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Marble Falls soccer hosts weekly 7-on-7 matches on Tuesdays

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Another sport is enjoying the benefits of 7-on-7, and soccer fans don’t have to travel far to witness it. Each Tuesday at 5 p.m. throughout the month of June, area high school players are stopping at Mustang Stadium, 2101 Mustang Drive in Marble Falls, for a night of co-ed soccer where each team must have four girls on the field at all times. The field is divided in half, which allows two contests to be played at once. Teams either play four 10-minute quarters or two 20-minute halves. At the…

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Let the Longhorns and their fans enjoy an unbelievable season

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#cowgirls, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #longhorns, #oklahomasoftball, #oklahomasooners, #oklahomastate, #sooners, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasLonghorns, #texassoftball, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

An unprecedented run to the national championship series of the NCAA Division I Women’s College World Series has brought out plenty of chatter among softball fans around the country. Perhaps what the University of Texas softball team learned or even had confirmed is that no matter the sport, it seems people everywhere love to hate the Longhorns. Let’s recap. The softball team faced elimination during the Seattle Regional and had to beat host Washington 3-2 to advance to the Fayetteville Super Regional. Waiting for them were the nationally No. 4-seeded…

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Burnet improves existing athletics facilities for more space, to conserve valuable resources

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

While much of the talk regarding athletics facilities revolves around the construction of the new activity center projected to open in February 2023, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District officials aren’t ignoring existing facilities. They include replacing scoreboards and natural grass and adding track lanes. It’s difficult to miss where these upgrades are happening when fans are at Bulldog Field. At Bulldog Diamonds, the baseball and softball fields are receiving artificial turf and new scoreboards. Originally both facilities had natural grass when they opened in 2008. The scoreboards that are being…

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Llano will play at the Taylor 7-on-7 state qualifying tourney

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#brady, #fredericksburg, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #johnsoncity, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #mason, #sansaba, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

The Llano 7-on-7 football team has one more opportunity Saturday, June 11, to qualify for the state tournament, But the Yellow Jackets will have to win their pool and a semifinal game of the Taylor State Qualifying Tournament to do. It won’t be easy as Llano faces Comal Davenport, Lampasas and Taylor No. 2 in pool play. Since it’s a 16-team tournament, the pool winners will play in semifinal contests. The winners of those two games will receive automatic bids to the state tournament. Llano head coach Matt Green said…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. This summer has been anything but lazy for several sports throughout the Highland Lakes. While 7-on-7 football and basketball have consistently had summer play for years. other sports are stepping up to provide those same opportunities to their athletes. Case in point is a new version of 7-on-7 but for futbol or soccer, as it’s known in the U.S. Soccer fans are welcome to Mustang Stadium each…

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Llano and Marble Falls athletes to start summer strength and conditioning June 13

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

Llano and Marble Falls athletes are mentally preparing for the voluntary sessions of summer strength and conditioning that begin Monday, June 13. Burnet and Faith Academy of Marble Falls began last week, while Smoking for Jesus School Ministry started May 31. In Marble Falls high school boys will arrive first for their two-hour session that typically runs from 7-9 a.m. followed by the high school girls and middle school athletes from 8-10 a.m. Football assistant coach and powerlifting head coach Robert Draper said Marble Falls athletes will all be in…

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Next Level boys hoops features Marble Falls, Faith Academy, Johnson City players

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #johnsoncitytx, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Next Level boys select basketball team was within seconds of a earning one of the program’s biggest wins. Instead a charging call allowed nationally-known Sky High, a squad consisting of players 16 and younger, to escape with a 44-41 win last weekend. The contest was part of the Lace Em Up tournament in Georgetown June 3-5 where Next Level finished with a 2-1 record. The Next Level players include Gabe Lopez and Tidus Willie, both Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletes; Roman Brown, Jamie Castillo, Cooper Cochran, Garon Jones,…

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Health battles help Burnet’s Escamilla discover her calling

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #texanns, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #tsu, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School graduate Marissa Escamilla’s health battles helped her discover her career path and how she wants to be a blessing for others the way her mentor, Dr. Jason Hill, has been a blessing for her. The 2018 graduate recently earned her bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in kinesiology thanks to being on a basketball scholarship. But the Lady Dawg battled numerous injuries throughout her four years playing for the TexAnns, none bigger than a back injury that medical professionals told her would require she wear a back…

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Depth throughout the 2022 Llano football roster bodes well

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

The Llano High School football team has pieces in place that give coaches great optimism for the 2022 season. The Yellow Jackets are looking to win their third consecutive district title in the fall with more experience on the lines, at receiver, at running back and in the secondary. “We had a lot of big ball games the kids played in,” head coach Matt Green said. “The only starter we returned last year was (quarterback) Maddox (Green). Now we have the chance to be really, really good anytime you return…

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Marble Falls volleyball hosts June league on Wednesdays

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#blanco, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyJackets, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School volleyball program is continuing to host weekly matches at Marble Falls Middle School with the only changes are on the day of the week and the addition of other teams. Beginning Wednesday, June 8, players representing Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano and Marble Falls high schools will meet at 5 p.m. to play two matches per night and will call one contest. In May, the Lady Mustangs hosted a similar evening of volleyball, on Mondays, with Burnet, Llano and Killeen Harker Heights that was played at…