CPHS Softball: Sandites improve to 6-0 with wins over Silo, Mustang, Edmond North

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (6-0) continued its undefeated start to the season with a trio of tournament wins over Silo (3-2), Mustang (2-2), and Edmond North (2-7) this weekend at the Sandite Softball Complex. The games were part of the Broken Arrow Tournament, but were relocated to Sand Springs due to soggy fields at Arrowhead Park. 

The Sandites jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first Friday against Silo as Jaden Jordan hit her second home run of the season. Nobody scored again till the bottom of the fourth when the Rebels went off with three singles and a pair of sacrifices to take a 3-2 lead. 

Sand Springs tied it up in the top of the sixth with a run from Madison Lee and the game went into extra innings at 3-3. Because it was a tournament, the game went to international tie breaker in the eighth inning, and each team started their at-bats with a runner on second. 

Silo was in prime position after striking out the first two Sandites, but Raegan Rector drew a walk and Jordan and Aliyah Taff hit RBI singles for the 5-3 lead. Gracie Lawless scored Silo’s final run of the game on an error.

Taff (4-0, 21-14) got the win in the circle with seven hits and three strikeouts, while Christina Clark got the loss with six hits, three walks, and seven strikeouts. 

The game against Mustang was another close one at 3-2 on Friday. Cassie Passwaters hit a solo home run for the Broncos in the top of the first. Lee scored on an error to tie it, Rector scored on a passed ball, and Avery Tanner  batted in Jordan with an RBI single to make it 3-1. Passwaters batted in another run on a sacrifice in the sixth, but that would be the final score of the game. 

Nataley Crawford (2-0, 5-2) got the win with three hits, two strikeouts, and two walks. Kiera McGahee took the loss with four hits, two strikeouts, and two walks.

On Saturday the Sandites got their first shutout of the year 7-0 against Edmond North behind a two-hit, no-walk, five-strikeout pitching performance from Taff. Drew Hawkins was two-for-two at the plate with two runs, two RBI, and a double.

Sand Springs piled on five runs in the top of the first with singles from Lee and Rector, and doubles from Taff, Hawkins, and Olivia Alexander. In the top of the sixth Alexander had another double to score Tanner, and Hawkins scored on a ground hit from Crawford. Morgan Thomas took the loss for the Huskies with six hits, no walks, and two strikeouts.

Sandite softball will return to action Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. against Bristow (3-1) in the final game of the tournament.

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).