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Arabians sprint to team championship at St. Mary’s Track Meet

Kylie Monreal takes 2nd in high jump.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Well, that did not take long. The Arabian track team knotted their first of what will likely be many team championships as they dusted the competition at St. Mary’s last weekend. Devine scored 142 points in their victory, 31 more than runner-up Cornerstone who tallied 111.
Team standings
1st Devine 142, 2nd Cornerstone 111, 3rd Antonian 95, 4th Marble Falls Faith Academy 56, 5th Great Hearts Northern Oaks 46, 6th O’Connor 46, 7th Bulverde Gloria Deo 37, 8th Bracken Christian 30, 9th Austin Regents 28, 10th Round Rock Christian 27, 11th St. Mary’s Hall 15, 12th San Antonio Christian 13, 13th TMI 2…

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14 Lady Mustang powerlifter are Regional-Bound!

Bottom Row (l to r): Autumn Martinez, Ritzi Robles-Ocampo, Sofia Vera, Lorinda Garcia-Ramos, Abigail Fulton, Karianna Sanchez. Middle Row: Olivia Velasquez, Rubiana Juarez, Yara Robles-Ocampo, Eliana Flores-Garcia, Arriana Romero, Isabel Laque, Ashley Aguirre, Evalyn Valera, Danica Torrez. Top Row: Araceley Segovia. Not Pictured: Manager Kate Robinson.

R. Robles-Ocampo, Garcia-Ramos, Segovia, Flores-Garcia, Laque, Romero, Sanchez, Fulton, Velasquez, Martinez, Valera, Aguirre, Vera, & Y. Robles-Ocampo

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Holy Smokes! Natalia has some strong young ladies heading to Regional at Bert Ogden Arean on February 29 as 14 Lady Mustangs qualified for Regional.
Wish seniors Ritzi Robles-Ocampo, Lorinda Garcia-Ramos, Araceley Segovia, Eliana Flores-Garcia, Isabel Laque, and Arriana Romero, juniors Karianna Sanchez, Abigail Fulton, and Olivia Velasquez, sophomores Autumn Martinez, Evalyn Valera, Ashley Aguirre, and freshmen Sofia Vera and Yara Robles-Ocampo the best of luck if you see them before they leave…

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Lady Pirates hoops run ends in Regional Quarterfinals to Columbus

“Lifetime of Memories!”

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
There is the saying that All good things must come to an end but that may be just a little bit of an understatement as the Lady Pirate season came to a close last week in the Regional Quarterfinals. The saying should go, All great things must come to an end.
As Head Coach Lori Wilson stated, “What a year and what a season these 8 girls, or, as I refer to as The FAB 8, have had representing LHS and their community. They were your 4-Peat District Champs, Bi-District Champs, and Area Champs for 2024 and collected three more gold balls for the trophy case!”
Columbus got the better of the Lady Pirates 73-53 in Seguin, but do not let the 20-point difference fool ya. Lytle gave the Cardinals all they wanted and more.
“Our last game of this incredible season will…

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Arabians needed a yellow-dog for Regionals as 10 qualified!

Powerlifters Camarillo, Cantu, Frausto, Garcia, Gutierrez, Jimenez, Parker, Polen, Spurgers, Torres

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Thankfully, it was not 230 miles from Devine High School to Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas but only 229.9 as 10 Arabians made the 3½-hour trip on Monday to compete in Class 4A Region IV Powerlifting event Tuesday, February 27 that gave each a chance to qualify for State in Frisco in mid-March.
Alanna Frausto, Vivianna Torres, Savannah Parker,…

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Warhorse baseball tackling tourney season

Warhorse #8 Elijah Gomez at the plate.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Like all high school sports, seasons break down into their own little compartments. First, there are tryouts and early practices without a complete compliment of players due to other sports. Secondly, there are multiple scrimmages for coaches to try an assortment of lineups and positions for several players. Thirdly, and what the Devine Warhorse team is currently experiencing, is tournament season that proceeds regular non-conference games that in turn lead into district and, hopefully, postseason state playoffs.
Head Coach Heath Poppe and his players made the short trip to Somerset to take part and improve parts of their game this past weekend at the Bulldog classic. Devine collected wins in their two…

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Regional Quarterfinalists Arabians bow out of State Playoffs to West Oso

Undefeated District Champs gave their all

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The undefeated 12-0 District 29-4A Champion, Bi-District Champion, and Area Champion Arabians took one of the chin last Tuesday at Southwest Legacy High School as West Oso proved to be a little too big and a smidge too athletic for Devine to keep up with as the Lady Bears won 68-33 to end the hometown team’s gaudy 30-9, 2023-2024 season.
A “key to victory” for Head Coach Jim Sessions stated prior to this tilt was to keep West Oso from dominating the rebounding department and to try to limit their athleticism, but both seemed fruitless as Devine was outrebounded 44-24 and was shut out in transition points 18-0.
West Oso won the battle down low as they owned the points in the paint 44-18 and recorded 4 blocked shots to Devine’s two swats. The Lady Bears also got 11 second-….

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AREA CHAMPIONS!!! ARABIANS SINK TULOSO-MIDWAY 50-28

Arabians Oakley Malone, Kenadi Marek, Denise Contreras, Liah Romero, and Airyanna Rodriguez celebrate their victory over Tuloso-Midway!! Photo by Stella Contreras

*Played West Oso Feb20 for Regional Quarterfinal

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The dreadful thing about Tuesday night basketball playoff games is The Devine News must submit to press early Tuesday evening which is prior to tipoff of all Tuesday night ballgames, no matter the sport or event.
Arabian Nation fans have to wait to hear the complete story regarding Devine’s February 19 Regional Quarterfinal state playoff game result versus the Lady Bears of West Oso until next Wednesday. Sigh.
Head Coach Jim Sessions stated before tipoff that a key to a quarterfinal championship was for his team “to limit the Lady Bears athleticism and aggressiveness in hopes of keeping West Oso off the boards.”
Grandiose thing here is even if things did not turn out the Arabians way in this one, they already hit the extraordinary 30-win mark against the Cherokees and will finish the season at some point with only 9 losses.
Simply incredible!…

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The 2024 Arabian Basketball team took the Area Championship !!!

Arabian Powerlifters have eyes set on Regional

Savannah Parker placed 8th in her class.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The last qualifying meet lady lifters for the 2024 season was February 14 in Natalia as over 160 competitors took their final shot to continue their season.
While many females around the area were opening sweet, endearing Valentine’s Day cards and quite possibly shedding a happy, heartfelt teardrop or two while at the same time smacking on some caramels and chocolate as their significant other realized how much he just paid for a box of mixed deliciousness, Arabian powerlifters were grunting and groaning, dripping in sweat as hopes danced in their hearts…

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Kylie Jo Dubose placed 12th in her class.

Deadlift Margarita Vizcarra placed 14th in her class.

AREA CHAMPS!Lady Pirates rope Edna in 66-65 thriller

Lytle Lady Pirates celebrate the big play after #10 Calyssa Sevier hit a 3pointer in the last 16 seconds of the game to take the lead. Courtesy photo Ruben Gonzalez.

*Lytle played Columbus Feb20 in the Regional Quarterfinals

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Michael Jackson’s Thriller hit the charts February 26, 1983, almost 40 years ago to the date Lytle’s most recent “thriller” of a ballgame hit the charts…or bottom of the net, for that matter…as Calyssa Sevier literally snapped the net with a three-pointer with her Lady Pirates down one and under 16-seconds on the clock that gave them the Area Championship over Edna 66-65.
“OMG!” exclaimed Head Coach Lori Wilson afterwards. “If you were not in Seguin last Friday night you missed a thriller!”
Edna gave all they had, but Lytle had more in their tank late in the game and they..

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Bi-District Champs?Pirate basketball eyes state playoffs

#5 Zach Perez battles going up for the layup.

*Lytle played Karnes City on Press Night February 20

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lytle qualified for the UIL State Playoffs long, long ago but did not get the joys of playing for a gold ball in Bi-District until last night, February 20 as the District 28-3A runner-up Pirates took on the third-place team from District 27-3A Karnes City in Seguin.
The Pirates finished the season strong, finishing with an overall record of 25-7 that included big-time wins over rival Natalia and over Cotulla.
To get to win #30 means a date in San Antonio after the Regional Tournament which in turn signifies outstanding playoff successes as well.
The Badgers placed third in their district at 4-4 as Poth (7-1) won the…

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