Arabian Softball – Natalie Valle hits one to left field.
It was a good run, but Devine unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday, April 2. They fell 4-1 to the Floresville Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game…
The Warhorses and Arabians head to Floresville Wednesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 4 as the District 29-4A Track and Field Meet commences at Tiger Stadium.
The top four from each event advances to Area next week to compete against other top four finishers from District 30-4A for the chance to advance to Regional later in April.
Jerel Beaty Staff Writer Devine is more than ready to try to make up 9.5 points on the Jaguars at their home stadium this Wednesday and Thursday as Floresville topped the Warhorses 164 to 154.5 in the final regular season track meet last Thursday in Natalia. Tanner Davis, Rowdy Esparza, and Donovan Dixon look to repeat gold medal performances as they each won their individual events at Mustang Stadium as Davis took Pole Vault, Esparza Long Jump, and Dixon 400m. Silver medals went to the 4x200m team of Ismael Torres, Ryan Weinkam…
Brooke Thompson finishes the 4x200m relay in 1st for the Arabians.
Jerel Beaty Staff Writer The cloud of dust in the air last Thursday in Natalia at Mustang Stadium was what the Arabian track team left in their wake did to their counterparts as Devine won their final regular season meet of the 2024 season. The Arabians, along with the rest of District 29-4A, travel to Floresville April 3-4 for the chance to compete at Area April 10. The varsity scored 206 points in route to their championship performance. Floresville was a distant second place with 144 points followed by old district foe Crystal City who put up 82 points. The relay teams scored 56 of those 144 points as the 4x100m team of…
Denise Contreras scored two runs and stole a base.
Devine can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Pearsall Mavericks as the Devine Warhorses made off with a 15-4 win. Winning may never get old, but Devine sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row. Hilary Barnett made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Barnett has been consistent…
The Warhorses play Uvalde this coming April 5 and they play Carrizo in Devine on April 9.
Jerel Beaty Staff Writer There have not been many diamonds in the rough on the actual diamond for the Warhorse baseball team as they sat 1-4 in District 29-4A going into the final game of round one last night against Floresville. Devine was looking to build on their recent 3-2 win against Pearsall which hopefully leads to a spot in the state playoffs later this month. The “Heartbreak Kids” did not wind up feeling the heartbreak in this one as Devine’s 3-0 lead that they took into the top of the 6th inning wound up holding up as they held on for the 3-2 win at…
Jerel Beaty Staff Writer Junior Warhorse powerlifter Israel Reyes capped off his tremendous 2024 campaign on the state’s highest stage as he placed 6th overall at State in Abilene. There were 28 total lifters in the 181-pound division. Reyes squatted 600-pounds, benched 385-pounds, and deadlifted 530-pounds to set his personal total-record at 1,515 pounds. Reyes and Head Coach Paul Gomez are proud of what Israel accomplished this season and are looking forward to bigger and better things in 2025…
Jerel Beaty Staff Writer Devine scored 150 points to beat District 29-4A foe Pearsall who finished with 131 points. The JV placed 6th with 53 points. Donovan Dixon had two gold-medal performances with one in the 400m and the other in 800m. Tanner Davis leaped his way to gold in High Jump while Ismael Torres finished at the highest level in Pole Vault. Karter Brown won silver in both Shot Put and Discus while the 4x100m sprint relay…
Kylie Monreal hands off to Kourtni Geyer in the 4x100m Relay which took the gold. Monreal had the most outstanding day, winning gold in each of the five events she competed in.
Jerel Beaty The Arabians over-doubled their competitors in points scored at Warhorse Stadium last Wednesday as the track team took the championship by scoring a whopping 235 points to easily outdistance runner-up Hondo who tallied 102.5. Carrizo Springs was a distant third with 91 points. The JV did not do to shabby either, placing as runner-up with 98 points compared to team-champion Bandera who put up 179 points. The two sprint-relay teams scored 40 points between…