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Colt baseball season wraps up ’24 season

by Heath Poppe
Devine put their bats in the rack for the final time this season as they closed out their campaign with ballgames against Pearsall and Lyle before finishing it up at the District Tournament in Devine April 27.
Gold vs. Pearsall
The Gold team put up 13 runs in three innings of play to roll over the Mavericks 13-0. The Colts scored 3 runs in the first and 5 runs each in the second and third innings. The Colts banged out seven hits in the contest.
Ezekiel Simmons and Jayden Rivas each had second hits in the contest. Bentlee Copeland, David Espinosa, and Colt Smith each contributed with one hit a piece.
On the mound…

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Warhorse football springs into action

Devine Warhorses 7 on 7 with the 31-6 win over Floresville.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
With track, baseball, and other sports completed, the Warhorse football players hit the field for spring practices and live 7-on-7 competition. Even though they have not fully refamiliarized themselves with quite all the football-lingo just yet, Head Coach Paul Gomez is excited to see most of the 2024 version of Warhorse football back on the field competing for spots and taking on unfamiliar opponents.
“Although we have only played one 7-on-7 game due to another being canceled, we played lights-out in…

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Arabians Defeat Coyotes for Area Championship

Devine Arabians celebrate Hilary Barnett’s walk off.

By Amanda Ramos, Asst Softball Coach
The Devine Arabian softball team took on Alice Coyotes this past week in a series to secure the Area title. The Arabians swept the series winning game one, 5-4, and game two, 6-1. The Arabians have faced the Coyotes the last three years in play-off’s. This was the first year they were able to beat them to advance to the Regional Quarter Finals.
“Facing Alice again for the third time was a nerve-racking experience but I was confident in my team that we could beat them,” senior Denise Contreras said. “It took a lot from us but we came out on top.”
In game one, Barnett pitched all seven innings, giving up three earned runs and…

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Natalia Veteran’s Memorial

Library Story Time May 17th

The Natalia Veteran’s Memorial Library will host a Preschool Storytime on Friday, May 17th at 10:30 am. The library’s address is 501 Third Street, Natalia. We are one block from the U.S. Post Office on the corner of Kearney and 3rd Street.

Devine

April 26
10:30AM – Officer attended ribbon cutting/grand opening on Herring Ave.
14:13PM – Officer dispatched to IH 35 SB Exit 122 for major accident.
15:18PM – Officer cited female for possession of drug paraphernalia.
20:54PM – Complainant called in reference to lost wallet inside residence. Believes it was stolen.

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Donald R. Haass

July 29, 1938 – April 26, 2024

Donald R. Haass of Devine, Texas entered eternal rest on April 26, 2024.
Donald was born on July 29, 1938 to Richard and Clara (Schott) Haass of Devine, Texas. After graduating from Devine High School in 1956, he began his career at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

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