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Horses back in the thick of the playoff race with huge victories over Uvalde, Carrizo Springs

#5 Sam Guardiola and #0 Mason Beaver put pressure on defense.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Horses have something to play for as they enter the second round of District 29-4A sitting in the fourth and final qualifying state playoff spot in league standings.
The way things played out is Devine beat Uvalde Tuesday, January 16 then pulled off a huge victory against Carrizo Springs Friday, January 19 that took them from 0-4, bottom-of-the-barrel, looking-up-at-everyone-else to wholly-smokes, we-are-in-full-playoff-pursuit-mode the rest of the season!
The Horses began the second round against Pleasanton Tuesday, January 23.
vs Uvalde
The Horses picked up their first win in District 29-4A with a strong second half performance in Uvalde. Devine’s offense started clicking after halftime,…

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Arabians top of the heap in District 29-4A; Defeat Carrizo Springs, Uvalde

Varsity Arabian #5 Kylie Monreal takes a drive in photo by Joanie Dubose

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Devine entered last night’s game at Pleasanton still sporting their undefeated District 29-4A record at 8-0 after wins last week against Carrizo Springs and Uvalde.
Head Coach Jim Sessions after last week’s games stated, “The girls are really starting to come together and are playing well right now!”
There are big district games still to be played, each of which could have huge implications on where the Arabians finish in the overall standings going into the state playoffs.
vs Carrizo Springs
Devine did not come out with advantages in many of the key statistical categories in this one, but they did come out on top of the most important one which is the final score as they defeated the Lady Cats 54-44 after outscoring them by nine points in the second half.
“The girls did a wonderful job of battling through a tough, physical Carrizo Spring…

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Pirates clip Owls, drop decision vs Javelinas

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Lytle was unable to follow up their solid road win in Hondo with a victory against Crystal City the following ballgame.
vs Hondo
Lytle pulled out a huge win in Hondo January 16 that ran the Pirates record to 19-5 overall and 2-0 in District 28-3A. Head Coach Jacob Hernandez’s squad was in for a tough one all night long but was able to pull out the 55-47 win.
Even though the offense may have had an off night, Hernandez is thankful the defense was steady throughout and that they were able to secure the important victory.
“The offense struggled all night, but we showed up…

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7th Colts hoops report vs Carrizo Springs

7th grade A team Colt #11 Kash Esparza passes to teammate with #13 Collier Paige at Carrizo’s game.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th grade Colts split the pair of games with visiting Carrizo Springs on a rare Wednesday night affair. The B-Team began the night losing a close one, while the A-Team put away the Wildcats with a big fourth quarter.
A-Team
A strong, close-out fourth quarter propelled the 7th grade A-Team to victory over Carrizo Springs 34-26. Tied at 22 after three complete periods of play, Devine simply dominated the last seven minutes outscoring the Wildcats 12-4 to claim the thrilling victory in front of their home crowd.
Jordan Beaver scored 8 of his game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter, while Collier Paige and Kash Esparza…

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Chicago murder fugitive in standoff here

Monday night, January 22, the Medina County Sheriff’s Office received a call of an individual heading into our county on IH35 from Bexar County. The individual was believed to be wanted out of Chicago for multiple homicides. Deputies were able to help assist the other agencies and the suspect was at a standoff…..

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Menchaca wins Tie Down, lands spot in Million Dollar Rodeo!

Cash Menchaca, 15 of Bigfoot, has been riding horses practically since the day he was born, mom says. And look at him go now! This local cowboy won the Tie Down Roping at the High School Rodeo, and one week later, he also qualified to rope in Million Dollar Rodeo!
Menchaca is a Sophomore at Devine High School.
“Cash put last year behind him and came into 2024 with…

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$11.255 million bond issue approved and sold by Devine school board

By Anton Riecher
Issuance of $11.255 million in bonds in support of school construction at an interest rate of 4.23 percent was approved by a 5-0 vote of the Devine school board at its Jan. 18 special meeting.
Financial consultant Robert Tijerina of Tijerina Galvan and Lawrence reported to the board that the bond had been successfully sold the previous day. The funds will be delivered to the school district on Feb. 15.
“The goal of the board and the staff was not to….

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Updated Property Tax Info Now Available for 2024

New and updated property tax information has just been compiled by Medina County Appraisal District and is available now to assist taxpayers. This property tax information is current and covers a wide range of topics, such as taxpayer remedies, exemptions and appraisals, and has information for select groups, such as disabled veterans and persons age 65 or older.

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Health Unit News Preparing for Emergencies in Public Health

It’s exercise time! The public health way. Of course, please get in your daily exercise for your health, too. Exercising for public health means we need to practice our emergency plans for a public health type of emergency. This could be an infectious disease or other health threat that could affect a population.

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