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8th Colts win 29-4A District Championship!

8th grade Colt Cade Gould won 2nd place at District in the triple jump.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The 8th grade Colts track and field team won the District Championship for 29-4A on April 2 as they scored 164 points against the remaining four teams. Bandera placed runner-up with 140 points.
The Colts won 8 gold medals in all led by three-time winner Tatum Hebert (110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 4x200m) and two-time winners Sean Thompson (200m Dash, 4x200m) and Brandon Fancher (High Jump, 4x200m).
Gionni Perez was the second leg of the winning 4x200m Relay foursome.
Silver medal winners included Herbert, Thompson, Fancher, Ronnie Ortiz, Cade Gould, and three-time winner Rafael Rodriguez.
Josiah Pena won the team’s only bronze medal.
Congratulations to all Colts and coaches on their District 29-4A Championship!
Team rankings
1st Devine 164, 2nd Bandera 140, 3rd Pearsall 127, 4th Carrizo Springs 103, 5th Morales-Uvalde 80.
Colts results
Running Events 100m Dash—6th Ronnie Ortiz 12.65, 9th Gionni Perez 12.78, 10th Cade Gould 12.81 200m Dash—1st Sean Thompson 24.24, 12th James Morrison 27.71 400m Dash—8th Cole Maxwell 1:03.18, 9th J. Morrison 1:04.04, 10th Ty Stehle 1:04.53 800m Run—2nd Rafael Rodriguez 2:20.51, 5th Maxwell 2:30.13 1600m Run—2nd Rodriguez 5:34.94, 7th Mikey Guemes 6:09.29, 11th Zachery Morrison 6:15.02 2400m Run—2nd Rodriguez 8:27.18, 5th Guemes 9:09.03, 8th Z. Morrison 9:36.11 110m Hurdles—1st Tatum Herbert 19.06, 2nd Gould 20.43 300m Hurdles—1st Herbert 46.94, 2nd Ortiz 48.06, 4th Gould 49.48.
Relays 4x100m—2nd Herbert, Brandon Fancher, Ortiz, Thompson 48.11 4x200m—1st Herbert, Perez, Fancher, Thompson 1:41.15 4x400m—5th Perez, Stehle, Maxwell, Fancher.
Field Events Shot Put (4kg)—6th Coltyn LaFond 34’4.5, 7th Casen Briscoe 34’4 Discus (1kg)—6th LaFond 103’10, 7th Marcus Cervantes 102’7.5 High Jump—1st Fancher 5’2, 3rd Josiah Pena 4’10 Pole Vault—4th Maxwell 7’6, 5th Stehle 7’6, 7th Jayln Perez 6’6 Long Jump—2nd Hebert 17’1, 4th Gould 16’11.75, 10th Ortiz 15’8 Triple Jump—2nd Gould 35’9, 6th Stehle 32’7.5, 7th J. Morrison 32’5.

District 29-4A Track & Field Schedule of Events in Somerset

Devine Arabian Kylie Monreal. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine, Carrizo Springs, Floresville, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Somerset, and Uvalde Track and Field athletes will put out their best effort this Wednesday and Thursday (April 8-9) in Somerset as all varsity athletes are looking to make their way to Area while JV competitors are looking to end their year as a District 29-4A Champion.
Area for qualifying Warhorses and Arabians is Thursday, April 16 in Cuero.
The dates below are firm, but the following times may be adjusted accordingly depending on the finish time of the previous event.
There are three preliminary jumps or throws for varsity in order to advance to finals while JV competitors will have four total jumps or throws. High Jump and Pole Vault will follow normal procedures.
Wednesday, April 8
Finals Running Event 10:00am VG, VB, JVG, JVB 3200 Meter Run Field Events: 10:00am VG Long Jump, JVG Triple Jump, VG Discus, VB Shot Put, JVB High Jump, VB Pole Vault 11:30am VB Long Jump, JVB Triple Jump, VB Discus, VG Shot Put, JVG High Jump, VG Pole Vault 1:00pm JVG Long Jump, VG Triple Jump, JVG Discus, JVB Shot Put, VB High Jump, JVB Pole Vault 2:30pm JVB Long Jump, VB Triple Jump, JVB Discus, JVG Shot Put, VG High Jump, JVG Pole Vault.
Preliminary Running Events
*5:00pm 100m Hurdles (JVG, VG)
*5:10pm 110m Hurdles (JVB, VB)
*5:20pm 100m Dash
*5:35pm 400m Dash
*5:50pm 300m Hurdles
*6:05pm 200m Dash
Thursday, April 9
Running Finals
*4:00pm 400m Relay
*4:15pm 800m Run
*4:35pm 100m Hurdles (JVG, VG)
*4:45pm 110m Hurdles (JVB, VB)
*5:00pm 100m Dash
*5:15pm 800m Relay
*5:35pm 400m Dash
*5:50pm 300m Hurdles
*6:10pm 200m Dash
*6:25pm 1600m Run
*7:00pm 1600m Relay
**Team Awards to follow

District 28-3A Track & Field Schedule of Events

Lytle Pirate Sebastian Garcia. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
District 28-3A track and field athletes from Lytle, Natalia, Cotulla, Crystal City, Dilley, Hondo, and Poteet battle it out April 8-9 for a chance to advance to Area. Natalia host this year’s event, scheduled for a 10:00am start time on Wednesday.
The top four from each event move on to Area which is Thursday, April 16 in Jourdanton.
Best of luck to all Lady Mustangs, Lady Pirates, Mustangs, and Pirates and their coaches!
Wednesday, April 8
Field Events 10:00am VB, VG Shot Put; JVG, JVB Discus; VG, VB Triple Jump; JVB, JVG Pole Vault; JVG, JVB High Jump.
Running Events 10:30am 3200m Run Finals JVG, VG, JVB, VB Preliminaries 1:30pm 100m Hurdles, 110m Hurdles, 100m Dash, 400m Dash, 300m Hurdles, 200m Dash.
Thursday, April 9
Field Events 12:00pm JVB, JVG Shot Put; VG, VB Discus; JVG, JVB Triple Jump; VB, VG Long Jump; JVB, JVG Pole Vault; VG, VB High Jump.
Running Finals
4:00pm—400m Relay
4:15pm—800m Run
4:35pm—100m Hurdles
4:40pm—110m Hurdles
4:55pm—100m Dash
5:10pm—800m Relay
5:30pm—400m Dash
5:45pm—300m Hurdles
6:05pm—200m Dash
6:20pm—1600m Run
6:50pm—1600m Relay

Pirates on 9-game win streak with no signs of slowing down

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!

Mustangs on the track in Karnes City

Mustang Sebastian Soto placed 4th in the 800m run during the meet in Karnes City. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Mustang track and field varsity and JV teams got back into the groove of things last week in Karnes City. Natalia has one regular season meet left at San Antonio Christian before tackling District 28-3A on April 9-10 on their own fantastic facilities.
Finishing in one of the top six spots of their respective varsity events were Jimmy Ayala, Alim Echeverria, Roger Najera, R.J. De La O, and Matthew Rodriguez.
Scoring points

Lady Pirates cling to fourth seed in district

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!

Arabians split week against Somerset and Pearsall

Arabian Karsyn Mann sets up her stance during Devine’s intense game against Pleasanton. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports editor
The Devine Arabians dropped their game against Somerset, 1-4 in a tough loss that saw the softball squad fight until the last inning. They soon rectified their previous loss with a blowout win over Pearsall, beating the Mavericks 10-0. The Arabians currently sit at fourth in the district standings with a record of

27-4A Round Two success vital to Warhorse baseball playoff push

Warhorse Esai Sanchez warms up in between innings during Devine’s win over Pearsall. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Horses were 3-3 and a half game out of the coveted fourth and final playoff spot prior to league action on Tuesday, March 31. Devine begins the second round this Thursday, April 2 in in Uvalde against the Coyotes.
vs Floresville
A three-run bottom of the fifth inning by the Tigers broke open their 2-1 lead over…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 Pirates ready for final regular meet in Cotulla

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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Pirate track runner-up at Ro-Hawk Relays

Pirates Diego Reyna and Jacob Cantu keep pace at the Devine track meet. During the meet at Universal City Cantu placed first and Reyna placed fifth in the 1600m run. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Lytle scored 93 points at last week’s Ro-Hawk Relays in Universal City to finish as runners-up to San Antonio Holy Cross who posted 98 points. Host Randolph was third with 92 points as the competition was stiff between the top 7 of 13 teams in attendance.
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