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Texas Longhorns become first unseeded team to play for national title

June 7, 2022June 8, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#ncaabaseball, #roadtoomaha, #softball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasFight, #TheBroadPodcaster, #WCWS0 comment

An unseeded Longhorns softball team showed plenty of one of the mottoes of the university — Texas fight — in beating Big 12 foe Oklahoma State in back-to-back contests June 6 to advance to the NCAA Division I national championship series. Waiting for them are the Oklahoma Sooners, whose players have made it clear they wanted to play the Longhorns during bracket play of the College World Series. What’s even more impressive for the Longhorns (47-20-1, 12-6 Big 12)? They have staved off elimination throughout this playoff run. First it…

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Burnet Lady Dawgs draw 55 for strength and conditioning

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #LadyDawgs, #summerstrengthandconditioning, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Burnet High School athletics department began its seven-week summer strength-and-conditioning program June 6. The Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs’ sessions begin at 8 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Girls athletics coordinator Rick Gates noted the first day drew 55 Lady Dawgs, a number that encouraged him. “I think it’s a good number for sure with our outgoing seniors and incoming freshmen,” he said. “We always want more. Several girls contacted us to let us know ‘I’m going to miss this first week.’ It’s a little bit of a transition.” Because the boys and…

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Burnet’s Vance to play in Austin all-star baseball game

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#allstars, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #delldiamond, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #roundrockexpress, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School 2022 graduate Ralston Vance will represent the Bulldogs at the annual Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Dell Diamond, 3400 E. Palm Valley in Round Rock. Vance, who played different positions for the Bulldogs, was selected as a second baseman. The all-stars are those who graduated in 2022. He was nominated by Burnet head coach Russell Houston, who provided hitting and fielding statistics. “He played most of the season at second base,” Houston said. “I told him I nominated…

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Smoking For Jesus preparing for 6-on-6 play in June

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#6-on-6, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #smokingforjesus, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Smoking For Jesus Ministry School football team’s 6-on-6 squad is preparing for the first of three opportunities to face other competition. First up is Ball County Angels, a team from Temple, traveling to play the Eagles at their home venue on the Smoking For Jesus campus, RR 2342 in Burnet. The two square off at at 5 p.m. Friday, June 10. On Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, the Eagles will be one of 10 teams participating in a two-day tournament at San Marcos Academy. Smoking For Jesus finishes 6-on-6…

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Marble Falls athletics trainer earns Doctor of Athletic Training

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#athletictrainers, #ATSU, #BurnetCounty, #DAT, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Call her Dr. Stephanie Thompson. The Marble Falls High School athletics trainer earned her hood from A.T. Still University, located in Mesa, Arizona, June 4 for her Doctor of Athletic Training that culminated five years of dedication. “It was all online except I had to go for one week,” she said. “I didn’t have to sit down for lectures. They gave me the materials, and I learned them. They gave it to us, and we did it on our own.” In addition to writing papers and passing exams, Thompson had…

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Marble Falls dog ranked No. 1 in the sport of lure coursing

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lurechampion, #lurechasing, #MarbleFalls, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Highland Lakes has the nation’s No. 1 athlete on four legs. It’s Jack O Lantern, a two-and-a-half-year-old Afghan Hound, who is a lure coursing champion who clocked 28.08 mph in 2021. He runs courses in all sorts of shapes while chasing a trash bag. Dogs may not always follow the course the way it’s designed, so the dog that finishes first in the race may not be the winner. Dogs must show an ability to follow the designed course while the trash bag leads the way. The bag takes…

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Green wants to see specific traits in new Llano starting quarterback

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

The starting quarterback battle at Llano High School has revealed plenty of strengths between the two athletes who have taken snaps for the Yellow Jackets 7-on-7 team. They are junior Briggs Green and senior Bryce Mize. Head coach Matt Green noted each player has wowed coaches and has made them scratch their heads during ball games. Green has years of experience playing and coaching that position, which means he has specifics he is studying. Top of the list is “a guy who makes good decisions on and off the field.…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #smokingforjesus, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. Though summer strength-and-conditioning sessions aren’t scheduled to start for a few more days at University Interscholastic League schools, high school athletes aren’t resting. That was apparent at Bulldog Field when quarterbacks were working on pass routes. Burnet will have a new starting quarterback in 2022, senior Taylor O’Hair, who has taken most of the snaps during 7-on-7 play. O’Hair and the other quarterbacks are showing the commitment…

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Marble Falls athletes show positive gains in the weight room

June 2, 2022June 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Being a member of another prestigious crew is paying off for the Marble Falls High School football program. Known as the 1,000-pound club, players become members if their weight totals in the incline bench, bench press, squat and power clean add up to 1,000 pounds. Of the 95 players tested, 17 are in the club, including senior quarterback Hayden Miller, with another 20 who have totaled more than 900 pounds. “When I first got here in 2020, we struggled with light weights, and (the players) didn’t want to put themselves…

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Lampasas basketball league welcomes new district foes Burnet, Marble Falls, Lago Vista

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #evant, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LagoVista, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #vikings0 comment

Though basketball season doesn’t tip off until November, area players aren’t waiting for the beginning of the 2022-23 school year to hit the hardwood thanks to the start of the Lampasas summer basketball league, which begins Monday, June 6. The girls play on Monday evenings, while the boys play on Tuesday nights. Teams committed to playing include Burnet, Evant, Hamilton, Lago Vista, Lampasas, Lometa, Marble Falls and San Saba. The league has a varsity and a junior varsity division. Full-court games last 40 minutes and teams play two contests a…