Prep Notes

U.S. Army Marietta Tournament

Consolation Championship - Boys

Victory Life 76. Madill JV 56

The Class B Eagles have been involved in the Marietta Tournament since its inception in January 2008.  The other seven participants are members of Class 2A, 3A, and 4A.  Congratulations to VLA, who is coming away with its first hardware earned in this tournament.

GIRLS]  #10 Durant 54, Hugo 43
BOYS]  Hugo 54, Durant 30

Prep Notes

The Victory Life boys moved to 7-3 on the 2010-2011 season with a 53-40 win on the road at Fort Towson.  The Lady Eagles unfortunately fell to 4-6 following a 44-38 loss in the early game of the doubleheader.

The Durant Lady Lions have moved into the Class 5A top ten according to Coaches Aid.  The girls are No. 10 and own a 5-2 record.  Durant’s teams next take the court at home vs. Hugo on Jan. 7.

Allow Me A Moment To Be A Dad

Did you happen to have a chance to see the Durant 7th Grade girls' team this season? If you didn't, you've already missed your chance.
They finished the season tonight with a 29-9 victory over McAlester to take the Durant Tournament Championship. The Lady Lions finished the season with a 13-4 record. The future for this squad looks especially bright.
I was also very proud of my own daughter, who managed to have her best game of the year in the final contest. I got to attend each game this season. It took a sacrifice or two, but being with her during this season was very special and I would do it again.
Go Lady Lions! And watch these kids as they grow!

Latest on Alves

It's been an interesting season for the Durant Lions, but the last couple of weeks have been even more so.
Beau Simmons has the latest on Daryn Alves in his article in yesterday's Durant Democrat.

So Close...And They've Gone So Far

Face it, folks, making it to the final four (lowercase) is something to be very proud of. The Lady Lions ran into the buzzsaw that is Carl Albert and fell 62-39 to the (24-3) Titans.
Congratulations again go out to the 2008-2009 Lady Lions for making it farther than any other team in the program's history.

Victory!!!

The Durant Lady Lions defeated Claremore 39-37 tonight to bring the first win at the State Tournament level in the history of the girls' basketball program.
Reagan Browne led Durant in scoring with 16 points. The Lady Lions found themselves down 13-4 early in the game, but used a 14-1 to come back and take an 18-17 lead into the break.
Durant will take on the winner of Carl Albert and Bishop Kelley tomorrow at 1:30.

State!

OK, so I haven't been able to properly document the Lady Lions' trek through the post-season and it looks like I'm jumping on the bandwagon, but so be it.
Durant has made it to the Class 5A State Tournament. Congratulations to coach Barry Hudson and the Lady Lions, who defeated El Reno 32-30 and Altus 45-43 in the Area Tournament to advance. After coming up just short the previous two seasons, Durant finally made it back to the big stage for the first time since 1997.
They'll be playing Claremore, who will be making their 11th consecutive appearance in the State Tournament.