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Mora in running for America’s Favorite Teacher

Hey, hometown. It’s me, Kyla (Perry) Mora. If you remember me, it might be from me running around on the football field with a camera during high school games, or from UIL journalism. I grew up in Devine, my mom taught at the elementary, my sister and I graduated from DHS, and I went on to become a journalist, writer, and teacher. I’ve been teacher of the year for my campus twice, for my district once, and a finalist for my region. Now, after teaching for 10 years, I find myself in…

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Varsity and JV Tennis at district

District Champ Kelsey Dishman pictured with proud grandparents Jack and Debbie Dishman.

By Coach Mark Feltner
Spring district tournament for Varsity and JV Tennis in Uvalde on April 29 and 30:
Varsity results:
Jeremy Steinbrunner won 1st in boys singles qualifying for regionals: 6-2,6-4 6-3,6-1 4-6,6-4,6-2
Marshall James: 7-6(7-3),6-4 4-6,0-6
Kelsey Dishman won 1st place in girls singles qualifying for regionals: 6-0,6-0 6-2,6-1 6-2,6-2
Jilliyn Guajardo: 6-4,6-1 0-6,1-6
Adam Salinas/Lily Lawless won 2nd place in…

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Lytle clenches the Bi District Title

The Lytle Pirates celebrated after receiving the trophy for winning the Bi District Title beating the San Antonio West Cougars. They will face Hallettsville on Saturday.

With a playoff game on the line, Lytle rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South San Antonio West Cougars a 17-0 shutout. Considering Lytle has won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday’s blowout was nothing new.
Nicholas Pacheco and Jair Flores made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Pacheco pitched two innings while giving up no…

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Calyssa Sevier 6th in 400m at State Track Meet

Calyssa Sevier PR’d and placed 6th at State in the 400m run.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lady Pirate Calyssa Sevier placed sixth in the 400m Dash at the State Track Meet in Austin at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus on the University of Texas.
Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz stated that Calyssa was “competing against a very fast field.  Five of the nine were returning from last year’s 400m race.”
Even with all of that experience, Sevier was up for the task as she set her…

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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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