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Rain impacting baseball playoffs
Five high school baseball teams from the Texoma region will be participating in the Oklahoma regional playoffs this weekend. But a blustery cold front is already delaying some games. Durant (5A) was scheduled to play Booker T. Washington at 1 p.m. today in Noble. However, due to rain, the games have been postponed until Friday. Game times are the same for Friday’s games at 1 p.m. and a loss will mean they play again Friday at 5 p.m. The N...
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Tushka girls take state (NOTE: Run this headline in larger than normal type if room allows)
OKLAHOMA CITY - Forget the rankings: The Tushka Lady Tigers have won the school’s first slow-pitch state championship by dethroning the Dale Lady Pirates 12-10 on Wednesday. Tushka Softball Coach David Durbin and the Lady Tigers finish the 2013 slow-pitch season with a record of 36-5. The third-ranked Lady Tigers blasted No. 4 Mangum 14-1 and battled past No. 2 Washington 5-2 before facing the top-ranked Lady Pirates. Dale, last year’s ch...
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Durant Lady Lions Golf Team: Stormy Smith, Sydni McKaughan, coach Tanner DuPree, Sydney Youngblood, Rheagan Jones and Gabbi Ford.
Lady Lions capture third place on day one of State Tournament
ARDMORE - The Lady Lions golf team hit the ground running at the 5A Class State Tournament, held at Dornick Hills Golf Course in Ardmore, Ok., notching a third-place finish after day one of the two day tournament. The Durant shot 344 which ties the school record set earlier this year by the Lady Lions. Duncan is currently in first place with a score of 337. “In a tournament a month ago, we shot 374. Coming out today being 30 strokes bette...
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Alexus Coxsey maneuvers against a lady Titan defender in Tuesday playoff soccer action.
Lady Lions bounced from soccer playoffs
MIDWEST CITY - The Lady Lions put up a brave effort but ultimately fell 1-0 to the Carl Albert Lady Titans in the 5A soccer playoffs on Tuesday. Bree Davis scored the game’s only goal just 100 seconds into the contest. She led all players with eight shots on goal. But from that point on, defense was sharp on both sides of the ball. Durant soccer coach John Wilmoth filled in for girl’s coach Jeff Garrett, who was out of state for a family ...
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Coach Crystal Robinson (on the left) and assistant Phil Daniel took the MSC Lady Aggies all the way to the finals of the NJCAA Division II Region 2 play-offs this year. Robinson will coach a different team of "Aggies"next year in Utah, while Daniel will continue on as coach at Murray State College.
Robinson takes coaching job in Utah, Daniel named MSC Interim Head Coach
Next basketball season Murray State College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Crystal Robinson will once again be wearing the blue and white of Aggies basketball, but she won’t be doing it in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Robinson has accepted a job as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. She will be the first assistant coach underneath Jerry Finkbeiner, who has quite a coaching pedigree. Finkbeiner coached colle...
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Leopards work staff in 5-3 loss to Trenton
COLBERT - The Leopards worked out four pitchers in a competitive 5-3 loss to Trenron, Texas, on Monday. The game served as a warm-up act for this Thursday’s scheduled regional playoff game between Colbert and Hobart. The game is to be played at 1 p.m. in Ninnekah, but wet weather is expected to be a factor in the scheduling. Hobart and Ninnekah are unranked, but Sayre (23-8) is listed as 13th by okrankings.com. Colbert is No. 6. Bradley...
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Max White of the OU Sooners went 0-for-5 at the plate Sunday but put all the balls into play and collected an RBI in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly.
Texas Tech upsets Sooners at home to tighten Big 12 race
NORMAN - The Sooners suffered their worst baseball loss of the season on Sunday, a 9-3 decision against Texas Tech (20-24, 6-12). Durant native Max White was 0-for-5 at the plate, collecting an RBI during a ninth inning rally which fell short. White, a senior and 2013 Major League baseball draft prospect, is hitting .327 with 52 hits, three home runs and 25 RBIs which is second-best on the team behind Matt Oberste (46 RBI on .421 batting ...
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Durant comeback fizzles out against Rattan Rams
DURANT - The youth-laden Durant Lions loss its last game of the regular season to a top ranked team the Rattan Rams on Monday night 13-9 at the Durant MultiSports Complex. The Lions fell behind early and couldn’t dig themselves out the hole. “I’m proud of the kids the way they fought back.” said head coach Ron Norman, “We scored nine runs and had an opportunity to win. Playing a team (Rattan) of that caliber, a team that is competing to w...
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Calera baseball Coach Rickey Teafatiller observes a new Krum Bobcats pitcher with members of his team on Monday in Calera.
Fit to be tied: Calera preps for regionals
CALERA - The Bulldogs and Bobcats of Krum, Texas, battled to an 8-8 draw on Monday in a pre-playoff tune-up which was agreed by both sides to end after five innings. Both teams are gearing up for huge playoff games later this week. Calera will battle Rush Springs (20-6, ranked 16th in 2A) at 1 p.m. Thursday in Silo if the weather holds. The Bobcats started their lefty ace Ty Damron, who committed to Texas Tech in November and had some pro...
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Lady Storm softballers undefeated en route to GAC tourney title
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern’s top-seeded LadyStorm softballers rolled undefeated through four games to claim the 2013 Great American Conference tournament title with a 6-2 victory over Henderson State in Sunday’s rain-delayed championship game. The performance gave coach Ron Faubion’s young ladies 17 wins in a row to close out the regular season and tournament competition. The waiting game will soon reveal whether Southeastern will hos...
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Durant area baseball, softball playoff scores
BASEBALL Class 2A Districts at Tushka: The Tigers were crowned district champions by scoring 29 runs in two shutouts over Quinton. The scores were 12-0 and 17-0. Class A Regionals at Wright City: The Rock Creek Mustangs were eliminated from the playoffs by way of a close 8-7 loss to rival Soper followed by an 11-2 loss to the Smithville Braves. Class B Regionals at Tupelo: The host Tigers defeated Coleman 9-7, sending the Wildcats into ...
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Presidential Golf Classic set for June 14 at Chickasaw Pointe
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s 16th-annual Presidential Golf Classic will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club. Some 140 golfers from around Oklahoma and surrounding states will enjoy a day of golf on a beautiful, well-maintained course overlooking Lake Texoma. Many golfers are multi-year players who enjoy good times, good food, good competition and good fellowship and keep this eve...
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Silo punches playoff ticket with district victories
SILO - The Rebels are on their way with a pair of wins over Wynnewood on Thursday to wrap up another district championship. Silo won by scores of 10-0 and 7-3 to claim the hardware. Hunter Stephens struck out six in a two-hitter in the first game. Stat kings in Silo included Stephens (a triple), Andrew Bolin (2-for-3), KC Wall (two RBIs), Kyle Tate (RBI), Tanner Hearon (RBI) and last but not least Jarris Hamilton (double, two RBIs). Ham...
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Lady Storm rolling in GAC Tournament; rain delays continue
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Expected bad weather in the Bentonville area has forced the postponement of the 2013 Great American Conference Softball Championships by one full day. No games were played on Friday. The Championship that was schedule for 11 a.m. on Saturday was pushed back to 5 p.m due to more bad weather. Game results for Satuday’s games will be Tuesday’s edition. Thursday Games: Another game, anotherunreal rally: LadyStormedge Bul...
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Hayden Burkett checks first base during district play against the Pryor Tigers on Friday afternoon. Burkett took the mound in the second inning of and allowed two earned runs.
Durant baseballers suffer third straight loss
DURANT - The Durant Lions (13-18) suffered its third straight loss against a powerful ninth ranked Pryor Tigers (20-10) team on Friday 5-2 at the Durant MultiSports Complex. The Lions have been struggling as of late, going 3-7 over the last 10 games. It was only Durant’s third home game in little under a month. Miscues and dead bats doom the Lions against the Tigers. The Tigers tested starting pitcher Cooper Web in the first inning. Web...
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Kolton Blakley is shown signing his letter of intent to play football at Austin College in a Friday ceremony at Durant High School. He is pictured with parents Kenny Blakley and wife Vicki Jo (left) and Derra Eppler with husband Keith (right) and Durant coaches Byron Cordell and John Wilmoth.
Blakley will join the line at Austin College
Kolton Blakley, a standout lineman for the Durant Lions, will continue his football career close to home as he signed a letter of intent on Friday to play football for Austin College. The 5-10, 225-pound Blakley was a three-year starter for the Lions at nose guard and also played the offensive ine and saw time at the fullback. He will play the inside defensive line and nose guard for the Roos, a private NCAA Division 3 school in Sherman, ...
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SE baseball in battle with rival ECU
ADA, Okla. – Southeastern put its chances for a Great American conference tournament trip in jeopardy on Friday by coming out on the wrong end of a 6-5 score against rival East Central in Ada, Okla. Saturday game one brief: On Saturday, the Savage Storm beat ECU 8-1 in the first game of the double-header. In the first inning, Tucker Alexander homered to right field for 2 RBIs. Then SE put another run in the fourth inning after a Nick ...
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Bradley Nichols is greeted by Cade Carter after belting a game-ending double which secured the district championship for the Colbert Leopards on Thursday.
Leopards bombard the Blue Devils to take trophy
COLBERT - Home runs ruled the day for the Leopards on Thursday as Bradley Nichols and Dakota Graham both went yard to help Colbert claim the district championship over Ringling. The Leopards glided past the Blue Devils 12-4 and 13-0 in a best-of-three series. Preston Rice and Kason Krob earned playoff pitching victories on the mound for Colbert. Nichols got the start in the playoff opener but was knocked out of the game early as Ringling ...
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Calera pitcher Connor Hamilton eyes the signs Thursday during the second and final playoff game against Haworth.
Calera Bulldogs win district over Haworth Lions
CALERA - The Bulldogs swept a pair of games over Haworth on Thursday to claim the 2013 baseball district championship. Calera scored four runs in the first inning and held the Lions to just a pair in a 4-2 win in the first game. Connor Hamilton went the distance in a 7-1 victory in game two. The final game was scoreless until the fourth when Michael Trammel’s RBI single scored Braxton Barton. A Josh Loper single loaded the bases and Caleb...
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Tushka Lady Tigers capture regional crown
TUSHKA – Tushka, Davis, Colbert, and Wister squared off on Thursday in the 4A regional softball tournament with two invitations to the state tourney up for grabs. The Lady Tigers were the first to punch their ticket with an opening round victory over the Colbert Lady Leopards followed by a 9-5 win over Davis in the second round. The Davis Lady Wolves came from behind to defeat the Wister Lady Wildcats in the first round to set up the Tushka...
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