Hughes & Hilton Pitch No-Hitter Against Bartlesville

Addison Hughes could have gone the distance for a solo no-hitter against Bartlesville (10-20), but in the seventh inning she gave up the circle so Kelsi Hilton could close out her final game on the home field.

The senior didn’t drop the ball, tossing two strikeouts to secure the 4-0 victory Tuesday on Teacher Night.

Hughes struck out ten for her tenth win of the season with what was nearly her third perfect game of the year. The only blemish was a fourth-inning hit-by-pitch. That runner was put out on the next at-bat with a 5-2 double-play by Lakelyn Harger.

The Sandites stranded five runners over the first three innings before Kenzie King scored on a passed ball. Hilton padded the lead with a solo homer in the fifth.

Kaylei Rake hit an RBI double in the sixth to bring home Savannah Ramsey, then scored the final run of the game on a single from Hilton.

Hilton and Kenzie King both went 3-of-4 at the plate while Kylie King was 2-of-3.

On Thursday the girls fell 2-1 to Collinsville (11-15) on the road.

Bailey Copeland tagged up to score the lone run on a line out by Harger in the top of the first, but the girls stranded two runners to end the inning.

A two-run homer from Brie Smith gave Collinsville the lead in the third inning and the Sandites were unable to even the score.

Ashlyn Clark and Hilton both went 2-of-3 at the plate as the Sandites tallied seven hits.

Hughes (10-7) took the loss, surrendering five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Hilton closed out the game and struck out six with one hit and no walks.

Sand Springs will wrap up the regular season Friday morning at the Bixby festival with back-to-back games against Pryor (14-18) and Piedmont (28-3) starting at 9:00 a.m.

Sand Springs also received its Regional Tournament assignment Thursday and will be taking to the road for a three-team playoff in Edmond.

The Sandites will play Stillwater (18-13) and Edmond Memorial (22-8) in a double-elimination round-robin tentatively scheduled for October 5-6th.

Sapulpa Wins Highway 97 Rivalry - Sandites to Play at Southmoore Tournament Friday

Chants of “let’s play football” rang out through the Ed Dubie Field House as the Sapulpa volleyball team took away the Highway 97 Rivalry trophy from the defending Sandites Tuesday evening.

5A No. 7 Sapulpa (24-11, 2-4) picked up its second Frontier Valley Conference win of the season while depriving Sand Springs (11-12, 0-7) of its first - winning the match 3-1.

Sand Springs lost three closely contested games while running away with the third in one of the most exhilarating matches of the season.

In game one the Sandites trailed by as much as 16-10 before battling back to 22-21 after an ace from Brooklyn Shope, but a pair of kills from Tyla Heard and an ace from Jailey Battles secured the 25-22 win for the road team.

Game two was the highest-scoring set for the Sandites since 2019 but once against Sapulpa came out on top following nine lead changes and fifteen tie scores.

After a Chieftain block tied it up at 11-11 the Sandites won five of the next six rallies and led by as much as 20-15 before Sapulpa came roaring back.

The Sandites had match point four times but Heard tied it up thrice on two kills and a block. A service error for the Sandites tied it again at 27-27 and Sapulpa took its first lead since 8-7 on a kill from Wrigley Adkisson.

A Chieftain error tied it once more and the Sandites once against got match point on a kill from Shope, but this time Jazymyne Cole tied it with a kill.

The Sandites’ final lead came on a Chieftain error, but the visitors won the final three rallies on a kill from Battles and two Sand Springs hitting errors to prevail 32-30.

Complete undiscouraged, the home team stole set three 25-13 with their biggest win against the Chieftains since 2020.

After giving up the first two points to Sapulpa, a kill from Shope sparked a 7-1 run for the Sandites and they never trailed again

Game four was another back-and-forth affair with seven lead changes and 11 tie scores. The Sandites had their final lead at 16-13 but Sapulpa went on a 7-1 run of their own to make it 20-17.

A big-time kill from Patience Pearce sparked a three-point run to tie it at 20-20, but Sapulpa would lead from then on, winning 25-22 on a kill from Heard.

Heard, an Abilene Christian University basketball commit, led all scorers with 15 kills closely followed by Cole with 11. Rylie Steward had 15 assists for the Chieftains and Battles had three aces.

Shope and Jacelyn Smith both recorded double-doubles for the Sandites. Shope had 12 kills, 14 digs, and six aces while Smith had 10 kills and 11 digs.

Hannah McKelvey recorded 20 assists and Adelynn Ray contributed 17. Evyn Morrow led the defense with 31 digs.

Sand Springs will return to action Friday at the Southmoore Invitational. The Sandites will play No. 12 Bartlesville (19-9) at 10:00 a.m., Norman (5-16) at 12:00 p.m., and No. 13 Westmoore (11-8) at 3:00 p.m. in pool play. Bracket play will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Sapulpa 3 CPHS 1 (25-21, 32-30, 13-25, 25-22)
Kills: Sapulpa 37, CPHS 40.
Blocks: Sapulpa 5, CPHS 5.
Aces: Sapulpa 9, CPHS 13.
Errors: Sapulpa 40, CPHS 44.
Service Errors: Sapulpa 8, CPHS 17.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Shope 12, Smith 10, Tippit 6, Ray 6, Pearce 5, DeBerry 1.
Assists: H. McKelvey 20, Ray 17, Morrow 2.
Digs: Morrow 31, Shope 14, Smith 11, Ray 9, H. McKelvey 8, Tippit 5, F. McKelvey 5, DeBerry 2, Pearce 1.
Solo Blocks: Tippit 1.
Assisted Blocks: Tippit 3, Ray 2, Shope 1, Pearce 1, DeBerry 1.
Aces: Shope 6, H. McKelvey 3, Tippit 2, Morrow 1, Ray 1.

Sandite Wrestling Releases Tentative 2023-2024 Schedules

Varsity Boys

Duals
11.30 Meet the Sandites (Clyde Boyd) - 6:00 p.m.
12.7 CPHS vs. Skiatook (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.7 CPHS vs. Glenpool (Skiatook) - 7:00 p.m.
12.12 CPHS vs. Claremore (Clyde Boyd) - 6:00 p.m.
12.14 CPHS vs. Sapulpa (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.19 CPHS vs. Jenks (H) - 6:00 p.m.
1.4 CPHS vs. Ponca City (H) - 6:00 p.m.
1.4 CPHS vs. Westmoore (H) - 7:00 p.m.
1.11 CPHS vs. Enid (H) - 2:00 p.m.
1.11 CPHS vs. Owasso (H) - 3:00 p.m.
1.11 CPHS vs. Union (H) - 4:00 p.m.
1.18 CPHS vs. Broken Arrow (A) 6:00 p.m.
2.9-2.10 Dual State Championship (Enid)

Tournaments
11.4 Bixby Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.11 Broken Arrow Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.18 Union Open - 9:00 a.m.
12.8-12.9 Mid America Nationals (Enid) - 11:00 a.m./10:00 a.m.
12.15-12.16 Cleveland Tournament (JV Only)
12.22-12.23 Trey Culotta Invitational (New Orleans) - 9:00 a.m.
1.5-1.6 Larry Wilkey Invitational (Jenks) - 10:00 a.m.
1.5-1.6 Inola Tournament (JV Only)
1.12-1.13 Bobby Lyons Invitational (H) - 9:00 a.m.
1.19 Skiatook Tournament (JV Only) - 8:00 a.m.
1.20 Nathan Hale Tournament (JV Only) - 8:00 a.m.
2.2 Glenpool Warrior Invitational - 10:00 a.m.
2.16-2.17 6A-East Regional Championship - 11:00 a.m.
2.22-2.24 6A State Championship (OKC) - 9:00 a.m.

Varsity Girls

Duals
11.30 Meet the Sandites (CBMS) - 6:00 p.m.
12.5 CPHS vs. Oologah (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.7 CPHS vs. Skiatook (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.7 CPHS vs. Glenpool (Skiatook) - 7:00 p.m.
12.11 CPHS vs. Nathan Hale (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.12 CPHS vs. Claremore (CBMS) - 6:00 p.m.
12.14 CPHS vs. Sapulpa (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.19 CPHS vs. Jenks (H) - 6:00 p.m.
1.4 CPHS vs. Westmoore (H) - 6:00 p.m.
1.4 CPHS vs. Ponca City (H) - 7:00 p.m.
1.9 CPHS vs. Kiefer (A) - 6:00 p.m.
1.25 CPHS vs. Will Rogers (H) - 5:00 p.m.
1.30 CPHS vs. McLain (A) - 5:00 p.m.

Tournaments
11.4 Bixby Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.11 Broken Arrow Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.18 Union Open (Tulsa) - 9:00 a.m.
12.1-12.2 Jay Tournament - 12:00 p.m./11:00 a.m.
12.15-12.16 Cleveland Tournament - 11:00 a.m.
12.29-12.30 Diamond State Tournament (Springdale) - 9:00 a.m.
1.5-1/6 SuperGirl 64 Tournament (Union) - 8:00 a.m.
1.19 Nathan Hale Tournament (Tulsa) - 10:00 a.m.
1.26 Sand Springs Tournament - 11:00 a.m.
2.13 6A-East Regional Championship - 11:00 a.m.
2.22-2.24 6A State Championship (OKC) - 9:00 a.m.

JV Boys

Duals
11.30 Meet the Sandites (CBMS) - 6:00 p.m.
12.5 CPHS vs. Oologah (A) - 5:00 p.m.
12.11 CPHS vs. Nathan Hale (A) - 5:00 p.m.
1.9 CPHS vs. Kiefer (A) - 5:00 p.m.
1.25 CPHS vs. Will Rogers (CBMS) - 5:00 p.m.
1.30 CPHS vs. McLain (A) - 5:00 p.m.

Tournaments
11.4 Bixby Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.11 Broken Arrow Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.18 Union Open - 9:00 a.m.
12.15-12.16 Cleveland Tournament
1.5-1.6 Inola Tournament
1.12-1.13 Bobby Lyons Invitational (H)
1.19 Skiatook Tournament - 8:00 a.m.
1.20 Nathan Hale Tournament - 8:00 a.m.

Junior High Black

Duals
11.30 Meet the Sandites (H) - 6:00 p.m.
12.5 CBMS vs. Oologah (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.11 CBMS vs. Nathan Hale (A) - 6:00 p.m.
1.5-1.6 Glenpool Dual Tournament - 10:00 a.m.
1.9 CBMS vs. Kiefer (A) - 6:00 p.m.

Tournaments
11.4 Bixby Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.11 Broken Arrow Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.18 Union Open - 9:00 a.m.
12.1-12.2 Sand Springs Tournament - 9:00 a.m.
12.15-12.16 Cleveland Tournament - 9:00 a.m.
2.2-2.3 Junior High Allstate (OKC) - 9:00 a.m.

Junior High Gold

Duals
11.30 Meet the Sandites (H) - 6:00 p.m.
12.7 CBMS vs. Skiatook (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.7 CBMS vs. Glenpool (Skiatook) - 7:00 p.m.
12.12 CBMS vs. Claremore (CBMS) - 6:00 p.m.
12.14 CBMS vs. Sapulpa (A) - 6:00 p.m.
12.19 CBMS vs. Jenks (H) - 6:00 p.m.
1.4 CBMS vs. Westmoore (H) - 6:00 p.m.
1.4 CBMS vs. Ponca City (H) - 7:00 p.m.
1.11 CBMS vs. Enid (H) - 2:00 p.m.
1.11 CBMS vs. Owasso (H) - 3:00 p.m.
1.11 CBMS vs. Union (H) - 4:00 p.m.
1.18 CBMS vs. Broken Arrow (A) - 6:00 p.m.

Tournaments
11.4 Bixby Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.11 Broken Arrow Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.18 Union Open - 9:00 a.m.
12.1-12.2 Sand Springs Tournament - 9:00 a.m.
1.12-1.13 Perry Tournament - 8:00 a.m.
1.26-1.27 Edmond Tournament - 8:00 a.m.
2.2-2.3 Junior High Allstate (OKC) - 9:00 a.m.

Junior High Girls

Duals
11.30 Meet the Sandites (H) - 6:00 p.m.
12.5 CBMS vs. Oologah (A) - 6:00 p.m.
1.9 CBMS vs. Kiefer (A) - 6:00 p.m.

Tournaments
11.4 Bixby Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.11 Broken Arrow Open - 9:00 a.m.
11.18 Union Open - 9:00 a.m.
12.1-12.2 Sand Springs Tournament - 9:00 a.m.
12.15-12.16 Cleveland Tournament - 9:00 a.m.
1.25 Sand Springs Tournament - 9:00 a.m.
2.2-2.3 Junior High Allstate (OKC) - 9:00 a.m.

Sandites Go 1-1 at Tahlequah Festival - Teacher Night Scheduled for Tuesday

The Charles Page High School softball team (16-11) split games at the Tahlequah festival on Saturday, falling 3-0 to the host team before winning 6-5 against Coweta.

Addison Hughes (9-6) suffered the loss in a pitching dual with sophomore star Riley Dotson. The Sandite junior allowed seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts in the five-inning affair.

Dotson surrendered only three hits with no walks and three strikeouts as Tahlequah (17-10) dealt Sand Springs a rare shutout loss - only its third of the season.

In game two the Sandites only needed four hits to overcome Coweta (10-17) for the third time this season.

Kelsi Hilton (5-2) got the start and the win, striking out two, walking four, and surrendering three hits in two innings. Kylie King pitched two innings of relief and also threw three hits with one walk and one strikeout.

Lakelyn Harger hit a two-run double in the bottom of the first to give the Sandites their first lead, then scored on a single from Morgan Rector.

Hilton walked three to load the bases in the second but collected a pair of ground balls to leave the runners stranded. She added an RBI single in the bottom of the inning to bring home Bailey Copeland.

The Tigers completely undid the Sandites’ lead in the third, however, with five hits, a walk, and two errors to tie it up. They threatened to take the lead in the fourth with a single and an error, but Kenzie King collected a fly ball in left field to preserve the tie.

Finally, in the bottom of the fourth, Bella Wilson and Kaylei Rake were walked, Wilson took third base on a sacrifice bunt from Copeland, and scored on a wild pitch with Hilton at bat for the walkoff.

In addition to collecting the win in the circle, Hilton led the offense, going 2-for-2 at the plate with a run and two RBIs. Harger was 1-of-2 with a run and two RBIs and Copeland had two runs.

The Sandites were also scheduled to play Coweta on Monday but that game was cancelled. Next up will be a Tuesday battle with Bartlesville (10-18) for Teacher Night. Teachers will get in free with their school ID.

Sandite Football Falls 51-13 to No. 1 Muskogee on the Road

With under six minutes in the opening half, junior running back Ali McCoy took a handoff on the first play of the drive, rolled out around the right side of his line and engaged in a one-on-six foot race, taking the ball 72 yards to the house.

No. 5 Charles Page High School (2-2, 0-1) pulled within a field goal of No. 1 Muskogee (3-1, 1-0) in a district-opening road game.

From there it was all Muskogee. The Roughers scored 35 unanswered points and prevailed 51-13 to solidify their status as the team to beat in Class 6A-II. 

“I got totally out-coached,” said head coach Bobby Klinck. “That’s a really good football team, a really good coaching staff. I’ve got to do a better job of getting our kids in a position to make plays.”

“We’ll go back to the drawing board. This coaching staff will do better and we’ll figure some things out.”

The Sandites have had a tough time with athletic quarterbacks this season. Sapulpa quarterback Colton Howard passed for 379 yards in the season opener. Ponca City’s Tay Moore passed for 151 yards and ran for 153 last week. 

Muskogee junior star Jamarian Ficklin, who holds a handful of Division I offers, presented the same issue, passing for 215 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 152 yards and five more scores. 

“I thought we could get pressure on him,” said Klinck. “That guy did an unbelievable job of eluding and making some big plays with his feet. He’s an outstanding football player.”

Sand Springs opened the game strong with Gatlin Gunn breaking up a third-and-long around midfield to force a punt. The senior earned a single-digit jersey this week for his strong performance against Ponca.

Ficklin’s punt, however, was downed at the three-yard line and Treyveon Houston took down Kenneth Page for a safety two plays later.

Sand Springs forced another punt soon after and put together a 12-play, 46-yard drive, converting on third and fourth down before Deyonn Bowler broke up a fourth-down pass intended for Caleb Goodman.

Muskogee ended the first period with a strong drive, setting up a two-yard plunge from Ficklin on the first play of the second quarter to go up 9-0.

The visitors quickly responded with a 9-play, 74-yard march to score on a 34-yard strike from Easton Webb to Goodman, who also received a single-digit uniform this week.

Not to be outdone, the Roughers used only four plays to score, padding their lead with a 43-yard run from Ficklin.

19 seconds later came McCoy’s marathon touchdown, but from there it was all Muskogee.

Ficklin scored on a 14-yard run, Sand Springs went three-and-out, then Ficklin tossed a five-yard strike to Ondraye Beasley to end the half up 30-13.

Sand Springs punted three times in the second half, lost a fumble to Bowler, and ended the game with a 9-play, 49-yard march that ran out of time inside the Rougher red zone.

“We’ve got to do better at sustaining some drives and not hurting ourselves,” said Klinck.

Muskogee scored on three of its four fourth-quarter possessions, punting once. Ficklin added scoring runs of four and two yards while Israel Martin added the last two-yard dive.

Webb was 8-of-16 passing for 77 yards in his first game back after a shoulder injury against Bixby. Goodman had four catches for 50 yards to lead the receiving corps.

McCoy led the Sandite offense with 10 carries for 107 yards. 

Ficklin ended the night 16-of-23 for 215 yards while carrying 18 times for 152 yards. Kayden McGee had six catches for 93 yards and Martin had 13 carries for 83 yards.

Defensively Sand Springs was led by Gunn with nine tackles and three pass deflections, followed by Alex Dudley and Dallas Elifrits with eight tackles apiece.

Next up for the Sandites is Homecoming against No. 6 Tahlequah (1-3, 1-0), who is fresh off a 29-19 win against No. 9 Putnam City West (3-1, 0-1).

“Next week is a really good football team,” said Klinck. “We can’t afford to take anybody lightly. We’ve got to go to work. We’ve got to figure out how we can sustain drives and how we can get people off the damn field.”

Last year the Sandites won 25-21 on the road after falling behind 21-6 early in the game. Sand Springs leads the all-time series 14-8-1 against the Tigers.

Muskogee 51 CPHS 13

1Q: MHS 2-0.
2Q: MHS 28-13.
3Q: MHS 7-0.
4Q: MHS 14-0.

First Downs: MHS 23, CPHS 11.
Passing: MHS 16-23-215-0, CPHS 9-17-85-0.
Rushing: MHS 39-297, CPHS 29-160.
Offense: MHS 62-512, CPHS 46-245.
Fumbles/Lost: MHS 2/0, CPHS 3/1.
Penalties: MHS 10-93, CPHS 8-37.

Scoring Summary

1Q (8:41): Houston Safety, MHS 2-0.
2Q (11:52): Ficklin 16-yard Run, Espinosa Kick, MHS 9-0.
2Q (7:14): Goodman 34-yard Pass from Webb, Kick Blocked, MHS 9-6.
2Q (5:56): Ficklin 43-yard Run, Espinosa Kick, MHS 16-6.
2Q (5:37): McCoy 72-yard Run, Puckett Kick, MHS 16-13.
2Q (1:53): Ficklin 14-yard Run, Espinosa Kick, MHS 23-13.
2Q (0:03): Beasley 5-yard Pass from Ficklin, Espinosa Kick, MHS 30-13.
3Q (4:51): Ficklin 4-yard Run, Espinosa Kick, MHS 37-13.
4Q (11:56): Ficklin 2-yard Run, Espinosa Kick, MHS 44-13.
4Q (4:52): Chaplin, 2-yard Run, Espinosa Kick, MHS 51-13).

Broken Arrow Sweeps Sandite Volleyball 3-0

The Charles Page High School volleyball team is still looking for its first conference win after falling 3-0 to No. 5 Broken Arrow (16-7, 5-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Sand Springs (11-11) dropped to 0-6 in the tough Frontier Valley Conference despite playing a fairly competitive match against the perennial powerhouse.

The Tigers ran away with the first game, building momentum behind an eight-point run early in the set to go up 17-3.

Sand Springs responded with a five-point streak of its own behind kills from Brooklyn Shope and Averi Tippit, but Broken Arrow got hot once again and closed out the set with an 8-1 run.

The next two games were much closer, however.

After falling behind 12-5 early in game two, the Sandites cut their deficit as close as 16-13 but could never quite tie it up. Broken Arrow pulled away to win 25-19.

Game three stayed close much longer as the Sandites only trailed 10-9 midway through, but from then on it was one step forward and three steps back before Broken Arrow prevailed 25-15.

Despite the loss, the Sandites were impressive at times, extending the rallies with exceptional defense.

Evyn Morrow recorded 21 digs, followed by Adelynn Ray with 12. Jayden Smith showed off on both sides of the ball with eight digs and a team-high six kills to tie Shope. Hannah McKelvey had 10 assists.

The Sandites will look to get back above .500 when they host 5A No. 6 Sapulpa (23-11, 1-4) on Tuesday.

Sapulpa previously beat Sand Springs 2-0 (25-23, 25-12) at the Claremore Invitational, but the Sandites are the defending Highway 97 Rivalry champion after winning the conference match 3-1 last year.

BA 3 CPHS 0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-15)
Kills: BA 34, CPHS 19.
Blocks: BA 2, CPHS 2.
Aces: BA 10, CPHS 5.
Errors: BA 17, CPHS 29.
Service Errors: BA 6, CPHS 8.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Smith 6, Shope 6, Tippit 4, DeBerry 2, Ray 1.
Assists: H. McKelvey 10, Ray 3, Tippit 1, Morrow 1.
Digs: Morrow 21, Ray 12, Smith 8, H. McKelvey 2, F. McKelvey 2, Tippit 2, Shope 2, Taff 1.
Solo Blocks: DeBerry 1.
Assisted Blocks: Ray 1, Pearce 1.
Aces: Tippit 2, H. McKelvey 1, Morrow 1, Ray 1.