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Durant Lion hurler Keyvan Dollar fires the ball during a recent game with Idabel. The Lions played Calera last Friday. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Durant Lion hurler Keyvan Dollar fires the ball during a recent game with Idabel. The Lions played Calera last Friday. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Calera tops Durant baseball; Lions 4th in district

Kevin Farr
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The Durant Lions baseball team closed out District 5A-4 play last week with a 12-0 loss to league champ Bishop Kelley and wrapped up with a fourth place finish.
Silo Rebel Zane Sander prepares to bunt the ball. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Silo Rebel Zane Sander prepares to bunt the ball. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo, Silo capture baseball regional crowns

Kevin Farr
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Caddo and Silo captured regional baseball crowns last week while Rock Creek fell just short in its bid to reach the state tournament.

Sager eclipses DHS record again at Duncan Meet

Kevin Farr
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Junior Avery Sager cruised to another school record in spurring several solid finishes by the Durant High School track and field team in its final regular season meet at Duncan last week. The Lady Lions and Lions will travel to Owasso on Saturday for the Class 5A Regional Meet.
Bennington High School senior Soraya Smith signed last week to cheer for Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Also shown are, Hunter Smith, brother; Rachel Smith, mother; Keith Smith, father; Jennifer Moore, Bennington cheer coach; Kaceston Smith, brother; Kailea Marshall, SE cheer coach; Nate Clark, North Texas Cheer coach, and Robbi Simpson, North Texas Cheer owner. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Bennington High School senior Soraya Smith signed last week to cheer for Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Also shown are, Hunter Smith, brother; Rachel Smith, mother; Keith Smith, father; Jennifer Moore, Bennington cheer coach; Kaceston Smith, brother; Kailea Marshall, SE cheer coach; Nate Clark, North Texas Cheer coach, and Robbi Simpson, North Texas Cheer owner. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Bennington cheerleader signs with Southeastern

Matt Swearengin
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Bennington High School senior cheerleader Soraya Smith signed with Southeastern Oklahoma State University cheer last week, and she will be the first Bennington graduate to be on the SE cheer team. She is the daughter of Keith and Rachael Smith.
Lion Eli McClure hit a home run in the game with Idabel. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Lion Eli McClure hit a home run in the game with Idabel. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Durant baseball blanks Idabel on Senior Night

Kevin Farr
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Coming off a pair of losses in a busy week, the Durant Lion baseball team bounced back on Friday with a 4-0 win over Idabel to celebrate Senior Night. Durant fell to district-leading Bishop Kelley (6-1) on the road to begin the week with the second game of the series postponed due to weather.
SE hurler Jacob Fuller fires the ball at an East Central batter. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

SE hurler Jacob Fuller fires the ball at an East Central batter. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

SE baseball sweeps East Central on Senior Day

Kevin Farr
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
A doubleheader sweep of rival East Central on Senior Day last Saturday secured the series victory and fourth seed in the Great American Conference postseason tournament that begins this weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Calera Lady Bulldogs Emilee Summit and Makenna Owens are shown in the game at Silo. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Calera Lady Bulldogs Emilee Summit and Makenna Owens are shown in the game at Silo. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo, Calera, Silo claim slow pitch districts

Kevin Farr
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Caddo, Calera and Silo each had little resistance in cruising to district slow pitch championships at home last week. In Class 3A, Caddo belted Wewoka (240) and then blitzed Allen by 11-1 and 7-0 margins as the second ranked Lady Bruins improved to 25-6.
Rock Creek Mustang Kelton Teal hits the ball during a recent game at Calera. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Rock Creek Mustang Kelton Teal hits the ball during a recent game at Calera. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Rock Creek, Achille take baseball district titles

Kevin Farr
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The Rock Creek Mustangs cruised by Haworth to claim the Class A district baseball title and Achille outlasted Soper in capturing the Class B district crown last week. In the opening contest, Rock Creek romped to a 10-0 run rule verdict and then finished it off with a 6-2 victory.

Lowery 2nd in 800 at rugged Ardmore Meet

Kevin Farr
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Competing against a powerpacked field likely even tougher than the state meet, medal placings were tough to come by for the Durant High School track and field team at Ardmore last Friday. Facing foes from a host of 6A schools as well as 5A, Durant’s top finish came in the boys’ 800 meters where K.J.
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