Category: Lytle Pirates & Lady Pirates Sports

Lytle Pirates and Lady Pirates Sports

Local Track Team Shines Bright:

A Triumph at the South Texas AAU Regional Qualifier (Region 19)

In a display of sheer athleticism and determination, the Tri-County track team displayed excellence efforts at the highly competitive AAU Region 19 meet held this past weekend at D.W Rutledge Stadium. Amidst stiff competition from clubs across the region, the team showcased exceptional skill in securing multiple Junior Olympic berths for the first time in club history. Each athlete finished in the top 5 to qualify for Junior Olympics.

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Lytle Senior Awards Banquet

Legacy Bowl Member Mike Fernandez along with Co -Founder Eric Smith present Lytle Senior Athletes Calyssa Sevier and Brandon Abando with the 2023 Legacy Bowl Scholarships. Thanks to 25+ Sponsors from 5+ communities- this scholarship remains a constant in both Lytle and Natalia.

Legacy Bowl Co-Chairman Eric Smith and Legacy Bowl member Mike Fernandez honored retiring Lytle ISD Superintendent Dr. Michelle Carroll Smith with a plaque for her dedication to the youth of Lytle and for her support of the Legacy Bowl. Smith also recognized Lytle ISD Athletic Director Lori Wilson and Head Football Coach Mike Trevino for their leadership.

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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Lytle Pirates faced Natalia; capture District

The Lytle Pirates beat the Natalia Mustangs winning District, they will go on to face West Campus in the Bi-District playoffs.

The Pirates defeated Natalia at home last Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 4 – 2 on great pitching from Jair Flores. Flores threw a complete game and allowed 2 unearned runs while striking out 8.

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Pirates victorious over Javelinas

Lytle is 9-0-1 against Natalia since February of 2018, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lytle Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Natalia Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Lytle will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Lytle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a…

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Lady Pirates faced Hondo for a second time

Lytle was the 21-11 winner over Hondo when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Lytle Pirates’ tough 21-12 defeat to the Hondo Owls on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Lytle has now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Lytle got a massive…

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Pirates 3rd place at Area Track

Rodolfo cepeda, Sebastian Garcia and Brandon Obando run in the 400m run.

Alvarez, Cepeda, Davalos, Garcia, Guevara, Montes-Rodriguez, Obando, & Sanchez are Regional Qualifiers

Jerel Beaty, Staff Writer
Johnny Alvarez, Rudy Cepeda, William Davalos, Sebastian Garcia, Chase Guevara, Bryan Montes-Rodriguez, Brandon Obando, and Abel Sanchez represent Pirate Track and Field at this weekend’s Regional Meet in Seguin at Matador Stadium. At Regional, the top two finishers from each event advance to the State Meet in Austin Thursday, May 2.
The Pirates placed third as a team with 94 points, trailing only champion Jourdanton who posted 134 and Poth who netted 102.
Sanchez and Montes-Rodriguez tied for fourth place as far as total points scored for their team as each raked in 20 points each. Alvarez was right behind those two as he tallied 18 points to tie for…

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