Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
Local Sports coverage of your Warhorse and Arabians, Colts, Fillys, Lytle Pirates, Lady Pirates, Mustangs and Lady Mustangs
Arabian Varsity Basketball players keep a close eye on Hondo.They #50 LIah Romero, #12 Oakley Malone, #15 Kenadi Marek, and #5 Kylie Monreal.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
What a week for the Arabian hoops team as they went 5-1 with big wins over high-quality opponents. Devine completed their busy week by finishing as the runner up team in their own tournament.
vs Hondo
Any week is a good week if it involves a team from Devine defeating a team from Hondo. To add a little more to that lead in, all six Devine High School teams defeated the…
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Devine’s #14 Cecilio De La Garza sinks another three pointer in the game against Hondo.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Last Tuesday, the varsity Warhorse team capped off a terrific night had by ALL Devine high school basketball teams as they defeated visiting Hondo 79-54. The victory gave the Warhorses and Arabians a perfect 6-0 record as the freshmen, JV, and varsity teams each won their games previous to the nightcap.
The hot-shooting Horses were ready to play from…
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Natalia Mustang tournament honors: #4 Peyton Alderete (All-Tournament), #2 David Rodriguez, #5 Jordan Roberts (MVP), #3 Dominic San Miguel All-Tournament).
Natalia vs. Karnes City
(McMullen County Tournament Pool Play)
In their first game of the McMullen County Tournament, the Mustangs took on the Badgers of Karnes City. The Badgers jumped out to a quick lead early on as they held on to an 18-13 lead heading into the 2Q. The Mustangs had a balanced scoring attack in…
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Lytle Lady Pirates #15 Katara Whitfield and #22 Amelia Martinez trap a Cole play
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Lady Pirates downed Randolph 46-36 last Tuesday in San Antonio as Calyssa Sevier poured in 24 points for Lytle in the victory. Katara Whitfield and and Arianna Garcia notched double digits on the glass with 14 and 12 respectively.
“We picked up our 13th win of the season in spite of only shooting 28% from the floor (15 of 53),” said relieved head coach Lori Wilson. “We have to get more…
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Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 8th grade Filly hoop teams continued their season a week ago in Pearsall against the Lady Doggies. The B-Team wound up in a 15-all tie while the A-Team won easily 36-7/
B-Team
Devine took a 9-8 lead into the break before Pearsall got that one point back in the second half as the teams tied at 15. There are no overtimes in B-Team ball games.
“These girls played well despite ending in a tie with Pearsall,” said Coach Leigh Anne McIver. “It was a very physical game where a lot of fouls were not called but the girls really held their composure. We had a lot of good looking…
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#1 Jordan Beaver with free throw to tie game late in the 4th quarter.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th grade Colts traveled to Uvalde Monday afternoon to take on the Coyotes. Devine played two competitive games but came out on the short end of each contest.
A-Team
The A-Team lost a gut-wrencher 17-15 as both offenses struggled to get favorable runs going throughout the game. Devine hit a three-pointer as their only points in the first quarter then managed a single free throw in the second frame.
The Colts scored 7 points in the third before finishing the game with three made free throws in the fourth…
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Devine Arabian #20 Natalie Valle with a jumpshot over LaVernia. Photos by Joanie DuBose
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Even though the hallways at DHS were silent last week, the Arabian basketball team got in a little work over the Thanksgiving holiday with games against La Vernia and Navarro. Devine continues its tournament part of their season Thursday and Saturday in Marion before entertaining Hondo next Tuesday prior to hosting their own tournament December 7-9.
“The Thanksgiving Break provided us with some great competition,” said Head Coach Jim Sessions. “We did some great things during the games last week. Our defensive intensity is getting…
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Devine Warhorse #4 Tanner Davis goes up for layup. Photo by Brigid Howard
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Warhorses kept their grind going on the hardwood during the Thanksgiving Holiday as they defeated Ingram 76-61 before losing a tight one against Marion 59-57.
Devine took on San Antonio Kennedy at home last night prior to tipping off at the Marion Tournament this Friday and Saturday.
Devine returns to their home court Tuesday, December 5 as they take on Hondo…
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Lytle Lady Pirate #10 Calyssa Sevier goes up for layup.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Most Lytle High School students had a nice little break from school during the Thanksgiving Holiday, but the Lady Pirates hit the hardwood running by picking two more victories to bump their record to 8-3 on the season prior to last night’s contest against the Devine Arabians.
The Monday prior to Thanksgiving, the Lady Pirates took down the…
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Head Coach Lori Wilson poses with her Lady Pirate basketball team during the Southside Tournament last weekend.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
There are always bumps in the road to success. Just as the juggernaut 2022-2023 season proved beneficial to that team’s success, so will the schedule Head Coach Lori Wilson crafted for this season.
“This group is going to be good once we can get everyone here and get the chemistry…
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