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Senior Varsity Lady Pirate Lily Evans surpassed 500 career kills during their thrilling five set match against Devine. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports Editor
The Lady Pirates have wrapped up a successful volleyball regular season. Lytle had an overall record of 17-16 and a district record of 8-4, securing the third seed and a spot in the post season. The Lady Pirates are also humming at the right time, going on a 5-game winning streak until falling to the eventual district champs in Devine.
In their final week of the regular season, the Lady Pirates took down Hondo in four sets and then…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Pirates Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Shawn Robinette, Jaden Castro, Sebastian Garcia, Nathan Garza, and Frank Cantu advanced to the State Meet after winning the Class 3A Region IV Championship in Corpus Christi on October 27. Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz and his band of State Qualifiers compete November 7 in Round Rock.
Jacob Cantu was runner-up individually in the field of 175 runners. He finished with a time of 17:26.08. Reyna was …LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Lady Pirates Annalisa Quintanilla, Elyse Cortinas, Kaycee Galindo, Addison Wagner, and Sophia Herrera placed third as a team at Tuesday’s Region IV Class 3A Cross Country Regional Meet in Corpus Christi. Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz’s fivesome now advance to the State Meet in Round Rock on November 7!
Florence won the division with 68 points followed by runner-up Poth who had 107. Lytle was third with 121 points and the final team qualifier was San Antonio Cole with 169 points.
Elyse Cortinas was 12th individually with a time of 14:00.51 followed by Annalise Quintanilla who was 26th with a time of 14:49.91. Sophia Herrera was next in 31st place with a time of 15:03.77, Kaycee Galindo 32nd with a time of 15:10.14, and Addison Wagner 44th with a time of 15:36.23.
Catch the full recap in next week’s edition of The Devine News.
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Varsity Pirate #2 Jaad Aguilera had 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns during Lytle’s game against Devine. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports Editor
The Lytle Pirates held their own against a surging Warhorse team and valiantly fell 55-21. An inspired first half showed everyone in attendance that Lytle is liable for an offensive explosion every night against any team. The Pirate offense was able to find chinks in Devine’s defensive armor and made for an entertaining display of football. Head coach Mike Trevino said this comes from the squad playing with confidence and belief in each other.
“When we executed, played fast, and trusted one another, we showed that we could move the football and compete,” Trevino said. “Now it’s about building consistency in those moments. We’ve challenged our kids to understand that we’re not interested in moral victories.”
Moreover, Lytle was able to…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Varsity Warhorses #74 Logan Duncan (left) and #78 Aiden Martinez bring the force during Devine’s win over Lytle. Photo by Brigid Howard.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Even though Halloween was still a week away, Devine and Lytle treated fans to a Friday night full of tricks, explosive plays, and plenty of treats at Walter Joyce Stadium. When the dust settled, Devine had piled up 562 yards of total offense, Enoch Hall had found the end zone five times, and the Warhorses had pulled away for an impressive 55-21 victory over their neighboring Pirates.
The matchup between two explosive offenses wasted little time living up to its billing, opening with a pair of trick plays before Devine eventually took control with a combination of big-play passing, punishing runs, and timely defensive takeaways.
Devine’s special teams helped set the tone before the offense even took its first snap. With Lytle attempting an onside kick to open the game, Warhorse standout Sergio De Leon recovered the ball, giving Devine possession at its own 43-yard line.
The Warhorses wasted no time putting their own bag of tricks to use. Quarterback Nate Valle connected with Brody Lane, who caught the pass near midfield before pitching the ball backward to a trailing Hall. Hall gathered the lateral and raced up the left sideline for a 57-yard touchdown that gave Devine a 7-0 lead just moments into the contest.
Lytle answered with some creativity of its own. Starting at its 26, the Pirates handed the ball to usual starting quarterback Weston Jackson, who faked a sweep to the left before launching a pass while on the move. The throw found Jaad Aguilera in open space around midfield, and Aguilera did the rest, turning it into a…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Pirates Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Shawn Robinette, Jaden Castro, Sebastian Garcia, Nathan Garza, and Frank Cantu advanced to the State Meet after winning the Class 3A Region IV Championship in Corpus Christi on October 27.
Statebound Warhorse Zach Guerra prepares to take off.
Lady Pirates Annalisa Quintanilla, Elyse Cortinas, Kaycee Galindo, Addison Wagner, and Sophia Herrera placed third as a team at Tuesday’s Region IV Class 3A Cross Country Regional Meet in Corpus Christi.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine, Lytle and the rest of Region IV Class 3A compete at the Regional Meet on Tuesday, October 27 in Corpus Christi. The annual event is held at Dugan Soccer and Track Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M-CC.
The day starts with Class 5A girls at 7:30am, followed by Class 5A boys at 8:00am, Class 1A girls at 8:45am, and Class 1A boys at 9:15am. Class 3A girls toe the line at 10am then the Class 3A boys end the day with a start time of 10:30am.
Lytle won both district championships to advance Lady Pirates Annalisa Quintanilla, Elyse Cortinas, Kaycee Galindo, Addison Wagner, and Sophia Herrera and Pirates Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Shawn Robinette, Jaden Castro, Sebastian Garcia, Nathan Garza, and Frank Cantu.
Devine earned runner-up in both the boys and girls divisions to advance Arabians Claire Jones, Allison Balencia, Amy Outlaw, Kaytie Klein, Claira Gulley, Kaylee Villarreal, and Jovianne Gomez and Warhorses Zach Guerra, Ryan Botello, Urijah Velasquez, Shawn Lowe, Jesus Cisneros, Rafael Rodriguez, and Zane Fritz.
Only four teams of 24 from each race advance to the State Meet, so best of luck to all runners as they represent two outstanding programs with their chance to advance to State on the line!
Lytle Varsity Pirate #33 Ethan Elizondo had 19 receiving yards against Hondo. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sport Editor
The Lytle Pirates put up quite the fight against Hondo but ended up falling to the Owls, 42-20. The Pirates are now 1-3 in district play and are 2-5 overall. Head coach Mike Trevino did not mince about the shortcomings of the Pirates. Although he was proud of how they battled and competed, he admitted they didn’t sustain the level of play needed in order to put themselves in position to win.
“Our execution, discipline, and ability to finish drives and get stops have to improve. We have to own those moments, learn from them, and continue growing,” Trevino said. “I’m proud of our kids for continuing to fight through adversity, but we also understand that effort has to be accompanied by execution.”
Despite the loss, the Pirates were still able to…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
