CPHS Softball: Sandites place second at Bixby Tournament, upset State Champs

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The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (18-4) made it to the Bixby Tournament Finals Saturday evening at Bentley Fields, besting Collinsville (10-13) and Edmond Memorial (18-1) before falling to Coweta (21-2). Their win against Edmond Memorial snapped a 28-game win streak for the defending State Champions, but Coweta was riding a dominant streak of their own and made it 19-straight against the Sandites. 

Sand Springs beat Collinsville 10-1 and Raegan Rector (1-0) picked up her first win in the pitcher’s circle with six hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Madalyn Aunko got the loss with 11 hits, four walks, and three strikeouts. Madison Lee scored four runs and JoLee McNally scored four RBI on two hits, including a double. 

The Sandites built a 6-0 lead against Edmond Memorial before giving up five runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Bulldogs had two runners in scoring position but Lee snagged a ground ball and made the play to first to end the game. Aliyah Taff (11-4, 28-15) threw nine hits, four walks, and one strikeout for the win. The Sandites tallied eight hits, including a grand slam from Jaden Jordan and an RBI triple from McNally.

The Sandite took a 5-3 lead against Coweta before once again giving up five runs in the sixth. Nataley Crawford (6-0, 9-2) got the start in the circle and tossed nine hits with one strikeout, but Taff took the loss with five hits and three strikeouts. Coweta’s Tarun Robinson threw seven hits, three walks, and two strikeouts for the win. 

Jordan and Avery Tanner scored on passed balls in the bottom of the second, but the Tigers loaded the bases in the third with a trio of singles and Braedyn Sheofee scored all three of them with a double. McNally scored on a wild pitch to tie it back up and Olivia Alexander gave her team the lead with an RBI double, followed by an RBI single from Lee. Taff struck out the side in the fifth but the Tigers hit their stride in the sixth with a double and three singles, capped by a two-run homer from Kayley Lott. 

Sandite softball will return to action Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with a district home game against Muskogee (0-11, 0-8), who they previously beat 16-6 in August. The Sandites are 5-2 in district action.

CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Muldrow 7-0, Union 4-1

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The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (16-3) saw their schedule interrupted by weather this week, but that didn’t stop them from picking up a couple of wins Friday afternoon in Broken Arrow. Their district home game against Owasso was postponed Thursday and they were initially supposed to play three games in the Bixby Tournament on Friday, but the rain led to a change of venue and the postponement of their game against Collinsville. They won their third-straight shutout 7-0 against Muldrow (7-5) and won their fourth straight game 4-1 against Union (3-13). The Sandites scored 36 runs over four games before finally allowing their opponents on the board. 

Aliyah Taff (10-3, 27-17) earned all three shutout wins, pitching six hits and five strikeouts in six innings against Muldrow. Kelsi Qualls suffered the loss, tossing 13 hits and six strikeouts for the Bulldogs. Raegan Rector paced the Sandites offensively, going 2-of-3 at the plate with a double, two runs, and two RBI. 

Rector, Jaden Jordan, and Drew Hawkins hit RBI singles in the first inning and Rector tagged up on a fly out from Avery Tanner. Rector hit an RBI double to score Madison Lee in the second, then came in on a single from Taff to make it 6-0. Nataley Crawford batted in the final run of the game with a triple in the third. Jolee McNally also had a triple in the sixth but was caught stealing home. 

Crawford (6-0, 9-2) continued her undefeated season in the circle against Union, throwing three hits and three strikeouts in 3.2 innings. Taff threw one strikeout in an inning of relief. Carissa Knight took the loss for the Redskins with 10 hits, four walks, and four strikeouts in 3.2 innings. 

McNally hit a double in the first inning and scored on a single from Crawford for the first run of the game. Maya Sheldon tied it up in the second, reaching on a double before stealing home. Lee and Brooklyn Harper scored runs on singles from McNally and Rector in the third to regain the lead once and for all. Jordan added an RBI single in the fourth for the final run of the game. 

Sandite Softball will return to action Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. against Collinsville (10-11).

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Will Rogers 3-0 on Senior Night

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The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (12-10) hosted Will Rogers (1-5) Thursday night for Senior Night, and rolled to a dominant 3-0 sweep with sets of 25-10, 25-15, and 25-8. Prior to the match, the team celebrated four seniors: Madison Blaylock, Sophie Singleton, Jentry Hughes, and Madison Fowler.

The home team opened on a seven-point streak with an ace from Hughes an a pair of kills from Jacelyn Smith. Smith scored four kills in the set and Fowler added three. Payton Robbins scored three aces, including two back-to-back to finish the game.

Game two was the closest but the Ropers took their last lead at 5-4. Katelyn Dolph scored two kills and Hailey Rigg had an ace in a three-point run at 18-14, but the Sandites responded by winning seven of the next eight rallies for the win. Robbins and Kasidy Holland scored three kills each in the game.

The Ropers won the opening rally of game three, but Smith and Robbins scored a pair of kills and never again gave up the lead. The Sandites had a five-point run at 12-4, then an eight-point run at 21-6. Holland and Halle Richey scored two kills apiece and Blaylock scored two aces in the streak. Charley Fahland ended the match with back-to-back aces.

Smith led in kills with eight, but Robbins led in total scoring with six kills and five aces. Tehya Johnson led in assists with 16, and Blaylock had a team-high 11 digs. Dolph and Tapanga Harris scored a team-high three kills apiece for the Ropers.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Tuesday with a Frontier Valley Conference match at Muskogee (7-8, 1-5). The Sandites are 1-4 in conference action. Will Rogers will compete at the Tulsa Public Schools League Tournament on Saturday.

CPHS 3-0 WRHS (25-10, 25-15, 25-8)
Kills: CPHS 35, WRHS 10.
Blocks: CPHS 2, WRHS 0.
Aces: CPHS 11, WRHS 2.
Errors: CPHS 21, WRHS 27.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Smith 8, Holland 7, Robbins 6, Fowler 4, Hughes 3, Lenex 3, Singleton 2, Richey 2.
Assists: Johnson 16, Hughes 10, Blaylock 3.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1, Lenex 1.
Digs: Blaylock 11, Smith 4, Fahland 3, Dewitt 3, Johnson 2, Holland 2, Hughes 1, Robbins 1.
Aces: Robbins 5, Blaylock 2, Fahland 2, Hughes 1, Johnson 1.

(Will Rogers)
Kills: Tapanga Harris 3, Dolph 3, Hall 2, Love 1, Rosalyn Harris 1.
Aces: Rosalyn Harris 1, Rigg 1.

Prior to the varsity match, the Sandite junior high and junior varsity teams straight sets. The Seventh Grade team beat Berryhill 2-0 and JV beat Will Rogers 2-0.

Senior Profiles

Sophie Singleton has played volleyball for four years and also runs track. She plans on going to college for volleyball and wants to major in Sports Medicine. “I want to thank Coach Jackson for pushing me to be my best,” said Singleton. To her teammates she said “Don’t let the mistakes get to you. Shake it off and get the next one.”

Madison Fowler has played volleyball for one year at CPHS and is a member of the National Honor Society, and is a student leader at LifeChurch. She is undecided about where she wants to go to college, but she wants to work in the ministry. “Thanks to my family and all of the people who have supported me over the years,” says Fowler. To her team she says “Keep working towards your goals. You all have great things ahead of you!”

Jentry Hughes has played volleyball for six years. She also played basketball for nine years and will be a team manager this upcoming season. She is on student council and in NHS. She is undecided on her college destination but will study to be a pediatric nurse with a specialty of oncology. “I would like to thank my parents mostly for being my biggest fans and for the unconditional love,” says Hughes. “I would also like to thank my coaches for pushing me to be who I am and never giving up on me.” To her teammates she says “Even in your darkest days, the sun will rise again. Never give up on yourself.”

Madison Blaylock has played volleyball for six years, is on student council, and in NHS. She plans on attending either Oklahoma State University of Oklahoma Baptist University and wants to enter the medical field. “Thank you Sand Springs Volleyball for giving me a place to play the sport I love. Thank you to my coaches and teammates for always pushing me to do my best. Lastly, thank you to my family and friends for being my #1 supporters! To my teammates, don’t forget to work your hardest in everything you do. Be the reason someone has a good day. I love you guys!”

USADA imposes one-year sanction on Daton Fix for anti-doping rule violation

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Oklahoma State University wrestler Daton Fix has received a one-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a failed drug test conducted on January 22, 2020.

Fix is a former undefeated four-time State Champion out of Charles Page High School in Sand Springs. He was a Big 12 Champion and NCAA Runner-Up as a redshirt freshman, then took an Olympic redshirt this past season to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which have since been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fix, 22, tested positive for ostarine as a result of an out-of-competition drug test conducted on January 22, 2020. Ostarine is a Non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, and the United World Wrestling Anti-Doping Rules, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

The panel found that Fix ingested ostarine by drinking from a water bottle, which contained a supplement mixture as well as ostarine that his father had prepared for himself but left in the family’s refrigerator. Fix explained he was unaware that his father had added ostarine to the supplement mixture.

According to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Tribunal documents, Fix’s father, Derek Fix, a former CPHS Varsity Assistant Coach, had been using ostarine (under the name MK-2866) daily for several weeks without his son’s knowledge. Daton Fix consumed the beverage the weekend before traveling to the United World Wrestling Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Rome, Italy.

Daton Fix submitted to a voluntary polygraph examination on February 22, 2020. The test determined that Fix was not being deceptive when he said he had not knowingly consumed anything containing ostarine. He also submitted the ten supplements he had been using to Korva Labs in Los Angeles, and ostarine contamination was not detected in any of them. He did not learn until after those test results were received that his father had been using the substance.

At the AAA arbitration, Dr. Matthew Fedoruk, USADA’s Chief Science Officer, opined that Fix’s explanation for how he ingested ostarine and the amount ingested is consistent with the very low level of ostarine in his sample. The USADA concluded that the ingestion was likely accidental and not intended to enhance his athletic performance, and that Fix’s degree of fault was low.

Under the Code, an athlete’s period of ineligibility for using a prohibited substance may be reduced if the athlete’s anti-doping rule violation was unintentional and the athlete lacks significant fault for the violation. The panel agreed that a three-year reduction to the otherwise applicable period of ineligibility was appropriate.

Fix’s one-year period of ineligibility began on February 10, 2020, the date his provisional suspension was imposed. In addition, Fix has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on January 22, 2020 through the date of provisional suspension, February 10, 2020, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.

Because the suspension will end in February, Fix will still be eligible to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics next July in Tokyo.

Volleyball, Softball, Football Rankings, League Standings

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OSSAA District 6A-3 Fast Pitch Softball Standings

4-0 Owasso (15-1)
4-0 Shawnee (16-0)
5-1 Jenks (5-4)
5-2 Sand Springs (14-3)
2-5 Ponca City (4-13)
0-5 Sapulpa (1-6)
0-7 Muskogee (1-10)

OSSAA Class 6A Week 3 Volleyball Rankings

1. Edmond Santa Fe (13-2)
2. Jenks (12-1)
3. Bishop Kelley (8-3)
4. Norman North (10-3)
5. Edmond Memorial (9-2)
6 Mustang (15-3)
7. Deer Creek (8-3)
8. Broken Arrow (10-7)
9. Edmond North (7-4)
10. Bishop McGuinness (10-0)
11. Owasso (10-6)
12. Bixby (11-3)
13. Union (4-7)
14. Moore (6-5)
15. Bartlesville (8-4)
16. Southmoore (3-7)
17. Yukon (2-6)
18. Enid (10-4)
18. Sand Springs (11-10)
20. Booker T. Washington (4-7)

Frontier Valley Conference Volleyball Standings

4-0 Broken Arrow (10-7)
4-0 Jenks (12-1)
4-1 Owasso (10-6)
3-1 Bartlesville (8-4)
3-2 Bixby (11-3)
1-3 Union (4-7)
1-3 Booker T. Washington (4-7)
1-4 Sand Springs (11-10)
1-5 Muskogee (7-8)
0-3 Sapulpa (8-10)

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 3 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (2-0)
2. Stillwater (1-0)
3. Booker T. Washington (2-0)
4. Del City (0-1)
5. Choctaw (0-1)
6. Putnam City North (1-0)
7. Muskogee (0-2)
8. Midwest City (1-1).
9. Edmond Deer Creek (1-0)
10. Lawton (1-0)
11. Bartlesville (1-0)
12. Sand Springs (1-1)
13. Ponca City (0-1)
14. Northwest Classen (1-0)
15. Putnam City West (0-1)
16. U.S. Grant (0-1)

CPHS Cross Country: Sandites open season at Owasso and Sapulpa meets

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The fall cross country season is officially underway for Charles Page High School, and the Sandites have competed at two events thus far. The Sandites opened the year at the Owasso Ram Charge Relays, and competed at the Sapulpa Chieftain Meet on Saturday.

The Lady Sandite Varsity struggled in their first race of the year, running the six-mile relay in 54:57.54 for 31st out of 34 teams at Mohawk Park. They didn’t place at the Sapulpa meet because they only had three runners available.

The varsity boys placed 11th out of 42 teams at the Ram Relays with a time of 36:45.61 and the JV team placed 38th in 47:03.94. The varsity team placed 14th out 17 teams at Sapulpa.

The elementary teams also got to compete at Sapulpa, and both performed well. The girls placed third out of eight teams in the one-mile run, and the boys placed third out of ten teams.

Chloe Grona won the elementary girls run by a 13-second margin in a field of 98 runners, finishing in 6:12.91. Josie Grona placed 11th in 7:07.14, and Sophie Grona placed 33rd in 7:57.61.

The elementary boys were led by Dax Wilcox in 13th place with a time of 6:47.16, followed closely by Landon Durborrow in 16th and Gavin Corbin in 18th.

Ty Davis was the top high school girl, placing 86th out of 139 runners with a two-mile time of 16:58.84. Noah Hanlon led the high school boys in 12:05.61 for 31st out of 143 runners.

Neither junior high team had a full lineup and they were unable to earn a team place. Brynlee Durborow placed sixth out of 136 girls with a one-mile time of 6:12.99. Rafael Huff placed 68th out of 157 boys with a time of 6:46.42.

The Sandites’ next outing will be the Broken Arrow Tigers Meet Saturday, September 12th at Oneta Ridge Middle School, where the varsity teams will run their first 5K of the year.

Elementary Girls 1-Mile
1st - Chloe Grona - 6:12.91
11th - Josie Grona - 7:07.14
33rd - Sophie Grona - 7:57.61
36th - Kinley Snow - 8:01.50
38th - London Velasquez - 8:05.19
58th - Julia Myers - 8:52.25
59th - Lexi Boone - 8:58.04
72nd - Leighton Dial - 9:32.41
76th - Nola Chambers - 9:41.34
94th - Avery Nolen - 11:27.83
95th - Emma Nolen - 11:34.85
97th - Brie Blair - 12:02.41

Junior High Girls 1-Mile
6th - Brynlee Durborow - 6:12.99
34th - Malayna Garcia - 7:08.14
81st - Alicia Kemp - 8:01.79

Varsity Girls 2-Mile
86th - Ty Davis - 16:58.84
107th - Kirsten Neal - 18:25.10
111th - Madison Chambers - 18:56.61

Elementary Boys 1-Mile
13th - Dax Wilcox - 6:47.16
16th - Landon Durborrow - 6:54.22
18th - Gavin Corbin - 6:56.22
31st - Presley Quinnelly - 7:29.54
33rd - Waylon Roberts - 7:32.71
42nd - Kade Sargent - 7:55.48
68th - Lane Tenpenny - 8:33.03
70th - Jessen Cox - 8:36.08
97th - Alex Martin - 10:43.20
100th - John Selby - 11:09.00
102nd - Baker Lee - 11:12.77
104th - Sutton Corbin - 13:08.73
105th - Kai Chambers - 13:09.30
106th - Jett Williams - 13:11.11

Junior High Boys 1-Mile
68th - Rafael Huff - 6:46.42
93rd - Landon Buttram - 7:17.40
133rd - Koby Hadley - 8:31.46

Varsity Boys 2-Mile
31st - Noah Hanlon - 12:05.61
42nd - Caleb James - 12:16.55
44th - Sam English - 12:17.49
113th - Michael Johnson - 14:24.44
122nd - David Rigsby - 14:50.97
128th - Zach Davis - 15:15.82