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Lytle Pirates and Lady Pirates Sports


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Pirate Noah Smoot will take his discus talents to the regional track and field meet in Kingsville after placing first in the discus event at the area meet in Jourdanton. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Pirate Track and Field team scored 102 points on April 16 to place Runner-Up in the District 27-28 Class 3A Area Meet in Jourdanton. Randolph took top billing this year with 140 points while Marion was third with 100 points.
Gold medal winners included Jacob Cantu, Noah Smoot, Chase Guevara, Jewell Hicks, Clayton Jopling, and Sebastian Garcia while silver medalist were Guevara, Hicks, Cantu, Angel De La Rosa, and Toby Davila.
Diego Reyna and De La Rosa won bronze medals while Nathan Garza and Bryan Montes-Rodriguez also contributed to the 102-point output.
Andrew Stepp and Seth Pierce also finished their season as Area Qualifiers.
Congratulations to all Pirates and coaches and best of luck at Regional!
Regional Qualifiers
Individual event regional qualifiers were Jacob Cantu in 3200m and 1600m, Adrian Reyna in 3200m, Diego Reyna in 1600m, Sebastian Garcia in 800m, Jewell Hicks in 400m, Noah Smoot in Discus, and Angel De La Rosa in Long Jump.
Two of the three relay teams advanced to Regional as the…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Lady Pirate Claire Canales had two runs, 1 hit, 3 RBIs and one home run during Lytle’s last game of the season against Hondo. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports editor
The Lytle Lady Pirates’ time on the softball field has come to a close after a intense game against the Hondo Owls that went to extra innings, falling just short at 12-13. Lytle was fighting for the final playoff spot that came down to the last game of the season. Unfortunately, the Lady Pirates were edged out by just one game.
Lytle will finish the season with a district record of 3-7 and an overall record of 10-16-2.
Team leaders in stats: Anissa Perez had three homeruns this season and led the team in doubles at 13. Marley Macias led the team in total stolen bases at 21, runs scored at 28 and hits at 31. Kaycee Galindo led the team in RBIs at 23. Mikailah Mejia hit three triples this season.
Congratulations to the Lady Pirates and the coaching staff on a great season!
Stats
Vs Hondo
Batting: Avary Hernandez- 2 H, 5 RBI, Jessica Sollock- 2 R, Kaycee Galindo- 1 R, 2 H, Payton Devaney- 1 R, 1 H, Marley Macias- 2 R, 1 H, Anissa Perez- 2 H, 1 RBI, 1 double, Mikailah Mejia- 3 R, 1 H, Evelyn Quintana- 1 H, 1 RBI, Autumn Foster- 1 R, 1 H, Claire Canales- 2 R, 1 H, 3 RBI, 1 homerum
Baserunning: Macias- 1 SB
Fielding: Galindo- 3 for 4 on PO, Devaney- 10 for 11 on PO, Macias- 5 PO, 2 A, Perez- 2 for 2 on PO, Mejia- 1 PO, 8 A, Foster- 2 for 2 on PO, Canales- 1 PO
Pitching: Canales threw 1 strikeout on 44 batters faced over 8 innings pitched.
Pirate Toby Davila had four runs scored, two hits, three RBIs and one double in Lytle’s wins- against Cotulla and Dilley. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports Editor
The Lytle Pirates’ win streak rages on after taking down Cotulla and Dilley this past week. Their win streak extends to 11 in a row and hold sa firm grasp on the one seed in the district standings. The laudable run Lytle is on right now is fueled by contributions from every corner of the…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!



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Pirate Weston Jackson threw seven strikeouts over five innings pitched during Lytle’s dominant win over Crystal City. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports editor
Pirates baseball has been dominant all season. They are currently on a nine game winning streak while holding the number one seed in the district standings of 5-0. Since the start of district play, Lytle has averaged about 14 runs scored per game while holding opponents to about two scores per game.
Vs Crystal City
In their win over the Javelinas, the Pirates had a 9-1 lead by the third inning and had full control of the game. Pitchers Weston Jackson and Toby Davila combined for a 1-hitter game and the Pirates racked…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports editor
The Lytle Lady Pirates are gearing up for the home stretch of district play before playoffs. Lytle is currently…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Lady Pirate Kaycee Galindo placed 17th in the 400m dash at the Universal City meet. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Lady Pirates faced off against some great competition at the Ro-Hawk Relays in Randolph last week. Lytle travels to Cotulla on Wednesday, April 1 to close out its regular season.
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