Category: Sports

Devine vs Hondo at Barry Field 7 pm

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Few rivalries in the state compare to Devine vs Hondo. It does not matter the sport, these two towns, rich in tradition, love competing against each other and many times use it as a measuring stick in their own team’s strengths and weaknesses.
With these two perennial playoff football teams battling it out this Friday in Hondo at Barry Field, Devine Head Coach Paul Gomez provided a little insight to what Warhorse Nation can expect to see as the 7 o’clock kickoff nears.
Gomez’s outlook
“It is Hondo Week! We are looking forward to making the trip across the creek this Friday night! Hondo has an incredibly good team, and they have a lot of weapons offensively.  Their quarterback, DJ Richter, is back from last year and he has a great arm and does an exceptionally good job running their offense.
DJ is very mobile and can scramble to make things happen. He is able to buy some extra time in the passing game with those capabilities and he is also a big part in their running game.
Mason Barr, their running back is very skilled as well. He does a really good job making defenders miss and creating big plays. They use him well with motion out of the backfield or lining him up as an…

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Arabians cruise to first district win

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine got what it needed in Uvalde last Friday night as they spanked the Lobos in straight sets to begin District 29-4A at a perfect 1-0. The Arabians took on a formidable Carrizo Springs squad last night in the DSAC and have a big contest up 173 in Pleasanton this Friday.
The Arabians jumped out quickly in the first set and never looked back in their 25-15 set-one win. Devine went on to win set two 25-19 before putting the Lobos to rest in set three 25-18.
Individual player stats were not available at press time.
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Head Coach Leigh Anne McIver and her troops wrapped up their daunting…

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Warhorse running game nets 315 yards, 4 TDs in win

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Warhorse rushing game was in full swing last Friday night in Natalia as nine different Devine running backs accumulated 315 yards offense and scored four touchdowns in their 42-0 win over the Mustangs.
Devine threw for 145 additional yards and two touchdowns in route to improving their season record to 2-1. Natalia dropped to 1-2.
“It was definitely a good win for us,” Warhorse Head Coach Paul Gomez stated postgame. “We executed well offensively with several backs having good runs for us.”
Last week’s “Game Ball” recipient Brayden Reyes led Devine in rushing once again against the Mustangs, doing so on only 10 carries but producing 88 yards and a touchdown to go along with it.
Jeremy Steinbrenner cranked out 59 yards on only two attempts and Eli Contreras contributed 51 yards. Enoch Hall, Anthony Saldivar, Eduward Perez, Karter Brown, Jacob Sollock, and Jaysen Ramirez accounted for the rest.
Even the most casual football fan knows Devine has a traditionally-rich running game, but the Warhorses even aired it out on occasion this past week.
“We threw the ball around some and got some…

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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The JV Arabian volleyball team got their District 29-4A part of the season started on the right foot as they defeated Uvalde last Friday in straight sets 25-16, 25-19. Devine played Carrizo Springs Tuesday in the DSAC September 17 and next take on the Lady Eagles in Pleasanton this Friday then Poth Tuesday, September 24 in a non-district tilt.
“We seemed to come out stronger, more aggressive in the second set than the first, but we were able to get the win despite Uvalde battling us to the very end,” said Coach Alejandra Mora.
Kyrie DuBose led the way with 8 kills while Rylie Wells added a nice one from the middle right to middle hole.
Dubose, Jayme Moralez, Calleigh Schneider, and Margarita Vizcarra each served up an ace.
The Arabians played the traditionally tough…

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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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