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Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Caddo Bruins shown in the game with the Waurika Eagles are, Dillon Speers, Bayler Black, Cale Wigington and Mason Scarborough.

Bruins rack up 638 total yards to improve to 4-0

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Caddo went four quarters for the first time this season and rolled up a whopping 638 yards of offense on the way to a 49-34 victory over visiting Waurika last Friday.

DHS cross country places 11th at 5A Pre-State

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Testing their mettle against many of the top runners in the state, the Durant High School cross country squads had several solid showings in the Annual Pre-State event last Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe.

Savage Storm football players Kobe Jennings. DJ Brown, Gabe Corona and Dameon Smallwood are among those shown in last Saturday’s game with Southwestern. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Savage Storm falls to SW second half surge

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

The Southeastern Savage Storm lost the turnover battle and allowed too many explosive plays in the second half as Southwestern scored 28 unanswered points en route to a 3514 decision Saturday night at Paul Laird Field.

Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Lion Stephen Manhard runs in for a touchdown.

Lions eye opportunity in Friday league opener

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Opportunity. That’s what the Durant Lions are looking forward to Friday night as they open the District 5A-3 football campaign on the road against powerhouse Booker T.

Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat Colbert Leopard Eric Hokett swings at the ball during the game with Calera.

Silo wins Rattan tourney, Calera consolation champs

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Finishing off a perfect week that included five straight wins, the third ranked Silo Rebels throttled Rattan, 8-1, late Saturday night to claim the Rattan Fall Classic title.

Calera Bulldog Jaron Varner hits the ball. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Calera claims tourney title over Colbert

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Calera rode a one-hit pitching gem from senior Logan Bumgarner to a 9-1 victory over rival Colbert in capturing the Calera Tournament championship last Saturday. The Bulldogs avenged an earlier loss as Bumgarner went the distance in the run rule triumph, striking out six and walking a pair.

Caddo Bruin Jake McKay runs with the ball during the season opener. Also shown is Zander Nabors. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Caddo blisters Sasakwa to improve to 3-0

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Sophomore Bayler Black rushed for a career-high 201 yards and four touchdowns to fuel the Caddo Bruins to a 55-0 shellacking of Sasakwa in non-district football action last week.

Durant Lady Lions catcher Ryan Uber is shown as an Antlers Lady Bearcat slides into home plate. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Lady Lions notch strong week, take 4 wins

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

With their best week of the season the Durant Lady Lions more than doubled their win total for the year that included a 3-2 record in their own tournament over the weekend.

Lions blank Arkansas foe on Homecoming

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Scoring once in every quarter, the Durant Lions rode a stingy defense to a 24-0 Homecoming whitewashing of Gravette, Arkansas Friday night at Paul Laird Field. The shutout was the Lions’ first over a non-Tulsa Public Schools opponent since blanking Ada (14-0) in 2019.

Durant JV and JH competes at Fort Washita

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Durant’s Junior Varsity and Junior High cross country teams competed well with several high finishes in the Fort Washita Invitational last week. Rozlyn Brumley was a medalist for the JV girls in 14th place with a time of 17 minutes, 9.98 seconds on the 3,200-meter course.

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