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Marble Falls football begins district play at Canyon Lake

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #canyonlake, #GoGetEmMustangs, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs’ defense will have to tackle well as a unit in defending Canyon Lake senior running back Helijah Johnson. Photo by Juan Gonzales/Visual Concepts Sports Photography Two weeks of preparation for the District 13-4A Division I opener has the Marble Falls High School football team ready for the road trip to Comal Canyon Lake at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. “We have an energetic game plan,” Mustangs head coach Brian Herman said. “Traditionally, they’re a strong program. They have a strong and talented senior group.” Both…

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Faith Academy football focuses on district play, earning a playoff berth

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #falcons, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior Kade Shaw and the Flames are traveling to face Waco Live Oak in a rematch of last year’s state title game. Photo by Stennis Shotts Faith Academy head football coach Stephen Shipley said the weeks of preparations leading up to the district opener at Waco Live Oak Classical went very well for the Flames. The game is at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at 400 S. Fourth St. in Waco. This is a rematch of a state championship of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial…

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New meet record, personal bests highlight Leo Manzano Invitational at Marble Falls

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #faith, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL1 Comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls runners Blake Cockrell and Marco Almazan finish first and fifth at the Leonel Manzano Invitational Oct. 1. Photo by Brynn Holland/Ludecke Photography Area cross country runners showed their talent and grit during the Leonel Manzano Invitational Saturday, Oct. 1, at Marble Falls High School. The meet served as a District 24-4A preview for Burnet, Georgetown Gateway, Jarrell, Lago Vista and Lampasas by allowing members to experience the course and check out the competition. And they weren’t disappointed beginning with the winner of the boys Class 5A and…

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Burnet volleyball sweeps Marble Falls to remain unbeaten in district

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior outside hitter McKenzie Davis tips the ball over the outstretched arms of Marble Falls Lady Mustangs Kaley Smith and Alexis Dalton. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Ludecke Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team continues its march through the District 24-4A season with another straight set win against an opponent Sept. 30. This one came at the expense of the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs with the Lady Dawgs winning 25-19, 25-16, 25-12. Burnet has not defeated long-time rivals Llano, Lampasas and Marble Falls all in the same season. The…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

October 2, 2022October 4, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#burnettx, #Eagles, #Flames, #gobigred, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakesSports, #highlandlakestx, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #SFJMCS0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. Week five was quiet for most of Burnet County. Three of the four football programs were on district byes in preparation for the final push of the regular season. Now the real games begin with the quizzes in the rearview mirror. Let’s take a look at some of the regional teams that did play. The Llano Yellow Jackets (6-0, 2-0 District 13-3A Division I) remain the region’s…

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Burnet football uses bye week to work on technique, basics

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The trenches are all about technique and the Burnet Bulldogs used their bye week to get better at the technique of blocking. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Though District 13-4A Division I is on a bye this week, the Burnet High School football team continued to practice each day in preparation for the final five weeks of the regular season and the most important part of its schedule. That begins with the district opener against Lampasas at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Bulldog Field, 1400 Bulldog Stadium Drive.…

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Marble Falls Youth Football teams beat Smithson Valley

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior varsity players Omar Najera (23), Van Michael (17) and Colton Thornberry (40) have Smithson Valley White on their heels. Courtesy photo Two Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer teams won Sept. 24 and the one that didn’t lost by a point. That’s how dominant the Mustangs continue to be. The junior varsity (third- and fourth-graders) earned a 35-0 win against Smithson Valley White, while the varsity (fifth- and sixth-graders) beat Smithson Valley Pieper Purple 62-0. Those Marble Falls teams moved to 4-0. The Marble Falls freshmen…

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‘The Voice,’ top officials to call U.S. Junior Steer Wrestling Championship in Marble Falls

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #rodeo, #steerwrestling, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Randy Schmutz, “The Voice” of The American rodeo, is calling the action of the U.S. Junior Steer Wrestling Championship. Courtesy photo The best young bulldoggers aren’t the only ones coming to Marble Falls for the U.S. Junior Steer Wrestling Championship and Leon Bauerle Cowboy Reunion Sunday, Oct. 9. So are the industry’s most recognizable voices and faces. The U.S. Junior Steer Wrestling Championship and Leon Bauerle Cowboy Reunion, hosted by The Gunner Thames Memorial Foundation, is at the Charley Taylor Arena, 3053 U.S. 281 in Marble Falls, and allows…

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Burnet volleyball earns second district victory

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lladydawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Lady Dawgs added another valuable district win when they beat Lampasas in three sets. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School volleyball team took care of another rival Sept. 27 when the Lady Dawgs swept Lampasas 25-16, 25-15, 26-24 to move to 2-0 in District 24-4A. And thanks to wins by the freshman and junior varsity teams, the Burnet program took all three matches. “What a great environment it was,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. “Rivalries are fun.” The varsity “came out on fire” and dominated the first…

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Canyon Lake football earns big road win against San Antonio East Central

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Canyon Lake Hawks wrap up their pre-district schedule with a road win against San Antonio East Central. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Canyon Lake Hawks notched a big mark in the win column Friday, Sept. 23, with a 20-10 victory over the Class 6A San Antonio East Central Hornets. The Hawks (1-3 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I) take the win into their bye week in preparations for the Friday, Oct. 7, district opener against the Marble Falls Mustangs (2-3 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I). Against the…