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Lady Mustang relay teams on to Area

Natalia Track- Alexis Navarro and Jade Mata compete at district.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Forty-eight of Natalia’s 58 points scored at last Wednesday’s District 28-3A Track Meet was from three runner-up placings in each of the relays.
The 4x100m squad of Abigail Fulton, Emilee Martinez, Anaya Jones, and Angelina Solis, the 4x200m team of McKyenzie Flores, Martinez, Jones, and Solis, and the 4x400m quartet of Fulton, Abriella…

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Natalia Track- Angelina Solis runs last leg on 4x100m relay placing 2nd.

Lady Pirate Track & Field 3rd Place in District 28-3A

Lady Pirate Calyssa Sevier shows her gold-medal winning effort. She won the 200m and 400m at district, advancing to Area.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Lady Pirates had a heckuva showing in Natalia Wednesday, April 3 at the District 28-3A Track and Field Meet as they finished third place with only eight varsity members comprising the team.
Lytle scored 102 points to place behind champion Hondo who tallied 153 and runner-up Crystal City who scored 151 points.
Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz was more than pleased with what he saw from his young team as there was one senior, one junior, four sophomores, and two freshman battling their way to that triple-digit point total.
“The varsity girls…

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Lytle Track- Lady Pirate Addison Criado heads for the finish line.

Pirate track runner-up at District 28-3A Meet

Pirate Dezel Cashion ends the 4x100m relay in 4th place.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lytle was oh-so-close to capturing the District 28-3A Track and Field Championship but fell six-points shy as Hondo got the nod 146 points to the Pirates 140.
Mid-distance and distance runners dominated the day as Lytle filled multiple top-spots in the 3200m, 1600m, and 800m as well as some of those runners also scoring high in the 400m and 4x400m Relay.
The 4x400m Relay squad of Rudy Cepeda, Chase…

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Natalia JV District Track results

Jimmy Ayala and Maddox Corker compete in the 800m run.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Natalia’s JV Track and Field teams completed their 2024 season at home last Wednesday as they competed in the District 28-3A Meet. Both the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs placed sixth in the standings.
The Mustangs scored 39 points with 18 of those coming in Pole Vault as Jimmy Ayala placed second, Maddox Corker third, and Chris Tapia fourth.
Others scoring points for the Mustangs were Aaron Rodriguez, Derick Diaz, Caleb Guttendorf, Luke Bonenberger, and Roger Najera.
The Lady Mustangs tallied 34 points overall with…

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JV Pirates runner up, JV Lady Pirates 3rd @ District Meet

Lady Pirate Kimora Sanchez

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
An enjoyable day was had by the Lytle JV track teams as they closed out their 2024 seasons with the Pirates placing runner-up and the Lady Pirates third at last Wednesday’s District 28-3A Meet in Natalia.
The Pirates tied Hondo with 113 points to place behind champion Dilley who scored 154 points while the Lady Pirates put up 90 points to fall behind Cotulla and Hondo.
Gold medals for the Pirates included Diego Reyna in 1600m and 800m, Nathan Garza in 3200m, Jonathan Massiate in 200m, and Seth Pierce in Shot Put.
Silver medals went to Garza in 3200m and…

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Arabian softball to hostCarrizo this week

Arabian Softball – Natalie Valle hits one to left field.

It was a good run, but Devine unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday, April 2. They fell 4-1 to the Floresville Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game…

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#18 Arabian Maddie Brown fires off another one.

8th Colts Track District Champs, 7th grade places 3rd

Collier Paige competes in the 400m dash.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 8th grade Colts ran, jumped, and threw themselves to a District Track Championship last Tuesday in Pearsall. Devine scored 173 points to easily outdistance runner-up and Class 6A Del Rio who finished with 129 points.
The 7th grade had a nice outing as well as they placed third overall with 135 points. Competition was tight amongst these teams as champion Uvalde had 158 points while fourth place Del Rio was only 22 points behind with 133…

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Gold medal performance was from the 4x100m crew of Nathan Valle, Moses Contreras, Israel Casas, and Jaden Cruz.

7th & 8th Fillys District Track Champions

Illiana Settles placed 4th in the 2400m run and 5th in the 800m and 1600m run.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th and 8th grade Fillys capped off their terrific 2024 track season as District Champions after owning the competition in Pearsall last March 26.
The 7th grade Fillys cruised to a 213-159 advantage over runner-up Del Rio while the 8th grade also topped Del Rio by a final point tally of 170-156.
7th Filly highlights
Scoring over 200 points in a track meet usually means there were several gold medal efforts amongst all events and that was definitely the case for the 7th grade Fillys…

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Dresden Talamantes, Claira Gulley, Brooklyn Hinnant, and Vida Solis teamed up in both the 4x100m Relay and the 4x200m Relay and walked away with two gold medals.

District 29-4A Track & Field in Floresville April 3-4

Jerel Beaty

Staff Writer

The Warhorses and Arabians head to Floresville Wednesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 4 as the District 29-4A Track and Field Meet commences at Tiger Stadium.

The top four from each event advances to Area next week to compete against other top four finishers from District 30-4A for the chance to advance to Regional later in April.

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District 28-3A Track & Field Schedule of Events for April 3 in Natalia

Elias Deluna,, Gatling Gun, Jacques Gonzales, Oscar Mendez

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lytle and Natalia put their best foot forward Wednesday, April 3 as the District 28-3A Track and Field Meet commences at Natalia High School as the Mustangs host this year’s major event.
The top four from each event advances to Area next week to compete against other top four finishers from District 27-3A for the chance to advance to Regional later in April.

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