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Burnet baseball sweeps Taylor

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #bulldogs, #Burnetcountytx, #burnettx, #dawgs, #diamonds, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakesSports, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet second baseman Macke Calhoun catches the ball for the routine out at first. He covered the base when his teammates moved forward to field a bunt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team beat Taylor 5-2 April 4 in a District 24-4A contest that moved to Burnet. Heavy rains may have factored into the decision. That victory meant the Bulldogs swept the Ducks after winning the first game April 1 11-4. Burnet is enjoying a three-game winning streak, its longest since four in a…

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Marble Falls, Burnet track athletes perform well at district

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #running, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtrack0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Madison Cuplin is on her way to winning one of her four gold medals from the District 24-4A meet April 2-3 at Jarrell High School. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Several Burnet and Marble Falls high school track and field athletes are advancing to the District 23 and 24-4A area meet thanks to finishing in the top four of their events at the District 24-4A meet. The meet was conducted April 2-3 at Jarrell High School. The top four in each event advanced to the District…

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Faith Academy tennis is regional runner-up

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2025 Faith Academy of Marble Falls tennis team includes Kate Green (front row, left), Alyana Reyes, Ella Lewis, Emerson Price, Jaden Turrentine, Halley Offutt; head coach Rich Coleman (back row, left), Jason Kennedy, Ever Bigtree, Witten Reinert, Grant Nagle, Luke Patterson and assistant coach Aland Price. Not pictured is Brandon Wood. Contributed photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls tennis team is the runner-up at the Class 3A South Regional championship of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Sports April 2. The Flames and Lady Flames earned…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Salado

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #salado, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: John Alan Whittle went 2 for 4 at the plate against Salado to lead the Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Salado 9-2 April 4 in District 24-4A play. “Salado is pretty good in all phases,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “They started a lot of seniors.” Down 7-0, the Mustangs (10-11, 4-2) scored a run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh. Sophomore John Alan Whittle went 2 for 4 at the plate and recorded a RBI.…

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Marble Falls softball loses to Lampasas

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Khloe Hollingsworth drives the ball for a RBI single to bring in a run for the Lady Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Lampasas 17-5 April 3 in a District 24-4A contest that ended in five innings. The win means the Lady Badgers (10-12, 2-6) split the season series with the Lady Mustangs (10-12, 2-6). But Lampasas’ other district win is against Jarrell 12-10 April 1. Those victories put the Lady Badgers firmly in the conversation for finishing fourth in…

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Expansion to the Llano ISD indoor facility will propel athletes to better results

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series. New additions to campus life at Llano High School are being constructed, including one that will benefit the athletic department. The indoor facility is receiving renovations to create a boys locker room, weight room and coaches offices. Projected completion is in the next few months. Athletic director Matt Green said the weight room will be used by high school athletes in every sport. He strongly believes one big reason why the Lady Jackets captured the District 5-3A championships in volleyball…

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Faith Academy basketball players named all-state

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TABC, #TABChoops, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy rising junior guard Will Slyker (left) and rising senior center Judah Phillips are on the All-State Team of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroFaith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball players Judah Phillips and Will Slyker were named to the All-State Team of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The two are on the Mid-Size Private School list that has a total of 20 recipients. Head coach Zakk Revelle, who nominated the duo, announced their selection. When it comes to Faith basketball,…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Salado

April 2, 2025April 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior shortstop Canon Cochran starts leaning down to tag the Salado Eagle out during a rundown in the first inning. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Salado 12-7 April 1 in a battle of undefeated teams in District 24-4A. The Eagles (12-5-1, 7-0) struck first thanks to a two-out RBI double by B.J. Amann. But the threat ended thanks to a rundown between second and third when junior shortstop Canon Cochran tagged the runner out. The Mustangs (10-10, 4-1)…

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Marble Falls softball loses to Gateway

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTON: Marble Falls sophomore shortstop Jocelyn Suarez catches this line drive for the out in the first inning to ensure Georgetown Gateway doesn’t score another run. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Georgetown Gateway 6-3 April 1 in District 24-4A play. With the Lady Gators (16-1-2, 6-1) leading 6-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Lady Mustangs looked to make the most of their final at-bat. The result was a RBI by Sophia Biagini and a 2 RBI single by…

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Experience, coaching highlights month for Faith Academy baseball

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbaseball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Spencer Kenney competed well before a suffering a season-ending injury that coaches believe happened before the start of the baseball season. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is 2-2 in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The team has 13 players including senior Carter Fromberg and junior Sawyer Jones. The others are sophomores Braxton Blair, Wade Dillard, Austin Ellis, Cooper Hansard, Spencer Kenney, Ben Kosoglow, Nixon Little, Logan Norton, Price Rosamond, Hudson Russell and Michael Wenzel. “They’re not intimidated,”…