March 2025 - Texas Chalk Talk

Marble Falls ISD students say why items in bond package are beneficial

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A kickoff party hosted by those in support of the bond package the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved to present to voters was conducted March 30 at the Fresh Air and Food Park in Cottonwood Shores. The bond package will be on the May 3 ballot. Among the speakers were several students who told attendees why the district wide improvements the bond is addressing are important for campus life. Taking the lead was senior middle-distance runner Tyler Hamblin, who has competed at the highest level of…

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Marble Falls tennis’ wins will lead to better district seeds

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CAPTION: Boys singles player Cooper Womack is seeking his third consecutive district crown. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School tennis team still has three weeks before the District 24-4A tournament begins at Taylor High School. Needless to say, the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are using the remaining time to position themselves to get a good seeding for the tournament. The program is hosting a varsity tournament Friday, April 4, at both the Marble Falls and Burnet high school courts beginning at 8 a.m. District members Burnet, Jarrell,…

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Marble Falls track performs well leading into district meet

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasRelays, #TexasRelays2025, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtrackandfield0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore Madison Cuplin and Marble Falls track and field jumping coach Jamie Graham after the athlete sets a new personal best in the triple jump at the 97th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School track and field program ended a busy week at the premier event of the southwest. Sophomore Madison Cuplin and senior Tyler Hamblin made their way to the 97th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays March 28-29. Cuplin set a new personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 39…

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Marble Falls softball loses to Taylor

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Assistant coach Hailey Wooten congratulates senior Sophia Biagini for a big hit that brought runners home against Taylor. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Taylor 9-6 March 29 to begin the second round of District 24-4A play. The win is the Lady Ducks’ first in district play. But Taylor (1-6) had been showing signs that its record was better than it indicated. They had leads against Lampasas and Jarrell in the first round only to see the opponents come back to win.…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Johnson City

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Here’s Marble Falls junior Atreyu Machacek’s swing on the game-winning hit that brought home sophomore John Alan Whittle in the bottom of the sixth inning against Johnson City. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team beat Johnson City 10-9 March 28 in a non-district contest. Marble Falls was cruising, taking a 9-0 lead to the top of the sixth inning. But the Eagles, ranked No. 1 in the Class 2A poll of the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, showed why. They sent 15…

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Marble Falls girls soccer’s win starts vigorous offseason

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoccer, #UILsoccerplayoffs0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team ended the season with a 8-0 thumping of Bandera March 13. The Lady Mustangs (10-11-1, 3-7) were led by Dulce Macias Garcia who had 2 goals and 2 assists. Ashley Ferreira had a goal and an assist. Fernanda Perez scored on an assist from Ava McNamara, while Madison Hardaway scored on an assist from Taylor Brydon. Unassisted goals came from Ruby Hills Katie Terrell. Marble Falls had advanced to the playoffs the last two years, but realignment kicked the program south where…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Akins

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Senior pitcher Brenton Liscum took over midway through the contest as head coach Tyler Porter is examining the pitchers and trying to determine where each one can best help the team. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Austin Akins 7-1 March 25 in a non-district contest. “It was good for us,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “It was a non-district game. So, it’s not that we don’t try and win. We came in there with the plan.” The plan included creating pitching…

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Marble Falls softball beats Elgin

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Cheyenne Thompson hit 2 triples that help beat Elgin in a non-district contest March 25 to end a three-game losing skid. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team defeated Elgin 11-3 March 25 in non-district play. After Elgin scored a run in the second inning, the Lady Mustangs answered with a run in the third inning, another in the fourth and three in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Cheyenne Thompson had “the big hits,” which were triples. “Cheyenne put a good barrel on…

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Marble Falls boys golf advances to regionals

March 26, 2025March 27, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILgolf0 comment

CAPTION: The 2024-25 Marble Falls High School boy golf team includes Porter Vinson (left), Beckett Berkman, Rylee Ritchie, Ross Oelschleger, John Srnensky and Camilo Montez. Courtesy photoThe Marble Falls High School boys golf team is the District 24-4A runner-up thanks to shooting a two-day total of 673 at the district tournament March 24-25 at Legends Golf Course. This is the third consecutive year Marble Falls is advancing to the Class 4A Region III tournament, which is April 16-17 at Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. “It feels great,” head coach Adley…

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Marble Falls boys soccer loses to La Vernia

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bears, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoccer, #UILsoccerplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: La Vernia junior goalie Lane Green needs both hands to catch the ball as he’s surrounded by Mustangs, who are all trying to score a goal late in the second half. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team lost to La Vernia 1-0 March 25 in the area round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs to end its season. The Mustangs finish as the District 26-4A runners-up with a 7-1-2 record, 15-7-3 overall with a bi-district championship. “They’re a team that grew,”…