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Wimberley dominates Canyon Lake in season opener

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 Daniel Clifton#hawks, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Canyon Lake’s Harrison Gilliam looks for some open area to run on a kick-off return against the Wimberley Texans. The Texans beat the Hawks, 60-6, in the Aug. 25 season opener. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Wimberley Texans opened the 2023 season with a 60-6 win over the Canyon Lake Hawks in the two teams annual “Battle of the Backbone.” The Texans (1-0 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division II) used several short-field situations and Canyon Lake mishaps to their advantage. The Hawks (0-1 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I)…

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Burnet football loses to La Vernia to begin the season

August 26, 2023August 27, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

The Burnet High School football team lost to La Vernia 49-27 Aug. 25 to begin the 2023 season. The Bulldogs (0-1) are preparing for Llano in the home opener at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Bulldog Field. “I think (the Bears) are truly a good team,” Burnet head coach Bryan Wood said. “I feel like we got taken to the wood shed. They controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides. We could never get into a rhythm offensively. Defensively, we couldn’t get off the field. They’re really big…

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Marble Falls football loses to Pflugerville Connally

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Behind the superb blocking of the Marble Falls offensive line, sophomore Joaquin Aguilar runs to the end on a 64-yard dash on the opening drive of the 2023 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Pflugerville Connally 40-14 Aug. 25 in the season opener. The Mustangs (0-1) now turn their attention to a road trip to Brownwood (1-0) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, After the game, head coach Brian Herman was to the point with his players. “We did everything…

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Marble Falls graduate Berkman to play pro basketball

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GASEvnikos, #GoGetEmMustangs, #Greece, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #proball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Former Liberty University and Marble Falls High School standout Mya Berkman will fulfill a lifelong dream of playing professional women’s basketball when she leaves for Greece Aug. 27. Photo courtesy of Liberty University Athletics Marble Falls High School graduate Mya Berkman’s dream of playing professional basketball is coming true. She is set to board a plane and fly to Athens, Greece Sunday, Aug. 27, to join the GAS Evnikos Women’s squad. The team is part of Greece A1 Women and Greece Cup Women leagues. Her contract is for eight…

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Burnet football looks to halt La Vernia in season opener

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School football team travels to play at La Vernia at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, for the 2023 season opener. Bear Stadium is located at 221 San Antonio Road in La Vernia. The Bulldogs beat Bears the 36-25 last year to hand them one of their losses. La Vernia finished the season with a 9-3 record and reached the second round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. La Vernia returns seven starters on offense and seven starters on defense. “We’re going to have our hands full…

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Faith Academy football wants to move faster, think less against Bulverde Gloria Deo

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will host Bulverde Gloria Deo at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Britton Field on the Faith campus. It’s been two weeks since the Flames have faced anyone other than themselves. In the first week of training camp Aug. 1-2, they welcomed Austin Veritas for two days then traveled there the second week for a six-team scrimmage. Since then the Flames have practiced against themselves, and head coach John Hallam, who will be making his debut against Gloria Deo, said he was…

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Marble Falls football strives to be more efficient in opener against Pflugerville Connally

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior linebacker Kole Becker is part of unit that was to be stingy and unyielding, two traditional traits of the Mustang defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team welcomes Pflugerville Connally at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, to Mustang Stadium to begin the 2023 season. But the Mustangs are bracing for a new and improved Cougars squad than the one they beat 52-7 in 2022. Connally has new looks beginning with head coach Charles Burton. Burton, who played college football at…

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Faith Academy volleyball doesn’t quit in loss to Bulverde Gloria Deo

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls senior Brook Farmer came up big during key moments against Bulverde Gloria Deo. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team lost to Bulverde Gloria Deo 12-25, 26-24, 23-25, 22-25 Aug. 22. Lady Flames head coach Erin Sawyer commended her players for the way they battled. “They worked hard, they didn’t give up on one another, we played as a team,” she said. “I always say ‘family multiplies the joy and divides the burden.” Down 1-0 after the first set,…

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Marble Falls cross country finishes 2nd, 3rd at Johnson City meet

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrunning0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Nick Dahl posts the fastest individual time at the Johnson City Eagle Nation 6-mile Relay Aug. 18. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Marble Falls High School boys cross country team finished second at the Johnson City Eagle Nation 6-mile Relay Aug. 18. “We had some encouraging performances on a very demanding course that has four back-to-back hills at a 25 to 30-degree grade in the first mile of the race,” Mustangs head coach Chris Schrader said. “Go out too fast, and you have a painful end;…

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Faith Academy volleyball is 3rd at own tournament

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSvolleyball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy’s Natalie Weems scores a point for the Lady Flames. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team finished third at its own tournament Aug. 20 where the Lady Flames battled more than the opponent in The Fire Pit. The Lady Flames beat Providence and lost to Austin St. Dominic Savio and Founders Classical. The HVAC system went out, forcing tournament officials to use fans they set up in the four corners of the gymnasium. “This is the reason why I play indoor sports,”…