STATEBOUND!

Lytle Pirate Lifters Mario Diaz and Luke Estrada are Statebound! Diaz racked up 1,695 pounds in his division and Estrada totaled 1,335 pounds. Jaden Araujo also competed at Regionals.

Pirates compete at Regionals
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Mario Diaz and Luke Estrada advanced to the biggest stage of the high school powerlifing world with their outstanding performances in Edinberg at Regional last week. Diaz placed 2nd in the 198lb division while Estrada hit the qualifying total in the 148lb division.
Diaz racked up 1,695 pounds in his division. He squatted 650lb, benched 410lb, and deadlifted 635 to advance to State.
Estrada earned his trip to Abilene with a squat of 505lb, a bench of 290lb, and a deadlift of 540. He totaled 1,335 pounds.
Jaden Araujo gave it his best shot to extend his season but fell just short of his goal as he placed 9th in the 114lb division with a 325lb squat, 165lb bench, and 330lb deadlift to finish with 820 pounds total.
Congratulations to all three lifters on a powerful 2024 season and best of luck to Mario and Luke at State!

STATEBOUND!

Natalia Mustang Adrian Lopez punched his ticket to the state powerlifting meet on March 22nd in Abilene!

Mustangs compete at Regionals
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Adrian Lopez will represent Natalia at the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene March 22 in Abilene. Lopez placed 3rd overall in the 123lb weight class at last week’s Regional Meet in Edinberg.
Lopez totaled 1,080 pounds combined with a squat of 375, a bench of 240, and a deadlift of 465lbs.
Oscar Ramos, Luis Buentello, and Eduardo Lopez also gave it their best shot to extend their season one more event but fell just short of their ultimate goal.
Ramos placed 10th in the 114lb division with lifts of 325lb in squat, 170lb on bench, and a 305lb deadlift to total an even 800 pounds.
Buentello placed 5th in the 220lb division, totaling 1,395 pounds. He squatted 585lb, benched 315lb, and deadlifted 495lbs.
Eduardo Lopez bombed out after posting 315lb in squat in the 114lb division.
Congratulations to all four Mustang lifters on a great 2023 season and best of luck to Adrian at State!

STATEBOUND!

Warhorse Israel Reyes finished with a 600 lbs squat, 325 lb bench, 525 lb deadlift to qualify for State!

Horses compete at Regionals

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Israel Reyes has one more competition to go in 2024 and it is his biggest and most important one yet as he qualified for the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene at Taylor Country Arena. Reyes placed 4th overall in the 181lb division.
Seth De Leon and Joe Guerrero also qualified for the Regional Meet at JK Northway in Edinberg but were not able to successfully extend their season.
Reyes lifted a total weight of 1,450 pounds that included 600lb in the squat rack, 325lb on bench, and 525lb deadlifting.
Congratulations to all three Warhorses and best of luck to Israel in Abilene!

Seth Deleon competed in the Regional Meet.

DMS Tennis hits the courts

7th grade Fillys Samantha Zamora, Kenzie Ray, and Greeley Malone.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th grade got their feet wet for the first time in a competitive environment February 21 in Hondo and will learn from the experience as they move on through the season.
The 7th Fillys went 4-4 while their counterpart Colts went 2-6 against the host Owls.
Coach Kandi Darnell stated, “Our 7th graders with 5 days of practice played well but we still have a lot to teach and a lot to learn.”
“The 8th graders dominated!” said Darnell and by the results one can tell why…

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7th grade doubles partners Nolan Beaty and Aaron Frazier.

Warhorse track runner-up at St. Mary’s Hall

Karter Brown placed second in discus with a 105’6 throw at Saturday’s meet. Ismael Torres placed seconnd in pole vault.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
A nice outing for the Warhorse track team last weekend in San Antonio as they finished runner-up to champion Antonian 155-117 at St. Mary’s Hall.
Team standings
1st Antonian 155, 2nd Devine 117, 3rd Cornerstone 99.5, 4th Great Hearts Northern Oaks 86, 5th Bulverde Gloria Deo 65, 6th St. Mary’s Hall 43, 7th Austin Regents 39.5, 8th TMI 20, 9th San Antonio Christian 12, 10th Marble Falls Faith Academy 4, 11th Round Rock Christian Academy 3, 12th Bracken Christian 1.
Warhorse point results
4x100m 4rd Ismael Torres, Rowdy Esparza, Eli Contreras, Mario Vicente 45.93 4x200m 4nd Ryan Weinkam, Contreras, Esparza, Vicente 1:35.85 4x400m 2nd Bo…

Arabians sprint to team championship at St. Mary’s Track Meet

Kylie Monreal takes 2nd in high jump.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Well, that did not take long. The Arabian track team knotted their first of what will likely be many team championships as they dusted the competition at St. Mary’s last weekend. Devine scored 142 points in their victory, 31 more than runner-up Cornerstone who tallied 111.
Team standings
1st Devine 142, 2nd Cornerstone 111, 3rd Antonian 95, 4th Marble Falls Faith Academy 56, 5th Great Hearts Northern Oaks 46, 6th O’Connor 46, 7th Bulverde Gloria Deo 37, 8th Bracken Christian 30, 9th Austin Regents 28, 10th Round Rock Christian 27, 11th St. Mary’s Hall 15, 12th San Antonio Christian 13, 13th TMI 2…

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14 Lady Mustang powerlifter are Regional-Bound!

Bottom Row (l to r): Autumn Martinez, Ritzi Robles-Ocampo, Sofia Vera, Lorinda Garcia-Ramos, Abigail Fulton, Karianna Sanchez. Middle Row: Olivia Velasquez, Rubiana Juarez, Yara Robles-Ocampo, Eliana Flores-Garcia, Arriana Romero, Isabel Laque, Ashley Aguirre, Evalyn Valera, Danica Torrez. Top Row: Araceley Segovia. Not Pictured: Manager Kate Robinson.

R. Robles-Ocampo, Garcia-Ramos, Segovia, Flores-Garcia, Laque, Romero, Sanchez, Fulton, Velasquez, Martinez, Valera, Aguirre, Vera, & Y. Robles-Ocampo

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Holy Smokes! Natalia has some strong young ladies heading to Regional at Bert Ogden Arean on February 29 as 14 Lady Mustangs qualified for Regional.
Wish seniors Ritzi Robles-Ocampo, Lorinda Garcia-Ramos, Araceley Segovia, Eliana Flores-Garcia, Isabel Laque, and Arriana Romero, juniors Karianna Sanchez, Abigail Fulton, and Olivia Velasquez, sophomores Autumn Martinez, Evalyn Valera, Ashley Aguirre, and freshmen Sofia Vera and Yara Robles-Ocampo the best of luck if you see them before they leave…

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Lady Pirates hoops run ends in Regional Quarterfinals to Columbus

“Lifetime of Memories!”

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
There is the saying that All good things must come to an end but that may be just a little bit of an understatement as the Lady Pirate season came to a close last week in the Regional Quarterfinals. The saying should go, All great things must come to an end.
As Head Coach Lori Wilson stated, “What a year and what a season these 8 girls, or, as I refer to as The FAB 8, have had representing LHS and their community. They were your 4-Peat District Champs, Bi-District Champs, and Area Champs for 2024 and collected three more gold balls for the trophy case!”
Columbus got the better of the Lady Pirates 73-53 in Seguin, but do not let the 20-point difference fool ya. Lytle gave the Cardinals all they wanted and more.
“Our last game of this incredible season will…

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Arabians needed a yellow-dog for Regionals as 10 qualified!

Powerlifters Camarillo, Cantu, Frausto, Garcia, Gutierrez, Jimenez, Parker, Polen, Spurgers, Torres

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Thankfully, it was not 230 miles from Devine High School to Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas but only 229.9 as 10 Arabians made the 3½-hour trip on Monday to compete in Class 4A Region IV Powerlifting event Tuesday, February 27 that gave each a chance to qualify for State in Frisco in mid-March.
Alanna Frausto, Vivianna Torres, Savannah Parker,…

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Warhorse baseball tackling tourney season

Warhorse #8 Elijah Gomez at the plate.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Like all high school sports, seasons break down into their own little compartments. First, there are tryouts and early practices without a complete compliment of players due to other sports. Secondly, there are multiple scrimmages for coaches to try an assortment of lineups and positions for several players. Thirdly, and what the Devine Warhorse team is currently experiencing, is tournament season that proceeds regular non-conference games that in turn lead into district and, hopefully, postseason state playoffs.
Head Coach Heath Poppe and his players made the short trip to Somerset to take part and improve parts of their game this past weekend at the Bulldog classic. Devine collected wins in their two…

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