CPHS Baseball: Tatum Watie signs with Northeastern State University

Charles Page High School senior pitcher Tatum Watie signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play baseball at Northeastern State University.

Watie didn’t see any varsity action last season, but went 4-1 on the JV mound with a 1.96 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts in 18 innings. He tallied 3 runs and 2 stolen bases while running courtesy.

NSU is an NCAA Division 2 school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Riverhawks play in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association. They went 12-37 overall last season and were 9-24 in conference action. They are only a year-removed from a winning 28-24 campaign in 2018. The Riverhawks are led by fifth-year head coach Jake Hendrick, who owns an 89-109 overall record and 63-79 conference record over his first four years.

The Sandite baseball team will enter its first season under Interim Head Coach Matt Brown this spring. The year will start March 2nd at 6:00 p.m. with a district home game against Edmond Memorial. They went 22-11 last season and were 8-4 in district action.

CPHS Volleyball: Raylynn Mong signs with Ottawa University

Charles Page High School senior Raylynn Mong signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Ottawa University Wednesday morning.

Mong received an All-Conference Honorable Mention after helping her team to an 18-14 record record this season. She posted a team-high 376 assists and team-high 45 aces, along with 2 blocks and 189 digs.

Ottawa is a private Baptist university in Ottawa, Kansas competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Braves went 27-13 last year and were 11-1 for second place in the conference standings. They won the post-season conference tournament and made their fourth-straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament. They are currently 20-14, 9-3 in the current season.

Ottawa is coached by Melissa Blessington in her sixth season. She owns a 166-66 overall record and 95-11 conference record with the Braves.

CPHS Volleyball: Devree Youngblood signs with Oklahoma Baptist University

Charles Page High School senior Devree Youngblood signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play volleyball at Oklahoma Baptist University. Youngblood was a four-year starter at outside hitter/middle blocker.

Youngblood led her team to an 18-14 season this year and the team put up two winning records in her career. She got an All-Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore and made the All-Conference first team and Academic All-Conference teams the past two seasons. She made the All-Tournament teams at the 2018 Union and Broken Arrow Tournaments, and the 2019 Sand Springs, Mustang, and Union tournaments.

In her senior year Youngblood accounted for 260 kills, 12 assists, 6 solo blocks, 48 assisted blocks, 326 digs, and 38 aces. She led the team in kills and digs.

OBU is a private Baptist school in Shawnee, competing in the NCAA Division 2 level and Great American Conference. The Bison went 16-17 last season and 9-7 in conference, but are currently 24-5 and 13-2. They are led by twelfth-year head coach Anna Howle, who owns a 312-137 record.

CPHS Softball: Sabrina Usher signs with Rogers State University

Charles Page High School senior catcher Sabrina Usher signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Rogers State University.

Usher is a two-time Academic All-State, three-time All-District, All-Region, and All-State selection. She earned District Offensive Player of the Year for leading the Sandites to a 23-13 record and fifth-straight Regional Championship.

The team-leading hitter was .490 at the plate this year with a 1.07 slugging average and .586 on-base percentage. In her career, Usher accounted for 125 runs, 173 hits, 96 singles, 45 doubles, 6 triples, 25 home runs, 1 grand slam, 144 RBI, 5 sacrifices, 28 steals, and 5 double plays.

RSU is a public university in Claremore, Oklahoma competing at the NCAA Division 2 level in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Hillcats went 33-23 last season under fifth-year head coach Andrea Vaughan.

CPHS Softball: Makenna Skaggs signs with Rose State College

Charles Page High School senior Makenna Skaggs signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Rose State College.

Skaggs is a four-year Academic All-Conference selection, and two-time All-District Honorable Mention. She made the All-District first team as a junior and took home All-Region honors this past season after helping her team to a 23-13 record and fifth-consecutive Regional Championship.

The outfielder and third baseman was .289 at the plate this year with a .412 slugging average and .379 on-base percentage. In her four-year varsity career she accounted for 91 runs, 89 hits, 64 singles, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs, 56 RBI, 33 sacrifices, 10 steals, and 4 double plays. She also threw 2 strikeouts in 2 innings as a freshman.

Rose State is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma, competing in the National Junior College Athletics Association Division 1. The Raiders went 21-27 last season and 25-24 in 2018 under ninth-year head coach Nickie Madden.

CPHS Basketball: Davon Richardson signs with University of Central Oklahoma

Charles Page High School senior point guard Davon Richardson signed a letter Wednesday morning to play basketball for the University of Central Oklahoma.

Richardson was named to the Frontier Valley All-Conference third team as a sophomore and first team as a junior. He also made the All-Vype and All-Region teams both years.

Richardson has started 50 games for the Sandites and has scored 718 points, leading his team on 21 occasions with 9 double-doubles and a career high 44-point performance.

Last season he averaged 8.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 15.7 points per game while shooting 48.9% on field goals, 29.0% on three-pointers, and 69.2% at the charity stripe.

UCO is a public university in Edmond, competing in the NCAA Division 2 level and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Bronchos went 11-17 last season and 4-15 in conference, but were 20-10, 12-7 the year prior. They are in their first season under legendary Head Coach Bob Hoffman

Richardson will join former teammate Colt Savage, who is a sophomore at UCO, but first he has unfinished business on the Sandite court. Richardson has helped lead the Sandites to a Regional Championship and State Tournament appearance over the past two years, and the team holds a 37-16 record in that span.

The 2019-2020 season will tip off Tuesday, November 26th at 6:30 p.m. with a non-conference home game against Ponca City.