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Freshman Arabians stop Uvalde in two sets

Celebrating a win against Uvalde are A’Del Holder, McKenzie Hennessey, Peyton Dixon-Davis, Addison DuBose, Sydney Solis, Aliyah Moralez, Greeley Malone, Maddy Hester, Leann Guemes, Kenzie Ray, and Gigi Madrid. They take on Carizzo Springs at home this Friday.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The freshman Arabian volleyball team got their first District 29-4A win in Uvalde as the defeated the Lobos 25-23, 25-11. Devine played Carrizo Springs Tuesday at home and next take on the Lady Eagles in Pleasanton Friday and Poth in a non-district tilt Tuesday, September 24.
Even though the two-set-to-none final score of the Arabians victory in Uvalde looks as though it was a complete blowout, Coach Kara Stacy explained things in a slightly different point of view.
“We had a rocky start in this game as losing a player to injury can have its effects especially when it comes to new rotations and players having to fill different roles,” Stacy stated about the discombobulation at the beginning. “We struggled quite a bit in the first set to get a good rhythm going however the girls managed to pull off a close 25-23 win.”
Stacy was able to get her team regrouped between sets which provided a little more breathing room as the set progressed.
“Going into the second set the girls did…

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Lytle Pirates upset Bandera Bulldogs!

Lytle Pirate Captains line up to kick off the game against the Bulldogs.

“Opportunity & Adversity”
Pirates unite for dramatic 24-21 comeback victory in Bandera

Davila 234 yards, 3 TD passes; Guevara 6 receptions for 188 yards, 3 TDs lead Lytle
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
“Opportunity and Adversity” were the first words Lytle Head Coach Mike Trevino communicated as he, his coaching staff, his players, and the entire Pirate community enjoyed a thrilling 24-21 comeback win against the Bulldogs in Bandera last Friday night.
Trailing 14-0 after the first quarter of play Lytle could have easily folded up shop and sludged through the rest of a game that few, if any, outside the Pirate locker room even picked the black and gold to win in the first place.
Ah, but only some outside Pirate Nation know of the heart, the determination, and the grit continually being built into Lytle football players at both the high school and middle school levels over the past couple of years that allowed them the chance to tackle the “Opportunity and Adversity” Trevino presented to them in living color in Bandera last Friday night under those Class 4A lights.
“We get both of them and they’re guaranteed, but…

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8th Colts storm by Mustangs

8th grade Colt Logan Alexander making his way to score a touchdown. Photo by Alyzse Cumpian.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The 8th grade Colts moved to 2-0 on the young season with their 36-0 blanking of the Mustangs last Thursday in Natalia. Devine led 16-0 after the first quarter of play before cruising to victory from there on out.
Those 16 first quarter points came without the Colt offense even having to take the field as Devine’s defense forced punts on Natalia’s first two possessions.
Punt returner Nate Valle returned the first of his consecutive touchdowns for 60 yards while the next was just a tad shorter from 35 yards out.
Moses Contreras added the first two-point conversion while Jordan Beaver tacked on the second.
Devine’s defense rose to the challenge once again as David Espinosa stepped in front of a Mustang pass attempt to snag an interception.
On the Colts ensuing possession Valle connected with Logan Alexander on an 8-yard touchdown pass. Alexander also…

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The 8th grade Colts….photo by Brigid Howard

Pirate Chase Guevara awarded SA Express-News Game Ball

Lytle Pirate #2 Chase Guevara catches the ball and heads downfield during thier victory over Bandera.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Lytle’s comeback victory over Class 4A Bandera last week put some extra eyes on the Pirate football program, without a doubt.
A pair of eyes that really took notice was San Antonio Express-News sportswriter David Hinojosa who warded one of his weekly “Game Balls” to big-play Pirate wide receiver Chase Guevara.
Guevara snagged six receptions for 188 yards. Half of those six receptions put six points on the board for his team as they went on to the 24-21 win in Bandera.
Congratulations, Chase!

8th Grade Fillys Earn a Win

Filly 8th graders Jessa Mata and Kallisyn Bedford get ready for serve recieve.

Shana Beaty-Staff writer
The Devine’s Filly 8th grade volleyball A-team claimed their victory over Pearsall adding a win to their district record to 1-1. The Fillys beat the Pearsall Dogies in two consecutive sets, 25-6, 25-8. Coach Julie Oropeza said, “This was a very dominant game by this group tonight. The hard work and dedication to doing things right is making a good team even better. I look forward to…

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7th Grade Fillys Beat Pearsall

7th grader Presley Blanton goes up for the block. Photo by Nolan Beaty.

Shana Beaty
Staff writer
Devine Fillys 7th grade volleyball A and B teams defeated Pearsall to win two well-played games, on Monday, September 9th as Devine’s A-Team won in 2 consecutive sets, 25-11, 25-10.
A-TEAM STATS
SERVICE POINTS: Savannah Solis -16, Sophia Sereno-8, Behah Boehme-5, Julianna Rivas-4, Riley Hennessey-3, Kaylee Villereal-2, Lily Rodriguez-2, Allison Balencia-1
ACES: Solis-5, Boehme and Hennessey each w/1
ATTACKS: None
KILLS: None
ASSISTS: None
BLOCKS: None
DIGS: Alleson Zamora-3, Brooke Stacy-2, Presley Blanton and Rodriguez each w/1
District Record…

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Devine Tennis plays Uvalde

In doubles, Steinbrunner (pictured above) and his partner Gelinas beat the competition 6-2, 8-6, (7-5), (4-7).

By Catherine Richard
The Devine High School Tennis team traveled to Uvalde this week to play against the Coyotes on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
DHST team fell short one goal, losing in some tie-breaks and split sets. The final score was 10-7.
Currently, the Arabians are playing with Oakley Malone, the senior captain, due to an injury. This led to changes in the doubles and singles teams. The Arabian team lost the girls doubles matches.
The Warhorse team was undefeated in the boys doubles.
“Our boys did a great job of keeping us in the match with the three doubles teams splitting sets and having to play…

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Arabians runner-up in Uvalde

Leading the way for the Arabians was Hailey Montes. Montes, taking 5th place, with a time of 13:26.

Montes, Jones, Rangel, & Carr Top-20

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine was in a fix last weekend as the Islander Splash was “splished” due to uncertainty of weather conditions on the coast at Corpus Christi. Head Coach Hannah Thompson and her squads ran in Uvalde instead and came away with 2nd place in the small school division.
The Arabians scored 72 points behind champion Pleasanton who had 44.
Leading the way with a top-10 performance out of 81 competitors was…

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Lady Mustangs to host Hondo Friday

The Lady Mustangs celebrate a big play in a recent game.

The Natalia Lady Mustang volleyball team will host Hondo this Friday in Natalia at 5:00 p.m.
They opened district last week in Crystal City with a close four game match. They were shy of the first game win at 23-25. Second game ended at 15-25. Bounced back to take the third game 25-21. Fourth game ended 19-25 with Crystal City taking the win 3-1 overall.
Abigail Fulton- 1 kill, 1 ace, 6 points, 21 digs, 4 assist, 33 serve receive.
Anaya Jones- 22 kills, 4 points, 2 blocks, 30 digs, 1 assists, 10 serve receive
Marissa Castro- 1 points, 1 digs,1 serve receive
Kira Jimenez- 1 dig, 1 serve receive
Yahdi Lujan- 9 digs, 1 assists, 18 serve receive.
Abriella Garza-…

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8th Colts blank Jourdanton

QB#12 Nate Valle looking to pass with #1 Jordan Beaver on blocking.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The 8th Grade Colts A and B teams took wins in their first official action of the season as the A-Team won 12-6 while the B-Team took the 18-0 shutout.
A-Team
According to Coach Michael Sotelo, “The A-team game was to be a ‘David versus Goliath’ match-up as Jourdanton was a team that went undefeated last year as seventh graders.” It was an entertaining game, for sure as it was a nip-and-tuck affair all evening. The Colts found themselves down but definitely not out trailing 6-0, before slaying the Indians with their impressive comeback.
“We were able to get a touchdown from Nate Valle thanks in part to some great blocking by Noah Garcia, Brody Poppe, Troy Guerra, Joe Balderrama, and Jayden Rodriguez that tied the game at six.”

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