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Marble Falls baseball beats Johnson City

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 baseball beats Akins

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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Burnet baseball loses to Salado

CAPTION: Burnet runner Macke Calhoun scores a run for the Bulldogs against Salado March 18. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Salado 2-1 March 20 and 13-9 March 18 in District 24-4A play. In game one, the Eagles (9-5-1, 4-0) scored four runs in the top of the first inning only to have the Bulldogs (0-4) responded with two runs. Burnet tied the contest 4-4 in the second inning. But Salado plated seven runs in the fourth inning with six coming after two…

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Marble Falls baseball sweeps Gateway

CAPTION: Marble Falls batter Owen Nash sends this pitch to the left field corner for a RBI triple against Georgetown Gateway. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team beat Georgetown Gateway 4-2 March 20 to complete the series sweep in District 24-4A play. The start puts the Mustangs (4-0) in the district lead with Salado, which swept Burnet. Lampasas (3-0) is third. “If (the start is a big deal), it’s just for what happens in the locker room and the confidence and the mindset,” head…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Georgetown Gateway

CAPTION: Sophomore pitcher John Alan Whittle kept Georgetown Gateway guessing as he struck out 10 in leading the Mustangs to another win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 7-1 March 18 to go to 3-0 in District 24-4A play. Sophomore pitcher John Alan Whittle (2-0) earned the win by striking out 10 batters while allowing 1 run on 6 hits in six innings. Freshman Crawford Mattox took over in the seventh inning and struck out a batter. In two key ways,…

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Marble Falls baseball escapes Burnet with win

CAPTION: Crawford Mattox slides into second base to safely steal and get one base closer to scoring. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Burnet 7-6 March 14 to complete the two-game District 24-4A series. “It showed that same stuff a different way to win,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “It wasn’t constant hits like (during the March 14 win), which we found a way to grind some out timely hitting and stealing bases.” Burnet (0-2) got the scoring going early. Alex Cantrill drew a…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Burnet

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Casey Layton runs to first as Burnet first baseman Macke Calhaun jumps to catch the ball for the out in the second inning. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Burnet 9-4 March 11 to begin District 24-4A play. “I thought that’s the first game where we played well in all three phrases,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “We hit better than we have all year, although it’s been getting better.” The Mustangs (1-0) set the tone immediately behind the…

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Marble Falls, Burnet baseball begin district play

CAPTION: John Alan Whittle is expected to take the mound against Burnet during the series that begins Tuesday, March 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls and Burnet baseball teams will meet each other to begin District 24-4A play. Game one will be played at Scearce Field in Marble Falls Tuesday, March 11, and game two is at Bulldog Diamonds on the Burnet campus Friday, March 14. Both contests begin at 7 p.m. “They’ll be good,” Marble Falls head coach Tyler Porter said. “They’re experienced with 14 seniors.…

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Burnet baseball’s experience paves the way for success

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

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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