Southeastern pitcher Brandon Marris has been named the first Great American Conference Pitcher of the Week for the 2012 season following his performance in a...
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern basketball will be looking to get back in the win column when it hits the road for a two-game road set beginning on Feb. 9 when ...
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern basketball will be looking to carry its momentum into a two-game road swing beginning with a 7:30 p.m. matchup with Henderson St...
Leopards work staff in 5-3 loss to Trenton COLBERT - The Leopards worked out four pitchers in a competitive 5-3 loss to Trenron, Texas, on Monday.
The game served as a warm-up act for this Thursday’s scheduled regional playoff game between Colbert and Hobart. The game is to be played at 1 p.m. in Ninnekah, but wet weather is expected to be a factor in the scheduling.
Hobart and Ninnekah are unranked, but Sayre (23-8) is listed as 13th by okrankings.com. Colbert is No. 6.
Bradley...
Texas Tech upsets Sooners at home to tighten Big 12 race NORMAN - The Sooners suffered their worst baseball loss of the season on Sunday, a 9-3 decision against Texas Tech (20-24, 6-12).
Durant native Max White was 0-for-5 at the plate, collecting an RBI during a ninth inning rally which fell short.
White, a senior and 2013 Major League baseball draft prospect, is hitting .327 with 52 hits, three home runs and 25 RBIs which is second-best on the team behind Matt Oberste (46 RBI on .421 batting ...
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Zach Maxwell Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Durant comeback fizzles out against Rattan Rams DURANT - The youth-laden Durant Lions loss its last game of the regular season to a top ranked team the Rattan Rams on Monday night 13-9 at the Durant MultiSports Complex.
The Lions fell behind early and couldn’t dig themselves out the hole.
“I’m proud of the kids the way they fought back.” said head coach Ron Norman, “We scored nine runs and had an opportunity to win. Playing a team (Rattan) of that caliber, a team that is competing to w...
Fit to be tied: Calera preps for regionals CALERA - The Bulldogs and Bobcats of Krum, Texas, battled to an 8-8 draw on Monday in a pre-playoff tune-up which was agreed by both sides to end after five innings.
Both teams are gearing up for huge playoff games later this week. Calera will battle Rush Springs (20-6, ranked 16th in 2A) at 1 p.m. Thursday in Silo if the weather holds.
The Bobcats started their lefty ace Ty Damron, who committed to Texas Tech in November and had some pro...
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Zach Maxwell Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Lady Storm softballers undefeated en route to GAC tourney title BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern’s top-seeded LadyStorm softballers rolled undefeated through four games to claim the 2013 Great American Conference tournament title with a 6-2 victory over Henderson State in Sunday’s rain-delayed championship game.
The performance gave coach Ron Faubion’s young ladies 17 wins in a row to close out the regular season and tournament competition. The waiting game will soon reveal whether Southeastern will hos...
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HAROLD HARMON Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Durant area baseball, softball playoff scores BASEBALL
Class 2A Districts at Tushka: The Tigers were crowned district champions by scoring 29 runs in two shutouts over Quinton. The scores were 12-0 and 17-0.
Class A Regionals at Wright City: The Rock Creek Mustangs were eliminated from the playoffs by way of a close 8-7 loss to rival Soper followed by an 11-2 loss to the Smithville Braves.
Class B Regionals at Tupelo: The host Tigers defeated Coleman 9-7, sending the Wildcats into ...
Presidential Golf Classic set for June 14 at Chickasaw Pointe DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s 16th-annual Presidential Golf Classic will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club.
Some 140 golfers from around Oklahoma and surrounding states will enjoy a day of golf on a beautiful, well-maintained course overlooking Lake Texoma.
Many golfers are multi-year players who enjoy good times, good food, good competition and good fellowship and keep this eve...
Silo punches playoff ticket with district victories SILO - The Rebels are on their way with a pair of wins over Wynnewood on Thursday to wrap up another district championship.
Silo won by scores of 10-0 and 7-3 to claim the hardware. Hunter Stephens struck out six in a two-hitter in the first game.
Stat kings in Silo included Stephens (a triple), Andrew Bolin (2-for-3), KC Wall (two RBIs), Kyle Tate (RBI), Tanner Hearon (RBI) and last but not least Jarris Hamilton (double, two RBIs).
Ham...
Lady Storm rolling in GAC Tournament; rain delays continue BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Expected bad weather in the Bentonville area has forced the postponement of the 2013 Great American Conference Softball Championships by one full day. No games were played on Friday. The Championship that was schedule for 11 a.m. on Saturday was pushed back to 5 p.m due to more bad weather. Game results for Satuday’s games will be Tuesday’s edition.
Thursday Games: Another game, anotherunreal rally: LadyStormedge Bul...
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HAROLD HARMON Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Durant baseballers suffer third straight loss DURANT - The Durant Lions (13-18) suffered its third straight loss against a powerful ninth ranked Pryor Tigers (20-10) team on Friday 5-2 at the Durant MultiSports Complex.
The Lions have been struggling as of late, going 3-7 over the last 10 games. It was only Durant’s third home game in little under a month.
Miscues and dead bats doom the Lions against the Tigers.
The Tigers tested starting pitcher Cooper Web in the first inning. Web...
Blakley will join the line at Austin College Kolton Blakley, a standout lineman for the Durant Lions, will continue his football career close to home as he signed a letter of intent on Friday to play football for Austin College.
The 5-10, 225-pound Blakley was a three-year starter for the Lions at nose guard and also played the offensive ine and saw time at the fullback.
He will play the inside defensive line and nose guard for the Roos, a private NCAA Division 3 school in Sherman, ...
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Zach Maxwell Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
SE baseball in battle with rival ECU ADA, Okla. – Southeastern put its chances for a Great American conference tournament trip in jeopardy on Friday by coming out on the wrong end of a 6-5 score against rival East Central in Ada, Okla.
Saturday game one brief:
On Saturday, the Savage Storm beat ECU 8-1 in the first game of the double-header.
In the first inning, Tucker Alexander homered to right field for 2 RBIs. Then SE put another run in the fourth inning after a Nick ...
Leopards bombard the Blue Devils to take trophy COLBERT - Home runs ruled the day for the Leopards on Thursday as Bradley Nichols and Dakota Graham both went yard to help Colbert claim the district championship over Ringling.
The Leopards glided past the Blue Devils 12-4 and 13-0 in a best-of-three series. Preston Rice and Kason Krob earned playoff pitching victories on the mound for Colbert.
Nichols got the start in the playoff opener but was knocked out of the game early as Ringling ...
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Zach Maxwell Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Calera Bulldogs win district over Haworth Lions CALERA - The Bulldogs swept a pair of games over Haworth on Thursday to claim the 2013 baseball district championship.
Calera scored four runs in the first inning and held the Lions to just a pair in a 4-2 win in the first game. Connor Hamilton went the distance in a 7-1 victory in game two.
The final game was scoreless until the fourth when Michael Trammel’s RBI single scored Braxton Barton. A Josh Loper single loaded the bases and Caleb...
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Zach Maxwell Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Tushka Lady Tigers capture regional crown TUSHKA – Tushka, Davis, Colbert, and Wister squared off on Thursday in the 4A regional softball tournament with two invitations to the state tourney up for grabs. The Lady Tigers were the first to punch their ticket with an opening round victory over the Colbert Lady Leopards followed by a 9-5 win over Davis in the second round.
The Davis Lady Wolves came from behind to defeat the Wister Lady Wildcats in the first round to set up the Tushka...
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by Jacob Hartin Sports ReporterDurant Daily Democrat
Durant baseballers fall to Ardmore, 5-3 ARDMORE - Defensive miscues again proved to be the achilles heel for the Durant Lions as six errors led to four unearned runs in a 5-3 loss to Ardmore on Thursday night.
The errors killed Durant’s chances and wasted a brilliant pitching performance from junior Austin Joines, who needed just 64 pitches to go the distance. He yielded just one earned run on six hits with one strikeout and no walks.
Things got off to a rough start as the Tige...
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Kevin Farr Special to the DemocratDurant Daily Democrat
Faubion, Bennett, McElroy Lead SE’s GAC Honors BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern pitchers Jacee Bennett and Mindy McElroy join head coach Ron Faubion to highlight a group of eight Savage Storm players and coaches to earn Great American Conference accolades.
Faubion was named the league’s coach of the year, while Bennett earned Pitcher of the Year honors and McElroy was named Newcomer of the Year.
Bennett and McElroy were also named first team all-conference pitchers and were joined on ...
Silo Rebels track round up High School Track:
Silo high school track traveled to Marietta on Friday to compete in their last meet before Regionals this coming Saturday in Luther, OK. Sophmore Cody Shelton was the only Rebel to earn any medals in Marietta. Shelton placed fifth in the 100 meter dash (11:14), second in the 400 meter dash (53:57) and third in the 200 meter dash (23:45). Coach Bobbie Pratt said, “I am very proud of how my kids performed in Marietta. The...
Little Dixie Bass Club results Little Dixie April tournament was held on Lake Texoma with 25 people catching 56 Bass weighing 164.09 lbs.
Averaging 2.93 lbs. Average String per Team was 13.67 lbs.
1st Tommy & Francis McWilliams
5 Fish…………………………………………….21.38 lbs
2nd Jess Attaberry & Garry Wells
5 Fish…………………………………………….17.23 lbs
3rd Jerry Brown & Durward Cook
5 Fish…………………………………………….17.08 lbs
4th David Kenney & Larry Wills
5 Fish…………………………………………….17...
Southeastern’s LadyStorm are the top seed in GAC tourney starting Thursday Great American Conference softball tournament – take two.
Coach Ron Faubion’s young ladies, fresh off the GAC regular-season championship, are looking for a four-game outing in Bentonville, Arkansas, this weekend.
The LadyStorm claimed Southeastern’s first conference championship in the second year of GAC competition and would like to add the conference tournament title.
Southeastern will travel to Bentonville Wednesday afternoon for th...
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