CPHS Softball: Taber and Arnold hit two home runs apiece in double-header at Broken Arrow

Jacie Taber, Jensen Arnold, and Sabrina Usher each hit home runs in a double header at Broken Arrow. 

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School Slow-Pitch Softball team (4-2) saw their undefeated start to the season come to an end at the hands of undefeated No. 3 Broken Arrow High School (10-0) in a double-header last Thursday.

Both losses were close with solid batting performances and five home runs for the Sandites. Broken Arrow won the first game 14-13 and the second game 14-9.

The Lady Sandites took an early lead in game one with a solo home run from Jensen Arnold in the top of the second, followed by back-to-back doubles from Madelyn Blair and Sabrina Usher. Makenna Skaggs brought in Usher with a single for the 3-0 lead.

The home team hit a pair of home runs in the bottom of the inning and recorded four hits for a 5-3 lead. Blair took the lead right back in the top of the third with a double to score Felicity Horn, Kimi Presnell, and Jacie Taber.

The back and forth affair continued with the Lady Sandites working up a 13-11 lead before the home team took the edge in the bottom of the sixth. Arnold and Blair singled in the top of the seventh, but the next three batters were put out and the Tigers secured the win.

In the second game the Lady Sandites were once again the driving force for most of the game before the home team pulled it out in the end.

Horn singled, Presnell doubled, and Taber brought them home with a home run. Brook Mason scored two in the bottom of the inning with a triple to center field.

Taber's next at bat resulted in a single, and this time it was Arnold with her second home run of the evening. Usher had the next dinger and the Sandites led 6-2.

The home team took their first lead in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with a pair of singles and a walk. Lauren Feeler singled in Brooklyn Reeves and Kailee Reese, McKenzie Carney singled in Makayla Schmidt, and Mary Collins hit a homer to score Feeler and Carney for the 8-6 lead.

Taber knocked another ball out of the park to start the fifth inning, then Usher sacrificed to score CJ Norton. Blair scored the go-ahead run on a fly ball from Skaggs. It would be the last run of the game for the Sandites, however.

Three Lady Tigers walked in the bottom of the sixth to load the bases. Abby Parks singled in Carney, Mason singled in Grace Jarvis, and Reeves hit a grand slam for the final runs of the game.

Arnold (4-2) pitched both games and was credited with the losses. 

CPHS Senior Sydney Pennington named to All-State Basketball team

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School has produced a smattering of All Star and All State honors this school year. A dozen Sandites have received All-Star recognition by their sport's official governing body, and five were named to the All-State teams. 

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Sydney Pennington has made her way into the history books as one of the most talented athletes in school history, having been named to All-State teams in two separate sports.

Pennington was named to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association (OGBCA) Large East All State team and the OCA Large East All State Team. She was also named to the Oklahoma Fast Pitch Coaches Association Large East All State team.

Pennington averaged 10.77 points per game this season, but could easily have had far more had she not had to share the ball with such an all-around talented team. She averaged 15.66 as a freshman, 17.16 as a sophomore, and 12.61 as a junior. She scored a career-high 32 as a sophomore, and holds 1386 career points. And basketball isn't even her best sport. 

Pennington is signed to play softball for OSU and has been to three State Championship tournaments with the Lady Sandites. They were defeated in the quarterfinals her freshman and seniors years but made it to the finals her junior year and lost by a single run. This past year she finished with an astounding .543 batting average with 45 runs, 57 hits, 38 RBI, and 10 home runs. She also pitched nearly 40 innings and finished with a 1.41 ERA and undefeated 6-0 record with two no-hitters and one shutout. 

To add to her impressive careers in basketball and softball, she was also the quarterback for the Senior Powderpuff Football team that won the school championship the past two years. One could easily compare her to Major League Baseball player Jerry Adair who made All-State in baseball, football, and basketball when he played for Sand Springs. 

Kyle Keener was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA) Large East 6A All Star team, averaging 16.5 points per game this season. Keener is signed to play for the University of Central Oklahoma next season. Keener and junior Colt Savage were both named to the Coffeyville Interstate Classic All-Tournament team this year.

Savage was named to the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association (OBCA) Region Seven All Star team. Savage averaged 22.48 points per game this year and scored a career-high 34. He was the second-highest scoring player in the entire Frontier Valley Conference and is only a junior.

Kierra McGee was named as an alternate on the OGBCA Large East All State team. She averaged 8.69 points per game this season and was the All-Tournament MVP at the Coffeyville Interstate Classic.

Delvin Jordan, Kasey Bales, and Lincoln Adams were named to the OCA East All Star team. Jordan also made the OCA All State East team. Jordan recorded 69 tackles this season, 15 for a loss of 91 yards, and 8 sacks for a loss of 64 yards. He also forced three fumbles and recovered one for a 32-yard touchdown return. Bales had 68 receptions for 946 yards and 11 touchdowns this season and averaged 42 yards per punt. Offensive linemen don't really have any stats to track, but Adams was one of the most proficient in the state and was a major player in opening up the prolific Sandite run game. Jordan is signed with Pittsburg State University and Adams is signed with Oklahoma Baptist University.

Daton Fix and Jack Karstetter were both named to the OCA Large East All State Wrestling team. Fix is a four-time undefeated State Champion with a 168-0 career record and is signed with Oklahoma State University. Karstetter won his first State Championship this season, was Runner-Up last year, and finished with a 105-16 record.

Cheyenne Walden and Alexis Davis were both named to the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Cross Country Senior All-Star team. Walden is a four-time State Champion and four-time Gatorade Runner of the Year. She finished her career with personal records of 5:21 on the one-mile, 11:19.5 on the two-mile, and 17:32 in 5K. Davis is a four-time State Qualifier and finished 21st this year. She has PRs of 6:11 in the one-mile, 12:54 in the two-mile, and 19:53 for a 5K. Walden is signed with Oklahoma State University and Davis is signed with Southwestern Oklahoma State University. 

Jessica Collins was named to the All-State Large East Softball team and finished her senior year with a .316 batting average with 39 runs, 36 hits, and 22 RBI. 

Walden and Baughman take gold, Mackey snags silver at Moore track meet

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Track and Field teams traveled to the 2017 Ken Hogan Invitational in Moore Thursday and had yet another solid performance with four gold, two silver, and three bronze medals. The boys placed seventh overall and the girls came in eighth.

The boys' relay teams continued to impress, taking seventh place in the 400 meter and third place in the 3200 runs. The 400 relay has historically been a weak point for the Sandites, but this team finished in 44.85 for the best time in the thirteen years that Sandite Pride has records for. The 3200 team finished in 8:27.66 for their best performance since the 2013 Regional Champion squad.

The girls participated in three relays, taking eleventh in the 800, eighth in the 1600, and third in the 3200 with times of 1:58.84, 4:46.25, and 10:24.84, respectively.

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Cheyenne Walden took first place in all three of her solo runs. She won her second gold medal in the 800 with a time of 2:22.65, seven seconds ahead of the runner-up. She won her ninth gold medal in the 1600 with a time of 5:18.95 and was nine seconds ahead of the runner-up. She won her twentieth-straight and twenty-fourth overall gold medal in the 3200 with a time of 11:04.26, more than a minute ahead of the runner-up. 

Tiqvah Soap also placed top-ten in both the 800 (7th) and 1600 (8th) with times of 2:35.91 and 5:58.40, respectively.

Aden Baughman won his third-straight 800 run with a time of 2:02.24, just barely edging out the runner-up by half a second. He also set a personal-record in the 1600 with a runner-up finish at 4:41.57 and was less than two seconds behind the winner. Ian Baustert took fifth in the 1600 with a time of 4:54.47.

Joel Mackey improved for the third-straight week in the 200 for a runner-up finish in 22.47, less than half a second behind the winner. Ben Nortey also PRed in the 200 for eleventh place with a time of 24.37.

Jacob Smith (6th) and Danny Murray (10th) both placed top-ten for the first time in their careers in the 3200. Smith finished in 10:50.99 and Murray set a PR at 11:14.76. Jaelyn Jackson placed ninth in the 400 with a time of 52.44 and Jacob Garbey placed tenth in the 800 with a time of 2:11.37.

Adrianna Tapp placed eighth in the 100 dash with a time of 13.53 and set a PR of 28.18 in the 200 for twelfth place. Madelyn Adams, Wanageeska Williams, and Leah Kaufman also set PRs in the 200. 

Kristopher Edwards placed sixth in shot put with a distance of 46'11.00".

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Girls Champions

4x100 Relay: Midwest City 48.59
4x200 Relay: Moore 1:43.94
4x400 Relay: Moore 3:58.57
4x800 Relay: Weatherford 9:47.70
100 Hurdles: Rachel Hamel (Mustang) 15.25
300 Hurdles: Rachel Hamel (Mustang) 46.34
100 Dash: Quinsha Whatley (Wmoore) 13.06
200 Dash: Whitney Bridges (Smoore) 25.41
400 Dash: Quintaija Armstrong (Ardmore) 59.54
800 Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 2:22.65
1600 Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 5:18.95
3200 Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 11:04.26
High Jump: Tristen Robb (Wmoore) 4'10.00"
Long Jump: Lakayla Deshields (Smoore) 16'07.75"
Discus Throw: Hannah Bradford (Moore) 115'09.00"
Shot Put: Nikita Sampson (Chickasha) 37'06.00"
Pole Vault: Ashley Martinez (Wmoore) 9'00.00"

Team Scores:

1. Southmoore 94.000
2. Westmoore 86.333
3. Moore 84.333
4. Midwest City 73.000
5. Weatherford 72.000
6. Ardmore 70.000
7. Mustang 52.000
8. Sand Springs 48.000
9. Edmond Santa Fe 38.333
10. Chickasha 26.000

Lady Sandites

4x100 Relay: Did Not Participate
4x200 Relay: (11th) 1:58.84
4x400 Relay: (8th) 4:46.25
4x800 Relay: (3rd) 10:24.84
100 Hurdles: DNP
300 Hurdles: Elizabeth Watts (15th) 55.82
100 Dash:
Adrianna Tapp (8th) 13.53
Wanageeska Williams (26th) 15.00
200 Dash:
Adrianna Tapp (12th) 28.18
Madelynn Adams (26th) 29.90
Kaileeann Worthington (29th) 30.75
Wanageeska Williams (36th) 32.27
Leah Kaufman (38th) 34.94
Erindira Cuevas (39th) 36.70
400 Dash: 
Stephanie Genn (16th) 1:07.53
Rachel Kaufman (20th) 1:08.83
Jessica Gibson (27th) 1:18.27
800 Run: 
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 2:22.65
Tiqvah Soap (7th) 2:35.91
1600 Run:
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 5:18.95
Tiqvah Soap (8th) 5:58.40
3200 Run: 
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 11:04.26
Alexis Davis (8th) 13:02.35
High Jump: Elizabeth Watts (3rd) 4'06.00"
Long Jump: DNP
Discus Throw: Zoey Hughes (20th) 75'02.00"
Shot Put: DNP
Pole Vault: DNP

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Boys Champions

4x100 Relay: Westmoore 42.29
4x200 Relay: Ed Santa Fe 1:28.31
4x400 Relay: Ed Santa Fe 3:23.10
4x800 Relay: Ed Santa Fe 8:23.54
110 Hurdles: Corey Smiley (ESF) 15.09
300 Hurdles: Corey Smiley (ESF) 40.13
100 Dash: Will Graham (Wmoore) 11.21
200 Dash: Wyatt Duvall (Wmoore) 22.07
400 Dash: Taquelin Harris (Smoore) 48.76
800 Run: Aden Baughman (CPHS) 2:02.24
1600 Run: Michael Gates (Weatherford) 4:39.77
3200 Run: Hunter Hart (Wmoore) 10:23.61
High Jump: Chris Banks (ESF) 6'00.00"
Long Jump: Will Graham (Wmoore) 22'05.00"
Discus Throw: Patrick Larrison (Moore) 190'09.00"
Shot Put: Patrick Larrison (Moore) 62'08.00"
Pole Vault: Greydon Reid (Mustang) 12'00.00"

Team Scores:

1. Edmond Santa Fe 191.000
2. Mustang 124.500
3. Westmoore 99.000
4. Southmoore 70.250
5. Moore 55.000
6. Weatherford 46.250
7. Sand Springs 42.000
8. Ardmore 22.000
9. Westmoore JV 1.000

Sandites

4x100 Relay: (7th) 44.85
4x200 Relay: Did Not Participate
4x400 Relay: DNP
4x800 Relay: (3rd) 8:27.66
110 Hurdles: Kyree Barnett Did Not Finish
300 Hurdles: 
Alex Newport (10th) 52.42
Josh Ivy (11th) 54.17
100 Dash: 
Kameron Carpenter (11th) 11.87
Payton Scott (16th) 12.05
200 Dash:
Joel Mackey (2nd) 22.47
Ben Nortey (11th) 24.37
400 Dash: 
Jaelyn Jackson (9th) 52.44
Kyle Keener (16th) 54.22
Austin McCaskey (21st) 57.32
800 Run: 
Aden Baughman (1st) 2:02.24
Jacob Garbey (10th) 2:11.37
1600 Run: 
Aden Baughman (2nd) 4:41.57
Ian Baustert (5th) 4:54.47
3200 Run: 
Jacob Smith (6th) 10:50.99
Danny Murray (10th) 11:14.76
High Jump: DNP
Long Jump: DNP
Discus Throw: DNP
Shot Put:
Kristopher Edwards (6th) 46'11.00"
Malonn Moyer (13th) 42'10.50"
Pole Vault: DNP

Sandite of the Week: Colton Washington takes gold at Stillwater track meet

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School Long Jumper Colton Washington was selected as Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance at the Stillwater Pioneer Relays this past week.

Washington set a personal-best at 21'07.50", beating the runner-up by 1'00.75". His previous best was 20'07.00 at last year's Frontier Valley Conference meet.

Breaking the 20' mark at all is impressive. Last year he placed tenth in Regionals with a distance of 19'09.50. His Stillwater performance would have placed him second in last year's Regionals or eighth in the State Championship. 

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CPHS Golf: Boys and Girls place 17th at Jenks, Griggs places top-ten

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Golf teams recently kicked off their season at the Jenks Invitational with both the Boys' and Girls' teams placing seventeenth. Junior Carson Griggs had the lowest score on either team, tying for eighth place.

The boys played at Page Belcher Golf Course and shot 352 for seventeenth place in a field of twenty-three. The Sandites were 45 strokes behind Jenks in first place.

Griggs shot a 74 and was only six strokes behind Broken Arrow's Isaac Bullen in first place. Kyler Gaylor tied for 26th with a score of 82, JT Bristow tied for 83rd with a score of 94, Kasey Bales placed 97th with a score of 102, and Mikey Carper tied for 103rd with a score of 116. There were 109 total competitors in the event.

The girls' team played at South Lakes Golf Course and shot 417 for seventeenth place in a field of twenty teams. The ladies were 89 strokes behind Owasso in first place.

Ashton Persons shot a 95 to tie for 42nd place and was 22 behind Booker T. Washington's Alesia Gonzales in first place. Emily Charles tied for 70th with a score of 104, Madison Kinard tied for 74th with a score of 105, and Joelie Simmons placed 93rd with a score of 113. There were 108 total competitors in the event. 

Sandites win five gold medals at best track and field performance in years

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Track and Field teams traveled to Stillwater High School last week and had one of their best performances in years as a team. The boys finished seventh of fifteen teams with three first-place champions, while the girls placed ninth of fifteen with a first-place champion in two events. 

Sophomore Aden Baughman won his second-straight 800 meter run with a career-best time of 1:57.38, a full four seconds ahead of the runner-up. Jaelyn Jackson won the 400 meter dash for his first-ever gold metal with a personal-record of 51.94. Colton Washington won the long jump with a PR 21'07.50" for his first ever gold medal.

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Cheyenne Walden won her second-straight 1600 with a time of 5:19.83, three seconds ahead of the runner-up. She also won her nineteenth-straight 3200 with a time of 10:50.81, forty seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Jackson, Baughman, Jacob Garbey, and Ian Baustert continued to impress as the best 3200 relay team the Sandites have boasted in years. They finished in 8:30.05 for fifth place with their best time since the 2013 State Championship team. 

Walden, Alexis Davis, Elizabeth Watts, and Tiqvah Soap ran the 3200 relay for the girls and finished seventh with a time of 10:36.55.

Kameron Carpenter placed fifth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.66. Joel Mackey placed third in the 200 meter dash with a PR of 23.05, and placed sixth in the 1600 in 4:43.12. Payton Scott placed seventh in the 100 with a time of 11.70. Jacob Smith placed fourteenth in the 3200 with a PR of 10:45.36.

Davis placed eighth in the 3200 with a PR of 12:52.07. Stephanie Genn placed fourteenth in the 400 with a PR 1:07.29. Adrianna Tapp finished eleventh in the 100 with a time of 13.29.

The Sandites will return to action Thursday afternoon at Moore High School.

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Girls Champions

4x100 Relay: Edmond Memorial 48.66
4x200 Relay: Edmond Memorial 1:42.72
4x400 Relay: Moore 4:07.22
4x800 Relay: Lincoln Christian 9:52.45
100 Hurdles: Emma Pitts (EDM) 15.97
300 Hurdles: Mary Mckey (EDM) 47.26
100 Dash: Morganne Mukes (EDM) 11.99
200 Dash: Morganne Mukes (EDM) 25.09
400 Dash: Chi Vo (BTW) 57.43
800 Run: Ally Ryan (Jenks) 2:10.80
1600 Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 5:19.83
3200 Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 10:50.81
High Jump: Elissa White (Stillwater) 5'02.00"
Long Jump: Morgan Ray (EDN) 17'02.75"
Pole Vault: Elissa White (Stillwater) 10'00.00"
Discus Throw: Erin Talbott (EDM) 116'03.00"
Shot Put: Fortuneit Traylor (Moore) 38'08.25"

Team Scores

1. Edmond Memorial 204.0
2. Edmond North 87.0
3. Bartlesville 84.0
4. Moore 63.0
5. Lincoln Christian 57.0
6. Jenks 32.0
7. Enid 30.0
8. Stillwater 29.0
9. Sand Springs 20.0
10. Booker T. 20.0
11. Skiatook 9.0
12. Norman North 8.0
13. Ponca City 2.0
14. Guthrie 2.0
15. Frontier 1.0

Lady Sandites

4x100 Relay: Did Not Participate
4x200 Relay: (12th) 1:58.85
4x400 Relay: Did Not Participate
4x800 Relay: (7th) 10:36.55
100 Hurdles: Did Not Participate
300 Hurdles: Elizabeth Watts (21st) 56.05
100 Dash: 
Adrianna Tapp (11th) 13.29
Wanageeska Williams (46th) 15.40
200 Dash: 
Kaileeann Worthington (31st) 29.78
Madelynn Adams (43rd) 30.76
Wanageeska Williams (49th) 32.99
Leah Kaufman (53rd) 34.99
Erendira Cuevas (54th) 36.71
400 Dash:
Stephanie Genn (14th) 1:07.29
Rachel Kaufman (25th) 1:10.35
Jessica Gibson (34th) 1:18.16
800 Run: Did Not Participate
1600 Run: Cheyenne Walden (1st) 5:19.83
3200 Run:
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 10:50.81
Alexis Davis (8th) 12:52.07
High Jump: Elizabeth Watts (9th) 4'06.00"
Long Jump: Did Not Participate
Pole Vault: Did Not Participate
Discus Throw: Did Not Participate
Shot Put: Did Not Participate

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Boys Champions

4x100 Relay: Booker T. 42.90
4x200 Relay: Norman N. 1:29.45
4x400 Relay: Norman N. 3:29.48
4x800 Relay: Edmond North 8:19.68
110 Hurdles: Maurice McMullen (Jenks) 15.37
300 Hurdles: Henry Falls (Jenks) 39.93
100 Dash: Thomas Grayson (BTW) 10.98
200 Dash: Elijah Fisher (EDN) 22.69
400 Dash: Jaelyn Jackson (CPHS) 51.94
800 Run: Aden Baughman (CPHS) 1:57.38
1600 Run: Matt Young (Jenks) 4:27.68
3200 Run: Matt Young (Jenks) 9:19.89
High Jump: Will Boyd (EDN) 6'04.00"
Long Jump: Colton Washington (CPHS) 21'07.50"
Pole Vault: Logan Young (EDN) 14'00.00"
Discus Throw: Patrick Larrison (Moore) 183'09.00"
Shot Put: Patrick Larrison (Moore) 62'11.75"

Team Scores

1. Edmond North 124.0
2. Norman North 102.0
3. Booker T. 79.0
4. Jenks 72.333
5. Moore 61.0
6. Lincoln Christian 51.333
7. Sand Springs 49.0
8. Bartlesville 44.0
9. Stillwater 44.0
10. Afton 15.0
11. Skiatook 10.0
12. Enid 10.0
13. Blackwell 8.0
14. Guthrie 5.0
15. Ponca City 0.333

Sandites

4x100 Relay: (8th Place) 46.36
4x200 Relay: (7th Place) 1:35.51
4x400 Relay: (11th Place) 3:47.75
4x800 Relay: (5th Place) 8:30.05
110 Hurdles: Did Not Participate
300 Hurdles: 
Josh Ivy (21st) 52.83
Alex Newport (22nd) 54.33
100 Dash: 
Joel Mackey (3rd) 11.30
Kameron Carpenter (5th) 11.66
Payton Scott (7th) 11.70
Delvin Jordan (32nd) 12.71
Jacob Smith (14th) 10:45.36
200 Dash: Joel Mackey (3rd) 23.05
400 Dash: Jaelyn Jackson (1st) 51.94
800 Run:
Aden Baughman (1st) 1:57.38
Ian Baustert (14th) 2:11.19
1600 Run: Aden Baughman (6th) 4:43.12
High Jump: Did Not Participate
Long Jump: Colton Washington (1st) 21'07.50"
Pole Vault: Did Not Participate
Discus Throw: Did Not Participate
Shot Put: Malonn Moyer (7th) 42'09.00"