Sports

Southeastern basketball player Kenzli Warden faces a Cameron player in a recent game. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Southeastern basketball player Kenzli Warden faces a Cameron player in a recent game. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Winning streak snapped for Storm women

After continuing their red-hot shooting in a road victory last week, the Southeastern women’s basketball team saw its three-game win streak snapped in a 65-59 loss Saturday at Northeastern.
Southeastern’s Ethan Wilkerson goes up for a basket. Dan Hoke | SE

Southeastern’s Ethan Wilkerson goes up for a basket. Dan Hoke | SE

Savage Storm drop wild shootout to Cameron

Southeastern hit its first 17 shots after halftime inside the three-point arc and poured in a season-best 109 points but it still wasn’t enough to offset the longrange bombing of Cameron in a wild 111-109 double overtime loss Saturday night in Bethany.
Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Colbert Lady Leopards head coach Darlene Davis talks to players during last week’s game with Silo.

Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Colbert Lady Leopards head coach Darlene Davis talks to players during last week’s game with Silo.

Silo scorches nets in sweep of Colbert

A three-point shooting barrage in each contest powered Silo to a hardwood sweep over host Colbert in the season opener for the Rebels last week. The Silo girls grabbed a double-digit first half lead and then exploded in the third period en route to at 66-35 verdict riding a run of 12 treys.
Savage Storm player Saxon McWilliam dribbles down court. Dan Hoke | SE

Savage Storm player Saxon McWilliam dribbles down court. Dan Hoke | SE

Savage Storm grab first win at A&M-Kingsville

Coach Kelly Green’s Southeastern men’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing skid to start the season on Saturday with a 78-69 road victory at Texas A&M-Kingsville. The win forged a split of the south Texas road trip last week which saw the Savage Storm fall at St.
SE basketball player Abbie Barr is about to shoot the ball in last week’s game with Cameron. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

SE basketball player Abbie Barr is about to shoot the ball in last week’s game with Cameron. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Home sweet home for hot shooting SE women

Returning home turned out to be just what the doctor ordered for the Southeastern women’s basketball team as they notched their first two victories of the season with impressive performances last week at Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
Caddo Bruin Bladyn Brown tries to intercept a pass for Dewar Dragon JoJo Waters. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo Bruin Bladyn Brown tries to intercept a pass for Dewar Dragon JoJo Waters. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo football season ends at Laverne

Tough field position all night for Caddo and monster plays in the passing game propelled Laverne to a 48-0 Class B1 second round playoff victory over the Bruins. The loss was the second year in a row that the Bruin season came to an end after the long 322-mile trek to northwest Oklahoma.
Local soccer team ends season undefeated

Local soccer team ends season undefeated

Local soccer team ends season undefeated

The Durant Asteroids soccer team ended its season recently with a 6-1 win against the Denison Dynamites. The team is part of the Texoma Soccer Association and is the only Durant team in its age bracket, under 14 the team is made up of athletes from five schools in Bryan County.

Young Savage Storm learns lessons in early defeats

Southeastern men’s head coach Kelly Green acknowledged it was going to be a learning process for his youth-laden squad and the Savage Storm definitely caught a few lessons in the season-opening GAC/Northern Sun Challenge at Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
Caddo Bruin Jake McKay is about to kick the ball held by Cale Wigington. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo Bruin Jake McKay is about to kick the ball held by Cale Wigington. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Bruins challenge Laverne in state quarterfinals

It’s definitely familiar territory for the Caddo Bruins on Friday as they look to advance to the Class B1 football state semifinals when they make the long road trip to Laverne.

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