Arabian Varsity Libero Charlee Rangel scoops up a dig for the Arabians.
Arabians cruise to first district win
Jerel Beaty Staff writer Devine got what it needed in Uvalde last Friday night as they spanked the Lobos in straight sets to begin District 29-4A at a perfect 1-0. The Arabians took on a formidable Carrizo Springs squad last night in the DSAC and have a big contest up 173 in Pleasanton this Friday. The Arabians jumped out quickly in the first set and never looked back in their 25-15 set-one win. Devine went on to win set two 25-19 before putting the Lobos to rest in set three 25-18. Individual player stats were not available at press time. vs Navarro Head Coach Leigh Anne McIver and her troops wrapped up their daunting…
Warhorse running game nets 315 yards, 4 TDs in win
Jerel Beaty Staff writer The Warhorse rushing game was in full swing last Friday night in Natalia as nine different Devine running backs accumulated 315 yards offense and scored four touchdowns in their 42-0 win over the Mustangs. Devine threw for 145 additional yards and two touchdowns in route to improving their season record to 2-1. Natalia dropped to 1-2. “It was definitely a good win for us,” Warhorse Head Coach Paul Gomez stated postgame. “We executed well offensively with several backs having good runs for us.” Last week’s “Game Ball” recipient Brayden Reyes led Devine in rushing once again against the Mustangs, doing so on only 10 carries but producing 88 yards and a touchdown to go along with it. Jeremy Steinbrenner cranked out 59 yards on only two attempts and Eli Contreras contributed 51 yards. Enoch Hall, Anthony Saldivar, Eduward Perez, Karter Brown, Jacob Sollock, and Jaysen Ramirez accounted for the rest. Even the most casual football fan knows Devine has a traditionally-rich running game, but the Warhorses even aired it out on occasion this past week. “We threw the ball around some and got some…
JV Arabian Jane Outlaw goes up for a block as her teammates back her up in a recent game.
Jerel Beaty Staff writer The JV Arabian volleyball team got their District 29-4A part of the season started on the right foot as they defeated Uvalde last Friday in straight sets 25-16, 25-19. Devine played Carrizo Springs Tuesday in the DSAC September 17 and next take on the Lady Eagles in Pleasanton this Friday then Poth Tuesday, September 24 in a non-district tilt. “We seemed to come out stronger, more aggressive in the second set than the first, but we were able to get the win despite Uvalde battling us to the very end,” said Coach Alejandra Mora. Kyrie DuBose led the way with 8 kills while Rylie Wells added a nice one from the middle right to middle hole. Dubose, Jayme Moralez, Calleigh Schneider, and Margarita Vizcarra each served up an ace. The Arabians played the traditionally tough…
Celebrating a win against Uvalde are A’Del Holder, McKenzie Hennessey, Peyton Dixon-Davis, Addison DuBose, Sydney Solis, Aliyah Moralez, Greeley Malone, Maddy Hester, Leann Guemes, Kenzie Ray, and Gigi Madrid. They take on Carizzo Springs at home this Friday.
Jerel Beaty Staff writer The freshman Arabian volleyball team got their first District 29-4A win in Uvalde as the defeated the Lobos 25-23, 25-11. Devine played Carrizo Springs Tuesday at home and next take on the Lady Eagles in Pleasanton Friday and Poth in a non-district tilt Tuesday, September 24. Even though the two-set-to-none final score of the Arabians victory in Uvalde looks as though it was a complete blowout, Coach Kara Stacy explained things in a slightly different point of view. “We had a rocky start in this game as losing a player to injury can have its effects especially when it comes to new rotations and players having to fill different roles,” Stacy stated about the discombobulation at the beginning. “We struggled quite a bit in the first set to get a good rhythm going however the girls managed to pull off a close 25-23 win.” Stacy was able to get her team regrouped between sets which provided a little more breathing room as the set progressed. “Going into the second set the girls did…
In doubles, Steinbrunner (pictured above) and his partner Gelinas beat the competition 6-2, 8-6, (7-5), (4-7).
By Catherine Richard The Devine High School Tennis team traveled to Uvalde this week to play against the Coyotes on Wednesday, Sept. 11. DHST team fell short one goal, losing in some tie-breaks and split sets. The final score was 10-7. Currently, the Arabians are playing with Oakley Malone, the senior captain, due to an injury. This led to changes in the doubles and singles teams. The Arabian team lost the girls doubles matches. The Warhorse team was undefeated in the boys doubles. “Our boys did a great job of keeping us in the match with the three doubles teams splitting sets and having to play…
Leading the way for the Arabians was Hailey Montes. Montes, taking 5th place, with a time of 13:26.
Montes, Jones, Rangel, & Carr Top-20
Jerel Beaty Staff writer Devine was in a fix last weekend as the Islander Splash was “splished” due to uncertainty of weather conditions on the coast at Corpus Christi. Head Coach Hannah Thompson and her squads ran in Uvalde instead and came away with 2nd place in the small school division. The Arabians scored 72 points behind champion Pleasanton who had 44. Leading the way with a top-10 performance out of 81 competitors was…
The Devine High School Cheerleaders stop for a quick photo with lots of up and coming cheerleaders following in their footsteps, cheering on the Warhorses!
Warhorses vs Mustangs under Natalia’s Friday night lights
Kickoff @ 7 pm Jerel Beaty Staff writer Devine makes the short trip to Natalia Friday night to take on the Mustangs as fans from both towns continue to be excited about these two towns continuing their somewhat-new football rivalry that began just three short seasons ago. The Warhorses enter the game 1-1 after their impressive 34-19 win over Jourdanton in Devine. Devine took a 28-21 overtime loss to Randolph in Week One. Natalia is also 1-1 but earned their victory in the Mustangs impressive season-opening 29-18 win over Skidmore-Tynan. Lytle defeated the Mustangs last week 30-14 to give Natalia their only loss thus far. Head Coach Paul Gomez of Devine and Head Coach Jason Reynolds of Natalia expressed what they and their respective communities are looking forward to on Friday night as these two neighboring towns meet on the football field. Kickoff is 7pm. Chief’s big tablet “It is always fun to play a nearby school that has kids that our kids have played for years. Many of these players have played against each other in pee-wee football, DYSA basketball, Little League/Pony League, Select baseball, and other sports. Some even go to church together. So, these young men are familiar with each other which make it that much more of a fun event. As for the football field, Leo Buentello is…
Cami Carroll scooped up 12 digs and 2 aces against McMullen.
Jerel Beaty Staff writer The Arabians should be more than ready to kick off District 29-4A action on Friday, September 13 in Uvalde as they put their extremely challenging preseason schedule to bed last night in the DSAC against Navarro. Although the season has been full of adjustments with many new players in new positions this year, Head Coach Leigh Anne McIver believes her team is coming around at the right time to make its move toward a championship. “The girls showed some fight and the drive to win against McMullen County,” McIver said after their five-set nailbiter last Friday evening. “Something clicked right before the third set, and we never looked back. I’m proud of the girls, and hopefully this is just the start for them.” Devine looked sluggish the first two sets against McMullen, losing 25-19 and 25-20, to go down as two sets to none. But, when it looked like doom and gloom would prevail, the Arabians rose…
Jerel Beaty Staff writer Devine’s freshman Arabians went 2-1 Saturday in their host volleyball tournament, finishing as runner-up to D’Hanis’ JV squad. The team played Navarro last night, and open District 29-4A play this Friday in Uvalde before entertaining Carrizo Springs next Tuesday. “We had a slow start in the Pleasanton game, which is typical it being the first game of the day,” said Stacy about the bright and early first-serve. “Once the girls got going it was hard to stop us after that, though!” vs Pleasanton 25-10, 25-13 “It always feels good to take down a district opponent in pre-season!” was the exclamation after the Arabians slid past Pleasanton with ease. Sydney Solis led in kills with 4, while Leann Guemes had 3. Peyton Dixon Davis added 2 kills to go along with a block. Gigi Madrid tossed in 6 assists and Aaliyah Moralez netted 2. A’Dell Holder had a whopping 7 aces, and Madrid served up 5. Greeley Malone had 2 digs. D’Hanis JV 17-25, 23-25 Ah, dad-burn-it! That pesky D’Hanis JV team slipped into Devine and took…
Brayden Reyes was the man of the night, rushing for 217 yards and three touchdowns with great blocking by his teammates clearing the way to victory. Photos by Brigid Howard. Find tons of photos on our Devine News Smug Mug to download!
Devine boots Indians from Warhorse Stadium 34-19
Brayden Reyes rushes for 217 yards & 3 TDs
Jerel Beaty Staff writer What a difference a week makes! Devine put on a show in their second home game of the short season as they defeated the visiting Jourdanton Indians behind Brayden Reyes’ 217 yard, three touchdown performance. The Warhorses racked up 409 yards total offense as Reyes, Eli Contreras, Wero Torres, Anthony Saldivar, and Edward Perez combined for 373 yards on the ground. Oh, but the defense stole the show for much of the game as that unit also came up huge over and over again. The Indians never got their running game off the ground, while their pass attempts mostly dropped helplessly to the Warhorse Stadium turf. After his team’s overall performance in their season-opening loss to Randolph (also at Warhorse Stadium), Devine Head Coach Paul Gomez was thrilled to see the quick turnaround from his team as Jourdanton was certainly a real threat prior to kickoff, to hop on their high-horse after this game and gallop out of town with a victory of their own. “I am very proud of our effort,” stated Gomez as he began his post-game comments. “I thought we executed very well this week, and we eliminated most of the penalties that killed our chances to win our first game.” Even though Devine still committed its fair-share of penalties, it was night-and-day improvement in that area. The Indians put the first points on the Brown Chevrolet scoreboard as they booted a 30-yard field goal with 5:49 to go in the first quarter. Devine’s defense bent, but did not break as Jourdanton began this drive only 35-yards away from the end zone, thanks to a bad snap on a Warhorse punt attempt near mid-field. “That first stand was a great momentum boost for us defensively. We gave them great field position, but our defense was able to hold them to only the three points.” Devine answered that three-pointer with a quick drive of their own as Contreras converted a big third-down play by rushing 19-yards for a first down. Contreras’ run set up the first of Reyes’ three scores, this one from 24 yards with 2:41 to go in the opening frame. Teotimo Stafford converted the extra point, and the Warhorses led 7-3 going into the second quarter. The Warhorse defense looked as though it may force a three and out on Jourdanton’s next possession, but a questionable penalty negated what would have been…
