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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…

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Marble Falls ISD accepts recommendations from Advisory Committee

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Marble Falls Independent School District’s Advisory Committee presented the board of trustees its findings and recommendations during the regular meeting Dec. 16. The committee had a slide that broke the proposed bond into three parts. The first was general facilities planning that totaled $124,335,000. Next was the Staff 1 to 1 Devices totaling $2.2 million. The final was athletics that came in at $28.55 million. The total is $155,085,000. Co-chairwoman Lee Ann Johnson pointed out bonds are repaid through Interest and Sinking (INS) property taxes. The tax rate is…

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Forge exemplifies helping athletes grow in all phases

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Paolo Garza holds bands that are around Noah Luckie’s waist as he runs while Landon Griffith completes running over tiny obstacles while holding a pipe over his head. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Helping athletes grow in stature and wisdom is more than a talking point for Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman. It’s a truth he strives for daily. And nowhere is that more apparent right now than during the morning sessions of Marble Falls Forge ’24, the athletic department’s summer…

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Marble Falls coach Beef charged with building the complete athlete

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CAPTION: Marble Falls strength and conditioning coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt walks through the ranks of Mustangs and Lady Mustangs before giving them the next mat drill move. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro To know what drives coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt, simply log onto his social media and read it. It’s right after his handle. Witnessing his athletes change their bodies and transform their mentalities when they didn’t think they could is a joy Beef knows. “To see a kid do it in that moment,” he said with a smile. “All the…

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Bustling summer gets busier for Marble Falls athletics

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman (in the gray) meets with the Lady Mustangs before they go to different speed and agility stations. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro As the calendar starts to turn to July, Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and head football coach Keri Timmerman reflected back on a busy start to the summer. He and his coaches have been on campus Monday-Thursday mornings for workouts as part of Marble Falls Forge ’24, the department’s strength and conditioning program. Timmerman has demonstrated…