Category: Warhorses & Arabians

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The now-3A Warhorse and Arabian Team Tennis team dropped a 10-9 decision to close-to-5A Floresville on August 15 in Devine. With a ton of close matches throughout the day the winner was not determined until the final match of the afternoon.
“It went down the wire,” stated Head Coach Kandi Darnell. “I’m proud of the way everyone played competitively! Our players gave it all you had in the heat. Floresville was very competitive, and previous to the start of play, I told our kids we would have fight in every match. Even though we lost 10-9, we need these kind of matches to make us better.”
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JV Arabian Chloe Ornelas was locked in during Devine’s match up against Medina Valley Creek View. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Warhorse XC lung-burns it in Floresville

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine Head Coach Hannah Thompson along with assistant Erica Squier and their band of Warhorse Cross Country runners began their 2026 season in Floresville on August 15.
The Warhorse placed fourth overall out of whopping 21 teams in the 1A-through-4A division only 18 points behind third place Randolph.
With 153 runners overall Devine’s average time was 18:53.
Top 9 Boys Team Rankings
1st Great Hearts Northern Oaks 80, 2nd Gonzales 115, 3rd Randolph 122, 4th Devine 140, 5th Pearsall 189, 6th Cornerstone 208, 7th Northside Sotomayor 221, 8th Eagle Pass 241, 9th Pleasanton 250.
Warhorse results
10th Zach Guerra 17:54.89, 12th Urijah Velasquez 17:55.14, 27th Shawn Lowe 18:54.24, 44th Zane Fritz 19:41.76, 58th Rafael Rodriguez 20:02.53, 68th Ryan Botello 20:15.07, 75th Jesus Cisneros 20:30.26, 90th Caleb Maxwell 20:52.03, 121st Jake Riou 21:56.82, Jaime Rodriguez 23:42.81.

Arabian XC hits the course in Floresville

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Arabian Cross Country team under the direction of Head Coach Hannah Thompson and assistant Erica Squier got their 2026 season underway in Floresville on August 15.
Devine placed 10th overall with 271 points, slightly ahead of 11th place Hondo and district rival Hondo who had 301 points.
Out of 17 teams in their field consisting of 140 runners Devine finished with an average time of 15:50.
Girls Team Rankings
1st Gonzales 70, 2nd Pleasanton 115, 3rd La Vernia 118, 4th Great Hearts Northern Oaks 134, 5th Northside Sotomayor 146, 6th Floresville 162, 7th Poth 174, 8th BASIS Shavano 200, 9th Port Lavaca Calhoun 203, 10th Devine 271.
Arabian results
50th Claire Jones 15:26.42, 52nd Jessa Mata 15:28.10, 64th Allison Balencia 15:44.99, 74th Amy Outlaw 16:00.10, 92nd Kaytie Klein 16:33.85, 95th Claira Gulley 16:38.95, 121st Jovianne Gomez 17:44.53.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine players got a valuable opportunity to measure their progress Friday night at Warhorse Stadium with Ingram for a football scrimmage, and Head Coach Jacob Campsey saw plenty of encouraging signs from a team that he has been steadily building since the beginning of February when he took over the program.
While a scrimmage does not come with the same scoreboard-pressure as a regular-season game, the Warhorses treated the opportunity as another important step toward becoming the team they want to be when the games begin to count in San Diego on August 28.
“The work these kids have put in since February 1 was evident, and it is a tribute to them and their parents,” Campsey said. “They all deserve a ton of credit!”
Devine’s offense displayed the ability to move the football in a variety of ways throughout the evening as they put together several productive series and showed flashes of big-play ability, particularly through the passing game.
One of the biggest plays of the night came on a 44-yard touchdown pass to Blaze Deshotel, who hauled in the perfectly thrown scoring strike from Nate Valle along the left side of the field. Later, Devine added another long touchdown connection, this time by quarterback Brayden Mann on a 25-yard pass to wide out Brody Lane that covered the final portion of the field and put the Warhorses into the end zone during the live-quarter portion of the scrimmage.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
By the time readers get this edition of The Devine News, the Arabian volleyball team will be set to take on their second tournament of the season as the Roundup is scheduled for this weekend.
Devine opened their ’26 season by defeating Wagner on the road then followed against some tough competition at the Harlandale Tournament.
vs SA Wagner on Aug11
Coach Mendez submitted the following:
“Our Arabians traveled to Wagner to take on the Lady T-Birds, and what a way to kick off the season—coming home with a 3-1 set WIN!
The varsity team showed incredible hustle, discipline, and determination throughout the match. After a slow start in the first set, both offensively and defensively, we made the necessary adjustments and battled back to take the next three sets.
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Jerel Beaty-Staff writer
The Arabian volleyball team is nearly two weeks into the 2026 season and with that has come two scrimmages, an Alumni Game, and their first game against San Antonio Wagner on August 11 firmly under their belt.
First-year Devine Head Coach Samantha Mendez has liked what she has seen from her team between the line but is also equally impressed by what she has seen when the ball is not in play and by the way the veteran players have taken on leadership roles.
“What has impressed me most about the first week of practice is the team chemistry,” Mendez said. “Our players are constantly pushing one another to become better athletes and better team…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
While Friday night football lights may grab much of the attention this time of year, the pleasant (although sometimes vicious) sounds of tennis balls meeting racquets have returned as the Devine Warhorse and Arabian team tennis program has officially opened regular and district matches for the 2026 season.
Head Coach Kandi Darnell and assistant Zac Valenzuela welcomed players back to the courts in late…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!