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Burnet, Marble Falls baseball players make county proud at all-star game

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AABCA, #allstars, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #delldiamond, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Three 2023 Burnet and Marble Falls high school graduates did more than hold their own during the all-star game of the Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association June 11 at Dell Diamond. They are Braden Ellett-Clark and Tanner O’Hair of Burnet and Cale Cochran of Marble Falls. The trio helped the North team defeat the South team 4-2. O’Hair, who was the starting catcher for the Bulldogs, was behind the plate for the seventh, eighth and ninth innings. In his second at-bat during the fourth inning, he hit the ball over…

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Marble Falls athletes are committing themselves to summer workouts

June 14, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Championships are won in the offseason. That was said by Pat Summit, the legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach, right after the Lady Vols won one of their eight national titles. She commended her players for staying in Knoxville during the summer to work toward their championship. In many ways, that’s what’s happening with athletes at Marble Falls Independent School District. Strength and conditioning coordinator Richard Scales said he’s been pleased with the attendance, noting 75 high school and 45 middle school students are attending from 7-9 a.m. Monday-Thursday.…

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Burnet’s Kade Shaw has ‘surreal’ day at the plate

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #Wings0 comment

Burnet High School senior Kade Shaw had a great day at the ballpark playing for the Austin Wings 17-and-under summer select baseball team. On June 9, Shaw went hit three home runs in three plate appearances, and one was a grand slam. He did it against Up Top from Dallas during The Opener tournament. As a result, Shaw was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Hitter. “Three in one game is surreal,” he said. Shaw plays different positions, including pitcher. He said he was thrilled to have that many home runs…

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Burnet athletes score most points ever in Bulldog Cup competition

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet softball team is one of several district champions the department produced in 20223. File photo No athletic department in Burnet County showed its superiority more than Burnet High School during the 2022-23 school year. That’s because the Bulldogs won all but one District 24-4A title in cross country in the fall and was the district runners-up in baseball and track and field. They advanced to the playoffs in boys soccer. Add in the three state titles in track and field by Victor Aviles, Hudson Bennett and Brayden…

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District titles, reaching the state podium highlights Faith Academy’s sports year

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #Flamesareredhot, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball won a share of the district title to add No. 4 to the trophy case. File photo The excellence that is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletic department continued during the 2022-23 season. The Flames captured district championships in boys basketball and girls track and field and each sport with the exception of volleyball advanced to the playoffs. In addition the Lady Flames track team finished third at the Class 3A state track and field meet of the Texas Association…

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Burnet baseball’s Kassner, Crawford to play on next level

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Kurt Kassner will pitch at Howard College. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School athletes Kurt Kassner and Jackson Crawford will play college baseball after signing their National Letters of Intent. Kassner will play at Howard College, while Crawford is headed to Milwaukee Area Technical College. Braden Ellett-Clark, who signed to play football at McMurry University, also will play baseball for the War Hawks. “It goes back to how hard these kids work,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “We were very fortunate to have three sign. I…

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Marble Falls claims several district titles to highlight a tremendous year in sports

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: The 2022-23 Marble Falls High School girls basketball team is one of several Marble Falls sports teams to win district championships and advance to the playoffs during the 2022-23 school year. The Lady Mustangs, like the Marble Falls High School boys soccer team, were the favorites to win the district crowns and did it. File photo The 2022-23 school year is in the books and much of the athletics portion is written in purple and gold. That’s because the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs assembled a sports year not witnessed…

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Johnson City baseball beats Kenedy to take a 1-0 series lead

May 26, 2023May 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

The Johnson City High School baseball team defeated Kenedy 4-1 in game one of the Class 2A Region IV quarterfinal series May 25. Game two of the best-of-three series is at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at the University of Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway in San Antonio. Game three, if necessary, will happen 30 minutes after the second game ends. “They walked us quite a bit,” head coach Steven Shipley said. “We got some big hits.” Sophomore Johnny Slawinski hit a RBI triple to help the Eagles build a 3-1…

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Johnson City baseball to face Kenedy in regional semifinals

May 24, 2023May 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Eaglessoar, #flyeaglesfly, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #kenedy, #lions, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #UILbaseballplayoffs0 comment

The Johnson City High School baseball team is set to take on Kenedy in a Class 2A Region IV semifinal series at the University of Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway in San Antonio. Game one is at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and game two is at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27. Game three, if necessary, will happen 30 minutes after the second game ends. Kenedy (24-7, District 31-2A champion) defeated Flatonia 2-1 in its regional quarterfinals series. “They’ve won a lot of games,” Johnson City head coach Steven Shipley said.…

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Johnson City baseball beats Burton to advance to regional finals

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#burton, #Eagles, #Eaglessoar, #flyeaglesfly, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #johnsoncity, #JohnsonCityLBJ, #LBJ, #Panthers, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILbaseball, #UILbaseballplayoffs0 comment

The Johnson City High School baseball team defeated Burton 2-1 in the best-of-three Class 2A Region IV semifinal series May 19-20. The Eagles (22-7, 10-0 District 28-2A champions) will face Kenedy (20-5, District 31-2A champion) in the Class 2A Region IV championship with date, site and time still to be announced. Johnson City head coach Steven Shipley commended Burton for pushing his team. The Eagles won game one 15-14 and game three 6-1 and lost game two 12-4. “They were very, very good,” he said. Johnson City coaches were very…