Sandite Athletics Weekly Roundup

A version of this story was originally published in the Sand Springs Leader.

Boys Soccer

The Sand Springs boys’ soccer team (4-4) fell 2-1 in non-district play at Enid, Tuesday, March 23rd, with Brian Boyles scoring the lone goal. They placed fourth at the Holland Hall tournament last week, beating Oklahoma Christian School 6-0 on Thursday before falling 2-1 to Holland Hall Friday and 7-3 to Owasso on Saturday. 

Fernando Saldana scored a hat trick against OCS and Jack Bratcher had a brace. Cameron Summerton added the sixth goal, his first of the season. Saldana scored one goal against Holland Hall and another against Owasso. Bratcher and Mason Ritter also had goals against Owasso. 

The boys were short handed in their placement match, playing without NSU-bound David Fancher and goalkeeper Xander Quiroga, among others. Junior backup Shawn Hayes made ten saves in the loss.

Baseball

Sandite Baseball went 3-2 last week and is 8-8 overall. Jabe Schlehuber got the win and Eli Buxton recorded a save in a 4-2 district game at Bartlesville, Tuesday, March 23rd. Bartlesville won the rematch 6-4 on Wednesday.

The Sandites returned to Bartlesville on Thursday and Friday for a festival. Gage Elliott went the distance in a 10-2 win over Ponca City Thursday, only giving up three hits, then Kayden Campbell recorded a 7-4 rivalry win against Sapulpa with another save from Buxton. Schlehuber and Ty Pennington both hit triples in the win. Bishop Kelley scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh for an 8-7 walk-off on Friday.

Rhen Rutledge paced the offense, going 7-of-15 at the plate last week with seven runs, two RBI, a double, and a triple. Cason Savage also hit a triple in the Wednesday loss to Bartlesville.

Sand Springs will travel to Jenks Friday for a non-district game, and will host Midwest City Saturday at noon.

Slow Pitch Softball

Sandite Slow Pitch started the season with a pair of wins Tuesday, March 23rd at Union High School. They beat Berryhill 13-1 in a three-inning run rule and survived a 12-11 shootout with the host team. 

Lauren Hammock got the win against Berryhill, only giving up one hit. Jaden Jordan hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give her team the lead, and Kelsi Hilton and Kaden Barnes both hit RBI triples. Hilton added a grand slam in the second inning, then Hammock threw a bases-loaded strikeout for the win. 

Barnes got the win against Union and Hammock recorded a save. Jordan went a perfect three-for-three at the plate with two home runs and six RBI. 

Sand Springs Softball will compete at the Haskell Tournament on Thursday, where they are the defending tournament champions.

Track and Field

The Sand Springs boys placed sixth and the girls took fifth Friday at the Muskogee Track Classic. Two Lady Sandites brought home three gold medals from the event. 

Jazmin Lopez won the 800-meter run in 2:29.87. Layne Kirkendoll won the high jump with a mark of 5’04.00” and the long jump with a distance of 17’06.00.” Jayda Rowe placed second in the discus throw with a mark of 105’07.00”, ranking her second in Sand Springs history in the event. 

Alejandro Lopez placed second in the 800-meter run in 2:04.95, less than half a second behind the winner. Joseph Mattison placed third in the 100-meter dash in 11.27, third in the 200 in 23.15, and third in the long jump at 19’07.00”.

The girls 4x100 relay team placed third in 52.04 seconds, the 4x400 placed fourth in 4:29.49, and the 4x200 placed fifth in 1:56.22. 

The boys 4x800 relay team placed fourth in 8:48.62, the 4x400 placed fourth in 3:41.33, and the 4x200 placed fifth in 1:38.57. 

Sandite Track will next compete at the Broken Arrow Track Classic Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Sandites' Layne Kirkendoll, Joseph Mattison claim gold at Broken Arrow Relays

A version of this story was originally published in the Sand Springs Leader.

Track and Field

Layne Kirkendoll and Joseph Mattison were leaps and bounds ahead of their competition Friday at the Broken Arrow Relays, and both took home first place medals in the long jump. 

Kirkendoll has already secured her position as the second-best long jumper in Sand Springs history behind two-time State Champion Shawn Gilton, and she just keeps getting better. Her 17’08.5” leap marked a career-high and her second win of the season. She also won the high jump with a career mark of 5’06.00”.

Mattison earned his first varsity gold with a career distance of 20’02.5” in his first jumping event of the season. 

There were no individual running events in the dual-style meet, which pitted the Sand Springs relay teams against Broken Arrow’s varsity and JV squads. The Sandite runners didn’t win any events, but the girls’ 1600 team lost by less than a second.

Baseball

Sandite Baseball (5-6) went 0-4 at the Edmond Festival, but their Saturday double-header featured a pair of close shootouts. On Thursday they lost 5-1 to Norman North and 7-4 to Mustang.

On Saturday they lost 10-9 to both Edmond North and Edmond Santa Fe. In the first game against Edmond North they were down 4-0 to start the sixth and scored eight runs to take the lead, including a 2RBI triple from Rhen Rutledge and a 3RBI double from Jacob Shields. 

The Huskies tied it 8-8 with an RBI double in the seventh to force an extra inning. Shields reclaimed the lead on a ground out by Rutledge, but Toby Simpson hit a 2RBI single to win the game. 

Santa Fe took a 3-0 lead into the fourth in the next game, but Pennington tied it up with a 2RBI triple and Kaden Young scored in the fifth for the lead. The Wolves used four walks and a hit to make it 6-4, but Sand Springs wouldn’t stay down for long.

Keaton Campbell and Jabe Schlehuber hit a pair of solo home runs, then the Wolves walked four Sandites in a row to tie it in the seventh. Cason Savage and Rutledge tagged up on a pair of pop flies to make it 9-7, but Jase White hit a two-run double to tie it and Caleb Moore was walked on loaded bases for the win. 

Sand Springs Baseball will return to action Thursday and Friday at the Bartlesville Bruin Classic, which will feature a Highway 97 Rivalry game against Sapulpa Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

Slow Pitch Softball will host Owasso Thursday at 4:30 p.m., Boys’ Soccer will play in the Holland Hall Invitational Thursday, Track and Field will compete at Muskogee Friday at 4:00 p.m., and the Fishing teams will take to the waters at Ft. Gibson Saturday and Sunday.

Sand Springs Sandites kick off Spring sports season

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Spring sports have arrived in Sand Springs, with soccer, baseball, and track kicking off their seasons this past week. Both varsity soccer teams recorded wins to start the season. The boys won 3-2 against Glenpool on Tuesday, and the girls won 5-0 against Muskogee on Friday.

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CPHS Cross Country: Boys place 11th, Girls 15th at East Regional

The Charles Page High School Cross Country program wrapped up its season Saturday, October 24th, with a home meet, hosting 31 schools at Case Community Park for the 5A and 6A East Regionals. The girls placed 15th and the boys took 11th place. Neither team advanced anyone to the State Championship.

Sam English led the Sandites with a 5K time of 18:26.4 for 60th place out of 103 runners. Jazmin Lopez was the top Lady Sandite with a time of 22:42.13 for 50th place out of 102 runners.

Both teams are primed for success next season. Caleb James will be the only Sandite graduating from either team. The boys will return a loaded squad of upperclassmen that will include six seniors. The girls won’t graduate anyone this year, and will be led by Lopez as next year’s lone senior.

Girls Results
22:42.13 - Jazmin Lopez - 50th
25:59.79 - Ty Davis - 86th
26:02.25 - Madison Chambers - 88th
27:00.64 - Bella Ensten - 91st
27:01.79 - Laila Mirza - 92nd
27:11.40 - Kirsten Neal - 95th

Boys Results
18:26.40 - Sam English - 60th
18:47.12 - Noah Hanlon - 72nd
19:00.31 - Dalton Wilcox - 76th
19:16.75 - Alejandro Lopez - 79th
19:22.61 - Caleb James - 81st
21:21.52 - Zach Davis - 96th
22:34.19 - David Rigsby - 101st

Football, Cross Country, Volleyball rankings, Softball State results

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 8 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (6-0) - Last week 51-20 over Sand Springs.
2. Stillwater (5-0) - Last week 70-17 over Lawton.
3. Putnam City North (6-0) - Last week 10-6 over Del City.
4. Midwest City (5-1) - Last week 53-0 over Deer Creek.
5. Choctaw (4-3) - Last week 26-10 over Muskogee.
6. Booker T. Washington (5-2) - Last week 49-0 over Putnam City West.
7. Sand Springs (4-3)
8. Lawton (3-2)
9. Del City (0-5)
10. Ponca City (3-3) - Last week 10-7 over Bartlesville.
11. Deer Creek (2-4)
12. Bartlesville (2-5)
13. Muskogee (0-6)
14. U.S. Grant (2-3) - Last week 28-12 over Northwest Classen.
15. Northwest Classen (1-1)
16. Putnam City West (0-5)

OSSAA 6A-II Football District Standings

District 1
3-0 Stillwater (5-0)
3-0 Midwest City (5-1)
3-0 Putnam City North (6-0)
1-1 U.S. Grant (2-3)
0-3 Del City (0-5)
0-2 Lawton (3-2)
0-3 Deer Creek (2-4)
0-1 Northwest Classen (1-1)

District 2
3-0 Bixby (6-0)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (5-2)
3-1 Choctaw (4-3)
2-2 Sand Springs (4-3)
2-2 Ponca City (3-3)
1-3 Bartlesville (2-5)
0-2 Putnam City West (0-5)
0-3 Muskogee (0-6)

OSSAA 6A Boys Week 1 Cross Country Rankings

1. Mustang
2. Edmond Memorial
3. Edmond Deer Creek
4. Edmond North
5. Westmoore
6. Broken Arrow
7. Union
8. Owasso
9. Bartlesville
10. Norman
11. Choctaw
12. Edmond Santa Fe
13. Jenks
14. Yukon
15. Southmoore

OSSAA 6A Girls Week 1 Cross Country Rankings

1. Jenks
2. Owasso
3. Broken Arrow
4. Norman North
5. Yukon
6. Edmond Deer Creek
7. Edmond Santa Fe
7. Moore
9. Bartlesville
10. Edmond North
11. Choctaw
12. Edmond Memorial
13. Stillwater
14. Westmoore
15. Mustang
15. Putnam City West

OSSAA Class 6A Week 8 Volleyball Rankings (State Qualifiers Only)

1. Bishop Kelley (28-3)
2. Norman North (27-5)
3. Mustang (30-6)
4. Jenks (25-8)
5. Bishop McGuinness (28-4)
6 Edmond Deer Creek (21-6)
7. Edmond Santa Fe (22-7)
8. Edmond North (18-12)

Frontier Valley Conference FINAL Volleyball Standings

8-0 Jenks (23-8)
8-1 Broken Arrow (20-13)
5-3 Owasso (18-13)
5-4 Bixby (18-12)
4-5 Bartlesville (17-17)
5-3 Union (16-10)
3-5 Booker T. Washington (8-14)
2-7 Sand Springs (19-14)
1-7 Muskogee (9-18)
0-6 Sapulpa (16-14)

OSSAA 6A Fast Pitch Softball State Tournament Results

QF - Edmond Memorial 4-3 Stillwater
QF - Deer Creek 5-4 Mustang
QF - Owasso 12-1 Shawnee
QF - Southmoore 7-6 Jenks
SF - Owasso 4-1 Edmond Memorial
SF - Southmoore 2-1 Deer Creek
F - Southmoore 3-2 Owasso

CPHS Cross Country: Boys place 9th, Girls 10th at Frontier Valley Conference

The Charles Page High School Cross Country teams competed at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship Tuesday afternoon in Mohawk Park. The varsity girls placed tenth and the boys took ninth. Junior high did not participate.

Ty Davis led the girls with a 5K time of 27:09.81 for 52nd place out of 66 runners. Sam English led the boys with a time of 18:38.41 for 41st place out of 66 runners. Jenks won the girls race, while Broken Arrow won the boys.

Sandite Cross Country will return to action on Saturday the 24th when they host the 6A-East Regional Championship at Case Community Park.

Girls 5K
27:09.81 - Ty Davis - 52nd
28:36.80 - Bella Ensten - 57th
28:37.15 - Laila Mirza - 58th
28:58.20 - Madison Chambers - 60th
30:55.53 - Kirsten Neal - 63rd
32:29.36 - Emily Patton - 64th

Boys 5K
18:38.41 - Sam English - 41st
18:40.52 - Noah Hanlon - 42nd
19:26.28 - Dalton Wilcox - 54th
19:36.64 - Caleb James - 57th
21:55.56 - Zach Davis - 63rd
22:03.98 - David Rigsby - 65th
22:09.02 - Michael Johnson - 66th
23:10.66 - Kai Lamho - 92nd (JV)