Southeastern pitcher Brandon Marris has been named the first Great American Conference Pitcher of the Week for the 2012 season following his performance in a...
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern basketball will be looking to get back in the win column when it hits the road for a two-game road set beginning on Feb. 9 when ...
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern basketball will be looking to carry its momentum into a two-game road swing beginning with a 7:30 p.m. matchup with Henderson St...
Area Basketball and Wrestling Camps Durant Wrestling Fundamentals Camp:
The Durant Wrestling Fundamentals Camp will be held May 29, 30, 31 at the Durant High School Wrestling Room. Camp time is from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday thru Friday. The cost of the camp is $20 and includes the cost of a camp t-shirt.
This year’s guest clinician is former Durant High wrestler Damon Jackson. Damon finished his High School wrestling career in 2007 as a 5A state runner-up at 145 pounds an...
Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home.
So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Durant pledged $1 million for tornado relief through his foundation on Tuesday, eager to help a devastated area begin to rebuild.
“As the day went on and I saw the ...
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Elks Lodge golf tournament set for June 29-30 The Durant Elks Lodge annual benefit golf tournament will be held June 29-30 at Silverado Golf Course.
This event will feature a two-person scramble and teams can be made up of all men, all women or combination.
The payoff for the two-day tournament will be for four or five flights. Saturday scores will be used to flight teams for the Sunday round. Ladies will use the ladies’ tee box, while seniors (over 65) will use the senior tee box.
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Moore, Bennett, Blevins pick up SE Honors DURANT, Okla. – With the conclusion of the 2013 softball season Southeastern has announced that Courtney Moore and Jacee Bennett have been named Co-Female Athletes of the Year.
In addition to the honors received by Bennett and Moore, SE golf has named Greyden Blevins its team MVP for the 2012-13 season.
Moore, a senior catcher from Mesquite, Texas, was an All-Central Region and first team All-GAC selection after hitting .383 on the year w...
Murray State headed to Division II World Series TISHOMINGO - Coach Zach Crabtree and the Murray State Aggies will compete in the NJCAA Division II World Series starting later this week in Enid.
The Aggies, who are loaded with Durant-area talent from Silo and Caney, defeated a Missouri school over the weekend to capture the Plains District Championship.
A 14-7 win over MCC-Longview guaranteed the Plains District trophy for Murray State. The Aggies now have a 41-21 record.
Murray State...
Sour ending can’t spoil sweet season for 2013 LadyStorm softball A 45-9 record is usually reason for rejoicing, especially when it is unexpected. Coach Ron Faubion’s LadyStorm softballers won 40 games in 2012 and lost eight starters – the entire infield, two corner outfielders and the top-two pitchers.
“The season we had is a great compliment to our kids and our graduate assistants,” Faubion said. “I knew we were playing well in the fall, but I certainly didn’t expect this kind of season.
“We have to g...
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HAROLD HARMON Sports WriterDurant Daily Democrat
Big CATS flips their way to State Championships May 3rd, 4th and 5th Big CATS Gymnastics & Tumbling had 30 gymnasts travel to Bartlesville for the Oklahoma State Championships meet.
Over these three days, 670 qualified gymnasts competed and Big CATS did extremely well taking gymnasts from Durant, Kiowa, Atoka, Cottonwood, Coalgate, Atoka, Wapanucka and Caney.
Competing on the Level 1 Team: Boy gymnast Ryan Lambert (of Durant) received 1st on Bars, Vault & Floor. Iley Lambert (of Durant...
Votes are in: Webb, Brooks selected first team All District The Durant Lions finished with a pair of first teamers and four honorable mention selections in a vote of all District 5A-4 coaches released on Friday.
First baseman Alex Brooks and infielder Cooper Webb were the first team choices of the coaches while infielders Austin Joines and Tyler Stovall as well as outfielder Seth White and pitcher Hayden Burkett were selected honorable mention.
Brooks finished with a team-best .347 batting average...
Murray State softball eliminated from playoffs CLINTON, Miss. - The remarkable run of the Murray State College Lady Aggies softball team came to an end Thursday with a 9-6 elimination loss to Kankakee (Ill.) Community College.
The underdog Lady Aggies, who reached the national championship by virtue of a district championship, lost to top-ranked LSU-Eunice on Wednesday, forcing MSC into an elimination game against Kankakee.
Murray State softball is to be congratulated for their post-s...
Cook signs with East Central University DURANT - Durant cheerleader Nikki Cook signed her letter of intent on Thursday with East Central University to become a part the Tigers Cheer Team.
Cook was a part of a try-out group of 30 girls at ECU and she caught the eye of cheer coach Jill Clark.
“Nikki stood out because of her personality, abilities and her crowd presents that she carries,” said Clark. “She was very excited on the sidelines. She just had that Tiger spirit that I wan...
Baxter joins SE women’s basketball for 2013-14 season DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern women’s basketball coach Darin Grover has announced the addition of Kaylie Baxter who will join the Savage Storm roster for the 2013-14 season.
Baxter, a 5-10 guard/forward combo, transfers to Southeastern after spending one season at Murray State Junior College.
As a freshman starter she averaged 11 points and seven rebounds while helping MSC to one of the best seasons it has put together in three decades.
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Murray State softball on brink of elimination CLINTON, Miss. - Murray State softball suffered a setback on Wednesday, losing to top-ranked LSU-Eunice 12-4 in the NJCAA Division II championship.
The loss has put the Lady Aggies into an elimination game at 1:30 p.m. today against Kankakee (Ill.) Community College (38-9).
SE football hosts Gridiron Golf June 22 DURANT, Okla. – For the ninth-straight summer, Southeastern football will be hosting the Gridiron Golf Shoot-out, with this year’s event scheduled for June 22nd at Silverado Golf Course in Durant, Okla.
The event features a 9 a.m. shotgun start, with checkin scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. that morning.
The Shoot-out is one of the largest annual fundraisers for the Southeastern’s football program.
Proceeds from this event benefit the SE...
Colbert’s Lone Leopard Senior Baliee Weger is the lone cross country runner at Colbert High School. This year Weger caught the eye Southeastern Savage Storm and in April she signed her letter of intent to run cross country.
Recently, Weger went to regionals and place 2nd in her region, came in 2nd place in the 2 mile run and she took 3rd place in the 1 mile event. To top it off, she finished 3rd place in the both the 1600 meter and the 3200 meter at the State Mee...
Lady Storm come up short in Central 2 Regional Tourney MANKATO, Minn. – Southeastern’s softball season went much further than most expected, but still ended way too soon.
Coach Ron Faubion’s club eliminated Augustana (South Dakota) 4-3 Saturday afternoon, but never got untracked in the second game as host Minnesota State (40-11) rode a 3-run first inning to an 8-0 win that ended the season for the LadyStorm.
Faubion said, “We played better against Augustana despite making three errors. We man...
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