CPHS Softball: Mid-season statistics

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is 13-7 overall and 5-1 in district action four weeks into the season.

The team holds a .363 batting average, .534 slugging average, .419 on-base percentage, 2.14 earned run average, and 1.25 WHIP. They average 7 runs, 9 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 1 steal, 1 error, and 1 double play per game. The pitching crew averages 5 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk per game.

The Lady Sandites will play Ponca City (6-14, 1-6) in district action Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. at home.

Batting Average
.611 Usher
.500 Lee
.414 Taff
.375 Horn
.349 McNally
.315 Skaggs
.281 Jones
.269 Bechtold
.256 Hawkins
.240 Tanner
.227 Jordan

Slugging Average
1.35 Usher
.643 Lee
.571 Horn
.552 Taff
.481 Skaggs
.423 Bechtold
.372 McNally
.313 Jones
.282 Hawkins
.260 Tanner
.227 Jordan

On-Base Percentage
.691 Usher
.549 Lee
.470 Horn
.406 Skaggs
.382 Taff
.358 McNally
.333 Hawkins
.320 Jordan
.293 Jones
.288 Tanner
.269 Bechtold

Runs
27 Lee
24 Usher
17 Horn
11 McNally
10 Skaggs
10 Tanner
9 Hawkins
9 Jones
8 Taff
4 Jordan
4 Bechtold
2 Crawford
2 Hammock
2 Burks
1 Pearson

Runs Batted In
35 Usher
13 Horn
13 Lee
12 McNally
10 Skaggs
7 Taff
7 Bechtold
6 Tanner
5 Hawkins
5 Jones
3 Crawford
2 Pearson
1 Hammock

Hits
33 Usher
28 Lee
21 Horn
17 Skaggs
15 McNally
12 Taff
12 Tanner
10 Hawkins
9 Jones
7 Bechtold
5 Jordan
3 Crawford
1 Pearson

Singles
24 Lee
15 Usher
14 Horn
14 McNally
12 Skaggs
11 Tanner
9 Hawkins
8 Taff
8 Jones
5 Bechtold
5 Jordan
1 Crawford
1 Pearson

Doubles
5 Usher
4 Taff
4 Horn
3 Skaggs
2 Crawford
1 Lee
1 McNally
1 Tanner
1 Hawkins
1 Bechtold
1 Jones

Triples
4 Usher
2 Horn
2 Lee

Home Runs
9 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Lee
1 Bechtold

Grand Slams
1 Bechtold

Sacrifices
6 Jones
6 McNally
5 Hawkins
4 Taff
4 Lee
4 Tanner
1 Crawford
1 Skaggs

Stolen Bases
7 Lee
5 Horn
4 Usher
3 McNally
2 Skaggs
2 Hawkins
2 Jordan
1 Jones
1 Tanner

Doubles Plays
5 Tanner
4 Lee
3 Jordan
2 Usher
1 Bechtold
1 Horn
1 Skaggs
1 Jones

Win-Loss Record
6-4 Taff
4-1 Bechtold
3-2 Crawford

Earned Run Average
0.67 Taff
2.16 Bechtold
6.06 Crawford

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
1.07 Bechtold
1.08 Taff
1.99 Crawford

Strikeouts
27 Taff
18 Crawford
17 Bechtold
1 Rector

CPHS Softball: Sandites win Choctaw Tournament, beat State Champs 5-1

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Photo courtesy Of Becky Tanner.

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (13-7) went undefeated at the Choctaw/Carl Albert tournament this weekend, beating four quality teams to win the tournament title. The Sandites topped Tuttle 5-1, Stillwater 12-2, Choctaw 6-5, and Chickasha 7-3.

The pool play style tournament featured twelve teams playing four or five games apiece with no bracket. In the event of two undefeated teams, the Champion would be decided by run differential, but that tie-breaker wasn’t needed as Sand Springs was the only squad with a perfect weekend.

In the first game of the tournament Sand Springs defeated the defending 4A State Champions from Tuttle (18-2), snapping a sixteen-game win streak by the Tigers. Mackenzie Bechtold (3-1, 7-1) got the win in the circle with two strikeouts, five hits, and no walks. Madi Hicks took the loss with nine hits, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Tuttle was first on the board after Madi Surber hit a single, took third on an error, and came home on a sacrifice fly. That would be their only run of the game, however. The Sandites took the lead in the bottom of the third with two walks and three hits. Aliyah Taff batted in Madison Lee with a single and Jolee McNally scored on an error. McNally brought in Rachel Jones on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and on a single in the sixth, and Jones singled in Avery Tanner.

The Sandites’ next game only lasted four innings as they run-ruled Stillwater (5-10) with eleven hits and seven Pioneer errors. Aliyah Taff (5-4, 9-10) only gave up two hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Lee, Sabrina Usher, Taff, Horn, and Jones had two runs apiece, and Bechtold and Tanner scored one each. Lee led the offense with three hits and two RBI. Sand Springs took a 7-0 lead in the first inning, added a run in both the second and third, then drove in three more in the fourth for the 12-0 lead before letting the Pioneers on the board.

On Saturday the girls edged out Choctaw (10-6) in a game that saw almost identical performances from the two teams. Both had three errors and two walks, but Choctaw actually outhit the Sandites 7 to 5. The two teams have had a heated rivalry in recent years since the Yellowjackets beat the Sandites 4-3 in the 2015 State Championship game.

Both teams put up three runs apiece in the second inning. Horn and Jones scored on RBI singles from Hawkins and Tanner, and Hawkins scored on an error. The Yellowjackets tied it immediately with three hits, a walk, and an error.

Bechtold got the start at pitcher and threw through the tie before being relieved by Taff in the third inning. Choctaw took the lead on an error but Usher secured the victory with a three-run homer in the fourth.

Taff got the win with two hits and one walk in three innings. Bechtold tossed five hits, one walk, and one strikeout in two innings. Emma Jackson took the loss with five hits, three walks, and three strikeouts.

In the final game of the tournament the Sandites took an early lead and never trailed against Chickasha (13-5) despite committing two errors and giving up five walks.

Usher batted in McNally in the first inning, Lee brought in Tanner in the second, then Usher hit a three-run homer to score Lee and Jaden Jordan. Lee batted in Tanner again in the fourth, then stole home for the final Sandite run.

The Fighting Chicks got on the board in the top of the fifth after a wild pitch sailed into the dugout, giving Analise Eaton time to steal three bases and score. Allyson Arthur scored on a catcher’s error and Alli Bordwine came in on a single from Valerie Ingraham for the final run of the game.

Freshman Nataley Crawford (3-2) got the win with two hits and four walks in four innings. Raegan Rector (0-0, 0-1) made her season debut midway through the fifth with one hit, one walk, and one strikeout.

Sand Springs softball will return to action Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. with a district home game against Ponca City (6-14, 1-6). The Sandites are 5-1 in district action, tied for second place.

Game Results
Sand Springs 12-2 Stillwater
Sand Springs 6-5 Choctaw
Sand Springs 5-1 Tuttle
Sand Springs 7-3 Chickasha
Mustang 3-1 Washington
Mustang 3-1 Carl Albert
Mustang 8-0 Norman
Newcastle 9-1 Mustang
Newcastle 4-3 Carl Albert
Newcastle 12-3 Cache
Washington 3-2 Newcastle
Washington 10-3 Shawnee
Washington 3-1 Cache
Tuttle 4-3 Choctaw
Tuttle 7-4 Shawnee
Tuttle 3-2 Stillwater
Carl Albert 11-6 Norman
Carl Albert 15-0 Cache
Chickasha 5-4 Shawnee
Chickasha 5-3 Stillwater
Choctaw 5-4 Chickasha
Choctaw 8-6 Norman
Cache 4-1 Norman
Shawnee 5-3 Stillwater
Stillwater 5-4 Washington

Tournament Record (Run Differential, Runs Allowed)
4-0 Sand Springs (19, 11)
3-1 Newcastle (17, 10)
3-1 Mustang (4, 11)
3-1 Tuttle (1, 14)
3-2 Washington (7, 14)
2-2 Carl Albert (17, 13)
2-2 Choctaw (1, 20)
2-2 Chickasha (-2, 19)
1-3 Shawnee (-9, 25
1-3 Cache (-24, 31)
1-4 Stillwater (-14, 29)
0-4 Norman (-18, 31)

CPHS Football: Q&A with Head Coach Dustin Kinard - Season Preview

The Charles Page High School varsity football team kicked off the season this past Saturday in Mansfield, Texas with a 41-7 loss in the 2nd Annual Border Brawl.

The Sandites are taking a bye week before beginning a three-game home series.

Two quarterbacks are still dueling for the starting position following the season-opening loss. Senior Braden Foster scored both of the team’s touchdowns in the final preseason scrimmage and was given the start in Mansfield, but was held to a 7-15-46-2 performance and relieved at halftime. Sophomore Ty Pennington was 6-14-45-0 in the second half for the team’s only touchdown and will be getting the start against Putnam City with Foster at backup.

13th-year Head Coach Dustin Kinard says that the QB competition will continue until Homecoming against Shawnee, and he will name the starter prior to District action beginning. Kinard owns a 63-68 record as the second-longest tenured coach in Sand Springs history. This is the first time in his career that quarterback competition has carried over into the regular season. The position is a historic strong point for Sand Springs and four of Kinard’s six QBs have gone on to play at the collegiate level.

Which players do you expect to be leaders this season?

“Josh Fincannon, Jarrett Haley.”

Haley is a 6’1” 175-pound senior defensive back. He amassed 45 tackles last year with 5 pass breakups and was named Defensive Captain for the 2019 season. He led the team with 10 tackles and 2 breakups in Saturday’s season opener.

At 6’2” and 220 pounds, Fincannon is a staple on the offensive line and was selected as an Offensive team Captain for his senior year.

Which newcomers do you expect to make a difference?

“Brooks Dudley.”

What the 5’9” 205-pound sophomore lacks in stature, he makes up for with explosive energy on both the gridiron, and the wrestling mat. Dudley only played five games last year but totaled 15 tackles and made an interception in his varsity debut as a freshman. Dudley was second on the team in Saturday’s season opener with 6 tackles.

Team strengths and weaknesses going into the season?

Strengths: “Offensive line has 3 returning starters.”

Weaknesses: “Young on Defense.”

Goals/Expectations for the year?

“Play-offs, because you can’t win it if you’re not in it.”

The Sandites have made the post-season seven times under Kinard, with semifinal appearances in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and a State Championship appearance in 2015.

Do you have any particular teams circled on the schedule?

“Always Sapulpa.”

The Highway 97 rivalry spans 92 games over 97 years and has been played continuously since 1930. Sapulpa owns a 44-43-5 lead, but Sand Springs has won the past five meetings and is 9-3 under Kinard. The series hasn’t been tied since 1944 and the Chieftains have been out front since 1945.

Last year was the first time since 2011 that we were under .500 in the regular season and failed to make the playoffs. However, we took Shawnee to overtime and had fourth quarter leads against Muskogee and Bartlesville. What do we need to do to win our toss-up games this year and finish strong in the fourth?

“Stay healthy and play one side of the ball for linemen.”

Do you have a particular coaching style/philosophy?

“Hold them accountable and that we control our attitude and effort everyday.”

Who are some of your coaching influences?

“My father - who always said you be a man of your word and do what you say you’re going to do, and do it to the best of your ability.”

What is your life like outside of coaching/teaching? Hobbies, interests, family?

“I love to travel with my wife.”

2019 Coaching Staff:

Head Coach/Running Backs: Dustin Kinard
Offensive Coordinator: Kenney Gooch
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers: Kevin Avey
Offensive Line: Mike Edwards
Wide Receivers: Kenny Gooch/ Mike Stephens
Tight Ends/Offensive Line: Michael Bowie
Assistant Coach: Burgess Shaw
Safeties: Jay Fleischman/Jason Tolbert
Outside Line Backers: Blake Williford
Defensive Line: Chris Duke
Quarterbacks: Ben Riggs/ Darrack Harger

2019 Schedule
8.31 Mansfield Summit 41-7 CPHS.
9.13 CPHS vs. Putnam City.
9.20 CPHS vs. Greenwood, AR.
9.27 CPHS vs. Shawnee (Homecoming).
10.4 CPHS @ Muskogee.
10.11 CPHS @ Bartlesville.
10.17 CPHS vs. Ponca City.
10.25 CPHS @ Bixby.
11.1 CPHS @ Sapulpa.
11.8 CPHS vs. Booker T. Washington (Senior Night).
11.14 Playoff Quarterfinals.
11.21 Playoff Semifinals.
12.6 State Championship.

CPHS Softball: Mackenzie Bechtold shuts out Sapulpa 10-0, strikes out seven

Charles Page High School senior Mackenzie Bechtold (3-1, 7-1) pitched her second shutout of the season Thursday afternoon at the Sandite Softball Complex, helping her team to a 10-0 district win over their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (4-12, 1-7). She threw seven strikeouts, no walks, and four hits in the five-inning run-rule win.

Rogers State University-commit Sabrina Usher led the team offensively with a triple and a home run for three runs and five RBI.

The Chieftains got off to a rough start right out of the gate, giving up three walks and two errors in the top of the first for a 3-0 deficit. Madison Lee, Jolee McNally, and Usher all scored. Usher batted in Bechtold and Lee with her second-inning triple, then came in on an error to make it 6-0.

Makenna Skaggs hit an RBI single in the fourth to score McNally, then Usher scored the final three runs with a homer over the center field fence.

Sand Springs (9-7, 5-1) is currently third in district standings. They will compete this weekend at a tough Choctaw Tournament. Sapulpa will host Jenks Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.

District 6A-3 Standings
4-0 Owasso (10-5)
5-1 Jenks (10-4)
5-1 Sand Springs (9-7)
4-5 Muskogee (4-7)
2-3 Shawnee (6-11)
1-5 Ponca City (6-11)
1-7 Sapulpa (4-12)

Upcoming 6A-3 Games
9.9 Ponca City @ Jenks.
9.10 Jenks @ Sapulpa.
9.10 Ponca City @ Sand Springs.
9.10 Owasso @ Muskogee.
9.12 Sand Springs @ Owasso.
9.12 Muskogee @ Shawnee.

Choctaw Tournament Schedule
Friday 3:00 p.m. CPHS vs. Tuttle (15-1)
Friday 6:20 p.m. CPHS vs. Stillwater (4-6)
Saturday 10:00 a.m. CPHS vs. Choctaw (7-4)
Saturday 11:40 a.m. CPHS vs. Chickasha (11-3)

Choctaw High School
14300 Northeast 10th Street
Choctaw, OK 73020

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites throttle Enid 3-0 on the road

Makenzie Harris scores a kill Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House against Muskogee.

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (11-7) traveled to Enid Thursday evening and picked up their first road win with a 3-0 sweep. The Sandites defeated the Pacers 25-12, 25-6, and 25-13 in non-conference action at the Northern Oklahoma College Mabee Center.

The Pacers took an early 5-2 lead in game one after an ace from Catherine Cunningham and a kill from D’Sani Levy. Devree Youngblood tied it with a kill at 7-7 and gave her team the lead when she combined on a block with Vanessa Wyrick. The home team never again led in any of the three sets.

Sand Springs closed out the first game on a seven-point streak, then won the first four rallies of game two. The Pacers made it a one-point game with an ace from Evencilla Malolo, but the visitors went on runs of seven, six, and five points in the lopsided second game. The second string saw ample gameplay in the set and Sophie Singleton, Payton Robbins, and Jacelyn Smith all recorded kills.

Enid prevented any significant runs in the third set, but still couldn’t keep up with the potent Sandite offense. Youngblood scored four kills in the set, including three of the final five points.

Cloe Campfield led all scorers with her second-straight double-double, scoring ten kills and thirteen digs. Madison Blaylock led the team in digs with sixteen and in aces with three. Madison Burris led in assists with twelve. Fourteen Sandites saw action and nine scored points in the easy win.

Levy led the Pacers in scoring with five kills and their only block. She also sang the national anthem prior to the match.

Enid recognized their junior high volleyball programs between sets. One player from the 7th Grade team and one player from the 8th Grade team went head-to-head in a contest to see who could make the most in-bounds serves in one minute.

Sand Springs volleyball will play a crucial conference road game Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. against Jenks (7-2, 3-0). The Pacers will host Piedmont (2-9) Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

CPHS 3 EHS 0 (25-12, 25-6, 25-13)
Kills: CPHS 33, EHS 12.
Blocks: CPHS 4, EHS 1.
Aces: CPHS 9, EHS 3.
Service Errors: CPHS 2, EHS 3.
Total Errors: CPHS 15, EHS 26.
Sand Springs Stats
Kills: Campfield 10, Youngblood 8, Smith 4, Burris 3, Harris 3, Wyrick 2, Blaylock 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Assists: Burris 12, Mong 9, Blaylock 2, Harris 1, Hughes 1.
Assisted Blocks: Wyrick 3, Harris 2, Youngblood 1, Smith 1, Singleton 1.
Digs: Blaylock 16, Campfield 13, Youngblood 6, Mong 5, Harris 2, DeWitt 2, Holland 1, Burris 1.
Aces: Blaylock 3, Wyrick 2, Campfield 2, Youngblood 1, Burris 1.
Enid (Partial) Stats
Kills: Levy 5, Brinley 3, Cotarelo 2, Cunningham 1, Wilson 1.
Aces: Cunningham 1, Malolo 1, Waldroup 1.
Blocks: Levy 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
3-0 Broken Arrow (13-1)
3-0 Jenks (7-2)
3-1 Sand Springs (11-7)
2-1 Owasso (6-5)
2-2 Union (5-10)
1-2 Bixby (1-10)
1-3 Booker T. Washington (7-7)
1-3 Sapulpa (5-6)
1-3 Muskogee (4-5)
1-3 Bartlesville (2-9)

Upcoming FVC Matches
9.10 Bixby @ Broken Arrow.
9.10 Booker T. Washington @ Muskogee.
9.10 Sand Springs @ Jenks.
9.10 Union @ Bartlesville.
9.10 Sapulpa @ Owasso.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites improve to 10-0 at home, Campfield scores 19 in 3-1 win over Muskogee

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (10-7) continued their home winning streak Tuesday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House, topping Muskogee 3-1 in Frontier Valley Conference action. The Sandites are undefeated 10-0 on their home court this season and are 3-1 in league play.

Senior standout Cloe Campfield scored a team-high fifteen kills, followed by Devree Youngblood with nine. Raylynn Mong led the team in assists with eighteen, while Madison Burris had a team-high eleven digs and seventeen assists.

Muskogee struggled defensively in the first set but made only six errors, allowing them to compete closely with the home team till the final rallies. The match tied eight times and Muskogee led three times before falling behind on a service error at 12-11 and never recovering. They hung tight till 18-17, then Sand Springs went on a seven-rally streak with a pair of aces from Mong to secure the win.

The second game was a back-and-forth affair with Sand Springs coming back from a 4-1 deficit to a 5-4 lead. Three straight scores from Youngblood made it 11-8, then the Roughers went on a run with an ace from Chloe Lamont for the 13-12 advantage. Campfield tied it, Paige Irwin took back the lead, and the Roughers then went on a seven-straight win streak with four aces from Lexie Reynolds to put the set well out of reach for the home team. Jacelyn Smith broke the streak but Jenna Winters and Alexis Boyd knocked back kills for the win.

Sand Springs had little difficulty in round three with aces from Madison Blaylock, blocks from Vanessa Wyrick and Smith, kills from Gillian Wicker and Sophie Singleton, and plenty of time for the second string. They led by as much as 22-12 before Wicker secured the 25-18 win.

Muskogee took a 4-0 lead in the final game before the Sandites surged back to make it 6-5. It was back and forth from there and the game tied seven times with four lead changes, but Sand Springs never trailed after 8-7.

The Roughers had two stars in Irwin and Alex Boyd, who had fourteen and thirteen kills, respectively. Reynolds had a game-high five aces.

Sand Springs will travel to Enid (6-7) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for a non-conference match, and Muskogee will compete at the Hulbert Tournament this Friday.

CPHS 3 MHS 1 (25-17, 15-25, 25-18, 25-23)
Kills: CPHS 47 MHS 41.
Blocks: CPHS 6, MHS 2.
Aces: MHS 14, CPHS 12.
Service Errors: CPHS 8, MHS 12.
Total Errors: MHS 25, CPHS 26.
Sand Springs Stats
Kills: Campfield 15, Youngblood 10, Harris 7, Burris 6, Smith 5, Mong 2, Wyrick 1, Singleton 1.
Assists: Mong 18, Burris 17, Blaylock 5, Youngblood 2, Campfield 1.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 4, Burris 3, Youngblood 2, Wyrick 2, Campfield 1.
Digs: Burris 11, Campfield 9, Youngblood 9, Blaylock 9, Mong 6, Harris 2, Smith 2.
Aces: Campfield 3, Mong 3, Youngblood 3, Blaylock 2, Burris 1.
Muskogee Stats
Kills: Irwin 14, Boyd 13, Reynolds 6, Williams 3, Winters 2, Wahl 2, Lamont 1.
Aces: Reynolds 5, Irwin 3, Schuler 2, Winters 2, Henry 1, Lamont 1.
Solo Blocks: Williams 1.
Assisted Blocks: Williams 1, Reynolds 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
3-0 Broken Arrow (13-1)
3-0 Jenks (7-2)
3-1 Sand Springs (10-7)
2-1 Owasso (6-4)
2-2 Union (5-10)
1-2 Bixby (1-10)
1-3 Sapulpa (5-5)
1-3 Muskogee (4-5)
1-3 Bartlesville (1-9)
1-3 Booker T. Washington (7-6)

Frontier Valley Conference Upcoming Matches
9.10 Booker T. Washington @ Muskogee.
9.10 Union @ Bartlesville.
9.10 Sapulpa @ Owasso.
9.10 Bixby @ Broken Arrow.
9.10 Sand Springs @ Jenks.