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Burnet baseball’s experience paves the way for success

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnetcountytx, #burnettx, #dawgs, #diamonds, #HighlandLakesSports, #highlandlakestx, #hillcountrysports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior Noah Crawford reacts after he hits a double against Fredericksburg and reaches second base during the 12-2 season-opening win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team is off to a solid start. The Bulldogs have earned wins against Bulverde Bracken 8-0 Feb. 28, Llano 18-6 Feb. 25 and Fredericksburg 12-2 Feb. 17. And what makes this 2025 version of the Bulldogs as dangerous as last year’s team that won the District 24-4A championship are the number of returners. In all, head coach Russell…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Burnetcountysports, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Basketball season is officially over for the Highland Lakes and we are in full swing — literally — into spring sports. Let’s get into it.

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Marble Falls baseball plays well at Llano tourney

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls shortstop John Alan Whittle touches second base after fielding a ground ball and completing the double play by throwing to first. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School baseball team went 2-2 at the Llano tournament Feb. 27-March 1. The Mustangs earned wins against the Texas Military Institute 3-0 and against Bulverde Bracken 4-2 but lost to Fredericksburg 3-2 and to Wimberley 19-5. Marble Falls had leads in each game, including the losses, for a variety of reasons. Against TMI, sophomore John Alan Whittle hit…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Navarro

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

CAPTION: Grant Carter’s hit scores two runs during the loss to Geronimo Navarro Feb. 25. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Geronimo Navarro 7-2 Feb. 25. Grant Carter “hit a ball hard” and “reached on an error.” That brought in the two runs in the fifth inning. “They’re good,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said of the Panthers. “We played them in a tournament a few years ago. They had some dudes. Their last two (pitchers) threw in the 80s.” Navarro’s Ryan Davidson…

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Marble Falls baseball splits with Stephenville

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Freshman Crawford Mattox fouls a ball to stay alive at the plate and later picks up the RBI. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School baseball team beat Stephenville 4-3 in the second game of the doubleheader Feb. 22 after the Yellow Jackets won the first contest 10-6. In the first game, Marble Falls plated five runs in the third inning on one hit for a 5-2 lead. But Stephenville answered by scoring four runs in the fifth inning after the Mustangs had two outs. Marble Falls…

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Marble Falls baseball motivated for better results

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore John Alan Whittle’s ability to stay calm and stay in the strike zone will be a big part of the pitching staff this season. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School baseball team begins the 2025 season with a change in its schedule. The Mustangs will host Stephenville in a double header that begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Scearce Field instead of participating in the Fredericksburg tournament because of the weather. Getting innings for this group is invaluable, head coach Tyler Porter said,…

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New facilities would meet the most important role of athletics

February 7, 2025February 9, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director Keri Timmerman describes a typical practice day at the high school and how coaches work together to meet the needs of their athletes. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The possibilities of building new facilities for extracurricular activities at Marble Falls High School will better meet the No. 1 objective for those students – to properly prepare them for their seasons. That’s according to Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director Keri Timmerman. On Jan. 31, the Marble Falls Independent School District’s Board…

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Marble Falls ISD board approves bond package to present to voters

February 2, 2025February 6, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved putting a bond before voters on the May 3 ballot. The bond, valued at $172.2 million, has four parts: general facilities planning, staff 1 to 1 devices, athletics and indoor multipurpose facility. Athletics projects total $12.515 million and the high school indoor multipurpose facility with all of its amenities totals $26.05 million. “I envision all of our sports and all of our students in extracurricular activities using the multipurpose facility,” said Dr. Jeff Gasaway, Marble Falls ISD superintendent, to TexasChalkTalk.com.…

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Marble Falls grad Harman receives state award

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Eagles, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #THSBCA, #UILbaseball, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Mario Bennett (left) presents the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association award named after him to Brad Harman, a 1994 graduate of Marble Falls High School. Courtesy photo Brad Harman recently received the Mario Barrett Meritorious Service Award from the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association. Harman, a 1994 graduate of Marble Falls High School, is the baseball head coach at Abilene High and a member of the association for 27 years. Harman, who has served multiple positions in the association, called receiving the award a real honor. “Mario…

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Burnet girls basketball outlasts Jarrell

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #Cougars, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Jarrell, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Jarrell 46-43 Jan. 14. The victory puts the Lady Dawgs (12-14, 3-1) in a three-way tie for first in District 24-4A with Salado (16-11, 3-1) and the Lady Cougars (22-6, 3-1). The two teams played to a 9-9 tie in the first quarter then Jarrell dropped in 16 points and limited Burnet to 8 for a 25-17 advantage at the half. “We struggled early in the game,” Burnet head coach Doug Messer said. “Part of that is the energy level. Jarrell is…