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Visits from head coaches to Marble Falls Middle School pave the way for future success on the pitch, diamond

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The recent success of the Marble Falls Middle School boys soccer team and the addition of baseball illustrates what Marble Falls Independent School District athletics director Brian Herman, who also serves as the head football coach, wants for the department. “We’re all striving to have our head coaches as a presence with the middle school coaches as much as you can,” he said. The middle school boys soccer team won all six of its matches in the spring and gave fans a glimpse of the players’ abilities before putting on…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #llanoyellowjackets, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. This is the final week of the 2021-22 school year and that means saying good-bye to some athletes who left their marks on their programs. Throughout the Highland Lakes, fans can point out seniors on their favorite teams who led their programs to great heights. I’d like to highlight a few here. At Marble Falls, folks had an idea what the class of 2022 could do when…

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Faith Academy athletics adds more milestones to banners

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk0 comment

Saying the Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletics department experienced a banner year in 2021-22 doesn’t begin to describe the success. The Flames were undefeated in district play en route to titles in football, basketball, baseball and track and field. They repeated as the Class 2A state track and field champions. The department earned an individual state title in tennis thanks to the doubles team of Ryan Delmonico and Jaden Turrentine. The Lady Flames also enjoyed great seasons in district play. They were tied for second in volleyball and basketball,…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#aggies, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyFlames, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #reveille, #tamu, #TAPPS, #Texas, #texasaggies, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. This weekend is the first of several state track meets beginning with the Class 2A meet of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys team is looking to successfully defend its state title. Head coach Steve McCannon, who is a numbers whiz as well as a great coach, told me his projections showed the team title will come down…

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Lange’s impact on his players will be felt for years to come

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyJackets, #llancounty, #Llano, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL1 Comment

Llano High School girls coordinator and head basketball coach Todd Lange died May 4 after an eight-month battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. A fish fry fundraiser to benefit the family will be conducted from noon-2 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Llano High School cafeteria, 2509 Texas 16 in Llano. Cost for the meal is by donation. A silent auction also will be conducted. A graduate of Granbury High School, Lange, who also served as a softball assistant coach, and his family arrived in Llano for…

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Next Level Elite wins LoneStar Championship tournament

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #LadyStangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Next Level Elite girls basketball team, consisting of high school athletes in the Highland Lakes, won the LoneStar Championship tournament April 22-24 at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington. Next Level Elite defeated Proskills Houston 16U 54-41 April 24, the Arkansas Lady Rebels 37-9 and Oklahoma Aces 49-42 both on April 23, and Oklahoma Swarm 16U 44-42 April 22. Next Level Elite includes Lili Appleton, Lexie Edwards, Ava Fernandez, MaeSyn Gay, McKenna Kerns, Elleson Lehmberg, Sydney Lough, Sierra Schaffer, Kloe Shannon and Zaria Solis. Gay of…

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Another undefeated district championship yields awards

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball players Brock Davis and Case Coleman were named to the small private school all-state team by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The honors are the latest for the duo who led the Flames to another undefeated district season and the second round of the playoffs. “(Their coaches) nominate them, and they get voted on by a separate committee,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “I nominated those two. I knew they’d all get TAPPS all-state. All the other accolades play a part.” Junior…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

March 11, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #TAPPS, #Texas, #UIL0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. The big news in south Burnet County is at 2101 Mustang Drive where Marble Falls athletics director and head football coach Brian Herman is replacing offensive coordinator Heath Hohmann and defensive coordinator Zane Bode. Both are leaving on their own. Hohmann accepted the job as athletics director and head football coach at Skidmore-Tynan, a Class 2A school, while Bode, in his words, retired to “become a cowboy.”…

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Lady Dawgs look to continue season success in the spring

March 3, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School is extremely proud of the accomplishments of both the volleyball and basketball teams during the 2021-22 school year, and girls athletics coordinator Rick Gates believes there’s plenty more great memories to be made in the spring, especially from the soccer and softball squads. The Lady Dawgs already sealed a berth in the Class 4A soccer playoffs, and the softball team is 9-2 before beginning District 19-4A play March 15. While tennis has played a fall schedule and returned to the courts this semester already, golf and tennis…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

March 2, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetBulldogs, #Eagles, #girls hoops, #Llano, #LlanoJackets, #MarbleFalls, #SFJCS, #Texas, #Texas girls hoops, #UIL0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. The Burnet Lady Dawgs athletics program is moving from very good to great. Just look at the success. The basketball team joined the volleyball team in qualifying for the Class 4A Region III tournament, known to many as the Houston region. That is a tough road, indeed, to get to the state tournament. Credit volleyball head coach Crystal Shipley and her team for setting the bar for…