March 4, 2022 - Texas Chalk Talk

Mustangs give The Helping Center some needed muscle

March 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #football, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #MFalls, #MFHS, #Mustangs0 comment

Sam Pearce, executive director of The Helping Center, was in a bind. He had a “big warehouse” truck carrying numerous pallets averaging 1,500 pounds of food apiece and didn’t have enough volunteers to empty the vehicle. In all, it totaled 30,000 pounds of food. Volunteer Lauren Haltom heard Pearce’s dilemma and offered to contact Marble Falls head football coach Brian Herman to see if the Mustangs could stop by. It didn’t take long for Herman to say yes. By 7:30 a.m. on March 1, the players arrived and immediately went…

Lady Dawgs begin own tourney with 3-0 record

March 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #diamond, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #softball, #Texas0 comment

The Burnet High School softball team started its home tournament by going 3-0 on March 3. The varsity defeated Lago Vista 15-3 in the night cap and began the day with a 13-1 win against Wimberley. The junior varsity beat Pflugerville Connally 8-2. “The JV is solid all the way around,” head coach Hailey Wooten said. “I knew they could compete with varsity teams. That’s why I put them in this tournament. The varsity has rhythm right now. It’s fun to watch. They can hit the ball and play defense.”…