CPHS Volleyball: Mutiri scores 22 kills in 3-1 loss at Union

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (2-1) suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of a Frontier Valley Conference foe. The Union Redskins (2-0) avenged their last seasons's loss to remain undefeated in the new year.

Kills: Mutiri 22, Cypert 4, Campfield 2, Neely 1
Assists: Burris 11, MaKenzie Ward 7, Mong 2, Cypert 1, Campfield 1.
Aces: Campfield 2, Burris 2, Madison Ward 2, Taylor 1, MaKenzie Ward 1
Blocks solo: Neely 1, Mutiri 1.
Block Assists: Neely 1, Burris 1.
Digs: Taylor 11, Madison Ward 11, Mutiri 11, Burris 4, Campfield 4, MaKenzie Ward 1.

The Lady Sandites started out hot, working up a 6-3 lead in the first set before the Redskins surged ahead to 9-7. Chelsea Neely scored a kill and Cloe Campfield served an ace for a brief 10-9 lead, but the home team stuck with their foes and won four-straight rallies for a 17-13 advantage. Sand Springs took the penultimate lead at 20-19 after winning four straight rallies including an ace from MaKenzie Ward. Union reclaimed the lead for a single rally, but Sand Springs won four more in a row and wrapped things up at 25-22 with a set from MaKenzie Ward and a kill from Gloria Mutiri.

The second set was a constant battle. The game saw five tied scores and four lead changes, with the home team taking charge at 13-12 as the Sandites were caught out of rotation. Union took a seven-point lead late in the game, but Sand Springs battled back with four straight rally wins including an ace from Madison Burris. The Lady Sandites tried to get back in the game, but the Redskins hung on for a 25-20 victory to tie the match.

Union took a 3-0 lead in set three, Sand Springs won the next five rallies, then Union won the four after that to take the lead for the duration. Sand Springs pulled as close as 16-14 thanks to kills from Makenna Cypert and Mutiri with an ace from Madison Ward. Union rapidly pulled away from there, however, for a 25-16 win.

It was make or break for Sand Springs in the fourth set. Mutiri struck first with an assist from Raylynn Mong and quickly worked up a 4-1 lead, but the Redskins were on a roll and won the next six rallies. The lead changed twice more, but Union took the final lead at 12-11 and rapidly surged ahead for the 25-15 lead. 

Mutiri, an Ohio State University commit, led all scorers with 22 kills. Burris recorded eleven assists, followed by MaKenzie Ward with seven. Mutiri, Madison Ward, and Kyle Taylor each had eleven digs apiece. 

The Lady Sandites will return to Union on Friday for a tournament at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center (UMAC) at 6836 South Mingo Road in Tulsa. 

CPHS Volleyball: Lady Sandites sweep Booker T. Washington 3-0

While the halls of Charles Page High School may not be clamoring with students quite yet, school is officially in session for the varsity volleyball team. The Lady Sandites have been schooling their competition for the past week, sweeping Bartlesville (0-1) and Booker T. Washington (0-1) in straight sets to start the season 2-0.

CPHS 3 BTW 0
Set 1: CPHS 25-12
Set 2: CPHS 25-15
Set 3: CPHS 25-12

Kills: Mutiri 12, Campfield 3, Burris 1, Taylor 1, Wyrick 1.
Assists: Burris 8, MaKenzie Ward 8, Mong 1, Neely 1, Johnson 1.
Block Solo: Mutiri 1.
Block Assists: Burris 1, Mutiri 1.
Digs: MaKenzie Ward 4, Burris 3, Taylor 2, Madison Ward 2, Campfield 1, Mutiri 1, Mong 1.
Aces: Mutiri 2, Campfield 1, MaKenzie Ward 1, Madison Ward 1.

SEE RELATED: Lady Sandite Volleyball sweeps Bartlesville 3-0 in season opener

On Thursday the Sandites hosted their first match on the new Ed Dubie Field House floor and christened it by outscoring their opponents 75-39 over the three set match. 

The first set wasn't even close at 25-12. Cloe Campfield and Ohio State-commit Gloria Mutiri scored a pair of kills each, Mutiri added a pair of blocks, Vanessa Wyrick scored a kill, and Madison Ward served up an ace.

It took the Sandites a little while to find their rhythm in the second set, but once they did they were unstoppable. The game tied six times before Sand Springs took the lead once and for all. Mutiri scored a pair of kills with assists from Madison Burris, MaKenzie Ward served an ace, and Mutiri added another block to pull ahead to 16-12. The teams traded punches from there before Sand Springs won the last seven-straight rallies for the 25-15 victory.

In the third and final set the Sandites took a 13-1 lead before Cami Cole scored the first Hornet kill. Washington went on a five-point run from there with a pair of Sandite errors and a pair of aces from Laydyn Turner, but ultimately Sand Springs pulled ahead once again and secured another 25-12 victory capped by a kill from Cloe Campfield.

The Lady Sandites will travel to Union (1-0) next Monday at 6:00 p.m. in a Frontier Valley Conference match-up. Last year the Sandites came out on top of a competitive 3-2 victory with four of the five sets being decided by four points or less. Union started the season Tuesday with a 3-0 victory against Broken Arrow (0-1), defeating the Tigers 25-11, 25-23, and 25-11. 

Fall sports season is officially under way at Charles Page High School

Season ticket prices have been set for Sand Springs high school athletics.

$7.00 General admission
$11.00 Reserve seating
$20.00 Student Athlete All-Sport Pass, general admission
$25.00 Student Non-Athlete All-Sport Pass, general admission
$40.00 Senior Citizen All-Sport Pass, general admission
$50.00 Season pass, home games, reserve seating
$60.00 Adult All-Sport Pass, general admission
$85.00 All-Sport Pass Package with reserved seating

Charles Page High School boasts one of the premier athletic programs in the State of Oklahoma. Fall athletics include Cross Country, Football, Fast Pitch Softball, and Volleyball.

Lady Sandite Volleyball went 24-14 last year, reaching the number thirteen ranking in Class 6A before being eliminated in the playoffs by No. 4 Edmond Santa Fe. Head Coach Janna Green was named Frontier Valley Conference Coach of the Year, junior Gloria Mutiri committed to Ohio State University, and Lee Leslie signed with Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

The Sandite Football team went 7-5 last season and attained the number one ranking in Class 6A-II before being defeated in the semifinals by the defending and eventual State Champions from Bixby. The Sandites won a 26-25 upset over then top-ranked Muskogee with a two-point conversion that made the EPSN SportsCenter number one play. Four seniors went on to play collegiate ball and three received OCA All-Star accolades.

The Lady Sandite Softball team went 30-9, placed second in the district, made the State quarterfinals and won the 6A Academic State Championship. Sydney Pennington signed with Oklahoma State University, Jessica Collins signed with Connors State College, and both made the All-State team. 

The Boys' Cross Country team won the Kiefer meet and placed second at Sapulpa. The Girls placed first at Kiefer, second at Sapulpa, and fourth in the conference. The girls team qualified for State, Aden Baughman qualified individually, and Cheyenne Walden won her fourth State Championship. Walden signed with Oklahoma State University and Alexis Davis signed with Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Lady Sandite Volleyball sweeps Bartlesville 3-0 in season opener

CPHS 3 BHS 0
Set 1: CPHS 25-20
Set 2: CPHS 25-20
Set 3: CPHS 25-11

Kills: Mutiri 10, Bradshaw 3, Wyrick 3, Neely 1, Madison Ward 1.
Assists: MaKenzie Ward 10, Burris 3, Taylor 1, Mutiri 1.
Blocks solo: Mutiri 1.
Block assists: Mutiri 5, Wyrick 5, Neely 4, Cypert 2, Burris 1, Johnson 1.
Digs: Taylor 11, Madison Ward 7, Burris 4, Mutiri 2, Cypert 1, MaKenzie Ward 1, Wise 1. 
Aces: Taylor 2, Burris 1, Wyrick 1, MaKenzie Ward 1, Mutiri 1.

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The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (1-0) kicked off the season with a bang Tuesday evening in Bartlesville, sweeping the Lady Bruins 3-0 in a Frontier Valley Conference matchup.

The first set was a back and forth affair, with neither team pulling ahead in the first half. The Bruins struck first with an ace, but followed it up with a service error. The game tied eleven times before the Sandites took the lead once and for all at 13-12 with an ace from Kylie Taylor. Sand Springs led by as much as 22-16 before the home team began to rally, but ultimately the visitors secured the win 25-20 with a kill from Vanessa Wyrick. 

Bartlesville took a quick 4-1 lead in the second set behind kills from Sarah Covell and LaRissa Johnson, but the Sandites didn't stay down for long. Gloria Mutiri scored on a set from Burris, Mackenzie Ward served an ace, and a two-touch error tied it up.

Covell took the lead back one last time, but Sand Springs surged ahead and never looked back. They led by as much as 24-16 and let the Bruins back in the game briefly before pulling out the 25-20 victory with a set from MaKenzie Ward and a kill from Mutiri.

The third set wasn't even close as the Lady Sandites jumped out to a 5-1 lead with a pair of kills from Mutiri and blocks from Mutiri and Wyrick. At one point the girls went on a seven-straight streak, ultimately prevailing 25-11.

Mutiri, a senior committed to Ohio State University, led all scorers with ten kills, six blocks, and an ace. Covell was the top hitter for Bartlesville with eight kills.

The Lady Sandites will host their first home game Thursday at 6:30 p.m. against the Booker T. Washington Hornets. This will be the first game on the new court at the Ed Dubie Field House. 

Sand Springs's Daton Fix wins World Championship in Tampere, Finland

Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate and Oklahoma State University freshman Daton Fix (30-0) traveled to Tampere, Finland this week for the United World Wrestling Junior World Freestyle Championship. The four-time undefeated High School State Champion breezed through the competition to attain his longtime goal of winning a World Championship.

Fix has previously competed in three World Championships. Last summer he took Bronze at Junior Worlds in Macone, France, and in 2015 he took Bronze at Cadet Worlds in Sarajevo, Bosnia. In 2014 he placed tenth in Snina, Slovakia. He also won Silver at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. 

The Sandite sailed through the tournament with unreal ease, outscoring his opponents by a combined score of 53-1, not giving up a single point till the finals.

Building up to the finals, Fix defeated Mediterranean Champion Salah Eddi Kateb of Algeria, defending World Champion Afgan Khashalov of Azerbaijan, fellow World Bronze medalist Gulomjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan, and Asian Bronze Medalist Nader Amir Nasrisamakoush of Iran all without giving up a single point. In the finals he topped Youth Olympic Gold Medalist Ismail Gadzhiev 12-1 to seal the deal.

Fix was joined in the winner's circle by Mark Hall of Penn State and Gable Steveson of the University of Minnesota. Zahid Valencia, Ryan Deakin, and Mitchell McKee came in runner-up and together the six finalists secured the team title for the United States by a one-point margin over Russia.

SOTW: Aden Baughman wins National Championship in 800 meter run

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Charles Page High School junior Aden Baughman was selected as Sandite of the Week for his first place finish at last weekend's USA Track and Field National Championship. The event was held in Rock Chalk Park at the University of Kansas.

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Baughman competed in the 15-16 year-old division of the 800 meter run and took first place in both the preliminaries and finals. In the prelims he finished in 1:56.1, less than half a second ahead of the runner-up. On Saturday he repeated his win with a 1:56.72 performance, edging the runner-up by half a second.

The Sandite won all but one of his 800-meter races this past school year, and the National Championship marked his eight-straight victory in the distance.

On Thursday afternoon Baughman placed thirteenth out of 45 runners in the 1500 meter preliminaries, falling just one place short of qualifying for the finals. His 4:15.71 time was 5.58 seconds behind the first-place runner, and 0.82 seconds away from qualifying. 

Baughman trains with Revolution Running & Fitness, an all-ages club led by CPHS Cross Country Head Coach Chris Corbin. The Competitive Club practice is held Wednesdays at the high school track, while the Strength and Conditioning Class is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Angus Valley Elementary School.

Sandite of the Week can be anyone with significant ties to the Sand Springs community who is making a positive impact in Sand Springs or the world.