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Warhorse Baseball to play in Tourney Fri-Sat

Warhorse pitcher #11 Henry Ramirez struck out 4 batters in the battle against Canyon Lake. Photos by Stella Contreras.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Despite giving up only three runs on three hits to Canyon Lake, Devine could not muster a comeback to win their 2024 season opening 3-2 loss at Warhorse Stadium on Monday.
Devine’s bats were cold as they only managed a single, four walks, and a hit batter over seven complete innings.
Canyon Lake looked like they would take their bus trip home in comfort after taking a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning, but Devine had other ideas.
The Warhorses scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to pull within a run but could not work their way all the way back. Guardiola was hit by a pitch with one out to get the Horses semi-rally going.
Gabriel Esquibel and…

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Warhorse hoops heartbreaker Devine falls out of playoff contention with 56-55 loss to Carrizo

#0 Mason Beaver takes one up over Carrizo Springs. Photos by Stella Contreras.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Dag Burn It! It was there for the taking. Devine just needed a win at home against the visiting Carrizo Springs Wildcats to secure a spot in the 4A basketball state playoffs. A late one-point lead swung the other direction as Carrizo Springs escaped the DSAC with their own playoff-clinching victory 56-55.
Devine entered the final night of conference action at 4-7, one less victory than Carrizo Springs who popped in at 5-6. However, the Warhorses won round one 55-54 and held the tiebreaker over the Wildcats had they finished with identical 5-7 District 29-4A records.
Looking at the final stats…

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Senior #10 Makhi Burford on defense over Carrizo.

Devine golf mixes it up in Pleasanton

The Devine Arabian and Warhorse golf teams combined into two person teams to place 3rd overall.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Switching up normal tournament formats is a terrific way to keep golfers excited about playing, and maybe it even makes them forget about cold temperatures every once in a while, while also adding a little pressure at the same time as both scores counted toward the standings.
The Arabians and Warhorses mixed and matched their way to a 3rd place overall finish as they had five, two-person teams in the field.
Brianna Schaefer and Jameson Ramirez teamed up to earn bronze medals..

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Lady Pirate lifters 3rd in last regular season invitational

Mya Villarreal, Brianna Paredes and Nayelli Pacheco all placed 2nd in their respective weight classes.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The last qualifying meet for lady-lifters was last Wednesday in Natalia as over 150 competitors took their shot to advance to Regional in Edinburg Thursday, February 29.
Mya Villereal, Brianna Paredes, Nayelli Pacheco, and Valeria Gonzalez automatically qualified based on total weight lifted according to Head Coach John Pena.
Lytle finished fourth as a team with 18 points.
“It was a busy last qualifier meet with over 160 lifters! The last qualifier meet is a lifter’s last shot at making it to Regional. In order to qualify the lifter has to be in the Top 12 ranking or hit a total weight. As of right now, we have 4…

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8th Fillys next move is to Arabian hoops

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The next time these band of 8th grade Filly hoopsters take the court will be as freshman Arabians as Devine played its season finale last Monday against Uvalde.
“Overall, it was a successful season for both teams,” stated Coach Leigh Anne McIver. “Their growth was evident each time they stepped onto the court. They were pushed to get out of their comfort zones each day in practice. I feel like they really grew their knowledge on how to move the ball around on offense and how to look for the open spots/players against different defenses.”
The Fillys were aggressive defensively…

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It’s a wrap for 7th Colts hoops

7th Grade Colts win over Del Rio 42-40 to end season. Pictured: #33 Aiden Martinez, #13 Collier Paige, #3 Gabriel Lopez , #22 Moses Contreras, #34 Zeke Simmons, #14 Slade Thomas , #1 Jordan Beaver, #2 David Espinosa, #12 Nate Valle, #11 Kash Esparza, #50 Brody Poppe.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th grade Colt basketball teams put their 2023-2024 season in their rearview mirror as they played for the last time in Del Rio February 5. The A-Team Colts went out in grand fashion with a thrilling victory over the Class 6A Rams while the B-Team went down in defeat.
The A-Team got in plenty of games over the last week or so of the season as they also played in their host tournament…in Hondo. Yep, Devine played the Colt Tournament in Hondo due to water and electricity issues in the city.
Devine ISD and Devine Athletics gives a huge shoutout to Hondo ISD and…

8th grade Colts finish season

8th grade Colts finished their middle school basketball season. Pictured are L to R #20 MJ Lawler, #11Kaleb Oropeza,#3 Jacob Cassillas, #15 Jayden Rivas, #13Conner Guzman. Back row: #33 Dylan Hinnant, Nick Vasquez, #34 Marcus Gomez, #32 Jacob Reynolds, #25 Brayden Mann.

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Arabians run their putts to 2nd place at Llano Golf Tourney

Arabian golfers Abby Saunders, Gabby Morales, Brianna Schaefer, Kelsey Dishman, and Kaylee Romano take second at Llano Golf Tournament.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Arabian golfers swung their way to 2nd place as a team in Llano at Scott Schriner Golf Course February 5 as they shot 372 to finish behind champion Kerrville Tivy who turned in 345.
Brianna Schaefer was 5th individually with an 82, followed by Kaylee Romano 96, Kelsey Dishman 97, Gabby Morales 97, and Abby Saunders 105.
Team standings…

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Warhorses 3rd @ Scott Shriner Golf Course

Warhorse golfers Diego Gerlach, Jacob Sollock, Victor Schaefer, and Jameson Ramirez won third place at Scott Shriner Golf Course.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Warhorse golf team hit the road to Kerrville last Thursday to play a round at Scott Shiner Golf Course. Devine placed third with their 327 team-score. Wimberley was team champs with a 303 and Wall earned runner-up honors with a 318.
All five players played well as each shot between…

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Seth De Leon, Joe Guerrero golden boys for Warhorse powerlifters

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Warhorse powerlifters Seth De Leon and Joe Guerrero led their Devine team to a 3rd place finish in Natalia February 7 as each won their respective weight class. De Leon shattered the 1,000lb mark by lifting 1,340lbs in the 148lb division while Guerrero tallied 955lbs in the 123lb division.
Devine was third overall in the team standings, finishing with 30 points.
Arthur Pegues won silver in the 242lb class while…

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Mario Diaz and Pirate Powerlifting going strong

Head Coach John Pena, Assistant Melissa Gomez, and the Pirate powerlifters after a recent meet.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Mario Diaz continues to make his mark in the world of high school powerlifting as he won his weight class once again in Natalia February 7. Diaz lifted a combined 1,680lbs in squat, bench, and deadlift to take home a champion’s medal.
“We had 12 boys to compete in Natalia with many…

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