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Pirates sail to Semi-regionals

Lytle Pirates Varsity baseball are Area Champions after sweeping the Industrial Cobras 2-0. Lytle moves on to the semi-regional round where they face Orange Grove at Karnes City Thursday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. Above the Pirates dowse Coach Bippert after the big win.

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Local kids Statebound!

800M Regional Champion, Warhorse “Devo” Dixon will lead Devine to State for the second time this year as he also qualified in cross country earlier this year. Kourtni Geyer of Devine who advanced in pole vaulting, also setting school records along the way.

3200 m runner Diego Reyna, of Lytle who claimed 2nd place at Regionals, trailing the champion by only a couple of seconds. Good luck to all at State!

Warhorse golf District 27-4A Runner-Up

Ramirez, Sollock, Gallegos, Williamson, & Valles Regional Bound

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Devine shot a two-day score of 660 to place behind only team champion Pleasanton who posted 636 at the March 31, April 1 District 27-4A Golf Tournament. Day One was played in Uvalde, Day Two in Floresville.
Jameson Ramirez, Jacob Sollock, Aaron Gallegos, Gavin Williamson, and Eli Valles now advance to Regional along with Head Coach Mark Mangold and assistant coach Jacob Alegria.
Ramirez led the Horses with 156 (80/76) and placed 5th overall followed by Sollock with 160 (84/76) while placing 6th overall.
Gallegos was next with 161 (77/84-7th), then Williamson at 188 (91/97-17th), and Valles 192 (100/92).
Team rankings
1st Pleasanton 636 (322/314), 2nd Devine 660 (332/328), 3rd Floresville 661 (340/321), 4th Uvalde 731 (362/369), 5th Floresville “B” 759 (404/355), 6th Carrizo Springs 776 (404/372).

Arabian Golf takesDistrict Championship!

Schaefer, Morales, Ramirez, Marek, & Balderrama are Regional Bound

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Devine clinched the District 27-4A Golf Championship with their two-day score of 752, which was 58 strokes ahead of runner-up Pleasanton who posted 810. Floresville was an even more-distant third with 938.
Day One was played in Uvalde on March 31, followed by Day Two in Floresville on April 1.
Brianna Schaefer, Gabby Morales, Mackenzie Ramirez, Kenadi Marek, and Briana Balderrama await Regional along with Head Coach Mark Mangold and assistant coach Jacob Alegria.
Schaefer played tremendous as she was 2nd Medalist overall after shooting 91 on Day One and 87 on Day Two for a two-day score of 178. Her 178 was only two shy of district champion Payton Garza of Pleasanton who posted 176 (88/88).
Morales had a terrific outing as well as she placed 3rd overall with a 185 (93/92).
Ramirez gave Devine three of the top four spots as she finished 4th overall, also with a 185 (91/94).
Marek was barely out of the top 5 as she placed 6th with a score of 205 (96/109).
Balderrama came in 11th place overall at 220 (112/108).
Kenzie Schott played as an individual medalist and place 15th overall at 234 (116/118).
Team rankings
1st Devine 178 (91/87), 2nd Pleasanton 810 (403/407), 3rd Floresville 938 (468/470), 4th Somerset 1,010 (505/505), 5th Carrizo Springs 1,072 (544/528).

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Lady Mustang comes home a State Champ!

State Champion- Lady Mustang Ashley Aguirre took the gold at the State Powerlifting Meet. Photo by Jasmine Vasquez.

Multiple young athletes from Natalia, Lytle, and Devine recently competed in the Regional and State Powerlifting Meets, and this young lady pictured below brought home an individual State Championship medal. See full story in Sports!

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