 20-10, 12-7 the year prior. They are in their first season under legendary Head Coach Bob Hoffman

Richardson will join former teammate Colt Savage, who is a sophomore at UCO, but first he has unfinished business on the Sandite court. Richardson has helped lead the Sandites to a Regional Championship and State Tournament appearance over the past two years, and the team holds a 37-16 record in that span.

The 2019-2020 season will tip off Tuesday, November 26th at 6:30 p.m. with a non-conference home game against Ponca City.

CPHS Softball: Felicity Horn signs with Grayson College

Charles Page High School senior Felicity Horn signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Grayson College.

Horn was an All-District Honorable Mention and Academic All-State selection as a freshman, All-District as a sophomore, and All District and Academic All-State as a junior. She was named to the All-District and All-Region teams this year, and picked up District Defensive Player of the Year for helping the Sandites to a 23-13 record and fifth-straight Regional Championship title. She is also an All-State Alternate.

In her senior year Horn was .375 batting and .538 slugging for a .451 on-base percentage. In her career she amassed 103 runs, 114 hits, 80 singles, 25 doubles, 8 triples, 1 home run, 69 RBI, 19 sacrifices, 18 steals, and 4 double plays.

Grayson is a two-year public community college in Denison, Texas. The Vikings compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association and North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference. Grayson went 23-24 last year under Michael McBrayer.

CPHS Softball: Jordyn Pearson signs with Missouri Baptist University

Charles Page High School senior Jordyn Pearson signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Missouri Baptist University.

Pearson was .500 batting and slugging in her senior year, with 1 run, 2 hits, and 2 RBI on 4 at-bats, helping her team to their fifth-straight Regional Championship title.

MBU is a private Southern Baptist school in Creve Coeur, Missouri. The Spartans compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and American Midwest Conference. They went 21-22 last season and 31-22 in 2018. They have posted back-to-back 13-11 conference records. Kenneth Messer-Brooks is in his third season as head coach.

CPHS Softball: Mackenzie Bechtold signs with Connors State College

Charles Page High School senior Mackenzie Bechtold signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Connors State College.

Bechtold earned an All-District Honorable Mention this fall, helping the Sandites to a 23-13 record and Regional Championship title. The pitcher/first-baseman was 8-3 in the pitcher’s circle with a 3.24 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .241 batting average, .379 slugging average, and .241 on-base percentage.

In her three-year varsity career, Behctold amassed 4 runs, 7 hits, 5 singles, 1 double, 1 home run, 1 grand slam, and 7 RBI on 30 at-bats. She was in on 9 double plays and tossed 52 strikeouts in 89 innings for a career record of 12-3.

In addition to her athleticism, Bechtold also picked up accolades for her academic prowess. The Sandite made the Academic All-State team in 2018 and was Academic All-Conference this year.

Connors State is a two-year public school located in Warner, Oklahoma. The Cowgirls compete at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 level in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Connors went 16-31 last season and was 11-22 in conference play., but are only a year removed from a 36-18, 20-12 campaign. They are led by Bryan Howard in his first year. Howard owns an 89-64 collegiate coaching record with head coaching stents at Tabor College, Northern Oklahoma College at Enid, Mustang High School, and Washington High School.