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..
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Arabians land District & Bi-District Championships….Onto Area this Friday! The Devine Arabians landed the District Championship as well as the Bi-District Champtionship. They were undefeated in District! Pictured back row: Coach Julie Oropeza, Maddie Dubose, Oakley Malone, Dani Gutierrez, Kylie Monreal, Airyanna Rodriguez, Natalie Valle, Kenadi Marek, Jilliyn Guajardo, Lynn Lawler, Lilli Owens, Gabriella Mendez, Aimee Carr, Coach Jim Sessions, Sitting: Coach Hannah Thompson, Denise Contreras, Lizbeth De Le Santos, and Liah Romero. In the district championship game, Monreal sank the game-winning shot in the last few seconds of a very close game against Floresville. They trounced Sinton in the Bi-District game, and they play again this Friday in the Area Championship (Game February 16, 2024 6:30pm Arabians vs Tuloso Midway at Georgewest High School)
Jerel Beaty Staff writer The Arabians added at least one more gold ball to their overflowing trophy case as they took care of Sinton 62-46 for a Bi-District Championship. Devine bumped its record to 29-8 and look for the magical #30 as the state playoffs roll on. After sinking the Lady Pirates 62-46, Devine takes on the Raymondville and Tuloso-Midway winner for the Area title. Those two teams played Tuesday night (Feb13)…
Jerel Beaty Staff Writer This past week, The Devine Warhorse baseball program got in their first set of scrimmages against Medina Valley, Lytle, and Dilley. Do not ask about the score because Head Coach Heath Poppe never gave me any.
