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7th Fillys close out ’23-’24 basketball season

7th Grade Filly Basketball Team…..Back row- #44 Karsyn Mann, #32 Emma McIver, Coach Kara Stacy, #33 Kallisyn Bedford, #4 Amy Outlaw, front row- #12 Megan Miller,#3 Jessa Mata,#1 Hali Carroll, #15 Dresden Talamantes, and #21 Presley Freeburn

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Coach Kara Stacy and her 7th grade Fillys played their final games of the 2023-2024 season in Uvalde last Monday evening. The B-Team began the night with a heartbreaking, 14-12 loss while the A-Team finished on a high note 32-9.
“There is a lot of potential in this 7th grade group for both teams and I can’t wait to see what they will do next year and beyond!” Stacy said in general about her squad moving forward next season.
B-Team
The B-Team Fillys put their heart and soul into this final game, but sometimes the ball just does not bounce in a team’s…

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7th Colts drop two to Uvalde

7th grade Colts #20 Nolan Beaty, #21 Uriah Thompson, #4 Logan Alexander, #31 Johnny Martinez, and #32 Steven Caballero look intently for the next play.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Having to move what should have been a home affair to Uvalde due to Devine’s current water situation, the Colts dropped both contests to the Coyotes and played their last game of the season Monday in Del Rio.
A-Team
The A-teamers fell behind early and could not get shots to drop as Uvalde won 44-23. The Colts fell behind by 10 after the first seven minutes and could never quite turn the corner to get things…

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Local athletes chosen to play in 1st Annual SA Sports All-Star Game March 24

#50 Liah Romero, #40 Denise Contreras, and #10 Makhi Burford

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Devine’s Makhi Burford, Denise Contreras, and Liah Romero, Lytle’s Calyssa Sevier, and Natalia’s Jordan Roberts are tabbed to participate in the 1st Annual San Antonio Sports All-Star Basketball Game Sunday, March 24. Some of the best players from around in area are slotted to play inside the Northside Sports Gym at 1:45pm.
Burford, Contreras, Roberts, Romero, and Sevier will play for their respective TEAM BLACK squads while Sevier will also compete in the Skills Challenge.
1A-4A Boys Roster
BLACK TEAM Makhi Burford-Devine, Jordan Roberts-Natalia, Aidan DeHoyos and Nathan Guevara-Poth, Kei Cardenas-La Vernia, David Hernandez and Connor Parkinson-Floresville, Joe Galloway and Isaac McCrea-San Antonio Christian, Trevion Steen and Jeremiah Conaway-YMLA, Luke Moses and Carl White-Nixon Smiley, Max George Antonian, Taylor Massey-Uvalde GOLD TEAM James Livingston-San Antonio Cole, Noah Green-Randolph, Carson Bloes-Davenport,…

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Jordan Roberts

Calyssa Sevier

Arabian golf swings its way to home tourney Championship!

Arabians took 1st place in the Devine Golf Tournament. Pictured above are Abby Saunders, Lily Lawless, Brianna Balderrama, Brianna Schaefer, Gabriella Morales, Kelsey Dishman, and Kaylee Romano.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
A little morning frost on the ground and a cold breeze in the air later turned into a beautiful day for the Arabians to host not only their first tournament of the season but to also hoist their first of what they hope are many championship plaques as the 2024 season is now teed up and ready to swing into action.
Devine shot a nice 371 that smoked D’Hanis and their 420…

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Warhorse golf drives to tourney Championship!

Warhorses Gavin Williamson, Carlos Talamantes, Jacob Sollock, Jameson Ramirez, Diego Gerlach, Victor Shaefer, Jackson Hagdorn, and Aaron Gallegos.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Warhorses kept the hardware at home after winning their initial golf tournament of the 2024 season at Devine Golf Club. Devine shot 338 as a team to outdistance themselves from runner up teams Boerne and Blanco who each shot 367 (tie was broken by their #4 player individual score).
Aaron Gallegos took the fewest swings for the Horses shooting a 78 to earn 2nd place medalist. Jacob Sollock was next with an 80 then Jameson Ramirez’s 88, and Victor Schaefer’s 92. Diego Gerlach was the #5 player and shot a 95.
In all, it was a huge tournament put on…

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Natalia Boys Basketball – Weekly Recap 1/22-1/26/2024

Natalia Mustang #3 Dominic San Miguel blocks pass.

By Coach JustinWelsh
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Lytle – 1/23/2024
It was standing room only at Natalia High School on Tuesday night as the Lytle Pirates came to town to battle the Mustangs. The Pirates came into the game with a 2-1 District 28-3A record and the Mustangs entered with a 3-0 District record. The energy in the gym was electric. After a back and forth game in the early minutes, the Pirates were able to open up the game as they took an early 17-9 lead in the 1Q as the Mustangs struggled to get things going offensively. In the 2Q, the Pirates continued the…

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Lady Pirates top Natalia in Rivalry Game

Varsity Lady Pirate #14 Arianna Garcia goes up for shot over defense.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lytle improved to 23-7 overall and 7-0 overall prior to last night’s road win in Dilley.
“We only have two games left then we are off to the playoffs!” exclaimed Head Coach Lori Wilson prior to tipoff in Dilley. “We played last week with just seven players so we hope to get back to eight sometime this week. The girls have stepped up in every aspect of the game and we have defiantly become a solid team over the last month.”
vs Natalia
Playing a little short-handed, this friendly rivalry went to Lytle for the 8th year in a row as the Lady Pirates knocked down the Lady Mustangs 68-44 in Natalia.
Lytle was led by standout senior Calyssa Sevier who knocked down 30 points, grabbed 10 boards, and claimed one of the MVP Awards for the Rivalry game. Yahdi Lujan took the MVP for…

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Arabians still atop District 29-4A after lopsided win

Varsity Arabians #20 Natalie Valle and #12 Oakley Malone prepare for inbound.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Arabians had little trouble putting away any thoughts Pleasanton may have had as far as an upset bid against the undefeated District 29-4A leaders. Devine scored in double digits each period while the Eagles never got more than seven in any frame as the Arabians romped 54-19.
Liah Romero, Natalia Valle, and Kylie Monreal each netted double figures going for 14, 12, and 10 respectively. Romero also notched double figures in rebounds with 12.
As one would guess with a 35-point differential, the Arabians led in all major statistical categories as they outshot Pleasanton (48%-18%), scored more points in the paint (42-8), blanked them in transition…

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8th Fillys lambast the Lady Mavericks Jerel Beaty

The 8th Grade Fillys are District Champs! They are left to right: Kenzie Ray, Maddy Hester, Manager-Emma Kate Caballero, Greeley Malone, Madi De la Garza, Gigi Madrid, Karson DeLeon, Aaliyah Morales, Samantha Zarmora.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 8th grade Fillys had little trouble defeating the visiting Pearsall Lady Mavericks as both the A and B teams picked up easy victories. Devine closed its 2023-2024 season Monday against Uvalde.
B-Team
Threes seemed to be the lucky number for the B-Team Fillys as they mauled the Lady Mavericks 33-3, which included shutting out Pearsall the entire second half of play.
“The girls did a fantastic job at both ends of the court, but the way they moved the ball on offense was amazing!” exclaimed Coach Leigh Anne McIver. “We saw a lot of cuts to the basket…

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Eagles swoop in for a win over the Horses

#14 Cecilio DeLaGarza on defense for the Horses.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Devine had the opportunity to lift itself further into playoff contention with a victory over Pleasanton last week, their only game of the week due to an odd number of teams in District 29-4A but could not muster a win against the Eagles.
This could be a loss that will come back to haunt the Horses and their playoff hopes as they entered the contest in fourth place in District 29-4A with a record of 2-4. Pleasanton was trailing them with their 1-5 record with the “1” being against Devine in the first round.
The Eagles will now have the outright tiebreaker…

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