CPHS Golf: Ashton Persons and Madison Kinard place 19th and 68th at State Tournament

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Two members of the Charles Page High School girls golf team competed at the 6A State Championship in Ponca City this past week. Ashton Persons placed 19th out of 74, while Madison Kinard tied for 68th.

It was the first State Tournament for both girls.

 The tournament consisted of two rounds at Ponca City Country Club. Persons came into round one on fire, shooting a season-low score of 79 to tie for sixth place. Kinard was tied for 59th after round one with a score of 102. 

In the second half of the tournament Persons and Kinard shot 99 and 110, respectively, to finish with totals of 178 and 212.

Norman North's Kaitlin Milligan won the tournament with a total of 147, nine strokes better than the runner-up. Her first-round score of 73 was the best of any competitor for either day.

Owasso claimed the team title with a 21-stroke margin over Edmond North. 

Sand Springs wrestling club earns 9 first-place medals at Owasso tournament

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Twenty three members of the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club competed at the Oklahoma USA Wrestling tournament in Owasso last weekend. Clayton Giddens, Balance Johnson, Abraham Flores, Jackson Martin, Rhett Peak, Michael Ritchey, Kaleb Tabor, and Ethan White all won first place medals in either Freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestling. Peak took first place in both styles.

Team Big meets Monday and Wednesday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the Charles Page High School wrestling room, and is open to wrestlers from the surrounding areas in addition to Sandites. 

Junior

Charles Page High School senior State Qualifier Michael Ritchey (14-2 FS, 3-0 GR) took first place in freestyle for the third time this spring at 126 pounds. He teched Tristan Herrera 13-2, then topped Perry State-Placer Alex Valencia 9-2 before teching Tahlequah State Runner-Up Jakob Lyons 10-0 in the finals.

Kaleb Tabor (7-3 FS, 0-2 GR) won his first tournament of the season in freestyle at 160 pounds. He pinned Jace Nicholas in 2:40 and Jonathan Ashby in 0:51.

Cadet

Sam Harris (3-6 FS, 3-3 GR) took third place in Greco at 132 pounds, pinning Cale Crawford in 2:31 and Blake Salt in 2:17.

Kyle Tucker (3-4 FS, 1-3 GR) took fourth place in freestyle at 120 pounds. He teched Bryen Richardson 12-0.

Schoolboy

Rhett Peak (7-3 FS, 4-0) took first place in both styles at 84 pounds. He teched all five of his opponents, giving up only two points total.

Owen Martin (2-2 FS) took first place in freestyle at 70 pounds with a pair of tech falls.

Ethan White (8-0 FS) continued his undefeated summer with a first-place finish in freestyle. He teched Trinit Zweifel 10-0 then pinned Ashondra Valencia in 1:48.

Justin Zane Vaughn (0-2 FS, 2-1 GR) took second place in both styles at 70 pounds. In freestyle he drew only one opponent and lost a pair of tech falls, but in Greco he teched Zayne Lewis 12-2 and Ethan Freer 16-6 before falling to Peak in the finals.

Clay Gates (7-10 FS, 0-1 GR) took second place in freestyle at 84 pounds. He teched Zayne Lewis 18-6 and Kaiser Simpson 12-1 before falling 8-0 to Peak.

Braden Anderson (8-7 FS, 4-6 GR) took second place in freestyle at 112 pounds. He teched Tyler Thompson 10-0, then topped Noah Smith 13-10 before falling 12-2 to JJ Long.

Intermediate

Promised Johnson (12-4 FS, 6-7 GR) took third place in freestyle at 70 pounds, pinning Bobby Brockman in 1:02 and topping Cash Mayfield in a 16-14 shootout. In Greco he drew only one opponent and was pinned twice by Brody Mills.

Nation Johnson (6-5 FS, 7-5 GR) took third place in freestyle at 80 pounds, pinning Ryder Seago in 2:48. In Greco he was teched twice, but received an injury default for third place.

Novice

Clayton Giddens (11-0 FS) continued his perfect streak this season with his tenth-straight technical fall for first place in freestyle at 70 pounds. He scored three 10-0 tech falls in Owasso and hasn’t given up a single point this season.

Balance Johnson (9-2 FS, 8-1 GR) took first place in Greco and second in freestyle at 100 pounds. In freestyle he was pinned in his opening match but rebounded with a pair of tech falls. In Greco he pinned Zeke Keith in 0:38 and teched Hunter Degraffenreid 10-0.

Abraham Flores (8-3 FS, 7-3 GR) took first place in Greco and third in freestyle at 100 pounds. In freestyle he won his opening match by tech fall, but lost the next by a single point. In Greco he teched both of his opponents 10-0.

Jaxon Trotter (3-2 FS, 1-3 GR) took second place in both styles at 90 pounds. In freestyle he pinned Payton Zweifel in 1:41 and topped teammate Kyler Tabor 9-5 before falling 9-4 to Gavin Salt in the finals. In Greco he pinned Zweifel in 0:49, but was pinned in 2:53 by Salt.

Kyler Tabor (1-2 FS) took third place in freestyle at 90 pounds, pinning Zweifel in 2:15.

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

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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

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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

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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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