Sandite Baseball hammers Hillcrest 13-1, goes undefeated at Bruin Classic

CPHS senior Mack Thompson led the Sandites with three hits and three RBI in a 13-1 run-rule victory at the Bruin Wood Bat Classic. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Runs: CPHS 13, Hill 1.
Hits: CPHS 12, Hill 1.
Errors: CPHS 1, Hill 4.
LOB: CPHS 5, Hill 3.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (8-6 overall, 1-3 district) competed at the Bruin Wood Bat Classic this weekend and went undefeated in the festival-style tournament. 

Sand Springs is on a four-game winning streak after picking up their first district win against Moore High School (4-5, 1-3) last Tuesday. They followed it up with a 4-0 shutout of Parkhill Christian Academy (3-5), then defeated Rogers, Arkansas (2-4) 4-1 and Hillcrest High School (6-3) 13-1.

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The Sandites jumped out to an early lead against Hillcrest, scoring five runs in the first inning. Mack Thompson started things off with a single to score Josh Taber, who reached on an error and stole second. Treyce Tolbert and Hunter Greathouse walked to load the bases, then Braden Askew doubled to score Thompson and Tolbert. Cale Savage singled to score Greathouse, then Cal Watkins singled to score Askew. 

The Screamin' Eagles landed one hit in the first inning, but couldn't advance the runner, and Sandite pitcher Braden Millican (1-0) struck out the side in the second. 

Sand Springs had another explosive inning in the top of the third. Savage singled, then outran a fielder's choice and was joined on base by Watkins. Ty Steelman reached on an error to load the bases. Kameron Adcock reached on an error to score Savage, then Taber singled to score Watkins and Steelman. Thompson singled to score courtesy runner Garrett McCallie and Tolbert singled to score Taber for the 10-0 lead. 

Hillcrest scored their lone run in the bottom of the third on an error, but Sand Springs added three more in the top of the fourth. 

Savage reached on error and scored on a single from Watkins. Watkins scored on a single from Adcock, then McCallie scored the final run of the game on a double from Thompson. 

Brock Youngblood (0-2) relieved Millican on the mound in the bottom of the fifth and pitched one strikeout with no walks or hits. Millican gave up only one hit and two walks in his four innings on the mound and struck out three batters.

The Sandites will return to action Monday with a district road game against Bixby High School (5-6, 1-2) at 5:00 p.m. 

CPHS Tennis: Boys place 14th, Girls place 15th at Jenks Invitational

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Tennis teams recently competed at the Jenks Invitational Tournament. The girls' team took 15th place while the boys tied with Ponca City for 14th place.

Abigail McGehee competed in #1 Singles for the girls and took twelfth place. Madison Englestead took eleventh place in #2 Singles with wins over Sloane Johnston of Metro Christian Academy and Muskogee's Samantha Estes.

Delaney Blaylock and Hallie West took fifteenth place in #1 Doubles and Betsy Almaraez and Alesha Milsap took fifteenth in #2 Doubles. Both teams scored wins over their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa.

Quintin Wimer took thirteenth place in #1 Singles for the boys with wins over Andrew Wilson of Sapulpa and Drew Callant of Enid. Logan Bateman placed thirteenth in #2 Singles with wins over Aaron Phung of Union and Aaron Adams of Muskogee.

Brock Smith and Caleb Bundy placed fifteenth in #1 Doubles with a win over Sapulpa, while Conner Coney and Aries Howard took sixteenth in #2 Doubles.

Lady Sandite Soccer places fourth at Stillwater Cup

Senior forward Kyndal Zicker scored the lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Stillwater Saturday night. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Girls' Soccer team (1-5) competed at the Stillwater Cup this past weekend and took fourth place, winning one match and losing two.

In the first round the Lady Sandites handily defeated the Enid Pacers (), but fell to Coweta and Stillwater in the next two rounds. It was a rough tournament with winds reaching 20 mph both days and temperatures as low as 45 degrees Fahrenheit on day two. 

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In the third-place match Saturday night, the host team took a quick 3-0 lead in the first half with goals from Bella Blake and Alyssa Henderson and a penalty kick from Henderson.

Kyndal Zicker got the Lady Sandites on the scoreboard shortly before halftime with an assist from Megan Deshazo. 

The Lady Sandites battled hard in the second half, out-shooting the Pioneers eleven to four, but the Stillwater goalie pulled in all five on-goal attempts to keep the Sandites scoreless. A pair of Sandite starters went down with injuries and Head Coach Matt Miller was red-carded after protesting a perceived no-call, leaving the team flustered and short on man-power.

The backfield was a strong point for the team, giving up only four shots in the second half, but with an out-manned front line they were unable to catch up. Junior goalie Abigail Banks hauled in five saves in the game.

The Lady Sandites will return to action Tuesday night with a district road game against Booker T. Washington at 6:00 p.m.

Cody Gurley scores hat trick in 5-4 loss to Coweta; Sandites place 6th at Stillwater Cup

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Boys' Soccer team (3-3) competed at the Stillwater Cup tournament this weekend and took sixth place with one win and two losses.

In the first round the Sandites were defeated 3-1 by Ponca City (3-2) with the lone goal coming from Cody Gurley. In the consolations they picked up a 2-0 victory over Choctaw (1-4) with goals from Kaiden Cox and Ignacio Garcia. In the placement match they jumped out to a 3-1 lead against Coweta (4-1) before the Tigers fought their way back for a last minute win.

Senior forward Cody Gurley was first on the scoreboard, scoring on an assist from Logan Jeffus in the 6th minute. Gabe Reed tied it up two minutes later, but Gurley responded just twelve seconds after that for a brace. The offensive onslaught continued till Gustavo Saldana scored his first goal of the season with a minute left till halftime for a 3-1 lead.

The second half was an entirely different story, however, as the Tigers struck just five minutes into the half. Daniel Fernandez kicked the game-tying shot in the 49th minute, then Gurley reclaimed the lead with a hat trick goal in the 57th minute. 

Cameron Eaves was next in the scorebook for Coweta, tying it back up in the 67th minute, then recorded a brace with the game-winning shot in the 77th minute. 

Garcia gave the Sandites one last opportunity with a corner kick in the final seconds, but the ball deflected up and over the goal and the Tigers secured the win. 

Sand Springs will return to action with a Tuesday night road game at Booker T. Washington (2-1) to kick off district play.

CPHS Boys' Soccer defeats Choctaw 2-0 at Stillwater Cup

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Boys' Soccer team (3-2) returned to a winning record with a 2-0 shutout victory against Choctaw High School (1-4) in the first round of the Stillwater Cup consolations. 

It was a heavily one-sided match that saw the talented Sandite backfield allow only two shots through the whole game. 

Ignacio Garcia scored the first goal in the 13th minute on a free kick to the left corner, then Kaiden Cox made his goal just four minutes later. 

The Sandites made eight total shots in the first half, five were on goal, and keeper Tyler Burnam pulled in two saves for the Yellowjackets. Choctaw didn't get off a single shot in the first half. 

Sand Springs took three shots in the second half and Burnam pulled in two more saves. Choctaw also got off a pair of shots from Logan Reece and goalie Ethan Tippit saved both for the clean sheet.

Sand Springs will return to action in the fifth place match at 5:20 p.m. in Pioneer Stadium. Following that game the Lady Sandites will be play for third place at 7:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State University's Colvin Recreational Fields. 

Megan Deshazo scores lone goal in 5-1 loss to Coweta

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Girls' Soccer team (1-4) suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of undefeated Coweta (4-0) in the Stillwater Cup semifinals, with the lone Sandite goal coming from senior forward Megan Deshazo.

The teams were fairly evenly matched through the first half. Coweta brought a heavy offense with nine shots to the Sandites' four, but keeper Abigail Banks was a solid oak, hauling in five saves. She gave up one goal in the 26th minute to sophomore forward Maranda Ritter, but Deshazo tied it up with two minutes left to enter the half tied 1-1.

The second half was an entirely different picture, however, as the Lady Tigers took a quick lead with a goal in the 48th minute from Breanna Sweetin, assisted by Callie Rucker. Just two minutes later Kenzie Applegate scored on an assist by Ritter. Applegate made it a brace in the 57th minute, then Sweetin earned her brace in the 73rd.

Banks pulled in a pair of saves before the Sandites were finally able to get downfield. Sand Springs got off a few shots on free kicks, but keeper Haley Bandy pulled in her second and third saves of the evening. Madison Metcalfe took the final shot of the evening with five minutes left, but once again Bandy was impenetrable. 

The Tigers, who have won their four games this season by an average score of 5-1, will play in the Championship round against Verdigris (4-1) who defeated Stillwater (2-4) 3-2 in overtime penalty kicks. That game will be played at 7:00 p.m. in Pioneer Stadium.

Sand Springs will play for third place against Stillwater at 7:00 p.m. on Colvin Recreational Field at Oklahoma State University. Before losing to Verdigris, Stillwater defeated Will Rogers High School (2-3) 10-0 in the quarterfinals.

The Sand Springs Boys will are also playing in the tournament and will compete for fifth place at 5:20 p.m. in Pioneer Stadium.