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Arabians Claire Jones, Claira Gullley, Allison Balencia, Kaytie Klein, Izabel Turner, Amy Outlaw, and Kaylee Villarreal at the regional meet in Corpus Christi.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Arabians Claire Jones, Claira Gullley, Allison Balencia, Kaytie Klein, Izabel Turner, Amy Outlaw, and Kaylee Villarreal competed in Corpus Christi with a shot to go to State on the line. However, Head Coach Hannah Thompson’s crew came up short as they finished 13th overall with 363 points.
Jones was Thompson’s top finisher as she placed 55th in a field of 169 runners. She completed her race in 15:51.98. Gulley was next in for Devine finishing 81st with a time of 16:39.00. Balencia was 89th with a time of…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Warhorses Zach Guerra Shawn Lowe, Urijah Velasquez, Ryan Botello, Rafael Rodriguez, Jesus Cisneros, and Zane Fritz at the regional meet at Corpus Christi.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Although the entire Warhorse Cross Country team did not earn a return trip to Round Rock for the State Meet, Zach Guerra qualified as an individual after finishing 15th overall out of the field of 175 runners. Guerra finished with a time of 18:58.19.
Shawn Lowe, Urijah Velasquez, Ryan Botello, Rafael Rodriguez, Jesus Cisneros, and Zane Fritz came up short in their bid to return to the State Meet in 2026 after Devine made the trip to Round Rock in 2025. Head Coach Hannah Thompson’s team finished 7th place with 194 points and only the top four teams advance out of Regional.
Lowe was 37th with a time of 19:57.61 followed by …LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
The Varsity Arabians are District champs after taking down the Lady Pirates this past Friday. Congratulations to the players and coaches!
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Congratulations to the District 28-3A Champion Devine Arabians as they finished their league schedule at 10-2, topping runner-up Carrizo Springs who was 9-3 and third place Lytle who finished 8-4. All three teams were in a fight for the top spot going into the final game of the seven-team district, but the Arabians prevailed to hold off both the Lady Cats and Lady Pirates.
Devine finished strong, winning five in a row to close out league play. At one time they were sitting at 5-2, two full games behind Carrizo Springs who got off to a torrid 7-0 start. Well, just as the Arabians got hot, those Cats hit a rough patch losing three of their last five matches.
Lytle was another squad coming together at the right time. They were sitting at 3-3 at the midpoint then won 5 in a row before dropping the championship-deciding game to Devine last Friday.
As of Tuesday night, 6pm, the Arabians were still awaiting who their bi-district foe would be as Jourdanton and Marion were having a playoff for seeding from District 27-3A. That game was October 27 in Pleasanton.
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This week’s Legacy Award winner goes to Brayden Mann chosen by Mrs Oropeza. Mann has stepped up to every job handed to him with zero complaints! Whether is at quarterback or line backer, he will get the job done! Photo by Brigid Howard.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Village people
The Warhorses are having a breakout year on offense, but what the public normally sees are the players who grab the headlines week after week, touchdown after touchdown. Devine’s current 7-game win streak have come on the backs of each player that dons the maroon and gold every practice, every game as well as a coaching staff that has each other’s support.
To all the offensive and defensive linemen, to the linebackers, secondary pass defenders, the fullbacks, special teams personnel, and everyone else who hasn’t gotten the amount of ink as some others, Warhorse Nation knows what you are doing and that behind every great individual moment is a moment created by a bunch of young kids playing a game at high level and, most importantly, playing for each other. It definitely takes a village to have this type of success.
U-Hall
Warhorse running back Enoch Hall has been moving the ball up and down the field all season long and Friday night in Lytle was no different. Halls’ 256 yards rushing pushes him to 1,264 yards on the season in addition to his 21 total touchdowns…and there are still two games to go before the playoffs begin.
Memory Lane
Opposing teams’ as well as Warhorse Nation is used to seeing the combination Nathan Valle and Brody Lane connecting for Devine touchdowns. Through 8 games Lane has 12 touchdown to go along with his…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Varsity Warhorses #74 Logan Duncan (left) and #78 Aiden Martinez bring the force during Devine’s win over Lytle. Photo by Brigid Howard.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Even though Halloween was still a week away, Devine and Lytle treated fans to a Friday night full of tricks, explosive plays, and plenty of treats at Walter Joyce Stadium. When the dust settled, Devine had piled up 562 yards of total offense, Enoch Hall had found the end zone five times, and the Warhorses had pulled away for an impressive 55-21 victory over their neighboring Pirates.
The matchup between two explosive offenses wasted little time living up to its billing, opening with a pair of trick plays before Devine eventually took control with a combination of big-play passing, punishing runs, and timely defensive takeaways.
Devine’s special teams helped set the tone before the offense even took its first snap. With Lytle attempting an onside kick to open the game, Warhorse standout Sergio De Leon recovered the ball, giving Devine possession at its own 43-yard line.
The Warhorses wasted no time putting their own bag of tricks to use. Quarterback Nate Valle connected with Brody Lane, who caught the pass near midfield before pitching the ball backward to a trailing Hall. Hall gathered the lateral and raced up the left sideline for a 57-yard touchdown that gave Devine a 7-0 lead just moments into the contest.
Lytle answered with some creativity of its own. Starting at its 26, the Pirates handed the ball to usual starting quarterback Weston Jackson, who faked a sweep to the left before launching a pass while on the move. The throw found Jaad Aguilera in open space around midfield, and Aguilera did the rest, turning it into a…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Pirates Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Shawn Robinette, Jaden Castro, Sebastian Garcia, Nathan Garza, and Frank Cantu advanced to the State Meet after winning the Class 3A Region IV Championship in Corpus Christi on October 27.
Statebound Warhorse Zach Guerra prepares to take off.
Lady Pirates Annalisa Quintanilla, Elyse Cortinas, Kaycee Galindo, Addison Wagner, and Sophia Herrera placed third as a team at Tuesday’s Region IV Class 3A Cross Country Regional Meet in Corpus Christi.
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The Varsity Arabians defeated Lytle in a hard-fought victory in Lytle this past Friday night to claim the District Championship. Pictured above are Rylie Wells, Calleigh Schnieder, Ava Rangel, Hali Carroll, Brooke DuBose, Kyrie DuBose, Margarita Vizcarra, Kaylee Rodriguez, Adalee Perez, Greeley Malone, and Peyton Dixon-Davis. Photo by Kayleen Holder. The Arabians will hit the road for playoffs this Thursday at Wagner High School.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine, Lytle and the rest of Region IV Class 3A compete at the Regional Meet on Tuesday, October 27 in Corpus Christi. The annual event is held at Dugan Soccer and Track Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M-CC.
The day starts with Class 5A girls at 7:30am, followed by Class 5A boys at 8:00am, Class 1A girls at 8:45am, and Class 1A boys at 9:15am. Class 3A girls toe the line at 10am then the Class 3A boys end the day with a start time of 10:30am.
Lytle won both district championships to advance Lady Pirates Annalisa Quintanilla, Elyse Cortinas, Kaycee Galindo, Addison Wagner, and Sophia Herrera and Pirates Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Shawn Robinette, Jaden Castro, Sebastian Garcia, Nathan Garza, and Frank Cantu.
Devine earned runner-up in both the boys and girls divisions to advance Arabians Claire Jones, Allison Balencia, Amy Outlaw, Kaytie Klein, Claira Gulley, Kaylee Villarreal, and Jovianne Gomez and Warhorses Zach Guerra, Ryan Botello, Urijah Velasquez, Shawn Lowe, Jesus Cisneros, Rafael Rodriguez, and Zane Fritz.
Only four teams of 24 from each race advance to the State Meet, so best of luck to all runners as they represent two outstanding programs with their chance to advance to State on the line!
