After starting the week with an impressive doubleheader split against districtleading Coweta, the Durant Lions cruised to three more wins in four games at the Atoka Wood Bat Classic. Coach J.W.

A busy week for the Durant High track teams resulted in several high finishes in track meets at Bridge Creek and Plainview. The Lady Lions posted a runner-up team showing at Plainview while the Lions took third in the meet.

Silo continued its impressive debut in Class 3A baseball last week, remaining unbeaten in District 3A-8 action as well as riding stellar pitching to a three-game sweep for the Coal Mining Classic championship.

Playing at home for the first time in over two weeks, the Southeastern softball team didn’t find the confines very friendly as they managed just four total runs in dropping three games of a conference series with Southern Nazarene.

A pair of narrow victories put the Durant Lion soccer team firmly in the District 5A-1 chase while the Lady Lions split two league contests last week. Durant’s girls squad needed overtime but scored a 2-1 sudden death win over Lawton MacArthur for their first triumph over the Lady Highlanders in three years.

Two-time defending state champ Caddo toppled area foe Silo twice to reach the finals but couldn’t overcome powerhouse Washington, finishing runner-up in the Beast of the East Slow Pitch Tournament at Stonewall.

Competing in the annually rugged Madill Wildcat Invitational last week, Durant High School’s track teams had several strong individual performances with the Lady Lions finishing third and the Lions seventh in the final team standings.

The best offensive inning of the season for the Durant Lions threatened defending district champ Sapulpa but the Lions dropped a wild 17-12 decision at home last week. In the second district meeting between the two, the Lions fell 10-2 on the road and wrapped up the week by falling 5-2 to Madill in a non-district encounter.

Things looked bleak for the Southeastern Savage Storm heading to the final inning of last weekend’s baseball conference series trailing Northwestern 6-1. Senior Reid Rice had other plans, however.

Durant High School senior wrestler Addison Polk was recognized during a Monday meeting of the Durant Board of Education. Polk is a four-time state qualifier in wresting and at the recent awards banquet, she was presented Outstanding Wrestler and Jared Pierce Teammate awards.