August 18, 2023 - Texas Chalk Talk

Burnet volleyball pushes Copperas Cove in five-set spectacle

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School volleyball team lost to Copperas Cove 24-26, 27-25, 15-25, 25-23, 7-15 Aug. 15. Head coach Crystal Shipley commended her players for adjusting and never letting the opponent break their will to win, even when her athletes found themselves in unfamiliar spots on the floor because the team couldn’t substitute out. “The varsity girls fought point for point from the start against a strong, athletic Cove team,” she said. “Losing a close one in set one fueled the fire in set two. With big plays and girls…

Tackitt’s return enhances Marble Falls golfers’ chances at winning

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILgolf0 comment

Lonnie Tackitt was enjoying his retirement. Two years after he stepped away from teaching math at Marble Falls High School and being the head coach of the golf program, Tackitt was giving a few lessons here and there and was picking and choosing the projects he wanted to work on. Then Rick Blackington, his assistant coach who took over the program when Tackitt retired in 2021, suddenly resigned at the end of July. And Tackitt’s phone rang from the Marble Falls Independent School District’s superintendent’s office. “I got the call…