Jolee McNally finds closure at All-State Softball game

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This story was originally written for the Sand Springs Leader.

For most of the girls at the OFPCA All State softball games, the exhibition match between the state’s best seniors was just the final game in their high school uniforms, but for Jolee McNally it was the final game of her career.

As the announcer read off name after name, almost all of them were signed to play at the next level, but due to issues with her back, the Sandite outfielder will spend the next few years at Tulsa Community College where there are no athletic programs.

“It’s heartbreaking, and it’s not by choice,” said McNally. “At least I got the closure I needed.”

She went out with a bang, going two-for-two at the plate with a pair of singles, two RBI, and scored the final run in a 10-7 loss for the Large School East while playing three innings in left and right field.

McNally wasn’t the only Sandite at Oklahoma Christian University’s Tom Heath Field Saturday. Reagan Rector also donned the black and gold one last time. She didn’t get a hit, but saw three innings of action at first base and one inning in right field.

Rector will continue her career alongside Avery Tanner, who was in the stands as an alternate, at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville.

Keaton Campbell added a few extra innings to his high school career at the OBCA All-State baseball game in Enid on Sunday, June 5th. 

The Cowley College-bound senior played third for the East team and recorded an assist and one put-out with no errors.

At the plate he was 1-of-4 with a triple off the outfield wall in the bottom of the third, and scored one run in the East’s 5-4 victory.

Ty Pennington was also selected for the All State team, but was unable to attend the game. He was also selected to the All-State football team alongside teammate Gabe Brown, but that game won’t be played till Friday, July 29th.

In soccer action, first-year Sandite head coach Cisco Chavez got to coach Karsen Lynch and the All-State East team in a 2-0 loss against the West Thursday night at Bishop Kelley High School. 

Lady Sandite basketball coach Josh Berry got to coach Journey Armstead one last time as the OGBCA East fell 72-55 to the West on Saturday, June 4th in Mustang.

Armstead didn’t score any points but collected a handful of steals and assists. She will also play in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All State Games later this summer, and will continue her career at Hutchinson Community College.

Fishing

Nathaniel Griffin and Jaxon Trotter took fifth place at the Oklahoma Bass Nation High School State Championship on Keystone Lake, Saturday, June 4th. The duo caught three fish weighing 8.13 pounds. They also placed 28th in the regular season.

Gabriel Castellano and Dallas Elifrits placed 26th at State with a 2.39 pound catch and were 57th in the regular season.

Mack Taylor and Parker Haling placed 28th at State with a 2.12 pound fish and finished third in the regular season standings.

Eli Rogers and Caden Shea didn’t fish the State Championship but placed fifth in the regular season. Cruz Norris and Gunnar Casey also didn’t fish at State but were 83rd in the regular season.

Caden Strawn and Drew Turner placed third in the youth division with a 2.79 pound catch, while Hayden Lowrence and Hunter Spencer placed fourth with a 1.94 pound fish.

CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites win third-straight Bishop Kelley Tournament 65-42 over No. 8 Norman North

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It was a battle of the undefeateds in the Bishop Kelley Tournament finals as Class 6A No. 3 ranked Sand Springs (6-0) and No. 8 Norman North (5-1) duked it out in a rematch of the prior year's finale. History repeated itself and the Lady Sandites won their third-straight Kelley Tournament trophy in dominant fashion.

University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter led all scorers with 27 points, just one shy of the career-high she set just four days prior. Destiny Johnson, who also has multiple NCAA Division One offers, recorded fourteen points, twelve of which came in the first half. Isabella Regalado was third on the team with six points and ten rebounds. Johnson and Kersgieter both made the All-Tournament team and Kersgieter was named All-Tournament Most Valuable Player. 

Johnson kicked things off with a two-point basket for Sand Springs, Jacie Evans scored one for Norman, Johnson added another, then Evans gave her team their first lead with a three-point play off a Kimi Presnell foul. Johnson took the lead once again with a steal, then Emma Base and Holly Kersgieter each went two-for-two from the line.

Regalado made it a two-score game with the first goal of the night from three-point range, but the Timberwolves battled right back with a two-pointer from Jayda Whitley and a free throw from Lindsey Waters. Kersgieter added two more from the charity stripe, Base scored a field goal, then Jacie Taber hit a two and Kersgieter scored off a steal seconds before the buzzer for a 17-12 lead.

The Sandites got off to a good start in the second quarter, padding their lead with back-to-back shots from Kersgieter. Kayton Kite hit the first three-pointer for Norman, then the Sandites earned their first double-digit lead with back-to-back layups from Kersgieter and Johnson. Kersgieter made it 27-15 with an assist from Johnson, then Johnson scored on a throw-in from Bree Berge before the Timberwolves finally broke up the streak with a two-pointer from Whitley. Johnson scored two more, Jessika Evans hit two from the line, and Madison Burris made it 33-19 to end the half. Kersgieter led all scorers with fourteen.

Both teams started the second half sloppy with turnovers and missed layups before Kersgieter notched the first two points from the free throw line. Jessika Evans did the same for Norman, then both teams exchanged air balls. Regalado had the first goal of the half, Waters notched a free throw, then Presnell hit two more freebies before Berge hit her first goal of the night. Norman added three more free throws, Kersgieter made a three point play, Kite hit a deep ball, then Kersgieter hit one from the volleyball attack line at the buzzer to make it 47-28.

Regalado hit another three-pointer to start the fourth, Kersgieter added a free throw, Waters hit a three-pointer, Kersgieter notched two more, then Whitley hit a two and Waters scored a freebie. Kersgieter notched her 27th point of the night, Johnson scored her first basket of the second half, and Coach Dustin Morrow benched the starters with a 57-34 lead. The Sandite second and third stringers continued to defensively smother Norman North and McKenzie Harris scored two free throws for the only points of the final two minutes.

The Lady Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when they host the Union Redskins (2-2 overall, 1-0 conference) in Frontier Valley Conference play. Sand Springs is 2-0 in conference. Norman North will host No. 9 Edmond Santa Fe (4-1) on Friday in Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference action.

CPHS 59 NNHS 34

1Q CPHS 17-12
2Q CPHS 16-7
3Q CPHS 14-9
4Q CPHS 12-6

Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-14, NNHS 13-of-21.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-39, NNHS 9-of-41.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, NNHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 26, NNHS 14.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 31, NNHS 18.
Steals: CPHS 5, NNHS 4.
Fouls: CPHS 16, NNHS 11.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 27, Johnson 14, Regalado 6, Taber 4, Presnell 2, Burris 2, Berge 2, Harris 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Burris 2, Taber 1, Kersgieter 1, Presnell 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Regalado 10, Burris 4, Johnson 3, Presnell 2, Kersgieter 2, Taber 2.
Total Rebounds: Regalado 10, Burris 6, Taber 3, Kersgieter 3, Presnell 3, Johnson 3, Solis 2, Mong 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 1, Presnell 1, Taber 1.
Assists: Johnson 2, Berge 2, Regalado 1, Taber 1.
Fouls: Johnson 4, Regalado 4, Presnell 3, Taber 2, Burris 2, Berge 1.

(Norman North Stats)
Scoring: Base 6, Waters 6, Whitley 6, Kite 6, Evans 5, Jacie Evans 5, Jessika Evans 5.
Fouls: Jacie Evans 4, Kite 2, Jessika Evans 2, Whitley 1, Waters 1, Deisering 1.

CPHS Basketball: Girls head to BK Tournament finals with 53-31 win over Kelley

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Destiny Johnson scored a game-high sixteen points against Bishop Kelley Friday night. 

The Bishop Kelley Invitational hosts took on the two-time defending tournament Champions Saturday evening in the semifinals, and the Class 6A No. 3 ranked Sand Springs Lady Sandites (5-0) prevailed 53-31 over 5A No. 18 Bishop Kelley (1-3) to continue their undefeated start to the season.

Things started out well for the home team as Gracie Ritchie gave her team the first points of the game. Destiny Johnson scored on a throw in from Kimi Presnell to tie it, but Jacie Taber sent Amy West to the line for a free throw and Macy Craig made it 5-2 soon after. Presnell was next in the scorebook and Johnson added two more for the first Sandite lead of the game. A Cat Easterling free throw briefly tied it at 6-6, but the Sandites went on a nine point run to end the first quarter with a 15-6 lead thanks to ten points from Johnson.

University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter made her first field goal to start the second quarter, Easterling and Meaghan Cyr cut it to 17-10, then Sand Springs went on an eight-point run with threes from Kersgieter and Presnell and a putback from Johnson. Easterling scored a free throw then Kersgieter finished the half off at 27-11.

Isabella Regalado made her way onto the scoreboard to kick off the second half, Amy West and Kirstyn Stecker retaliated, then Presnell hit her second three-pointer of the night. Sophomore Madison Burris capped the third quarter for the Sandites to double Kelley at 36-18.

Johnson started off the fourth quarter with a two, Kersgieter scored two from the charity stripe, then Johnson took a steal to the house to make it 43-18, finishing the night with a game-high sixteen points. Kersgieter was right behind her with fifteen as the only two players in double digits. 

Regalado hit a pair of threes, broken up by a three from Cyr, then Ashlee Bunch scored a two just moments after clocking in for the first time. The home team went on an 8-2 run from there with Burris adding two more points for Sand Springs. Ellie Davie got the final points of the night for the Comets.

Bishop Kelley split the scoring up fairly equally, with Cyr and West leading the team with six apiece. Davie, Stecker, Easterling, and Ritchie all had four. 

Sand Springs will play in the tournament finals Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. against fellow undefeated No. 8 Norman North (5-0) who was held to a season-low 27-16 victory over No. 17 Shawnee (2-2) in the semifinals. Last year Sand Springs beat a thirteenth-ranked Norman North team 62-38 in the finals. The Comets will play Shawnee at 4:00 p.m. for third place. Shawnee defeated Bishop Kelley 51-35 in the opening round of the tournament last season.

CPHS 53 BKHS 31

1Q CPHS 15-6
2Q CPHS 12-5
3Q CPHS 9-7
4Q CPHS 17-13

Free Throws: CPHS 4-of-5, BKHS 6-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-49, BKHS 12-of-34.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 17, BKHS 16.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 9, BKHS 8.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 26, BKHS 24.
Steals: CPHS 8, BKHS 3.
Blocks: BKHS 3, CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 17, BKHS 10.

(Sand Springs Individual Stats)
Scoring: Johnson 16, Kersgieter 15, Regalado 8, Presnell 8, Burris 4, Bunch 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Taber 2, Regalado 1, Johnson 1, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 7, Regalado 3, Kersgieter 2, Presnell 2, Taber 1, Burris 1, Berge 1.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 8, Kersgieter 5, Regalado 4, Taber 3, Presnell 2, Berge 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2, Presnell 2, Burris 1, Mong 1.
Assists: Taber 2, Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Johnson 1, Presnell 1, Berge 1.
Blocks: Johnson 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Kersgieter 3, Johnson 3, Regalado 2, Presnell 2, Burris 1, Berge 1, Bunch 1.

(Bishop Kelley Individual Stats)
Scoring: Cyr 6, West 6, Davie 4, Stecker 4, Easterling 4, Ritchie 4, Craig 2, Miles 1.
Fouls: Cyr 3, Davie 2, Ritchie 2, Stecker 1, Easterling 1, Craig 1.

CPHS Basketball: Colt Savage scores 21, Sandites knock off No. 8 Bishop Kelley

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Colt Savage led all scorers with 21 points in a 45-44 victory over Bishop Kelley. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys basketball team won a thriller against 5A No. 8 Bishop Kelley Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House to kick off conference play in style. 

Colt Savage scored the first two points of the game from the charity stripe, Zachary Coffman hit a three for the Comets, Cale Savage scored two, then the visitors went on an eight-point run to take the lead for the duration of the first period.

Matt Price made a three point play off a fouled layup to start the second quarter down 13-11, Coffman hit another three, then Price tacked on two more free throws. The eldest Savage hit back to back threes at the end of the half to take the lead 25-24 and Josh Minney rebounded the Comets' next shot and drained the clock for the halftime advantage.

The Sandites pushed their advantage to 33-29 in the third quarter, kicked off by a two point basket from Davon Richardson. Ryan Gendron and Anthony Bomprezzi tied it up at 27-27, but Richardson scored a pair of free throws and sent a rebound to Colt Savage for a dunk and 31-27 lead. Michael Pynn added two free throws, but Colt undid them with a two for the 33-29 lead to start the final stretch.

Coffman hit two from the charity stripe, Richardson scored two for the Sandites, then Cale Savage gave his team their biggest lead of the game at 38-31 with a three-point basket. The visitors went down swinging, however, fighting back for a 44-43 lead behind Bomprezzi and Garrett Salyer. 

Colt Savage scored a pair of free throws for the lead and Richardson snagged a steal, but the Comets sent Savage to the line again and this time he missed and was rebounded by Gendron with seven seconds left. Both teams exchanged timeouts and the Comets took one last shot with a little more than a second remaining. The shooter went down in a pile of bodies, however, and the Sandites came up with the win. 

Sand Springs will continue conference play Tuesday with a trip to No. 17 Sapulpa for a Highway 97 Rivalry matchup and the Chieftains' season-opener. Bishop Kelley will host unranked Bartlesville for the Bruins' season-opener. 

CPHS 45 BKHS 44

1Q BKHS 13-8
2Q CPHS 17-11
3Q CPHS 8-5
4Q BKHS 15-12

Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-14, BKHS 13-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 15-of-39, BKHS 13-of-35. 
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, BKHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 18, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 23, CPHS 21.
Steals: CPHS 7, BKHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 1, BKHS 0.
Fouls: BKHS 17, CPHS 14.

(Sand Springs Individual Statistics)
Scoring: Colt Savage 21, Price 9, Richardson 8, Cale Savage 7.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 2, Minney 1, Cale Savage 1, Price 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Durkee 5, Colt Savage 4, Price 2, Richardson 2, Minney 2, Cale Savage 1.
Steals: Richardson 3, Colt Savage 2, Price 1, Williams 1.
Assists: Richardson 1, Colt Savage 1.
Blocks: Colt Savage 1, Richardson 1.
Fouls: Durkee 4, Colt Savage 3, Richardson 3, Price 2, Cale Savage 2.

(Bishop Kelley Individual Statistics)
Scoring: Gendron 12, Coffman 11, Pynn 7, Salyer 7, Bomprezzi 6, Collins 1.
Fouls: Pynn 4, Bomprezzi 4, Lewis 2, Alonso 2, Coffman 1, Salyer 1, Collins 1, Hatfield 1, Gibson 1.

Frontier Valley Standings

1. Sand Springs (1-0)
2. Owasso (0-0)
2. Bartlesville (0-0)
2. Broken Arrow (0-0)
2. Sapulpa (0-0)
2. Union (0-0)
2. Jenks (0-0)
2. Muskogee (0-0)
2. Bixby (0-0
10. Bishop Kelley (0-1)

CPHS Basketball: Holly Kersgieter scores 20 as Sandites top Bishop Kelley 64-43

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Junior guard Holly Kersgieter recorded her first double-double of the season with twenty points and ten rebounds in a game against Bishop Kelley. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

After a slow start against Class 5A No. 17 ranked Bishop Kelley (0-1 overall, 0-1 conference) the 6A No. 3 Charles Page High School Lady Sandites (2-0, 1-0) surged ahead in the second quarter for the 64-43 win to kick off conference play. 

The visiting Comets jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead against the defending Frontier Valley Champions after a steal and layup by sophomore Meaghan Cyr and a pair of free throws by Macy Craig. Much of the first half was spent at the charity stripe as the two teams combined for thirty free throw attempts before halftime.

Jacie Taber scored four points for the Lady Sandites, the Comets jumped back out to an 11-5 lead, then the home team went on a ten-point run for the lead with four free throws from Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter, a two-pointer from Madison Burris, and a three from Taber. Grace Ritchie hit a layup for the Comets shortly before the buzzer and narrowed the game to 15-13.

Cyr scored the first basket of the second quarter, but the home team scored eight in a row for their first big lead. Destiny Johnson scored six, Kimi Presnell had four, and the Sandites were up 32-18 before Craig scored on a steal to end the half.

The Sandites put the game in the bag by winning the third quarter 21-7 and pushed their lead as far as 58-28 in the fourth before sending in the backups and allowing the Comets to cut the gap to a final score of 64-43.

Twelve Sandites got to see action, eight made their way in the scorebook, and Kersgieter led all scorers with twenty points and ten rebounds. Presnell added thirteen points and Johnson scored twelve. Two Lady Comets scored double digits: Craig led with thirteen followed by Cyr with eleven.

Sand Springs will return to action when they travel to No. 19 Sapulpa next Tuesday for a Highway 97 Rivalry matchup. The Comets will host No. 7 Bartlesville Tuesday for the Bruins' season opener.

CPHS 64 BKHS 43

1Q CPHS 15-13
2Q CPHS 17-7
3Q CPHS 21-7
4Q BKHS 16-11

Free throws: CPHS 27-of-38, BKHS 15-of-26.
Field Goals: CPHS 16-of-35, BKHS 14-of-47.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 10, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 24, BKHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 31, BKHS 27.
Steals: CPHS 10, BKHS 9.
Blocks: CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 19, BKHS 23.

(Sand Springs Individual Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 20, Presnell 13, Johnson 12, Taber 5, Burris 5, Berge 3, Regalado 5, Harris 1. 
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Taber 3, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Regalado 5, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Webster 2, Harris 1, Solis 1, Berge 1, Burris 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 3, Regalado 3, Presnell 2, Taber 1, Johnson 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 2, Taber 1, Johnson 1.
Blocks: Regalado 1, Mong 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Johnson 3, Kersgieter 3, Presnell 3, Regalado 2, Berge 2, Mong 1, Webster 1.

(Bishop Kelley Stats)
Scoring: Craig 13, Cyr 11, Davie 6, West 3, Ritchie 3, Poleman 3, Leslie 2, #21 1, Niver 1. 
Fouls: West 4, Ritchie 4, Craig 3, Poleman 3, Niver 2, Cyr 2, #21 2, Davie 2, Flusche 1.

Frontier Valley Standings

1. Sand Springs (1-0)
2. Owasso (0-0)
2. Bartlesville (0-0)
2. Broken Arrow (0-0)
2. Sapulpa (0-0)
2. Union (0-0)
2. Jenks (0-0)
2. Muskogee (0-0)
2. Bixby (0-0
10. Bishop Kelley (0-1)

Carson Griggs places 8th at Bishop Kelley Invitational, Sandites take 12th overall

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The Charles Page High School Boys' Golf team competed in the Bishop Kelley Invitational Tuesday morning at Lafortune and took twelfth of nineteen teams with one top-ten finisher.

Carson Griggs led the Sandites with a score of 75, just six strokes behind the tournament champion, tying for eighth place. Not far behind him was Kyler Gaylor with 80 strokes to tie for 23rd place.

Mikey Carper took 76th place in 99 strokes, J.T. Bristow tied for 77th place in 100 strokes, and Kasey Bales tied for 85th place in 108 strokes. There were 100 total individuals in the tournament and only the top three finished below the 72-stroke par.

Holland Hall took first place in the tournament in 299 strokes, followed by Owasso with 303 and Sapulpa with 309. The Sandites combined for 354.

The Sandites will return to action Monday in Broken Arrow for the Frontier Valley Conference Championship at Indian Springs Country Club.