CPHS Volleyball: Sand Springs hammers McLain 25-4 and 25-4 at Sandite Invitational

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (3-6) picked up its biggest win in years Friday morning, with a 2-0 sweep of Raymond S. McLain High School (0-2) in the first round of the Sandite Invitational.

The Lady Sandites rolled past the Titans 25-4 and 25-4 in a best-of-three series in their inaugural home tournament. Senior standout Madison Burris led all scorers with ten aces and two kills in the match.

In game one the Sandites got off to an 8-0 lead with four aces from Raylynn Mong before a pair of errors let the Titans on the board. They then won twelve-straight rallies to make it 24-3, and Sophie Singleton scored the game-winning kill.

In the second set they came very near to recording a shutout, which is practically unheard of in volleyball. The girls took a 23-0 lead with twelve aces, including all ten of Burris’s, before giving up a series of errors. That match ended with a McLain service error.

Cloe Campfield had a team-high four kills for the Sandites and Mong had a team-high four assists. Fifteen players saw action for Sand Springs and eleven scored points.

Sand Springs will return to action against Will Rogers High School (4-4) at 3:00 p.m. and against Tecumseh (4-3) at 5:00 p.m.

CPHS 2 MHS 0 (25-4, 25-4)
Kills: CPHS 12, MHS 0.
Blocks: CPHS 1, MHS 0.
Aces: CPHS 20, MHS 0.
Service Errors: CPHS 2, MHS 1.
Total Errors: CPHS 8, MHS 17.
(Sandite Stats)
Kills: Campfield 4, Burris 2, Singleton 2, Harris 1, Wyrick 1, Smith 1, Robbins 1.
Assists: Mong 4, Blaylock 2, #13 1, #10 1.
Blocks: Smith 1.
Aces: Burris 10, Mong 4, Youngblood 2, Blaylock 2, #13 2.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Sapulpa 3-0 in rivalry match, 7th straight win in series

Jacelyn Smith (left) and Cloe Campfield (right) combine on a block against Sapulpa.

After a five-loss performance at the prestigious Union Tournament this past weekend, the Charles Page High School volleyball team (2-6, 1-1) got back in the win column with their first conference victory of the season. The Sandites swept their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (1-1, 1-1) in straight sets to remain undefeated on their home court.

The Sandites won sets of 25-15, 25-16, and 25-20. This was their fourth-straight 3-0 sweep of the Cheiftains, who they haven’t lost to since 2012.

They will return to action Friday at noon when they host their inaugural home tournament. Sand Springs will play McLain (0-0) at 12:00 p.m., Will Rogers (4-4) at 3:00 p.m. and Tecumseh (3-3) at 5:00 p.m.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
2-0 Broken Arrow (7-0)
2-0 Jenks (2-0)
1-1 Owasso (2-1)
1-1 Union (2-6)
1-1 Bixby (1-7)
1-1 Sand Springs (2-6)
1-1 Sapulpa (1-1)
1-1 Muskogee (1-1)
0-2 Booker T. Washington (1-2)
0-2 Bartlesville (0-3)

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites go 0-5 at brutally tough Union Tournament

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (1-6) went 0-for-5 at the Union Invitational Tournament this past weekend against a field that was so tough, the defending 6A State Champions could only finish fourth.

Victory Christian (6-1) won sets of 25-23, 25-13, and 25-8, scoring 37 kills, five blocks, and five aces. Sand Springs had the defending 4A State Champions on their heels for most of the first set, leading from 5-4 till 19-18, and tied it three times from there before the Conquerors finished with back-to-back kills.

Victory committed twelve errors in the first set, but cleaned it up from there and the Sandites had to lean entirely on their own abilities. The Conquerors took an early 5-1 lead in set two and Sand Springs never managed to catch up. In set three Victory went on a 15-1 run for a 21-5 advantage and their 6A foes were too far behind to recover.

Sand Springs played a more balanced match against a returning State Qualifier in Edmond North (5-1), falling 25-19, 25-18, and 25-11. The Huskies jumped out to a 6-3 lead in game one, but Devree Youngblood and Madison Burris pushed their team to a 7-6 advantage. The lead changed five more times from there. Burris served back-to-back aces for a 10-8 edge and Youngblood aced for a 13-11 lead, but Edmond won four straight rallies to secure the advantage for the remainder of the set.

After a 3-0 start in set two, the Sandites fell behind and never again got in front of Edmond, but hung close till a six-rally run from the Huskies at 23-13. Cloe Campfield scored two kills, Burris aced, and Sophie Singleton combined on a block with Jacelyn Smith to keep things competitive, but the Huskies eventually put it away.

Game three was a Husky railroad as they won the first nine rallies and never looked back. Senior Kamryn Bacus led all scorers with seventeen kills, one block, and four aces for the Huskies. Campfield led Sand Springs in kills with five, while Burris had four kills and three aces.

In the third Friday match the girls took on the defending 5A State Champions from Bishop Kelley (4-2) and went down 25-18, 25-18, and 25-16. The Comets recorded 29 kills to the Sandites’ 19, led by Abby Medico with ten and Audrey Buford with eight.

Sand Springs led twice in the first set, four times in the second, and only once in the third, but were competitive in all three. Campfield had a team-high five kills, followed by Wyrick and Youngblood with four apiece. Burris had six assists and Mong had five assists and three digs.

Saturday went much the way of Friday, with a pair of 3-0 losses to Union (2-6) and Stillwater (3-5). Stillwater won 25-18, 25-21, and 25-16, then Union won 25-16, 25-22, and 25-20 in the 7th place match.

Pool A Results
Edmond North 3-2 Victory Christian
Edmond North 3-0 Bishop Kelley
Edmond North 3-0 Sand Springs
Victory Christian 3-0 Sand Springs
Victory Christian 3-0 Bishop Kelley
Bishop Kelley 3-0 Sand Springs

Pool B Results
Norman North 3-0 Union
Norman North 3-2 Edmond Santa Fe
Norman North 3-1 Stillwater
Edmond Santa Fe 3-0 Stillwater
Edmond Santa Fe 3-0 Union
Stillwater 3-1 Union

Bracket Round One
Bishop Kelley 3-0 Union
Stillwater 3-0 Sand Springs
Edmond North 3-1 Edmond Santa Fe
Victory Christian 3-2 Norman North

Placement Matches
1st Victory Christian 3-2 Edmond North
3rd Norman North 3-0 Edmond Santa Fe
5th Bishop Kelley 3-1 Stillwater
7th Union 3-0 Sand Springs

Sand Springs vs. Victory Christian
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Youngblood 6, Campfield 3, Burris 2, Wyrick 2, Smith 2, Blaylock 1.
Assists: Mong 5, Burris 4, Youngblood 2, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Wyrick 2, Campfield 1, Youngblood 1.
Digs: Wicker 1, Youngblood 1, Blaylock 1.
Aces: Blaylock 2, Campfield 1.

Sand Springs vs. Edmond North
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Campfield 5, Youngblood 4, Burris 4, Mong 2, Wyrick 2, Harris 1.
Assists: Burris 5, Mong 5, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Singleton 2, Smith 2, Burris 1, Wyrick 1.
Digs: Blaylock 2, Youngblood 1, Wicker 1, Mong 1, Burris 1.
Aces: Burris 3, Wicker 1, Youngblood 1, Smith 1.
(Edmond North Stats)
Kills: Bacus 17, Goerke 8, DeGrace 5, Holmes 4, Hilliard 2, Murray 1, Burleson 1, Li 1.
Solo Blocks: Goerke 1.
Assisted Blocks: Bacus 1, Hilliard 1.
Aces: Bacus 4, Holmes 1.

Sand Springs vs. Bishop Kelley
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Campfield 5, Wyrick 4, Youngblood 4, Burris 1, Harris 1, Mong 1, Blaylock 1, Singleton 1, Smith 1.
Assists: Burris 6, Mong 5, Blaylock 2.
Assisted Blocks: Burris 1, Smith 1.
Digs: Mong 3, Blaylock 2, Campfield 1.
(Bishop Kelley Stats)
Kills: Medico 10, Buford 8, Ozment 4, Frette 2, Barton 2, Percy 1.
Assisted Blocks: Ozment 1, Percy 1.
Aces: Frette 2, Ernst 1, Medico 1, Buford 1.

CPHS Softball: Sandites win Highway 97 Rivalry 18-2 over Sapulpa

After losing five games in a row at this weekend’s Broken Arrow Tournament, the Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (5-5, 2-0) rebounded perfectly Tuesday evening with a lopsided 18-2 run-rule win over their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (4-5, 1-2). The victory moved the Sandites back into first place in district standings.

Sand Springs dominated every aspect of the game, outhitting the Chieftains 15 to 5 with no errors, 6 stolen bases, and eight strikeouts from freshman pitcher Nataley Crawford (2-1).

The Chieftain pitching crew struggled, with Ally Zanca throwing ten hits, one strikeout, and nine walks in only three innings. The team also committed four errors.

Crawford took a minute to warm up, walking two in the first inning, but struck out two more to strand the runners. Sapulpa walked three of their own, but stranded the side to keep the game scoreless.

Crawford got her team on the board with an RBI single in the second, bringing in Rachel Jones, then Jolee McNally singled to score Crawford and Madison Lee. Sabrina Usher hit her fourth home run of the season for a 5-0 lead. Makenna Skaggs scored on an error, Felicity Horn scored on a sacrifice fly from Jones, Avery Tanner scored on a wild pitch, and Drew Hawkins scored on a single from Lee to make it 9-0 before the inning came to a close.

Crawford struck out the side in order to kick off the third inning, then Sand Springs quickly loaded the bases. Skaggs doubled and scored on a sacrifice from Jones, Horn and Tanner scored on an error, and Hawkins scored on a double from Crawford. Lee and McNally scored on a single from Skaggs, then Skaggs and Usher scored on a single from Horn for the 17-0 advantage.

Crawford tallied the final Sandite run on an error, and Sapulpa stranded loaded bases to avert further disaster. The Chieftains finally began to make headway in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with a single and two walks. Lexi Cahwee hit a 2RBI single to score Jessica Elliott and Kylissa Williams, but was left stranded as the game came to an early end via run-rule.

Sand Springs will return to action Thursday at 10:00 a.m. when they play Claremore (5-3) in the first round of the Rogers State University festival, followed by Coweta (4-5) at 11:30 a.m.

District 6A-3 Standings
2-0 Sand Springs (5-5)
2-0 Owasso (6-2)
1-0 Jenks (6-3)
2-1 Muskogee (2-3)
1-1 Shawnee (2-7)
1-2 Sapulpa (4-5)
0-5 Ponca City (1-5)

District 6A-3 Thursday Schedule
5:00 p.m. Jenks at Muskogee.
6:00 p.m. Owasso at Sapulpa.

CPHS Softball: Mid-season statistics

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is 4-5 overall and 1-0 in district action after the first week of the season. They won their first four games with three shutouts, then lost five at the Broken Arrow Tournament.

The team holds a .354 batting average, .539 slugging average, .396 on-base percentage, 1.9 earned run average, and 1.23 WHIP. They average 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 1 steal, 2 errors, and 1 double play per game. The pitching crew averages 5 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk per game.

The Lady Sandites will play Sapulpa (4-4, 1-1) in district action Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on their home field.

Batting Average
.680 Usher
.444 McNally
.417 Lee
.391 Skaggs
.346 Horn
.318 Tanner
.267 Hawkins
.250 Jordan
.176 Jones
.000 Bechtold

Slugging Average
1.24 Usher
.708 Lee
.696 Skaggs
.692 Horn
.444 McNally
.364 Tanner
.267 Hawkins
.250 Jordan
.118 Jones
.000 Bechtold

On-Base Percentage
.714 Usher
.467 Lee
.462 Skaggs
.444 McNally
.433 Horn
.381 Hawkins
.368 Jordan
.292 Tanner
.182 Jones
.000 Bechtold

Runs
10 Lee
9 Horn
7 Usher
6 Skaggs
3 Tanner
2 McNally
2 Hawkins
2 Jordan
2 Jones
1 Pearson
1 Crawford
1 Hammock
1 Bechtold

Runs Batted In
12 Usher
7 Lee
5 McNally
4 Horn
4 Skaggs
3 Tanner
2 Hawkins
2 Pearson
1 Jones
1 Crawford
1 Hammock

Hits
17 Usher
10 Lee
9 Horn
9 Skaggs
8 McNally
7 Tanner
4 Hawkins
4 Jordan
3 Jones
1 Pearson
1 Crawford

Singles
8 Usher
8 McNally
7 Lee
6 Skaggs
6 Tanner
4 Horn
4 Hawkins
4 Jordan
2 Jones
1 Pearson

Doubles
4 Usher
2 Horn
1 Skaggs
1 Tanner
1 Crawford

Triples
2 Horn
2 Lee
1 Usher

Home Runs
3 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Lee

Sacrifices
4 Jones
2 Lee
2 Tanner
2 Hawkins
1 Crawford
1 Taff

Stolen Bases
1 Lee
1 Usher
1 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 McNally
1 Hawkins
1 Jordan

Doubles Plays
3 Lee
3 Tanner
2 Jordan
1 Bechtold

Win-Loss Record
2-3 Taff
1-1 Crawford
1-1 Bechtold

Earned Run Average
0.26 Taff
3.62 Crawford
4.45 Bechtold

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
1.06 Taff
1.36 Bechtold
1.55 Crawford

Strikeouts
16 Taff
8 Crawford
2 Bechtold

Sandite of the Week: Sabrina Usher bats .680 with 3 home runs in first week

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The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team went 4-5 in their first week of competition, and senior standout Sabrina Usher was the bread and butter for the offense.

Usher logged 28 plate appearances over the first nine games and came away with a remarkable 17 hits, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 7 runs, and 12 RBI. She holds a .680 batting average, 1.24 slugging average, and .714 on-base percentage, each of which is the best on the team.

The Rogers State University-commit has recorded four perfect games at the plate this season and connected for nine-straight hits in a three game run against Ponca City, Bartlesville, and Tahlequah. She hit home runs in back-to-back games against Ponca and Bartlesville, and hit for the cycle against the Wildcats.

The Lady Sandites (4-5, 1-0) will return to district action Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in a home game against Sapulpa (4-4, 1-1). They will then compete at the Rogers State Festival Thursday and the Stillwater Festival on Friday.