CPHS Baseball: Sandites run-rule Tulsa Memorial 14-3

CPHS senior Mack Thompson scored two runs and three RBI on a double and a triple. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Runs: CPHS 14, Memorial 3
Hits: CPHS 15, Memorial 5
Errors: CPHS 2, Memorial 2
LOB: CPHS 6, Memorial 7

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (11-7 overall, 2-4 district) steamrolled the Tulsa Memorial Chargers (3-12) in a Saturday afternoon non-district home game with eight runs in the fourth inning.

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Sophomore Cale Savage got the start on the mound in his career pitching debut and gave up two walks against four strikeouts in the first three innings with three hits.

Treyce Tolbert landed the first hit of the game in the bottom of the first with a double, but was left stranded. The Sandites got on the board in the bottom of the second as Garrett McCallie and Ty Steelman scored on a single from Riley Rutledge. 

The Chargers tied it up in the top of the third as Brody Gibbs scored on an error and Connor Peterson doubled to score Dylan Harris. Brock Youngblood (2-2) took over on the mound and gave up a walk to load the bases, but struck out the next two batters to end the inning.

Sand Springs got back in the lead right away as Hunter Greathouse, Youngblood, and Cal Watkins loaded the bases. Greathouse scored on a catcher's error, then Watkins and courtesy runner McCallie came in on a single from Steelman. Steelman stole his way around the bases and came in on a single from Rutledge for the 6-2 advantage.

Mack Thompson launched a double into left field in the bottom of the fourth, then came in on a single from Tolbert who in turn scored on a sacrifice from Greathouse. Watkins walked, Steelman singled, and Rutledge was hit by pitch to load the bases, then Wakins and Steelman scored on a single from Kyler Copeland. Josh Taber was hit by pitch to reload the bases, then Thompson rounded out the batting order and tripled to score all three. Tolbert doubled to bring in Thompson, then Greathouse singled, but the pair were left stranded. 

Memorial tacked on one last run with a single from Taylor Ogden to score Harris, but Younbglood struck out the next batter to clench the victory.

Youngblood got the win on the mound with three strikeouts, two walks, and two hits.

The Sandites will return to action Monday evening at 5:30 in a district battle at Muskogee (2-12, 0-6).

CPHS Baseball: Sandites win Highway 97 Rivalry 6-5 over Sapulpa

CPHS sophomore Cale Savage scored one run and two RBI in a 6-5 win over Sapulpa. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (10-7) hosted their arch-rivals from Sapulpa (9-6) Friday evening at the Sandite Baseball Complex and came from behind for a 6-5 payback win. 

Runs: CPHS 6, Sapulpa 5.
Hits: CPHS 11, Sapulpa 4.
Errors: CPHS 1.
LOB: CPHS 10, Sapulpa 7.

The Chieftains previously defeated the Sandites 1-0 in the season debut.

The Sandites jumped on their foes early with four runs in the first inning. Mack Thompson doubled and scored on a sacrifice by Treyce Tolbert. Hunter Greathouse and Braden Askew both singled, then Greathouse came home on a single from Cale Savage. Cal Watkins scored both Savage and courtesy runner Garrett McCallie with a double.

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The Chieftains got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth as Alan Shibley tripled to score Wyatt Sellers, then came in on a sacrifice by Andrew Merrihew. They tied it up in the next inning as Ethan Williams sacrificed to score Hayden Bullinger and Merrihew walked on loaded bases to score Sellers. 

Both teams stranded loaded bases in the fifth, then Sapulpa took the lead in the top of the sixth with a double from Williams to score Shawn Holland. 

The lead was short-lived, however, as Tolbert scored on a passed ball and Greathouse score on a single from Savage. 

Braden Askew (1-2) got the start on the mound, pitching three hits, one strikeout, and five walks in a little under five innings. Josh Cordell (3-1) got the win with one strikeout, two walks, and one hit in just over one inning. Braden Millican (1-0) pitched the final inning and recorded the save with no hits, no walks, and no strikeouts. 

Class of 2017 repeats as CPHS Powderpuff Champions

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Sydney Pennington scored touchdown passes against both the Sophomores and Juniors in Saturday night's powderpuff games. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The annual Charles Page High School Powderpuff Football games were held on a rainy Saturday night at Memorial Stadium as a fundraiser for Senior Celebration. For the second year in a row, it was the Class of 2017 with the victory.

The seniors (2-1) dubbed themselves the "Pink Ladies" and avenged a round-robin loss to the sophomore "Saucemores" (2-1) with a 6-0 win in their finals rematch.

The Saucemores were the dominant force through the round-robin play, play winning both of their games 6-0.

Jacie Taber connected with Kimi Presnell from 55 yards out on the opening possession of the Saucemores versus Pink Ladies game, but the conversion attempt fell incomplete.

The seniors were unable to convert a first down, and the sophomores nearly scored again after Taber and Presnell connected on yet another deep ball. The 52-yard pass parked them at the 10-yard line, but the Seniors held them to a pair of incompletions and a short run. They couldn't force a turnover, however, and time ran out.

In the Saucemore versus Junior game, the Juniors (0-2) got off to a great start as Jae Anthony-Wilson picked off a 15-yard interception return, then gave them a first-down with a 10-yard run. Jensen Arnold put a stop to the drive with a tackle for loss and stop on fourth down. 

Photo: Morgan Miller.

Both teams' next possessions also fell short and the game went into overtime. The Taber-Presnell combo hit pay dirt once again, but once again the conversion attempt fell incomplete.

Wilson appeared to tie things up on a carry, but the play was called back for holding. Two plays later, Daniela Solis picked off a pass to clench the game and send her team to the Championship game.

The Seniors came out hot in their game against the Juniors, scoring on the opening possession with an eight-play sixty-yard drive, capped by a 10-yard pass to Amari Grant. Anna Andrews caught the one-point conversion pass for the 7-0 advantage.

Kierra McGee picked off a pass on the Juniors' second play and the Seniors drained the clock and didn't give the ball back till there was only 15 seconds remaining. Hayley Taylor got off a short run for the juniors, but time expired and the Seniors punched their ticket to the finals.

In the Championship rematch between the Sophomores and Seniors, the Seniors scored on their first possession with a 21-yard pass from Pennington to McGee, but it was called back for holding.

The Sophomores got opening possession in the second half, but gave up an interception to Pennington. Pennington connected with Jessica Collins from four yards out for the go-ahead score, but the conversion attempt fell incomplete.

The Seniors played hard defense with a pass break up from Collins and a sack from Pennington to force a turnover, then assumed victory formation for the win.

Homecoming Queen Logan Bateman got a peck on the cheek from Kissing Captain Emily Spencer, but the real prize went to Kyler Copeland who surprised Spencer with balloons and a Promposal. 

The Class of 2017 won the Powderpuff Championship the past two years, but the event was cancelled their sophomore year.

The Seniors were coached by Hunter Greathouse, Treyce Tolbert, Josh Taber, Danny Ropp, Cody Motes, Delvin Jordan, Caleb Wash, Kasey Bales, and Dalton Morgan.

The Juniors were coached by Payton Scott, Kobe Chen, and Kris Edwards.

The Sophomores were coached by Caden Pennington, Luke Bratcher, JT Bristow, Cooper Mock, and Jake Wright. 

CPHS Baseball: Treyce Tolbert scores 2RBI home run to top Bixby 6-5

CPHS Senior Treyce Tolbert hit a 2RBI home run to give Sand Springs the lead. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (9-7 overall, 2-4 district) picked up their second district win of the season Tuesday night, 6-5 over the Bixby Spartans (6-10, 2-3). The teams split wins with Bixby beating Sand Springs 3-1 the night before.

The Spartans took a significant lead early in the game, but the Sandites battled right back before Treyce Tolbert switched the score with a 2RBI home run in the bottom of the fifth. 

Josh Taber made the first hit of the game in the bottom of the first but was left stranded, then Bixby put the Sandites on their toes in the top of the second. Senior pitcher Hunter Greathouse (2-2) hit the first two batters with the pitch, then gave up a single to Matthew Henderson to load the bases with no outs. He made up for it right away, however, striking out Jake Bennett and Coby Tillman. Tre Waggnor grounded out on the next play and the Sandites saved the inning.

They wouldn't be as fortunate the next time around, however.

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Bixby started the third inning with three-straight walks, then Cole Parker and Tucker Pawley scored on an error at shortstop. Nic Swanson scored on a sacrifice by Jeremy Goodwin, then Henderson hit a double.

Brock Youngblood (1-2) took over on the mound and gave up a single to Bennett to score Justin Smith, then struck out Tillman and caught a pop up from Waggnor to bring an end to the melee.

Next, it was the Sandites' turn to wreak havoc at the plate.

Ty Steelman walked, took second on a sacrifice from Kameron Adcock, then scored on a single from Taber. Mack Thompson brought in Taber with a double, then Tolbert scored Thompson with a double. Youngblood made his first plate appearance of the season and hit a single to score Tolbert to cut the deficit to 5-4.

It was a no-hitter for both teams in the fourth inning, but in the fifth Thompson drew a walk and scored on Tolbert's home run for the lead. 

Youngblood got the win on the mound, giving up only two hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

The Sandites will return to action Friday with a Highway 97 Rivalry game against Sapulpa (9-5) at 4:30 p.m. Sapulpa previously defeated the Sandites 1-0 in their season-opener. 

CPHS Soccer: Girls fall 3-0 to Booker T. Washington in district debut

The Charles Page High School Girls' Soccer team (1-6 overall, 0-1 district) traveled to Booker T. Washington High School (4-3, 1-0) for their first district game of the season and fell by 3-0 shutout.

The Lady Sandites were still recovering from an injury-laden tournament this past weekend and were missing their head coach due to a red card from the previous game.

Sand Springs was unable to muster enough offense to keep up with the Hornets, who out shot the Sandites nineteen to five. Junior goalkeeper Abigail Banks saved five of eight shots on goal.

The Ladies will return to action Friday at 6:00 p.m. in a non-district road game against Enid (1-6).

No. 10 CPHS Softball dominates previously undefeated 5A No. 3 Kellyville 9-1

By: Virgil Noah, Staff Writer

The No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School slow pitch softball team (4-0) ruined 5A No. 3 Kellyville High School's (9-1) perfect record with a 9-1 victory at home on Tuesday. 

Kellyville got on the board first with a double off the wall in the third inning, scoring what would be the only run of the game against Lady Sandite pitcher Jensen Arnold (4-0).

The Lady Sandite offense made up the ground lost in their half of the third. Cameron Clemons walked followed by Felicity Horn reaching on an error. Kimi Presnell then hit a ground ball to third and Clemons beat the play to the plate to score the equalizing run. Horn scored the second run of the inning on a dropped popup to give Sand Springs a lead they wouldn't relinquish.  

The Lady Sandite offense wasn't finished yet though. Madelyn Blair and Sabrina Usher both singled to start the fifth, and both came around to score on a throwing error. Mackenzie Bechtold singled and scored on an RBI single from Clemons, Horn singled home Rachel Jones, and Presnell doubled to score Clemons for a five run inning. 

The sixth inning saw the last of the scoring. Makenna Skaggs doubled to lead off and scored on an RBI double by Jones. Jones scored the final run of the game after Clemons singled to left.   

Clemons finished the game perfect from the plate going 2-2 with 2 singles, 2 RBI, a walk, and 2 runs scored. 

The Lady Sandites will return to action Thursday afternoon at No. 3 Broken Arrow (8-0).