Sports

Lady Lions down Elgin, fall shy of 5A playoffs

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Durant’s Lady Lion soccer team finished the season with a 3-1 road victory at Elgin last week but came up short of making the playoffs on a district tiebreaker after losses to Duncan and Noble. Coach Katie Williams’ club wrapped up the 2024 campaign with a 7-7 overall record.

Atterberry pleased following SE spring football

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With increased numbers of healthy bodies and depth, Southeastern was able to finish up spring football drills with a full scale spring game recently that left head coach Bo Atterberry and others optimistic heading into the fall.

Calera trips Caddo for conference baseball title

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The Calera Bulldogs overcame an early 4-0 deficit to rally past Caddo, 12-4, last week and claimed the Bryan County Conference baseball championship. After a rugged start, thanks in part to a pair of Calera errors and three straight Bruin hits to start the contest, Bulldog ace Logan Bumgarner settled in and stifled the visitors the rest of the way.

School record falls as DHS track competes well

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Durant’s Lady Lion track and field team claimed top honors in their own annual meet last week as well as placing fifth in the rugged Ardmore Invitational. The boys’ squad, meanwhile, took third place in their Durant Invitational and ended up fourth in the team standings at Ardmore.

Caddo, Silo capture district softball crowns

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Two-time defending state champ Caddo began its playoff quest for a third straight slow pitch title last week, posting three shutouts in Class 3A district tournament action. Silo, meanwhile, cruised to dominant wins as well with a Class 4A district tournament sweep of Hartshorne.

Lion soccer team punches 5A playoff ticket

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Facing must win situations down the stretch in order to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Durant Lion soccer team came through in a big way with a 1-0 win over Noble and 3-1 against Duncan to secure the Class 5A postseason bid.

Lion baseball winning streak reaches six

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The Durant baseball winning streak reached six in a row before a loss to Class A top-ranked Rattan last week, but the Lions bounced back to close the strong week with a 14-13 victory over Hugo. Coach J.W.

Late rallies keep SE softball in tourney contention

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Southeastern’s baseball and softball teams each found the going rough against Harding University in conference action over the weekend with the softball team notching the only win in six games with a wild 10-9 extra inning verdict on Friday.