CPHS Softball Preview: Sandites to host Regional Tournament Wednesday

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The Sandite Softball team returned 12 players from last year’s Regional Championship team.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team will be hosting a Regional Tournament for the seventh-straight year Wednesday, and they have won their last five. Enid, Muskogee, and Stillwater will be making the trip to the Sandite Softball Complex.

The Sandites have won seventeen Regional titles overall, and if they win this year they will tie their program-best streak of six in a row from 1992 to 1997. Although they have made it to the State finals more than once, they have yet to bring home the elusive gold ball.

Sand Springs is 23-5 overall and was 10-2 for second place in District 6A-3. They went undefeated at the Broken Arrow Tournament and placed second at the Bixby Tournament. They are coming off a 2-1 loss to Oologah. They have won five shutouts this season, their average game is an 8-3 win, and their longest win streak was eight in a row. Their biggest win was 19-0 against Sapulpa, and their biggest loss was 5-0 to Shawnee.

Enid is 7-22 overall and went 1-10 for last place in District 6A-4. They are riding an eight-game losing streak with one game left before Regionals. The Pacers have won one shutout, their average game is a 7-3 loss, and their longest win streak was four in a row. Their biggest win was 12-0 against Northwest Classen and their biggest loss was 13-0 to Stillwater. They have yet to play Sand Springs this season.

Muskogee is 4-20 overall and was 1-11 for last place in District 6A-3. Their average game is a 10-5 loss, and they are coming off back-to-back defeats. Their biggest win was 24-14 against Sapulpa, and their biggest loss was 18-2 to Jenks. Sand Springs beat the Roughers 16-6 and 11-3 in district play.

Stillwater is 14-13 overall and was 8-4 for third place in District 6A-4. They are riding a three-game losing streak with two more games to play before Regionals. The Pioneers have won four shutouts, their average game is a 5-4 win, and their longest win streak was six in a row. Their biggest win was 13-0 against Enid, and their biggest loss was 12-2 to Sand Springs.

The Sandites haven’t lost to Enid since 2009, Muskogee since 2014, and Stillwater since 2016. The Pioneers managed to steal a game at the 2016 Regional playoff to send Sand Springs to the losers’ bracket, but the Sandites battled back that year and beat the Pioneers in back-to-back rounds on their way to State.

Sand Springs will play Enid Wednesday at noon. Stillwater and Muskogee will play at 2:00 p.m. The losers will play at 4:00 p.m. and the winners will play at 6:00 p.m. Thursday’s games will begin at 12:00 p.m. The tournament is double elimination and only the winner will advance to the State Tournament October 15th at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Sandite Stats

Batting Avg.
.568 Lee
.440 Alexander
.437 Jordan
.436 Tanner
.422 R. Rector
.420 Hawkins
.419 McNally
.375 Burks
.368 Crawford
.364 Taff
.273 Harper
.182 Hammock
.182 Hilton

Slugging Avg.
.789 Lee
.736 Jordan
.691 Hawkins
.633 R. Rector
.605 McNally
.574 Crawford
.560 Alexander
.538 Tanner
.523 Taff
.375 Burks
.333 Harper
.318 Hilton
.182 Hammock

On-Base Percentage
.605 Lee
.505 Jordan
.500 R. Rector
.500 Barnes
.464 Alexander
.442 Tanner
.429 Hawkins
.405 Crawford
.396 McNally
.375 Burks
.375 Hammock
.370 Taff
.270 Harper
.180 Hilton

Runs
42 Lee
30 Hawkins
29 R. Rector
24 Jordan
22 Tanner
12 Crawford
12 Harper
10 McNally
10 Hilton
6 M. Rector
6 Hammock
6 Taff
5 Burks

Hits
54 Lee
38 R. Rector
38 Jordan
34 Hawkins
34 Tanner
32 Taff
25 Crawford
22 Alexander
18 McNally
9 Harper
8 Hilton
3 Burks
2 Hammock

RBI
57 R. Rector
34 Jordan
19 Taff
18 Lee
17 Tanner
17 Crawford
16 Hawkins
13 Alexander
13 Hilton
12 McNally
5 Harper
2 Burks

Singles
38 Lee
27 Tanner
24 Jordan
22 Taff
20 R. Rector
20 Hawkins
16 Alexander
14 Crawford
12 McNally
7 Harper
5 Hilton
3 Burks
2 Hammock

Doubles
17 R. Rector
12 Lee
11 Jordan
8 Hawkins
8 Crawford
6 Tanner
6 Taff
6 Alexander
4 McNally
2 Harper
1 Hilton

Triples
4 Hawkins
4 Taff
3 Lee
3 Crawford
2 Jordan
2 McNally
1 R. Rector
1 Tanner
1 Hilton

Home Runs
3 Jordan
2 Hawkins
1 Lee
1 Hilton

Grand Slams
1 Jordan

Sacrifices
9 Hawkins
9 Tanner
5 Hilton
4 Lee
4 McNally
3 Harper
2 Taff
2 Alexander
1 Crawford
1 Hammock

Stolen Bases
19 Lee
9 Tanner
6 Hawkins
6 Crawford
5 McNally
5 R. Rector
3 Hilton
3 Jordan
2 Taff
2 Hammock
2 Burks
2 Rector
1 Harper

Double Plays
15 Jordan
10 Lee
9 Tanner
2 Crawford
2 R. Rector
1 Hawkins
1 McNally
1 Hilton
1 Alexander

ERA
1.88 Taff
3.43 Crawford
3.66 R. Rector

Strikeouts
129 Taff
27 Crawford
5 R. Rector

WHIP
1.07 Taff
1.50 Crawford
2.48 R. Rector

Record
16-5 Taff
6-0 Crawford
1-0 R. Rector

CPHS Softball: Sandites drop 2-1 decision to Oologah

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The Charles Page High School softball team (23-5) hosted a top-notch 4A contender Thursday evening and suffered a 2-1 loss to Oologah-Talala (24-3). The Mustangs won their 19th-straight game behind a two-hit, seven-strikeout pitching performance from Missouri State University-commit Kenzie Chacon, who held the Sandites to their lowest hitting performance of the season.

The game went scoreless till the fifth inning when Morgan Bement and Raigan McKee hit singles. Bement scored on an error and McKee stole home for the 2-0 lead. Drew Hawkins hit a triple in the bottom of the inning and scored on an error.

Oologah stranded four runners over the course of the game and Sand Springs stranded three. Aliyah Taff (16-5, 33-19) took the loss for the Sandites, tossing six hits, one strikeout, and one walk.

The Mustangs are in pursuit of their third-straight State Tournament berth and fourth-straight 30-win season. Sand Springs needs just one more win for its best record since 2016, and is looking to make the State Tournament for the sixth-straight year.

Sand Springs will host Enid Thursday, October 8th at 12:00 p.m. in the first round of their Regional Tournament. Oologah will host Coweta (28-3) Monday at 5:00 p.m. in their last game of the regular season.

CPHS Softball: Sandites survive Owasso on the road to finish 2nd in District play

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The Owasso varsity softball team staged a major comeback attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored three runs to make it 8-6 with two runners on base against the Charles Page High School Sandites, but Aliyah Taff pitched her 12th strikeout of the game to secure a huge district win Tuesday evening on the road.

Sand Springs (23-4, 10-2) clinched a second-place finish in District 6A-3 and will get to host a Regional Tournament after beating the Rams (21-6, 8-4), who finished third.

Madison Lee hit a leadoff single for the visitors, who loaded the bases with hits from JoLee McNally and Raegan Rector. Jaden Jordan brought them all home on a double, then scored on a ground out from Avery Tanner for the 4-0 lead .

The third inning saw a single from Drew Hawkins and a double from Nataley Crawford. Olivia Alexander hit a two-run single, then courtesy runner Morgan Rector scored on a triple from Lee to make it 7-0. Madi Norton drew a walk in the bottom of the inning and Emmalie Green reached on error. Lily Shaw got the Rams on the board with an RBI single, then Green and Shaw scored on a triple from Brookley Foster.

Jordan scored the Sandites’ final run on an RBI single from Tanner in the top of the fourth, and the visitors led 8-3 going into the bottom of the final inning. Norton and Foster walked, and Sarah Campbell reached on an error to load the bases. Norton scored on an error and Halle Hance hit a two-run double. Avery Tallman drew a walk, but Alexander made the play at first on a dropped third strike to end the game.

Taff (16-4, 33-18) won her fifth straight game, throwing four hits, 12 strikeouts, and five walks. Tallman got the loss with nine hits and one walk in 2.2 innings, and was relieved by Lauren St. John who threw four hits, two strikeouts, and no walks in 4.1 innings.

Sandite Softball has now won five games in a row, and 11 of their last 12. They will host Oologah-Talala (21-3) Thursday at 5:00 p.m. for their last game of the regular season. Owasso has one game left Saturday at 12:00 p.m. against Durant (17-11). They will receive their Regional assignments Monday and the tournaments are scheduled to be played next Thursday.

Final District 6A-3 Standings
10-2 Shawnee (26-5)
10-2 Sand Springs (24-4)
8-4 Owasso (21-6)
8-4 Jenks (21-12)
4-8 Ponca City (10-25)
1-11 Sapulpa (3-19)
1-11 Muskogee (5-20)

Volleyball, Softball, Football Rankings, League Standings

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OSSAA District 6A-3 Fast Pitch Softball Standings

10-2 Shawnee (24-5)
9-2 Sand Springs (22-4)
8-2 Owasso (21-4)
7-4 Jenks (19-12)
4-8 Ponca City (10-23)
1-11 Sapulpa (3-19)
1-11 Muskogee (5-19)

OSSAA Class 6A Week 6 Volleyball Rankings

1. Bishop Kelley (22-3)
2. Norman North (24-4)
3. Mustang (26-6)
4. Jenks (20-7)
5. Edmond Santa Fe (18-7)
6 Edmond Memorial (18-8)
7. Bishop McGuinness (24-4)
8. Deer Creek (17-6)
9. Edmond North (14-12)
10. Broken Arrow (19-11)
11. Owasso (17-11)
12. Bixby (16-11)
13. Union (7-9)
14. Moore (16-13)
15. Choctaw (13-8)
16. Norman (9-11)
17. Booker T. Washington (7-12)
18. Bartlesville (16-15)
19. Enid (14-11)
20. Southmoore (5-13)

Frontier Valley Conference Volleyball Standings

7-0 Broken Arrow (19-11)
6-0 Jenks (20-7)
5-2 Owasso (17-11)
3-3 Bartlesville (16-15)
3-4 Bixby (16-11)
2-3 Booker T. Washington (7-12)
2-3 Union (7-9)
2-5 Sand Springs (13-11)
1-6 Muskogee (8-16)
0-5 Sapulpa (10-11)

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 5 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (3-0)
2. Stillwater (3-0)
3. Putnam City North (4-0)
4. Midwest City (3-1)
5. Choctaw (2-2)
6. Booker T. Washington (2-2)
7. Del City (0-2)
8. Lawton (3-1)
9. Sand Springs (3-1)
10. Deer Creek (2-2)
11. Muskogee (0-3)
12. Bartlesville (1-3)
13. Ponca City (1-2)
14. Northwest Classen (1-0)
15. U.S. Grant (1-3)
16. Putnam City West (0-3)

CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Jenks 2-1 on the road

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Charles Page High School has been playing championship-level softball lately. The varsity fast pitch team is 22-4 on the season, their best mark since at least 2012, and is riding a six-game win streak in district action. Their last district loss was 5-0 to Shawnee, and they paid that one back 6-3 last week. Their only other district loss was 8-4 to Jenks, and they avenged that one 2-1 Thursday evening on the Trojans’ home field.

The Sandites came away with six hits in the game, but stranded five runners and didn’t score the go-ahead run till the top of the seventh. Jenks also stranded five runners in the game, including two in the bottom of the final inning.

Madison Lee, batting a team-best .580 this season, hit a lead-off double and scored on a double from Jolee McNally on the next play. Jenks tied it in the bottom of the second after Kayla Adams reached on an error, stole second, and scored on a ground out from Avery Brewer.

Avery Tanner and Brooklyn Harper hit singles in the seventh, and Olivia Alexander brought in Tanner with a double for the final score. The Trojans got a pair of walks in the bottom of the inning, but Raegan Rector caught a fly ball in right field to end the game.

Aliyah Taff (15-4, 32-18) earned her fourth-straight win in the pitcher’s circle with four hits, two strikeouts, and three walks in seven innings. Emma Lang took the loss with six hits, six strikeouts, and two walks.

The road win solidified the Sandites’ position at No. 2 in the District 6A-3 standings, behind Shawnee, and ahead of Owasso. Owasso is their next and final district opponent, and they will play the Rams Tuesday on the road. They previously beat Owasso 3-0 last week. If they repeat the win, it’ll clinch a District Runner-Up finish and home Regional Tournament.

District 6A-3 Standings
10-2 Shawnee (22-3)
9-2 Sand Springs (22-4)
8-2 Owasso (21-4)
7-4 Jenks (18-9)
4-8 Ponca City (10-19)
1-11 Sapulpa (3-16)
1-11 Muskogee (2-17)

Volleyball, Softball, Football Rankings, League Standings

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OSSAA District 6A-3 Fast Pitch Softball Standings

8-2 Shawnee (20-3)
8-2 Sand Springs (21-4)
8-2 Owasso (20-4)
7-2 Jenks (18-7)
4-8 Ponca City (9-19)
1-10 Muskogee (1-15)
1-11 Sapulpa (3-16)

OSSAA Class 6A Week 4 Volleyball Rankings

1. Bishop Kelley (16-3)
2. Jenks (17-3)
3. Norman North (20-3)
4. Edmond Santa Fe (16-6)
5. Mustang (22-3)
6 Edmond Memorial (17-7)
7. Bishop McGuinness (20-1)
8. Deer Creek (13-6)
9. Edmond North (11-8)
10. Broken Arrow (17-11)
11. Owasso (16-11)
12. Bixby (15-6)
13. Union (4-7)
14. Moore (10-8)
15. Choctaw (12-7)
16. Bartlesville (9-10)
16. Enid (12-10)
18. Booker T. Washington (7-7)
18. Southmoore (5-12)
20. Norman (8-10)

Frontier Valley Conference Volleyball Standings

5-0 Broken Arrow (17-11)
5-0 Jenks (17-3)
4-2 Owasso (16-11)
3-2 Bartlesville (9-10)
3-3 Bixby (15-6)
2-3 Booker T. Washington (7-7)
2-4 Sand Springs (13-10)
1-3 Union (4-7)
1-6 Muskogee (8-9)
0-3 Sapulpa (9-9)

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 4 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (2-0)
2. Stillwater (2-0)
3. Booker T. Washington (2-1)
4. Putnam City North (3-0)
5. Choctaw (1-2)
6. Del City (0-2)
7. Midwest City (2-1)
8. Lawton (3-0)
9. Sand Springs (2-1)
10. Deer Creek (2-1)
11. Muskogee (0-3)
12. Bartlesville (1-2)
13. Ponca City (1-1)
14. Northwest Classen (1-0)
15. U.S. Grant (1-2)
16. Putnam City West (0-3)