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Lady Lions basketball has first game since loss of coach

Matt Swearengin

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The Durant High School basketball teams had their first games Jan. 7 since the tragic loss of Lady Lions coach Will Robinson and his daughter Clara in a Christmas Eve crash in Sherman, Texas.

Caddo Lady Bruin Jaycie Nichols is shown with a Latta Lady Panther during the Bertha Teague Mid America Classic. Richard R. Barron | The Ada News

Caddo notches one win in rugged Mid America

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Facing a rugged slate of foes in their return to the Bertha Teague Mid America Classic over Christmas break, the Class A second ranked Caddo Lady Bruins suffered their first two losses of the season in three outings.

Durant High School senior softball player Raelynn Clark signed a scholarship recently with Carl Albert State College in Poteau. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Durant’s Clark signs on with Carl Albert College

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Amazing improvement. That’s a couple of the key terms that Durant High School softball coach Jimmie Wyrick used to describe senior center fielder Raelynn Clark.

SE basketball player Kaydrin Scott moves down court in the home game with Southwestern. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Southeastern splits pair to start 2025 slate

Kevin Farr

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

A strong late surge propelled the Southeastern women to victory, but the Savage Storm struggled down in the stretch in its second semester opener as the split conference contests with Southwestern last Saturday at Bloomer Sullivan Arena.

A Plainview player leaps while Durant Lion Tashaun Williams dribbles the ball during a recent home game.

Wilson fuels Lady Lions to Edison victory

Kevin Farr

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Sophomore Iyana Wilson provided a monster offensive performance to lift the Lady Lions to a big district road victory at Tulsa Edison as Durant split basketball contests leading into the Christmas break.

Lion Gaige Rocha takes on a Little Axe wrestler during a recent home dual. Durant wrestled at Madill on Dec. 19. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Incredible comeback lifts Durant past Madill

Kevin Farr

Thursday, January 2, 2025

It was more dramatics for the Durant High School wrestling team last week with a miraculous comeback to forge a 42-42 deadlock in dual action at Madill.

SE player Daniel Halldorsson moves down court.

Cold shooting costly in SE basketball setbacks

Kevin Farr

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Cold perimeter shooting was not a good recipe for success for Southeastern as they dropped Great American Conference decisions to Southern Nazarene at home last Thursday night.

Durant Lion Aiden Polk wrestles with Little Axe wrestler Rebel Doiron during last week’s home dual. Polk won the match. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Polk spurs dramatic Lion wrestling victory

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Sophomore Aiden Polk’s wild pinfall victory with just one second remaining gave the Durant High wrestling team a dramatic 42-39 dual victory over Little Axe in the home opener last week.

Southeastern Women’s basketball player Stevie Stinchcomb is shown in a recent game with Ouachita Baptist. Monday, SE defeated Northwestern. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Southeastern splits OT thrillers with Rangers

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

A pair of conference overtime thrillers went different directions in the extra periods with Southeastern splitting Monday night outings with Northwestern inside Bloomer Sullivan Arena.

Colbert Lady Leopard Alexis Stogner and Silo Lady Rebel Jayci Webb move down court during a recent game at Silo. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat

Calera girls win Tish tourney; Silo boys 3rd

Kevin Farr

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

TISHOMINGO – Calera girls rode a big fourth quarter explosion to an impressive 45-32 win over Lindsay to claim the Boyd Houser Classic tournament championship on Saturday night.

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