Colts XC begins 2019 season

Devine Middle School Colts kicked off their season at Hondo’s city golf course last Saturday. The 7th grade Colts ran well individually but did not have enough to qualify in the team standings. The 8th grade Colts finished in fourth place overall.
Bright spots for the 7th grade included Anthon Saldivar’s 21st place finish at 15:08 and Logan Davis’ 23rd finish at 15:13.
Leading the way for the 8th Colts were top 40 finishers Jesse House (22nd-15:08), Chris Sanidad (26th-15:46), Hayden Johnson (31st-16:31), and Mason Walker (39th-17:36). Ace Sosa completed the 71-point team total finishing 41st with a time of 17:46.
Results
7th team: 1st Cotulla 54, 2nd LaVernia 74, 3rd Lytle 77, 4th Holy Spirit 119, 5th Comstock 120.
7th Colts (of 86): 21st Anthony Saldivar 15:08, 23rd Logan Davis 15:13, 35th Alfredo Ramirez 16:30, 48th Samuel Diaz 17:31.
8th team: 1st Lytle 21, 2nd Loma Alta 57, 3rd Devine 71, 4th Holy Spirt 73.
8th Colts (of 61): 22nd Jesse House 15:08, 26th Chris Sanidad 15:46, 31st Hayden Johnson 16:31, 39th Mason Walker 17:36, 41st Ace Sosa 17:46, 42nd Diego Mendoza 17:55, 43rd Jaiden Alvarez 18:24, 44th Makhi Burford 18:37, 46th Jason Sanidad 18:48.
Up next: All Cross Country teams compete in Bandera Saturday, September 14 beginning at 9:00am with the varsity girls.
By Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer