Sports

Calera ends Lady Bruin reign in County Tourney

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Calera snapped Caddo’s bid for a fourth straight Bryan County Tournament girls championship Saturday night at Bloomer Sullivan Arena with a 46-43 title game triumph. Making their first championship appearance since 2013, Calera led through most of the nip-and-tuck battle to run their winning streak to 13 while improving to 16-1 on the season.

Bruins hold off Rock Creek for Bryan County title

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Defending state champ Caddo survived a massive third quarter run by Rock Creek and posted its first Bryan County Tournament boys championship win since 2021 with a 48-41 win Saturday night at Bloomer Sullivan Arena.

Second half lifts Southeastern men to victories

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Southeastern held off a late charge on Thursday and then rode a big second half rally of its own for a pair of vital men’s basketball wins at home last week to remain squarely in second place in the Great American Conference standings.

Polk cruises to Carl Albert tourney crown

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Senior stalwart Addison Polk claimed another tournament championship as the Durant High School wrestling teams tallied six placers in the rugged 58th Annual Malcolm Wade Invitational at Carl Albert High School last weekend.

Lady Lions erupt in 3rd to cruise by Memorial

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Bouncing back from a narrow road loss earlier in the week, the Durant Lady Lions evened their season record with a 56-43 triumph over visiting Tulsa Memorial on Friday night. Durant’s boys weren’t as fortunate against the perennial power Chargers, suffering a 54-32 loss to remain winless in District 5A-4 action.

Caddo blitzes Rock Creek; Calera, Silo sweep

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Caddo 66, Rock Creek 33 (girls) Second-ranked Caddo held a slim 13-8 lead after one quarter before erupting in a 23-5 second period flurry to take complete command. Jaycie Nichols was almost impossible for Rock Creek to stop as she poured in 10 in the first stanza and another 11 points in the second to single handedly outscore the Lady Mustangs 21-13 before halftime.

Savage Storm finally back home this weekend

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After more than a month of action on the road, the Southeastern basketball teams return home this week with vital Great American Conference games. Southeastern was slated to host Southern Arkansas on Thursday and then Arkansas-Monticello Saturday afternoon.

Durant boys take 3rd, girls 5th at McAlester

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Both the Durant girls and boys each took home hardware from the inaugural McAlester Invitational basketball tournament last week before returning to district action this week. The Lady Lions bounced back from an opening round defeat for two wins, throttling Southeast (5119) before rallying to surprise Class 6A Muskogee, 39-38, for the consolation title.

Calera, Rock Creek split conference tussles

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BOKCHITO – Although each team took a bit to shake off the rust of more than a two-week game layoff, Calera girls and Rock Creek boys pulled away for Bryan County Conference wins to begin the second semester last week.