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Arabians take on Cuero for Bi-District

Arabian seniors (left to right) Taylin Herrera, Kynedie Cruz, Aimee Carr, Bella Flores and Cami Carroll were honored on senior night.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
A long season consisting of two-a-days, scrimmages, tournaments, and District 27-4A battles all comes to a head as Devine’s UIL postseason run begins with their Bi-District matchup against the Cuero Lady Gobblers on October 30 at 6pm. The site of the first round game is Seguin High School.
Devine finished its regular season with a 23-17 mark overall (not including their October 28 warm-up game against Randolph) and a 9-3 27-4A record.
Consecutive victories versus Carrizo Springs, Pleasanton, Somerset, and Pearsall has the Arabians peaking at the right time of the year to hopefully make a serious run to the Regional Tournament.
Cuero enters their own playoff run after finishing 21-22 overall, which includes their 5-5 District 28 record. The Lady Gobblers finished third in league standings.
La Vernia took the 28-4A championship with a spotless 10-0 record, followed by Navarro who went 8-2. Gonzales was the fourth place team and qualified for the postseason with their 4-6 finish.
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Bulldogs sniff out 21-14 win over Warhorses

Varsity Warhorse #1 Enoch Hall is given a pathway from Seniors #5 Ty Sadler, #60 Derek Traylor, #85 Tyler Hinnant and sophomore #70 Marcus Gomez. Photo by Brigid Howard. 

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Bandera scored 21 unanswered points in their second-half run to what would initially appear a District 14-4A DII clinching victory over Devine last Friday at Warhorse Stadium.
With the loss, Devine, 3-6 overall, drops to 2-1 in district action with one game remaining at San Antonio Memorial on November 7.
Bandera sits at a perfect 8-0 on the year with district games remaining against San Antonio Memorial on October 31 then closes out their 14-4A schedule against the Wildcats in Carrizo Springs.
Warhorse Nation is hoping…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 Mustangs finish Season with Growth and Grit

Photo by Brigid Howard.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports writer
Natalia Lady Mustang Volleyball has wrapped up their season. The team finished with an overall record of 14-18 and a district record of 5-9, placing fifth in the standings just barely missing the post season. The Lady Mustangs’ hustle…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’ post season hopes alive!

Varsity Mustang #4 Mario Ornelas covers the receiver in the endzone in Natalia’s game against Poth. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports writer
The Mustangs enter the final two weeks of the regular season with a record of 4-4 and are in a four-way tie for the final spot in the post season with a record of 2-3 in district play. This past week the varsity Mustang football fell in a tough game against the Poth Pirates, 64-0.
Head Coach Jason Reynolds credited …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 bid adieu to their volleyball season

Sports writer
The Varsity Lady Pirates volleyball season has come to an end. Lytle had an overall record of 12-25 and were sixth in district standings with a record of 4-10. The Lady Pirates split their last two matches at home, beating Natalia in four and taking Cotulla to a thrilling five set game. 

Vs. Natalia (25-16, 25-22, 18-25, 28-26)
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Pirates Crush Cole in a nail bitter 29-28

Varsity Pirates #1 Angel DeLaRosa, #5 Travis Norton and #3 Weston Jackson walk off the field after a tough drive against Poteet. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports writer
The Lytle Varsity Pirates secure the win in a thrilling game against Cole High School, 29-28, keeping their post season hopes alive. With the win over the Cougars, the Pirates are tied for the fourth spot with Poteet in the district standings. The top four teams in the district advance to the playoffs.
Head coach Mike Trevino said all we…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!

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A Hail Mary for the win!

The crowd and the sidelines go wild after Mustang Quarterback Mason Giera threw a hail mary and connected with receiver Juan Gonzales who made the game-winning catch. Still shot from video that captured this amazing play.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports writer
The Natalia Mustangs pulled off what some might call a miraculous win against Nixon- Smiley High School, 18-15, after Quarterback Mason Giera threw a hail mary and connected with receiver Juan Gonzales who made the game-winning catch. Head Coach Jason Reynolds described the game as one of the most exciting games he’s ever been a part of.
Reynolds said he was proud of the way his team “rose to the occasion” against a tough opponent like Nixon and how locked in the defense was during an exhilarating display of football.
“It was the craziest ending to a football game that I have ever been a part of or even seen,” Reynolds said. 
Gonzales’ game winning catch will garner the most attention and rightfully so, but Reynolds broke down how the most amazing of sequences set up the team three to four plays before…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!

Pirates 28-3A XC Team Champions

CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM – Lytle Cross Country teams pose for championship photo after all 18 runners medaled at 28-3A Meet

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Lytle Head Coach and his Cross Country team consisting of Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Diego Reyna, Sebastian Garcia, Nathan Garza, Bryan Montes-Rodriguez, and Jaden Castro collected the Pirates 8th straight district championship on October 8 in Dilley.
The team scored 18 points to easily defeat runner-up Cotulla who posted 71 points and third place Hondo who finished with 88 points.
The job and quest for more medals and trophies marches on for Ruiz and the Pirate runners.
“For our second leg of our Championship Season we travel to Corpus Christi on October 20 for the Regional Meet in hopes of placing in the top four teams to earn a spot at the State XC meet to be held on October 31 at Round Rock,” Ruiz said looking forward to opportunities ahead of his squad.
Cantu dominated the field in capturing his first individual championship in his first year of high school competition. Cantu has three more chances to attain this goal.
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