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Photo by Brigid Howard.
The Warhorses will play their home opener against Johnson City this Friday, Sept. 4, kicking off at 7 P.M. at Warhorse Stadium.
Devine opened their season on blue turf against the San Diego Vaqueros and although they showed flashes of a brilliant offense, the Warhorses ultimately fell 39-21.
Despite the loss, Head Coach Jacob Campsey was encouraged by the way the offense answered back after San Diego had jumped out to an early lead.
Pictured is sophomore quarterback Nate Valle who threw 6/9 for 82 yards, connecting with receiver Brody Lane and for two touchdown passes. Brayden Mann pushed in the third and final touchdown.
JV Warhorse Jose Navarro lines up the hit! Photo by Moose Lopez.
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports Editor
JV Devine tennis squad put on a master class performance against S.W. Legacy, dominating in almost every category, including sweeping the girls doubles matches. The team is humming at the right time as they play district matches against Pearsall Wednesday, Sept. 2 then host S.W. Legacy Thursday, Sept. 3, both matches will be in Devine and at 4:30 P.M…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!
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
For those that have not gotten the opportunity to watch good high school tennis lately, your chance is this Wednesday at Devine’s new courts as the Arabians and Warhorses try to run their district record to a perfect 4-0 to start 2026.
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Varsity Arabian Hali Carrol soars for the spike during Devine’s tournament match against Uvalde. Photo by Mable Byrd.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Arabian volleyball team has one game remaining in its nondistrict schedule then it is time for the playoff pursuit to begin. Devine played in its third and final tournament at Southwest ISD this past weekend. There were plenty of bright spots to go along with learning moments as well.
Head Coach Samantha Mendez stated the following, “As a team, we definitely saw improvement in many of the areas we have been working toward throughout the season. One of the biggest strengths of this group continues to be their coachability. These girls are willing to listen, adjust, and apply what they are being taught, and that will continue to be a key part of our success moving forward.”
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Despite the offensive surge late in the game, Devine couldn’t pull out the win over San Diego. However, their ability to respond to adversity bodes well for the future of this team! Photo by Brigid Howard.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine showed flashes of the explosive offense they hope to build around in 2026, but costly penalties, communication breakdowns, and an inability to get off the field defensively on third and fourth downs proved too much to overcome Friday night in San Diego as the Vaqueros defeated Warhorses 39-21 in the season opener.
Head Coach Jacob Campsey cited encouraging moments, particularly the way his offense answered after San Diego had jumped out to an early lead but there were also plenty of lessons to be learned from the first game of the new era of Warhorse football.
“I loved the way our offense responded the first two drives after really bad defensive possessions,” Campsey said. “Had we been able to get off the field a time or two, I think we could have taken control of the game.”
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Varsity Arabian Rylie Wells ascended for the solo block during Devine’s match against D’Hanis at the Arabian Round Up tournament. Photo by Moose Lopez.
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Arabians placed third in their 12-team tournament this past weekend in Devine. Devine went 5-1 over two days while Kyrie DuBose, Greeley Malone, and Hali Carroll scooped up All Tournament Honors for their outstanding play.
The Arabians went a perfect 3-0 in pool-play on Friday defeating Fox Tech 2-0 (25-20, 25-23), Uvalde 2-1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-15), and D’Hanis 2-1 (20-25, 25-13, 25-13).
Devine defeated YWLA 2-0 (26-24, 25-18) in the first game of bracket play on Saturday before losing to Antonian JV 0-2 (11-25, 13-25). The Arabians defeated Hondo 2-0 (25-21, 25-15) to end the day.
“We made some much-needed improvements from the previous week at the Harlandale Tournament, and it was exciting to see those adjustments translate onto the court,” said Head Coach Samantha Mendez. “One of our biggest improvements was our ability…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!
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
After weeks of preparation, two preseason scrimmages, and plenty of sweat, the waiting is finally over as the Devine Warhorses officially open the 2026 football season Friday night when they travel to San Diego for a 7pm meeting with the Vaqueros.
Devine’s Jacob Campsey and his squad have been steadily establishing its own identity since he took over February 1. Now the time has come to show what that identity is.
Both of the Warhorses scrimmages provided valuable opportunities to evaluate players and polish assignments, but Friday night will bring an entirely different atmosphere. Mistakes will matter. Momentum will matter. And how players respond when things don’t go according to plan will matter most of all as the ball is not simply reset at the 30 yard line after a failed series of downs.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine Head Coach Jacob Campsey liked what he saw in his team’s final tune up before the lights pop on for real in San Diego this Friday. The Horses scrimmaged Navarro last Thursday in their second of two scrimmages.
“It was another great physical showing versus Navarro similar to what we had against Ingram the previous week,” Campsey stated. “We made huge strides offensively as we scored 5 or 6 times to their 4 times total with our starters coming out on top 4-3.”
Devine hopes to be more than ready for the opening kick on August 28.
“Against Navarro, we did a great job setting the tone from the get-go and were the more physical team. Offensively, we did a phenomenal job taking gifts in the throw game and had a ton of explosive plays whereas defensively we gave up too many explosive plays and too many 3rd down conversions that we will need to get fixed to have a better shot at winning our opener.”
