CPHS Softball: Sandites upset 3-1 by Union, play Wednesday at noon

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The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team was upset 3-1 Tuesday evening in the second round of the Regional Tournament, but it’s not an unusual place for the Lady Sandites. This will mark the third time that the current class of seniors has had to battle back through the consolation bracket to make their way to State.

There are six seniors on the current squad of Sandites. Jacie Taber, Cameron Clemons, Jensen Arnold, Madelyn Blair, Kimi Presnell, and Elizabeth Luttrell have the opportunity to be only the fourth class in town history to make it to the State Tournament every year of their careers.

In 2015 the Sandites went 31-9, falling 4-3 to Choctaw in the State Championship finals. To get there they had to win four straight games at Regionals after falling 2-1 to Claremore in the opening round. In 2016 they fell 9-7 to Stillwater in the second round of Regionals, but won out for a quarterfinal appearance.

Sand Springs (20-8) will be hoping the past repeats itself Wednesday at noon when they play a rematch with Enid (3-23). The Sandites throttled the Pacers 18-0 in the first round of the tournament, outhitting their foes 17-0.

SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Sandites shut out Enid 18-0 in playoff no-hitter, Usher hits home run

Enid won the consolation bout 6-4 over Putnam City North (5-27). The winner of that game will play Union at 2:00 p.m. If the Redskins win that match they’ll win the region, but if they lose it’ll go to a seventh game at 4:00 p.m.

The Sandites hold fifteen Regional Championships, but haven’t won four-straight since 1997.

Blair (8-3, 27-8), a University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma-commit, got the loss on the mound against Union, throwing eight hits, four strikeouts, and no walks.

Union won the game right out of the gate as Delaney Mills hit a triple on the first at-bat of the night and scored on an error with Lauryn Adams at bat. Adams took second on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice hit from Adrianna Young. Adams hit a triple in the third inning and scored the Redskins’ final run on a single from Unique Robinson.

Sand Springs finally averted the shutout in the bottom of the sixth as Sabrina Usher drew a walk and scored on a single from Clemons. The Sandites had no difficulty getting on base with seven singles and a walk, but they stranded all but Usher.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites fall 3-0 to Broken Arrow

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The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (6-17, 4-4) suffered a 3-0 sweep at the hands of No. 9 ranked Broken Arrow (19-11, 8-0) Tuesday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House. The Tigers wrapped up the Frontier Valley Conference title with an undefeated 8-0 record.

Broken Arrow wasted no time in digging a hole for their opponents, burying the Sandites with an eleven-straight win streak before the home team went to work. Madison Burris scored three kills off sets from Raylynn Mong. Two Tiger errors and and a block from Vanessa Wyrick and Devree Youngblood cut it to 14-8, but Broken Arrow quickly adjusted and ultimately prevailed 25-11.

The second set started off slightly less lopsided and the Sandites actually led twice before the Tigerettes began to run away with it. Broken Arrow scored four, Cheyenne Henry got a kill, then they scored seven more for a 13-4 lead. It was back and forth from there but the visitors won handily, 25-14.

Game three fared no better for the Sandites, though they hung close till 10-6. Then Broken Arrow won four straight and began working up another insurmountable lead with a match-best sixteen kills.

Sand Springs has two matches left before the playoffs. They will travel to Ponca City (4-17) Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
8-0 No. 9 Broken Arrow (19-11)
6-1 No. 6 Jenks (18-15)
6-2 No. 8 Owasso (21-9)
6-3 No. 14 Bixby (16-13)
5-5 Union (13-19)
4-4 Sand Springs (6-17)
3-5 No. 18 Bartlesville (6-24)
1-7 Muskogee (15-13)
0-5 Booker T. Washington (5-10)
0-7 Sapulpa (3-14)

BAHS 3 CPHS 0
(25-11, 25-14, 25-12)
Kills: BAHS 36, CPHS 19.
Blocks: BAHS 5, CPHS 2.
Aces: BAHS 6, CPHS 0.
Digs: CPHS 13, BAHS 12.
Service Errors: CPHS 4, BAHS 5.
Errors: BAHS 16, CPHS 28.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Campfield 7, Burris 6, Harris 3, Henry 2, Wyrick 1.
Assists: Burris 10, Mong 6.
Solo Blocks: Henry 1.
Assisted Blocks: Youngblood 1, Wyrick 1.
Digs: Blaylock 5, Campfield 4, Mong 1, Henry 1, Wicker 1, Harris 1.

High School 6A Football and Volleyball Rankings: 10/1/2018

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Class 6A Volleyball Week 7 - OSSAA Rankings

  1. Edmond Santa Fe (25-2)

  2. Edmond Memorial (23-5)

  3. Deer Creek (17-5)

  4. Stillwater (16-6)

  5. Norman North (21-8)

  6. Jenks (18-15)

  7. Edmond North (17-10)

  8. Owasso (21-9)

  9. Broken Arrow (18-11)

  10. Yukon (19-9)

  11. Mustang (20-8)

  12. Shawnee (22-8)

  13. Southmoore (12-17)

  14. Bixby (16-13)

  15. Choctaw (18-11)

  16. Westmoore (10-20)

Class 6A-II Football Week 6 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

  1. Stillwater (5-0)
    Defeated Midwest City 31-13, travels to Choctaw Friday.

  2. Bixby (4-1)
    Defeated Booker T. 21-7, travels to Ponca City Friday.

  3. Booker T. Washington (2-3)
    Lost 21-7 to Bixby, hosts Shawnee Friday.

  4. Midwest City (3-2)
    Lost 31-13 to Stillwater, hosts Putnam City Friday.

  5. Lawton (3-2)
    Defeated Deer Creek 34-17, travels to Putnam West Friday.

  6. Del City (4-1)
    Defeated Putnam West 49-13, travels to Deer Creek Friday.

  7. Muskogee (4-1)
    Defeated Sand Springs 45-27, travels to Sapulpa Friday.

  8. Choctaw (3-2)
    Defeated Putnam City 49-7, hosts Stillwater Friday.

  9. Sand Springs (1-4)
    Lost 45-27 to Muskogee, hosts Bartlesville Friday.

  10. Sapulpa (4-1)
    Defeated Bartlesville 63-58, hosts Muskogee Friday.

  11. Deer Creek (1-4)
    Lost 34-17 to Lawton, hosts Del City Friday.

  12. Bartlesville (1-4)
    Lost 63-58 to Sapulpa, travels to Sand Springs Friday.

  13. Putnam West (1-3)
    Lost 49-13 to Del City, hosts Lawton Friday.

  14. Shawnee (2-3)
    Defeated Ponca City 32-27, travels to Booker T. Friday.

  15. Ponca City (0-5)
    Lost 27-32 to Shawnee, hosts Bixby Friday.

  16. Putnam City (0-5)
    Lost 49-7 to Choctaw, travels to Midwest City Friday

CPHS Softball: Sandites shut out Enid 18-0 in playoff no-hitter, Usher hits home run

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The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (20-7) couldn’t have gotten off to a better start at the 6A Regionals Tuesday afternoon, run-ruling the Enid Pacers 18-0 in the first round of the home tournament.

Missouri State University-committed senior Jacie Taber (4-0, 33-10) threw seven strikeouts, two walks, and no hits in three innings on the mound, and junior Mackenzie Bechtold (3-0) struck out three, walked one, and gave up no hits in two innings of relief.

The Sandites scored eighteen runs on seventeen hits, batting .586 as a team. Sabrina Usher hit her seventh home run of the season. They also committed no errors.

Taber got off to a hot start with three strikeouts and a walk in the top of the first. Kimi Presnell drew a walk, stole second, and scored on a sacrifice hit from Jenson Arnold for the first run of the game. Sabrina Usher was hit by pitch and scored soon after on a hit from Madelyn Blair for a 2-0 lead.

With one out and one on base in the second, Taber got her fourth strikeout and Usher got a pickoff at first to bring the Sandites in for another successful offensive.

Taber hit a standup triple and scored on a single from Presnell. Presnell stole two and scored on an error that allowed Skaggs to make it to third. Usher brought her in a on a home run for a 6-0 lead.

Drew Hawkins scored on an error, Taber singled in Blair, and Felicity Horn and Taber scored runs on back-to-back passed balls. Presnell scored Elizabeth Luttrell on a double and came in on a passed ball. Arnold scored Skaggs and Usher on a single to make it 14-0.

Taber struck out the side in order in the top of the third. Luttrell batted in Taber and Reagan Rector with a double, then scored on a double from Skaggs, who in turn scored on a single from Usher for the final run of the game.

Sand Springs will return to action at 6:00 p.m. against the winner of Union (19-19) vs. Putnam City North (5-24). Enid (2-22) will play the loser of Union/PCN at 4:00 p.m. for a chance to battle back through the consolation bracket.

CPHS 18 Enid 0
Hits: CPHS 17, Enid 0.
Walks: CPHS 5, Enid 3.
Strikeouts: CPHS 1, Enid 10.
Errors: CPHS 0, Enid 3.
Steals: CPHS 8, Enid 0.

CPHS Softball: Sandites host Regional Championship Tuesday and Wednesday

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The three-time defending Regional Champions will look for their fourth-straight ticket to State this week.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (19-7) ended their regular season Thursday with a 6-4 loss to Oologah-Talala (26-6) after committing five errors in their Regional tune-up game. On Tuesday they’ll look to rebound with a noon battle against Enid (2-21).

The Sandites actually outhit the Mustangs 9-6, but couldn’t get past their own mistakes. Jacie Taber (3-0, 32-10) walked one and Cameron Clemons made an error at third in the top of the first, setting up a 2RBI single by Bailie Runner.

Sabrina Usher tied the game in the bottom of the third with her sixth home run of the season, bringing in Kimi Presnell who singled. It wouldn’t take long for the Mustangs to jump back out front, however. With Aliyah Taff (4-4, 4-6) taking over pitching duties in the fourth, the Sandites gave up two singles and two errors, letting Oologah take a 4-2 lead.

Madelyn Blair hit her fourth home run of the year in the bottom of the sixth, but Oologah took advantage of two singles and two errors in the seventh for the 6-3 advantage. Jenson Arnold doubled in Usher in the bottom of the inning, but that would be the last run of the game.

The Sandites should have an easy start to the Regional Tournament Tuesday. Enid has won only two games and has been shutout ten times. The two teams haven’t met yet this season, but the Sandites are 8-1 against mutual opponents with an average score of 10-2, while the Pacers are 0-9 with an average of 1-12.

On the other side of the bracket is Union (19-19) vs. Putnam City North (5-24) at 2:00 p.m. The Sandites have a pair of 10-0 shutouts against Putnam North, but have yet to meet Union this season.

Sand Springs is 5-4 against mutual opponents with the Redskins, with an average score of 4-3. The Redskins are 3-9 with an average score of 5-7. The Sandites have a 3-0 win over Ft. Gibson, who beat Union 10-9. Union split wins with Moore, while the Sandites fell 4-3 in their only meeting. Sand Springs beat Owasso 6-5, who beat Union 4-0 and 10-4. The Sandites also beat Westmoore 2-1, who Union lost 10-0 to.

The losers of the first two games will play an elimination match at 4:00 p.m and the winners will play at 6:00 p.m. The consolation winner will play the Game 4 loser Wednesday at noon, and the winner of that game will play the top team at 2:00 p.m. A seventh game will be played at 4:00 p.m. if necessary.

The Sandites hold fifteen Regional titles and have won three years straight to advance to the State Tournament. They lost in the quarterfinals the past two years but advanced to the Championship round in 2015, falling 4-3 to Choctaw. The Class of 2019 has a chance to be only the fourth team in school history to go to State every year.

Season Stats

Batting Average (at-bats)
.500 Taff (2)
.470 Presnell (83)
.406 Skaggs (64)
.400 Usher (75)
.365 Taber (74)
.317 Blair (63)
.290 Luttrell (62)
.286 Horn (42)
.274 Arnold (62)
.232 Clemons (69)
.231 Lee (13)
.000 Tanner (2)
.000 Rector (5)
.000 Hawkins (13)

Slugging Average
.819 Presnell
.787 Usher
.594 Skaggs
.587 Blair
.500 Luttrell
.405 Horn
.405 Taber
.371 Arnold
.304 Clemons
.154 Lee
.000 Rector
.000 Hawkins
.000 Taff
.000 Tanner

On Base Percentage
.537 Presnell
.524 Skaggs
.500 Taber
.474 Horn
.471 Usher
.378 Luttrell
.372 Taber
.368 Blair
.333 Lee
.303 Arnold
.278 Hawkins
.257 Clemons
.000 Rector
.000 Tanner

Runs
37 Presnell
21 Usher
20 Skaggs
20 Taber
19 Luttrell
14 Horn
13 Clemons
10 Hawkins
9 Blair
8 Rector
6 Lee
2 Tanner
1 Arnold
1 McNally

Hits
39 Presnell
30 Usher
27 Taber
26 Skaggs
20 Blair
18 Luttrell
17 Arnold
16 Clemons
12 Horn
3 Lee
1 Taff

Singles
18 Presnell
18 Skaggs
18 Taber
13 Arnold
12 Usher
11 Luttrell
9 Blair
8 Clemons
8 Horn
3 Lee
1 Taff

Doubles
12 Presnell
10 Usher
6 Blair
6 Taber
5 Skaggs
5 Clemons
4 Luttrell
3 Arnold
3 Horn

Triples
2 Presnell
2 Skaggs
1 Clemons
1 Usher

Home Runs
6 Usher
5 Presnell
4 Blair
3 Luttrell
1 Arnold
1 Skaggs

Grand Slams
1 Luttrell

Runs Batted In
27 Usher
22 Skaggs
21 Presnell
18 Blair
18 Taber
17 Luttrell
14 Clemons
9 Arnold
7 Horn
1 Hawkins
1 Taff

Base on Balls
17 Skaggs
11 Horn
10 Luttrell
10 Presnell
5 Usher
4 Blair
3 Arnold
3 Clemons
3 Hawkins
2 Lee
2 Taber

Hit By Pitch
5 Usher
4 Horn
2 Hawkins
2 Presnell
1 Blair
1 Skaggs

Sacrifice Flys
2 Clemons
2 Luttrell
2 Skaggs
2 Taber
1 Arnold

Sacrifice Hits
9 Skaggs
5 Clemons
4 Horn
2 Arnold
2 Taber

Steals-Caught Stealing
11-0 Taber
10-1 Presnell
6-0 Horn
3-0 Lee
3-0 Luttrell
3-0 Skaggs
3-1 Usher
2-1 Clemons
1-0 Blair
1-0 Hawkins
1-0 McNally

Double Plays
8 Luttrell
7 Presnell
4 Lee
2 Horn
2 Usher
1 Clemons
1 Hawkins
1 Tanner

Pitching

Win-Loss Record
8-2 Blair
4-4 Taff
3-0 Bechtold
3-0 Taber
0-1 Rector

Innings Pitched
66 Blair
36 Taff
19 Bechtold
18 Taber
1 Rector

Earned Run Average
0.00 Rector
0.39 Taber
1.17 Blair
1.36 Taff
2.58 Bechtold

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
0.67 Taber
1.16 Bechtold
1.23 Blair
1.31 Taff
4.00 Rector

Strike Percentage
68% Taff
67% Rector
66% Blair
63% Bechtold
63% Taber

CPHS Football: Muskogee tops Sandites 45-27 with fourth-quarter shutout

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The Class 6A-II No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School football team (1-4, 0-2) had No. 7 Muskogee (4-1, 2-0) on the ropes for much of Friday night’s district shootout, but the Roughers rallied with a 21-0 fourth-quarter shutout for the 45-27 win.

The game was an instant classic as the Sandites scored less than a minute in on only the third play of the night. Joel Mackey ran the ball 29 yards to the Muskogee 29, and Caden Pennington took it to the house with blocking help from Cameron Lierly and JT Bristow. Jaden Weiser’s PAT made it 7-0 at the 11:07 mark.

The Roughers weren’t as explosive as their hosts, but they got the job done on their opening possession, marching 66 yards in ten plays with a four-yard scoring run from Jimmie Coleman. Gage Foreman’s kick tied it at 6:10.

Three plays was too many for the Sandites, and this time they decided to score in one. Seth Jones made a seventeen-yard kick return and Pennington connected on a career-long sixty-yard touchdown pass to Daren Hawkins. Weiser’s PAT made it 14-7 at 5:52.

The Sandite defense came up big on the next drive, holding the Roughers to four consecutive zero-gain plays for a turnover at their thirty yard line. The Rougher defense was equally effective, however, and a fumbled hike on a Sandite punt resulted in a safety. Two plays later and Coleman ran 56 yards for their first lead of the night. Kaunor Ashley made the two-point play for a 17-14 lead.

Sand Springs kicked off the second quarter with a methodical nine-play 65-yard march, capped by a 29-yard run from Mackey and a Weiser PAT. The defense came out strong once again, forcing a punt and a turnover on downs to hold on to a 21-17 halftime lead.

The two teams traded punts to start the third quarter before Muskogee scored on a five-yard run from Coleman. Sand Springs responded with a 27-yard touchdown run from Trey Wilkerson, but a two-point pass attempt fell flat. Up 27-24 at the end of the third, those would be the last points the Sandites scored.

Coleman scored on a four-yard run on the second play of the fourth quarter, then on a three-yard run, then Ty Williams scored on a three-yard run for the final score of 45-27.

Pennington started the night 3-6-69 passing but ended 5-14-80-0 after several deep ball attempts in the final minutes. Mackey led the ground game with fifteen carries for 100 yards, followed by Wilkerson with seven carries for 59 and Pennington with twelve carries for 55. Hayden Cramer led the defense with nineteen tackles.

Sand Springs football will return to action next Friday for homecoming against No. 12 Bartlesville (1-4, 0-2).

The Church That Matters Tailgate Crew raised $1,510 for Sandite Baseball prior to the game and has raised more than $5,200 for Sandite Athletics this season. Next week’s tailgate party will benefit Sandite Wrestling, who returns two State Champions this season and has placed top four in the state for the past six seasons.