CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Edison 2-0, lose to Bishop Kelley Red

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (4-3) lost Tehya Johnson to an ankle injury on Friday, but still managed a 2-0 sweep of Edison Prep (2-4) Saturday morning at the Ed Dubie Field House. They lost their second match 2-0 to Bishop Kelley Red, however. The Sandites are now 4-2 in their round-robin home tournament with one match left.

Madison Fowler and Jacelyn Smith scored a pair of kills to start the match against Edison and Allie Wright served an ace to make it 4-0 before the Eagles got on the board. Smith scored five kills and two aces in the set and the Sandites never trailed in the 25-11 win.

Edison won the opening rally of round two on a Sandite error, but two more aces from Smith and a kill from Layla Lenex made it 4-1 and the home team only relinquished their lead once at 5-5. Jentry Hughes had a pair of aces to make it 9-5 and the Sandites soon began to run away with it. Payton Robbins got hot late in the set with three straight kills, and Smith secured the victory at 25-14.

Smith led all scorers with eight kills and four aces, followed by Robbins with five kills. Madison Blaylock had a team-high 13 digs, and Wright had a team-high ten assists. Sand Springs committed 13 errors while the Eagles had 18.

In the match against the Comets, Sand Springs was competitive through the first set but was ultimately derailed by 12 errors in the 25-17 loss. Robbins was on fire early in the round, earning four of the Sandites’ first five points, but the home team had its last lead at 5-4. The second game was fairly lopsided as the Sandites committed ten errors with only two kills and never led in the 25-12 defeat. Robbins had a team-high five kills and one ace in the loss, while Smith had four kills.

Sand Springs will return to action at 2:00 p.m. against Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschoools (NOAH) in the final round of the tournament.

CPHS Volleyball: Bixby tops Sandites 2-1 in tournament

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (3-2) got off to a great start Friday morning at the Ed Dubie Field House, winning three-straight matches before falling 2-1 to Bixby (5-1) in a rematch of their Tuesday night season debut. The Spartans swept the Sandites 3-0 in conference play earlier this week, but this time Sand Springs stole a set and nearly won the Sandite Invitational match. 

Bixby won the first set 25-17 but the Sandites actually led in the latter half of the game. The Spartans jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead behind a block and a pair of kills from sophomore standout Olivia Vance, a State Qualifying transfer from Norman North. Sand Springs responded with a hot run from Sophie Singleton, who scored a kill and assisted on a pair of blocks for the 7-6 advantage. Both teams went on five-point streaks to trade the lead. Olivia Dewitt served back to back aces, and the Sandites had their final lead at 13-12. Vance threw down four more kills as the Spartans ran away with the set, and Abby Shook capped the victory with an ace. 

The give and take continued into set two as Bixby turned a 5-1 deficit into a 7-6 lead. They never led after 9-8, but they tied it three times, including at 21-21, to keep the home team on its toes. Payton Robbins didn’t score once in the first set, but caught fire in the second game with two blocks and six kills, including the game winner at 25-22. 

The teams split the first eight rallies of set three but Bixby won four in a row to make it 7-4 and never relinquished their lead. Robbins scored a trio of kills to make it 11-9 but the Spartans held strong to finish 15-10. 

Robbins scored a team-high 11 kills, Tehya Johnson had 19 assists, and Madison Blaylock had 15 digs. Vance led all scorers with 17 kills and two blocks. 

Sand Springs will return to action Saturday at 9:00 a.m. against Edison Prep (2-3), at 11:00 a.m. against Bishop Kelley JV, and at 2:00 p.m. against Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (NOAH). The tournament is round-robin and will not have a championship match. 

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites win Highway 97 Rivalry match 2-1 against Sapulpa

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (3-1) won its third straight match Friday afternoon at the Ed Dubie Field House, beating Sapulpa 2-1 in the Sandite Invitational. The Chieftains (1-3) won the first set 27-25 in come-from-behind fashion, but the home team won the next two sets 25-10 and 15-13.

Sand Springs led by as much as 22-17 late in the first set, but Tyla Heard scored a kill and an ace to kick off a Chieftain resurgence. Sapulpa won ten of the final thirteen rallies to upset the home team.

Game two wasn’t even close as Jacelyn Smith scored a kill and Teyha Johnson served three aces in an 8-0 start that the visitors never recovered from. Layla Lenex led the way with three kills in that set and Sapulpa committed twelve errors.

The tie-breaker round was far more competitive and Sapulpa led for most of it. After taking a 12-9 lead the Chieftains were poised for victory, but committed a pair of errors to give Sand Springs momentum. Payton Robbins served an ace and Kasidy Holland scored a kill in a five-point run. Heard notched a kill to get the ball back for Sapulpa, but a service error ended the match.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action at 5:00 p.m. in a rematch with Bixby (3-1), who dealt the Sandites a season-opening conference loss on Tuesday.

CPHS Volleyball: Jacelyn Smith stars in 2-0 sweep of Lawton

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team improved to a winning 2-1 record Friday morning with a 2-0 sweep of Lawton in the second round of the Sandite Invitational. The home team won dominant sets of 25-14 and 25-11 at the Ed Dubie Field House.

The first set started on a six-rally run with three kills from Payton Robbins, an ace from Teyha Johnson, and a kill from Jacelyn Smith. The Wolverines struggled with mistakes and the Sandites took their biggest lead at 24-12 in a six-point run with five errors and another Johnson ace. Robbins and Smith recorded three kills apiece in the game.

In set two the Sandites built an 18-1 lead with powerful hitting from Smith, who scored three kills and six aces before the dominant run came to an end. Johnson had two aces before the Wolverines got on the board, and Sophie Singleton scored two kills and a pair of blocks.

Smith led all scorers with seven kills and seven aces, while Johnson led in assists with thirteen. The Sandites had more kills, more aces, more blocks, and less errors than their guests.

Sandite volleyball will return to action at 2:00 p.m. with a Highway 97 Rivalry match against Sapulpa (1-2).

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites beat Tecumseh 2-0 at home tournament

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (1-1) earned its first win of the season Friday morning at the Ed Dubie Field House, beating Tecumseh (1-1) in the first round of the Sandites’ home tournament. Sand Springs won sets of 25-11 and 25-19 in the best-of-three match.

Coach Derek Jackson gave the girls a season goal of winning service and service reception, and they did so handily. Sand Springs served ten aces with only two errors, while Tecumseh served only four aces with seven service errors. The Sandites won every facet of the stat sheet, including kills, blocks, and errors.

Tehya Johnson served an ace to kick off the tournament and Payton Robbins scored three kills en rout to a 6-1 lead before the Savages cut it to 6-4 with a kill from Kalee Thompson. Sand Springs went on another streak with a block from Layla Lenex and a pair of aces from Robbins made it 12-4. Their longest run was nine straight rallies with a trio of aces from Charley Fahland, and Robbins secured the win with a kill.

The Savages briefly managed to take the lead early in set two, but Lenex tied it with a kill and and Olivia Dewitt served an ace for the lead. The second set was more competitive as the Savages scored twice as many kills, but they also committed twice as many errors. With the the lead comfortably secured, the Sandite second string saw more minutes and coasted to the win.

Robbins led the Sandites with eight kills, Johnson had eleven assists, Jacelyn Smith had three blocks, and Madison Blaylock made eleven digs. Audrey Moles paced the Savages with three kills and their lone block.

Sand Springs will return to action at 11:00 a.m. against Lawton (0-2).

CPHS Softball: Sandites roll Bartlesville 12-2

Drew Hawkins rounds third base in a home game against Ponca City.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 12-2 non-district win over Bartlesville (1-1) Thursday evening on the road. The game was the biggest win yet for the Sandites, who have won their first three games by at least eight runs apiece.

Sand Springs jumped out to an early lead as Madison Lee singled and scored on a fielder’s choice. Next up was Olivia Alexander with an RBI double to score Avery Tanner in the second, then Brooklyn Harper scored on a passed ball for a 3-0 lead.

Macie Schaper got the home team on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the second, then Shaileigh Gilkey made it a one-run game with an RBI single in the third.

The Sandites padded their lead in the fourth, kicking off the inning with three straight singles. Drew Hawkins scored on an RBI single from Alexander, then Nataley Crawford hit a two-run triple. Lee sacrificed to bring in Crawford, then Raegan Rector and Jaden Jordan hit back-to-back doubles to make it 9-2.

The next two innings went scoreless, but the Sandites had another hot streak in the seventh. Jordan and Hawkins picked up walks. Tanner scored Jordan on a double, then Alexander hit a two-run single for the final runs of the game.

Sophomore pitcher Nataley Crawford (1-0, 4-2) picked up her first win of the season, throwing seven hits, five strikeouts, and two walks in seven innings. Tanner and Alexander had three hits apiece, Tanner had three runs, and Alexander had four RBI.

Sand Springs softball will return to action Friday morning in the Broken Arrow Tournament. Originally scheduled for Arrowhead Park in Broken Arrow, the games have been moved to Sand Springs due to wet fields. The girls will play Silo (2-1) at 10:00 a.m. and Mustang (2-0) at 12:00 p.m.