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Marble Falls team tennis is 2-1 in District 19-4A

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are in the thick of the District 19-4A team tennis standings. File photo The Marble Falls High School team tennis team is 2-1 in the District 19-4A standings for second place after gaining wins over Belton New Tech and Salado 17-2 but lost to Lago Vista 14-5. Head coach Sam Whitley noted the main key to success for the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs is outlasting their opponents. “Eighty-five percent of points in tennis is scored due to unforced errors,” he said. “So our…

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Canyon Lake water polo sinks Smithson Valley

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #waterpolo0 comment

CAPTION: Canyon Lake’s Ryan Alvarez looks for a fellow Hawk to pass the ball to during the Saturday, Sept. 10, match against the Smithson Valley Rangers. Alvarez scored 3 goals including the game winner with just 10 seconds left in the match. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Canyon Lakes varsity boys water polo team rallied in the fourth period after trailing the Smithson Valley Rangers to win 10-9 and improve their overall and District 25-6A record to 2-1. “There is no quit in this team and they are learning if…

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Burnet, Marble Falls cross country teams continue strides towards district

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet High School cross country runners are all smiles after posting positive times at the Region III Preview meet. Courtesy photo BURNET Sept. 10 Region III Preview at Huntsville Classes 1A-4A race Boys (145 runner, 5K) 3, Victor Avies, 16:45.43; 32, Isaias Zarate, 19:27.37; 47, Josvanny Ramirez, 20:03.41; 67, Gustavo Vega, 20:38.63. Girls (146 runners, two miles) 4, Asah Roy, 13:09.39; 31, Cierra Blunt-Culpepper, 14:22.13; 36, Caroline Valencia, 14:37.25; 48, Halle Maxwell, 14:52.51; 56, Autumn Stires, 15:07.03; “A number of runners hit their personal best times and are…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Eagles, #Flames, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #smokingforjesus, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Smoking For Jesus senior Jonathan Frazier and the Eagles earn their first win of the season in a high-scoring affair against Faith Academy of Marble Falls. Photo by Stennis Shotts Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. Each week allows for Highland Lakes sports fans to know more about their football teams and week three was no different. Here’s what I learned. The Burnet Bulldogs are better than their record indicates. Fans shouldn’t…

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Burnet football’s hot start not enough against Brownwood

September 10, 2022September 11, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Bulldogs scored quick touchdowns against the Brownwood Lions to thrill the Kelly green faithful. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Ludecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Brownwood 33-20 Sept. 9 in a contest that illustrated the Bulldogs’ fight. “We are playing extremely hard and our last two opponents are really good,” Bulldogs head coach Bryan Wood said. “We were there toe to toe. Brownwood is just good. They don’t make many mistakes. It’s a solid Class 4A team. They’re going deep in the playoffs.” Burnet (1-2,…

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Smoking For Jesus football wins first meeting against Faith Academy

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #marblefallsfaith, #smokingforjesus, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Smoking For Jesus Ministry School senior cornerback Isaa Legier knocks a pass away intended for Faith Academy junior receiver Kade Shaw. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Highland Lakes’ region most anticipated contest — Smoking For Jesus Ministry School versus Faith Academy of Marble Falls — didn’t disappoint Sept. 9. In the end, the Eagles (1-2, Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations) won a 98-62 shootout that brought out the best in both teams. Smoking For Jesus scored 16 touchdowns with four of them coming from passes. Most of the…

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Marble Falls Mustangs beat Killeen Chaparral for second win

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior halfback Jamie Castillo runs behind offensive guard Gavin Hernandez for a positive gain against Killeen Chaparral Sept. 2. Photo by Juan Gonzales/Visual Concept Sports Photography When it mattered most, the Marble Falls High School football team made the key plays down the stretch to earn a 22-15 win against Killeen Chaparral Sept. 9. “Chaparral played their best game of the year,” Mustangs head coach Brian Herman said. “They’ve been playing against Killeen teams, and they had a lot of motivation. They thought they could roll over…

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Marble Fall youth football goes 3-0 in opening week

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer had all its teams earn wins in season openers. The Mustangs look to continue that success in road trips to Wimberley Saturday, Sept. 10. Courtesy photo Teams of the Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer couldn’t have had a better start to the season. All three teams won their season openers Aug. 27. The freshmen (Kindergartener through second grade) defeated Fredericksburg 20-13, the junior varsity (third- and fourth-graders) slipped by Liberty Hill 6-0, and the varsity (fifth- and sixth-graders) smashed New Braunfels…

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Burnet football seeks to get back on track against Brownwood

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Brownwood junior quarterback Ike Hall and the Lions return to Burnet County and are looking to win two in a row when they visit the Burnet Bulldogs. Photo by Juan Gonzales/Visual Concepts Sports Photography The Burnet High School football team is looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season when the Bulldogs welcome Brownwood. That game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Bulldog Field, 1400 Bulldog Stadium Drive. Burnet is hosting a confident Lion team that beat the Marble Falls Mustangs 55-16 Sept.…

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Faith Academy football welcomes Smoking For Jesus in first ever game between the two powerhouses

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #marblefallsfaith, #smokingforjesus, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Will Lewis and the Faith Academy of Marble Falls Flames host the Smoking For Jesus Eagles in a clash of two powerhouse six-man teams. Photo by Stennis Shotts The first contest between the Faith Academy of Marble Falls and Smoking For Jesus Ministry School football teams is happening at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Britton Field, 3151 RR 1431 East in Marble Falls. It’s a match-up of two teams that played for state titles in different leagues in 2021 with the Eagles (0-2, Texas Association of Independent…