Category: Warhorses & Arabians

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The 8th grade Colts track and field team won the District Championship for 29-4A on April 2 as they scored 164 points against the remaining four teams. Bandera placed runner-up with 140 points.
The Colts won 8 gold medals in all led by three-time winner Tatum Hebert (110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 4x200m) and two-time winners Sean Thompson (200m Dash, 4x200m) and Brandon Fancher (High Jump, 4x200m).
Gionni Perez was the second leg of the winning 4x200m Relay foursome.
Silver medal winners included Herbert, Thompson, Fancher, Ronnie Ortiz, Cade Gould, and three-time winner Rafael Rodriguez.
Josiah Pena won the team’s only bronze medal.
Congratulations to all Colts and coaches on their District 29-4A Championship!
Team rankings
1st Devine 164, 2nd Bandera 140, 3rd Pearsall 127, 4th Carrizo Springs 103, 5th Morales-Uvalde 80.
Colts results
Running Events 100m Dash—6th Ronnie Ortiz 12.65, 9th Gionni Perez 12.78, 10th Cade Gould 12.81 200m Dash—1st Sean Thompson 24.24, 12th James Morrison 27.71 400m Dash—8th Cole Maxwell 1:03.18, 9th J. Morrison 1:04.04, 10th Ty Stehle 1:04.53 800m Run—2nd Rafael Rodriguez 2:20.51, 5th Maxwell 2:30.13 1600m Run—2nd Rodriguez 5:34.94, 7th Mikey Guemes 6:09.29, 11th Zachery Morrison 6:15.02 2400m Run—2nd Rodriguez 8:27.18, 5th Guemes 9:09.03, 8th Z. Morrison 9:36.11 110m Hurdles—1st Tatum Herbert 19.06, 2nd Gould 20.43 300m Hurdles—1st Herbert 46.94, 2nd Ortiz 48.06, 4th Gould 49.48.
Relays 4x100m—2nd Herbert, Brandon Fancher, Ortiz, Thompson 48.11 4x200m—1st Herbert, Perez, Fancher, Thompson 1:41.15 4x400m—5th Perez, Stehle, Maxwell, Fancher.
Field Events Shot Put (4kg)—6th Coltyn LaFond 34’4.5, 7th Casen Briscoe 34’4 Discus (1kg)—6th LaFond 103’10, 7th Marcus Cervantes 102’7.5 High Jump—1st Fancher 5’2, 3rd Josiah Pena 4’10 Pole Vault—4th Maxwell 7’6, 5th Stehle 7’6, 7th Jayln Perez 6’6 Long Jump—2nd Hebert 17’1, 4th Gould 16’11.75, 10th Ortiz 15’8 Triple Jump—2nd Gould 35’9, 6th Stehle 32’7.5, 7th J. Morrison 32’5.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports editor
The Devine Arabians dropped their game against Somerset, 1-4 in a tough loss that saw the softball squad fight until the last inning. They soon rectified their previous loss with a blowout win over Pearsall, beating the Mavericks 10-0. The Arabians currently sit at fourth in the district standings with a record of

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Horses were 3-3 and a half game out of the coveted fourth and final playoff spot prior to league action on Tuesday, March 31. Devine begins the second round this Thursday, April 2 in in Uvalde against the Coyotes.
vs Floresville
A three-run bottom of the fifth inning by the Tigers broke open their 2-1 lead over…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
What a display of track and field ability at the Charles Austin Classic at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos last Friday, March 27. The extremely talented Warhorse team scored 30 points to place 7th among 22 teams.
Austin Lake Travis was the only team to crack 100 points, as they scored 110 on their way to the…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
There was a bevy of talent in San Marcos last Friday, March 27 as the Arabian track and field team competed at the Charles Austin Classic at Bobcat Stadium. Devine scored only 5 points but was able to compete against some of the best talent from around the state as 25 teams were in competition.
Rylie Wells scored 2 points in 100m Hurdles, Margarita Vizcarra scored 2 points in Discus, and Kylie Monreal scored 1 point in 300m Hurdles.
District 28-4A in…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine track and field had quite the day in and around Warhorse Stadium last Wednesday as they claimed yet another team championship by scoring 207 points to top runners-up Lytle who posted 110 points.
Devine High School record breaking performances by the 4x100m Relay team of Enoch Hall, Rowdy Esparza, Esai Sanchez, Ryan Weinkam (42.725), pole vaulter Tanner Davis (15’0), and long jumper Esparza (23’6.75”) highlighted a terrific day overall for Head Coach Lon Cozby, his assistants, and the rest of the Warhorse team.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
At this point in the season, breaking records has become less of a surprise and more of a routine for the Devine Warhorse track and field team. In yet another standout meet, this time on their home turf multiple athletes etched their names into the school’s record books, continuing what has become a historic spring for the Head Coach Lon Cozby’s program.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Through Texas High School Football fan vote, Warhorse senior football player Tyler Hinnant was selected to the Class 4A All-Texas Team at Tight End. The May 2026 graduate is booked at tight end by Luke Nelson of Bridge City.
In addition to Hinnant and Nelson, others voted in offensively were quarterbacks Hudson Hoffman of Bridge City, Lincoln Madrid of Greenwood, running backs Evan Moreno of Robinson and Izaiah Rios of Lake View, offensive linemen Carson Carter of Carthage, Jeremiah Jones of Carthage, Jestin Burchett of Big Spring, Case Lyons of Sealy, Ryder Baldwin of Stephenville, and wide receivers Abrahman Munguia of Bridge City. Peyton King of Canyon Lake, Daquan Pratt of Navasota.
Congratulations, Tyler! Way to make Warhorse football proud!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Warhorse baseball team had a three-game winning streak in District 27-4A after defeating Carrizo Springs, Pleasanton, and Bandera prior to their March 24 tilt in Somerset. Devine had won four in a row overall after claiming a non-district win in Jourdanton on Saturday, March 21.
vs Pleasanton
Devine disposed of the Eagles rather easily at Warhorse Field on March 17, claiming a 7-3 win after getting out to a 4-0 lead after two complete innings.
Pitchers Alejandro Ramirez and Rudy Costilla combined to limit Pleasanton to only 3 hits, 3 earned runs, and struck out 7 while walking 5.
Esai Sanchez and Brayden Mann each scored twice while Kaleb Oropeza, Gerardo Villasenor…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 $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!