Category: Sports

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine showed flashes of the explosive offense they hope to build around in 2026, but costly penalties, communication breakdowns, and an inability to get off the field defensively on third and fourth downs proved too much to overcome Friday night in San Diego as the Vaqueros defeated Warhorses 39-21 in the season opener.
Head Coach Jacob Campsey cited encouraging moments, particularly the way his offense answered after San Diego had jumped out to an early lead but there were also plenty of lessons to be learned from the first game of the new era of Warhorse football.
“I loved the way our offense responded the first two drives after really bad defensive possessions,” Campsey said. “Had we been able to get off the field a time or two, I think we could have taken control of the game.”
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Arabians placed third in their 12-team tournament this past weekend in Devine. Devine went 5-1 over two days while Kyrie DuBose, Greeley Malone, and Hali Carroll scooped up All Tournament Honors for their outstanding play.
The Arabians went a perfect 3-0 in pool-play on Friday defeating Fox Tech 2-0 (25-20, 25-23), Uvalde 2-1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-15), and D’Hanis 2-1 (20-25, 25-13, 25-13).
Devine defeated YWLA 2-0 (26-24, 25-18) in the first game of bracket play on Saturday before losing to Antonian JV 0-2 (11-25, 13-25). The Arabians defeated Hondo 2-0 (25-21, 25-15) to end the day.
“We made some much-needed improvements from the previous week at the Harlandale Tournament, and it was exciting to see those adjustments translate onto the court,” said Head Coach Samantha Mendez. “One of our biggest improvements was our ability…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
After weeks of preparation, two preseason scrimmages, and plenty of sweat, the waiting is finally over as the Devine Warhorses officially open the 2026 football season Friday night when they travel to San Diego for a 7pm meeting with the Vaqueros.
Devine’s Jacob Campsey and his squad have been steadily establishing its own identity since he took over February 1. Now the time has come to show what that identity is.
Both of the Warhorses scrimmages provided valuable opportunities to evaluate players and polish assignments, but Friday night will bring an entirely different atmosphere. Mistakes will matter. Momentum will matter. And how players respond when things don’t go according to plan will matter most of all as the ball is not simply reset at the 30 yard line after a failed series of downs.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine Head Coach Jacob Campsey liked what he saw in his team’s final tune up before the lights pop on for real in San Diego this Friday. The Horses scrimmaged Navarro last Thursday in their second of two scrimmages.
“It was another great physical showing versus Navarro similar to what we had against Ingram the previous week,” Campsey stated. “We made huge strides offensively as we scored 5 or 6 times to their 4 times total with our starters coming out on top 4-3.”
Devine hopes to be more than ready for the opening kick on August 28.
“Against Navarro, we did a great job setting the tone from the get-go and were the more physical team. Offensively, we did a phenomenal job taking gifts in the throw game and had a ton of explosive plays whereas defensively we gave up too many explosive plays and too many 3rd down conversions that we will need to get fixed to have a better shot at winning our opener.”