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After losing one of the most well-known names in Oklahoma high school basketball history, Silo has added a name from one of the state’s legendary coaching trees as its new girls’ head …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
6/17/21 10:37 AM
A total of 175 golfers representing 31 teams competed in the Southeastern Golf Classic Friday at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club.
The Golf Classic is a combined fundraising effort to support the …
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6/16/21 01:03 PM
As a player at Durant High School, Derrick Haworth waited for his chance to shine on the baseball diamond and did just that in the Lions’ best campaign in 80 years during an All-State senior …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
6/10/21 10:39 PM
Outside of a slight hiccup from Mother Nature, the 80th Annual Durant Rodeo went off without much of a hitch in its first endeavor on the professional circuit.
A massive crowd on Friday night saw …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
6/10/21 11:50 AM
The Durant Elks Lodge sponsored Logan Busby from Caddo in the National Hoop Shoot finals.
These finals are actually for 2020 and the first contest was in December 2019 in Durant. Busby was …
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6/10/21 11:13 AM
The late Jared Pierce was among those honored as a hero last week during opening ceremonies of the Magnolia Festival. Pierce, who graduated Durant High School in 2020, was active in high school …
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6/10/21 12:26 AM
The jump from minor leagues to the major league in sports such as baseball is a metamorphic rise. Rodeo is the same way with its top participants nationally competing in the Professional Rodeo …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
6/3/21 01:46 PM
Two knee surgeries in less than a year is nearly impossible for most athletes to overcome, but Silo’s Mattie Busby is not just any athlete.
The recent graduate has gone through more than her …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
6/3/21 08:04 AM
Football coaches talk all the time about preparation and repetitions in leading up to their fall gridiron campaign. Last year’s COVID pandemic, however, left a black hole in spring football …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
6/1/21 01:06 PM
Relay state championships have been few and far between for the Durant High School track program with the Lions’ only relay titlists coming in 1957 and 1966.
Some could say some divine …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/20/21 05:38 PM
A pair of impressive wins got the Southeastern Savage Storm softball team to the Great American Tournament finals before bowing out of the postseason with a 5-1 loss to Arkansas Tech in the …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/20/21 05:28 PM
Two state championship performances catapulted the Durant boys track team to a sixth place team finish at the Class 5A State Track Meet last weekend in Ardmore.
The Lady Lions also had a state …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/20/21 12:48 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY – One rough inning proved to be decisive for the Calera Bulldogs as they dropped an 8-3 decision to perennial power Oktaha in the Class 2A state baseball opening round.
A …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/20/21 09:30 AM
SHAWNEE – For nearly a decade the Silo Rebels have been a dominant force in Class 2A baseball reaching the state championship game every year since 2012.
Even with a pandemic shutdown a year …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/20/21 09:27 AM
A difficult season came to an end in the Class 5A regional tournament for the Durant Lion baseball team, but two seniors managed to pick up All-District honors.
Josh Smith was tagged as an …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/20/21 08:55 AM
Durant Soccer Club had games May 8 at the multi-sports complex in Durant.
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5/19/21 12:16 PM
Calera needed a late reprieve while Silo continued to romp over competition as each claimed Class 2A regional baseball championships and punched their state tournament tickets.
Each is slated to …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/13/21 10:26 PM
Durant’s girls and boys track and field teams each placed fourth in Class 5A regional competition last week, qualifying several participants for this week’s state meet at Ardmore.
The …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/13/21 01:05 PM
SHAWNEE – Calera head coach Randy Ellevold admittedly didn’t know what to expect from his slow pitch softball squad when the season began with eight relatively new starters from the last …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/13/21 09:52 AM
SHAWNEE - After battling through first round victories, Bryan County squads Caddo and Bennington saw their slow pitch seasons come to an end in state semifinal action last Wednesday at the Ballfields …
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By Kevin Farr
For the Democrat |
5/13/21 09:49 AM
