CPHS Baseball: Sandites go 3-2 in playoffs, split wins with Jenks to end season

CPHS senior pitcher Hunter Greathouse pitched 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 playoff shutout of Jenks. 

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (19-20) lost the first game of their Regional Tournament 7-5 to the host team from Jenks (22-13), but battled their way back through the consolation bracket to avenge themselves with a 5-0 shutout behind the pitching of Cowley County Community College-signed senior Hunter Greathouse (4-6). In the third and final game of the series, they were unable to repeat and fell 11-4 to end the season.

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CPHS 5 Jenks 0

(Hits: CPHS 8, Jenks 5. Errors: Jenks 2, CPHS 0. LOB: CPHS 6, Jenks 5.)

Jenks came out swinging with a double, but the runner was put out on a double-play as Regan LaPlant bunted to Greathouse, who found Cal Watkins at second. Greathouse struck out the next batter to bring his team in to bat.

Josh Taber got things off to a good start with a single, then took second on a sacrifice by Mack Thompson, and third and home on back-to-back errors.

The Sandites had a big inning in the bottom of the third with a leadoff double by Kyler Copeland, joined on base by Taber who was hit by pitch. Tyler Ash ran courtesy for Copeland and scored on a single from Treyce Tolbert, who scored alongside Taber on a double form Greathouse. 

Greathouse struck out the side in the top of the fourth and the Sandites added one more run in the bottom of the sixth as Garrett McCallie scored on another double from Copeland. 

Greathouse pitched his third 10-strikeout game of the year, and gave up five hits and two walks in the shutout performance. 

Jenks 11 CPHS 4

(Hits: Jenks 12, CPHS 8. Errors: CPHS 2, Jenks 1. LOB: Jenks 8, CPHS 7.)

Following their Friday night victory, the Sandites came out Saturday afternoon in good spirits, but were unable to replicate the prior day's success. 

Brock Youngblood (2-6) got the start and the loss on the mound, giving up a two-run homer to Brett Standlee early in the first inning. Princeton-commit Sy Snedeker hit a single, Tanner Lawrence walked, then courtesy runner Darwin Ornelas scored on a single from Ian Corwin. 

Braden Millican (2-0) took over pitching and gave up a single to Geo Blackshaw that scored courtesy runner Torre Alavanja. Corwin stole home for the 5-0 advantage before the Sandites came in to bat. Tolbert and Greathouse both singled, but were left stranded.

The Trojans loaded the bases in the second inning with two singles and a walk. LaPlant scored on a passed ball, but the Sandites salvaged the rest of the inning with a double play as Snedeker flied out to Taber who made a long pass to Copeland at the plate.

Jenks added their next run in the fifth with a single from Brock Nowlin to bring in Alavanja. The Sandites battled back in the bottom of the inning with a double from Tolbert to score McCallie, a single from Greathouse to score Tolbert, and a home run from Cale Savage to cut the deficit to 7-4. 

Those would be their only runs of the game.

The home team added a run in the sixth, then took advantage of two walks and an error in the seventh to make it 11-4. Trojan pitcher Noah Winkle struck out two in the bottom of the inning to secure the victory.

Four Sandite pitchers saw action in the battle. Youngblood gave up five earned runs, four hits, and one walk. Millican gave up one unearned run, three hits, and one walk in an inning on the mound. Riley Rutledge (0-0) spent the majority of the game on the mound, giving up three earned runs, five hits, and five walks with three strikeouts. Ty Steelman (0-1) finished out the game. 

The Sandites finished the season 19-20 overall, 4-10 in their district, and 3-2 in the playoffs. 

CPHS Baseball: Sandites win Highway 97 rivalry series with 12-7 playoff victory over Sapulpa

CPHS senior Josh Taber was 3-of-4 at the plate against Sapulpa with a triple, four RBI, and two runs.

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (18-19) got an extra sweet win Friday afternoon in Jenks, not only advancing another round in the Regional Tournament, but doing so over their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (14-22) to break the 1-1 series tie the two teams held this season.

CPHS 12 Sapulpa 7

(Hits: CPHS 11, SHS 8. Errors: SHS 3, CPHS 1. LOB: CPHS 9, SHS 6.)

The Sandites took advantage of a few Chieftain mistakes for an early 4-0 lead in the top of the second. Ty Steelman walked, Cal Watkins reached on an error, and Kyler Copeland sacrificed to advance both runners. Josh Taber singled to score Steelman, then Watkins scored on the throw. Mack Thompson was next to walk, and scored with Taber on a double from Treyce Tolbert.

Sapulpa landed a pair of singles in the bottom of the second. Ethan Williams was first on base and quick on his feet, stealing second, taking third on a fly out, and scoring on a grounder by Cody Rossman.

In the top of the fourth Thompson added another run for the Sandites, hitting a single, stealing second, taking third on an error, and scoring on a sacrifice by Cowley County Community College-signed senior Hunter Greathouse. Williams came in once again for the Chieftains, scoring in the bottom of the inning on yet another Rossman RBI.

Sand Springs had yet another explosive inning in the fifth. Riley Rutledge walked and scored on a single from Tyler Ash. Ash scored on a triple from Taber, who scored on a double from Thompson to make it 8-2.

The Chieftains made up a little ground after a pair of walks and a failed fielder's choice loaded the bases with a single out. Hayden Bullinger scored on an error at third base and Alan Shibley scored on a sacrifice fly by Williams.

Sapulpa returned the favor in the next inning, giving up a single to Rutledge and hitting both Steelman and Cale Savage to load the bases. Savage walked in, Rutledge scored on a single sacrifice from Copeland, and Steelman scored on a sacrifice from Taber. Savage added an RBI sacrifice in the top of the seventh to score Tolbert.

Deep in the hole, Sapulpa tried in vain to dig themselves out in the seventh. Wyatt Sellers walked, Bullinger singled, and Gage Williams was hit by pitch to load the bases with a single out. Sellers and Bullinger scored on a double from Coleson Coffey, then Williams scored on the throw to cut it to 12-7, but those would be the last runs they would find. 

Braden Askew (3-2) got his third-straight win on the mound, pitching all seven innings. He gave up six earned runs, eight hits, and four walks against two strikeouts. 

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CPHS Baseball: Josh Cordell pitches 7 strikeouts in 3-0 playoff victory

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School baseball team (17-19) split games in the first day of the Regional Tournament at Jenks, falling 7-5 in a shootout with the host team (21-12), but winning a 3-0 shutout against Enid (22-13) to stay alive in the post-season. 

The Sandites will return to action Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. against Highway 97 rival, the Sapulpa Chieftains (14-21). The Sandites have split wins with Sapulpa this year, falling 1-0 in the season opener, but winning 6-5 in March. Sapulpa topped Enid 6-3 in the first round of Regionals before falling 9-0 to the Trojans.

If the Sandites top their rivals, they'll have to beat Jenks at 6:30 and again Saturday at 1:00 p.m. to earn their way to State.

Jenks 7 CPHS 5

(Hits: Jenks 11, CPHS 8. Errors: Jenks 1, CPHS 1. LOB: Jenks 8, CPHS 7.)

The Sandites had yet to meet the Trojans this season, but they knew going in that it would be a tough one. While Sand Springs finished district play second to last, the Trojans were the runners-up in their district. 

The home team wasted no time jumping out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. Kyler Copeland batted in Cale Savage with a double in the second inning, but Jenks added two more runs for a 5-1 lead

Sand Springs wouldn't go down without a fight, landing four hits for three runs in the top of the third to cut it to a one-run deficit. Mack Thompson started things off with a double, stole third, then scored on a single from Braden Askew. Askew came in on a double from Savage, who scored his second run of the game on a double from Ty Steelman.

Thompson doubled once again in the top of the fourth, bringing in Garrett McCallie to tie the game.

The Trojans reclaimed their lead in the bottom of the fifth, however, and held on for the win.

Brock Youngblood (2-5) got the start on the mound, giving up six hits, five runs, and three earned runs with one strikeout. Braden Millican (2-0) relieved him midway through the second inning and pitched through the fifth. He recorded one strikeout against two hits, three walks, and no runs. Steelman (0-1) came in with the game tied and was stuck with the loss, giving up three hits, two runs, and two walks against two strikeouts. 

CPHS 3 Enid 0

(Hits: CPHS 3, Enid 1. Errors: CPHS 2, Enid 1. LOB: CPHS 6, Enid 3.)

In the consolation bracket the Sandites were pitted against a team that had already beaten them twice this season, both times by four runs. But they didn't let that intimidate them.

Senior pitcher Josh Cordell (6-3) led the way on the mound with seven strikeouts in seven innings, giving up only one hit and two walks for the shutout win. 

Sand Springs loaded the bases in the bottom of the second and Askew scored on a passed ball to get the Sandites on the board.

In the fifth inning Josh Taber singled, Treyce Tolbert walked, and both scored on an error. Cordell struck out all three batters in the top of the sixth, then the outfield did their job in the seventh to secure the win.

Sandite of the Week: Braden Askew pitches 13 strikeouts in 4-2 victory

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Charles Page High School baseball player Braden Askew was selected as Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance on the mound last week in a 4-2 victory over the defending Home School National Champions.

The Northeastern Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (16-9) put up six hits in the seven inning game, but Askew's thirteen strikeouts were the most the Sandites have recorded in a single game this season.

Askew holds a (2-2) record in his first season on varsity with a 5.341 ERA and 1.806 WHIP over 39 innings pitched. He bats .238 with thirteen runs and thirteen RBI this year.

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Cheyenne Walden wins ninth Frontier Valley Conference Championship

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Cheyenne Walden earned her ninth Frontier Valley Conference title last week at Union High School. She was the only Sandite to take home a conference title, but Aden Baughman took silver while Kristopher Edwards and the Girls' 3200 relay team earned bronze.

Walden placed second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:10.98, just three seconds behind Bartlesville's Rilee Rigdon. She was the defending champion in both the 1600 and 3200. She retained her title in the 3200 with a time of 10:48.23, her fastest time of the season, less than three seconds behind her career-best. She topped Bartlesville Runner-Up Shay Stayton by 53 seconds.

Walden has won four Conference titles in the 3200, one in the 1600, and four Cross Country titles. 

Madelynn Adams tied her personal record in the 200 meter dash, taking thirteenth place in 29.9 seconds. Stephanie Genn set a PR of 1:07.15 for tenth place in the 400. Southwestern Oklahoma State University-signed senior Alexis Davis set a PR of 12:47.53 for a sixth place finish in the 3200. The 1600 relay team finished less than a second behind their season-best with a seventh place finish in 4:38.22. The 3200 relay team took third in 10:36.74.

The Sandite boys saw an end to their run of four-straight track meets with a first-place finisher, but Baughman came close with a second place finish in the 800 meter run. He previously won four-straight, but he still gave the second-best performance of his career and was less than half a second behind his PR and exactly half a second behind Owasso's Carson Ball. 

Kyle Keener took eighth in the 110 hurdles with a PR of 17.31. Josh Ivy knocked nearly two seconds off his PR, taking fifteenth in the 300 hurdle in 50.07. Alex Newport PRed in both hurdle events, finishing eleventh in the 110 in 21.34, and sixteenth in the 300 in 51.09. Joel Mackey placed sixth in the 100 in 11.49 and fourth in the 200 in 22.59. Ben Norte PRed for the fourth straight week with a seventeenth place finish in the 200 in 24.06. Jaelyn Jackson took sixth in the 800 in 2:02.19. Ian Baustert set a PR 4:45.93 in the 1600 for sixth place. Edwards took third in shot put with a distance of 45'08.00" and Malonn Moyer placed sixth with a PR of 43'08.25". Colton Washington took fourth place in the long jump with a PR distance of 22'01.00". The 3200 relay team placed fourth in 8:32.73

Overall, both the boys and girls came in seventh out of ten teams. The Union Redskins won Conference titles in both divisions.

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Girls Champions

100 Hurdles: Jazmine Delaney (Union) 15.59
300 Hurdles: Madison Caputo (BA) 47.01
100 Dash: Brandee Presley (Bixby) 12.17
200 Dash: Brandee Presley (Bixby) 25.40
400 Dash: Tizhane Brooks (Union) 59.14
800 Run: Rilee Rigdon (Bartlesville) 2:14.34
1600 Run: Rilee Rigdon (Bartlesville) 5:07.53
3200 Run: Cheyenne Walden (CPHS) 4:45.93
400 Relay: Union 48.58
800 Relay: Union 1:43.04
1600 Relay: Jenks 4:01.77
3200 Relay: Jenks 10:23.10
High Jump: Megan Losoncy (Owasso) 5'00.00"
Long Jump: Alexandria Jordan (Union) 17'09.00"
Pole Vault: Heather Ward (Owasso) 10'06.00"
Shot Put: Tyrzah Stinson (Union) 40'02.50"
Discus Throw: Tyrzah Stinson (Union) 128'10.50"

Team Scores

1. Union (169)
2. Jenks (91)
3. Bixby (86)
4. Owasso (65)
5. Broken Arrow (65)
6. Bartlesville (60)
7. Sand Springs (31)
8. Sapulpa (30)
9. Muskogee (28)
10. Bishop Kelley (26)

Lady Sandites

100 Hurdles: Did Not Participate
300 Hurdles: Elizabeth Watts (13th) 54.88
100 Dash: Adrianna Tapp (15th) 13.86
200 Dash:
Madelynn Adams (13th) 29.90
Kaileeann Worthington (15th) 30.87
Erindira Cuevas (19th) 35.89
400 Dash: Stephanie Genn (10th) 1:07.15
800 Run: DNP
1600 Run: Cheyenne Walden (2nd) 5:10.98
3200 Run: 
Cheyenne Walden (1st) 10:48.23
Alexis Davis (6th) 12:47.53
400 Relay: DNP
800 Relay: DNP
1600 Relay: (7th) 4:38.22
3200 Relay: (3rd) 10:36.74
High Jump: DNP
Long Jump: DNP
Pole Vault: DNP
Shot Put: DNP
Discus Throw: DNP

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Boys Champions

110 Hurdles: Devontae Armstead (Union) 14.32
300 Hurdles: Cordell Myers (BA) 39.58
100 Dash: Donte Crutchfield (Muskogee) 10.99
200 Dash: J.T. McCloud (Union) 21.93
400 Dash: Keviyon Cooper (Union) 48.81
800 Run: Carson Ball (Owasso) 1:57.22
1600 Run: Henry Williams (Bartlesville) 4:27.90
3200 Run: Henry Williams (Bartlesville) 9:36.02
400 Relay: Union 42.11
800 Relay: Union 1:27.77
1600 Relay: Union 3:21.30
3200 Relay: Owasso 8:16.08
High Jump: Noah Payne (Owasso) 6'05.00"
Long Jump: C.J. Moore (Union) 24'09.50"
Pole Vault: Nate Vann (Union) 14'07.00"
Shot Put: Jordan Kelley (Union) 51'10.25"
Discus Throw: Mike Edwards (Muskogee) 152'00.50"

Team Scores

1. Union (192)
2. Muskogee (110)
3. Owasso (109)
4. Broken Arrow (58)
5. Bartlesville (53)
6. Jenks (44)
7. Sand Springs (34)
8. Bishop Kelley (16)
9. Sapulpa (15)
10. Bixby (11)

Sandites

110 Hurdles: 
Kyle Keener (8th) 17.31
Mikey Burns (9th) 18.59
Alex Newport (11th) 21.34
300 Hurdles: 
Josh Ivy (15th) 50.07
Alex Newport (16th) 51.09
100 Dash:
Joel Mackey (6th) 11.49
Payton Scott (11th) 11.82
Kameron Carpenter (18th) 12.04
200 Dash:
Joel Mackey (4th) 22.59
Ben Norte (17th) 24.06
Jaelyn Jackson (18th) 24.11
400 Dash: 
Austin McCaskey (18th) 57.76
Cooper Lynch (21st) 1:08.97
800 Run: 
Aden Baughman (2nd) 1:57.72
Jaelyn Jackson (6th) 2:02.19
1600 Run: Ian Baustert (6th) 4:45.93
3200 Run: DNP
400 Relay: DNP
800 Relay: DNP
1600 Relay: DNP
3200 Relay: (4th) 8:32.73
High Jump: DNP
Long Jump: Colton Washington (4th) 22'01.00"
Pole Vault: DNP
Shot Put: 
Kristopher Edwards (3rd) 45'08.00"
Malonn Moyer (6th) 43'08.25"
Discus Throw: DNP

CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs comes in runner-up at Bartlesville Bruin Invitational

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The Charles Page High School Boys' Golf team traveled to the Bartlesville Bruin Invitational at Adams Golf Course last week. They were one member short of a full lineup and thus couldn't earn a team placement, but Carson Griggs took second place, Kyler Gaylor tied for 29th, and JT Bristow took 49th. 

Griggs was consistent through both halves of the two-round tournament, shooting 77 in round one and 76 in round two. With a total score of 153 on a par 144, Griggs tied Sapulpa's Daniel Reed for first place, but then lost in a playoff for the top medal. 

Gaylor had a tough first round with a score of 93, but followed it up with an 84 to finish at 177. Bristow shot a 216 with rounds of 109 and 107. 

Owasso took first place in the tournament with a team score of 652, followed by Bishop Kelley at 653. The home team came in third at 656, tailed by Sapulpa at 657.

The season wrapped up for Bristow and Gaylor Monday at the Regional Tournament in Owasso. Bristow shot a 224 with rounds of 114 and 110, and Gaylor shot a 164 with rounds of 79 and 85. Griggs scored a 152 with rounds of 80 and 72 to tie for sixth place. He will advance to the State Tournament at the Golf Club of Edmond next Monday and Tuesday.