April 16, 2025 - Texas Chalk Talk

Marble Falls Fortnite team wins national title

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #esports, #fortnite, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #Vanta0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School Fortnite team includes coach Linden Colwell (left), Jimmy Harlow, Jeremy Williams, Jesse Jimenez and Alex Turley. Courtesy photo In a short text, Marble Falls High School Principal Patrick Hinson was told the school’s Fortnite team captured the national championship of the Vanta Esports League. The text came April 7. The Fortnite team is part of the school’s esports squad. And Marble Falls beat Desoto for the title. In order to win a national championship, teams compete in video-game specific tournaments. The tournaments, which are…

Marble Falls softball loses to Jarrell

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Cougars, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Jarrell, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: With one swing, freshman Callie Phillips gave the Lady Mustangs chance to at a comeback against Jarrell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Jarrell 5-4 April 15 to end the 2025 season. Trailing 4-1 the Lady Mustangs (10-16, 2-10) were down to their final three outs. The bottom of the sixth inning was especially brutal. The game was tied at 1-1 when Jarrell plated three. A Marble Falls outfielder misjudged the ball’s landing spot. Instead of it falling into her glove,…