Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
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Lizbeth De Los Santos, Denise Contreras, and Liah Romero
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Not only did seniors Liah Romero, Denise Contreras, and Lizbeth De Los Santos make the grade on the court for the 30-8 Arabian basketball team this past season, but they also made the grade where it really counts which is their classrooms at Devine High School.
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Warhorse #1 Luke Friesenhahn fields 3rd out for the Warhorses to hold Wildcats 1-1 in the 5th inning.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
District 29-4A has not been a bed of roses thus far for Head Coach Heath Poppe and his Warhorse baseball team as they dropped their first two league games prior to their March 19 tilt against Pleasanton.
Devine lost back-to-back leads against Uvalde at home and versus Carrizo Springs at Wildcat Field to drop to 0-2.
Against the Coyotes Devine led 3-2 going into the top of the 7th before the roof fell in and Uvalde escaped with the 7-3 victory. In Carrizo Springs, the Horses were up by the slimmest of margins at 2-1 going into the bottom of the 6th inning before the Wildcats tied it at 2 apiece.
Devine and Carrizo Springs worked extra innings, with each team getting a….
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As many of you know, Lewis helped start the chapter of the South Texas Officials Association 57 years ago with a membership of around 15 officials. Because of his leadership and vision, today the membership is close to 400.
What a blessing to announce the 7th recipient of this award. Ron Tatsch not only is a good friend and a good ref, but is also a good person. He is very active in our chapter and has called many regional and state basketball games. He has also conducted many basketball clinics for our chapter. Anything he is involved in is always done right. This honor is very well-deserved.
Lewis Stroud had officiated basketball for 57 years and during those 57 years, he has called 3 state tournaments and 9 regional tournaments.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
There is a STATE CHAMPION in Natalia, Texas and her name is Araceley Segovia! Segovia won the Class 3A 198lb division in Frisco March 14th as she totaled an even one-thousand pounds over the three lifts to claim the championship.
Ashley Aguirre did not do too shabby herself as she placed 8th overall…in the STATE! Aguirre totaled 830lbs in the 181lb division.
Segovia, who was also the Class 3A Region V Champion, squatted 425lbs, benched 195lbs, and deadlifted 380lbs at State.
Aguirre squatted…
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Mya Villarreal and Briana Paredes competed at State.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lady Pirates Mya Villareal and Brianna Paredes competed at the State Powerlifting Meet in Frisco March 14 and even though they did not come home with a championship plaque, each represented Lytle ISD to their highest standards.
Villareal placed 7th overall in the 97lb division, where there were 18 total participants. She lifted 590 pounds overall with 220lb in squat, 120 on the bench, and 250 in deadlift.
Paredes tallied 745lbs in…
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Lytle Pirate Lifters Mario Diaz and Luke Estrada are Statebound! Diaz racked up 1,695 pounds in his division and Estrada totaled 1,335 pounds. Jaden Araujo also competed at Regionals.
Pirates compete at Regionals
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Mario Diaz and Luke Estrada advanced to the biggest stage of the high school powerlifing world with their outstanding performances in Edinberg at Regional last week. Diaz placed 2nd in the 198lb division while Estrada hit the qualifying total in the 148lb division.
Diaz racked up 1,695 pounds in his division. He squatted 650lb, benched 410lb, and deadlifted 635 to advance to State.
Estrada earned his trip to Abilene with a squat of 505lb, a bench of 290lb, and a deadlift of 540. He totaled 1,335 pounds.
Jaden Araujo gave it his best shot to extend his season but fell just short of his goal as he placed 9th in the 114lb division with a 325lb squat, 165lb bench, and 330lb deadlift to finish with 820 pounds total.
Congratulations to all three lifters on a powerful 2024 season and best of luck to Mario and Luke at State!
Natalia Mustang Adrian Lopez punched his ticket to the state powerlifting meet on March 22nd in Abilene!
Mustangs compete at Regionals
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Adrian Lopez will represent Natalia at the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene March 22 in Abilene. Lopez placed 3rd overall in the 123lb weight class at last week’s Regional Meet in Edinberg.
Lopez totaled 1,080 pounds combined with a squat of 375, a bench of 240, and a deadlift of 465lbs.
Oscar Ramos, Luis Buentello, and Eduardo Lopez also gave it their best shot to extend their season one more event but fell just short of their ultimate goal.
Ramos placed 10th in the 114lb division with lifts of 325lb in squat, 170lb on bench, and a 305lb deadlift to total an even 800 pounds.
Buentello placed 5th in the 220lb division, totaling 1,395 pounds. He squatted 585lb, benched 315lb, and deadlifted 495lbs.
Eduardo Lopez bombed out after posting 315lb in squat in the 114lb division.
Congratulations to all four Mustang lifters on a great 2023 season and best of luck to Adrian at State!
Warhorse Israel Reyes finished with a 600 lbs squat, 325 lb bench, 525 lb deadlift to qualify for State!
Horses compete at Regionals
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Israel Reyes has one more competition to go in 2024 and it is his biggest and most important one yet as he qualified for the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene at Taylor Country Arena. Reyes placed 4th overall in the 181lb division.
Seth De Leon and Joe Guerrero also qualified for the Regional Meet at JK Northway in Edinberg but were not able to successfully extend their season.
Reyes lifted a total weight of 1,450 pounds that included 600lb in the squat rack, 325lb on bench, and 525lb deadlifting.
Congratulations to all three Warhorses and best of luck to Israel in Abilene!
Seth Deleon competed in the Regional Meet.
7th grade Fillys Samantha Zamora, Kenzie Ray, and Greeley Malone.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th grade got their feet wet for the first time in a competitive environment February 21 in Hondo and will learn from the experience as they move on through the season.
The 7th Fillys went 4-4 while their counterpart Colts went 2-6 against the host Owls.
Coach Kandi Darnell stated, “Our 7th graders with 5 days of practice played well but we still have a lot to teach and a lot to learn.”
“The 8th graders dominated!” said Darnell and by the results one can tell why…
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7th grade doubles partners Nolan Beaty and Aaron Frazier.
Karter Brown placed second in discus with a 105’6 throw at Saturday’s meet. Ismael Torres placed seconnd in pole vault.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
A nice outing for the Warhorse track team last weekend in San Antonio as they finished runner-up to champion Antonian 155-117 at St. Mary’s Hall.
Team standings
1st Antonian 155, 2nd Devine 117, 3rd Cornerstone 99.5, 4th Great Hearts Northern Oaks 86, 5th Bulverde Gloria Deo 65, 6th St. Mary’s Hall 43, 7th Austin Regents 39.5, 8th TMI 20, 9th San Antonio Christian 12, 10th Marble Falls Faith Academy 4, 11th Round Rock Christian Academy 3, 12th Bracken Christian 1.
Warhorse point results
4x100m 4rd Ismael Torres, Rowdy Esparza, Eli Contreras, Mario Vicente 45.93 4x200m 4nd Ryan Weinkam, Contreras, Esparza, Vicente 1:35.85 4x400m 2nd Bo…
