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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs gather after their season ends in a regional quaterfinal loss to Waco La Vega. La Vega on the Class 4A Region III championship to advance to the state tournament. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The high school basketball season has ended for the Highland Lakes. And that means all the attention will move to soccer and the start of spring sports. There’s still plenty to look forward to, particularly for Marble Falls since it dropped to Class 4A. So let’s do a quick review…

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Burnet, Marble Falls girls basketball dominates all-district lists

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet junior center Zaria Solis is one of several Burnet County basketball players who made big contributions to their teams’ seasons and received the highest honor awarded to athletes from district coaches. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet and Marble Falls high school girls basketball teams finished in the top two of District 24-4A play thanks to the players’ consistent performances throughout the campaign. And that was obvious by how coaches voted for the all-district lists. Burnet junior center Zaria Solis is the district’s Most Valuable Player after…

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China Spring’s late basket ends Marble Falls boys basketball season

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to China Spring 56-55 Feb. 21 in a bi-district championship that ended the Mustangs’ season. Marble Falls (14-19, 6-4) is the co-District 24-4A champion. The end of the contest against the Cougars (21-14, 5-5 District 23-4A fourth place) is what has stayed with onlookers. The Mustangs trailed by six points with about a minute left in regulation. They cut it to a 44-41 deficit and then junior guard Jamie Castillo hit a 3-pointer to send the contest into overtime. Much like…

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Marble Falls girls basketball season ends in loss to Waco La Vega

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guards Alyssa Berkman (left) and Tea Rodriguez and sophomore post Kylie Roberts guard the basket against Waco La Vega. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Waco La Vega 61-31 Feb. 20 in the regional quarterfinals to end the 2022-23 season. These Lady Mustangs (21-12, 6-2 District 24-4A champions) carved their own names in the program’s history. They won the first outright district title since the 2007-08 team and won two playoff games in the same season for…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: More than 1,300 Marble Falls fans packed Max Copeland Gym Feb. 17 to help the Lady Mustangs win their second-round playoff game against Caldwell. Next up is Waco La Vega, Class 4A’s No. 3-ranked team, at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Fun doesn’t begin to describe what’s been happening in the athletic department at Marble Falls High School. Two district titles on the hardwood and two teams on the pitch with one as the district leader and the other is in second place after…

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Marble Falls girls basketball’s hot shooting leads to second postseason win

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Alyssa Berkman hits one of her seven 3-pointers during the Lady Mustangs’ second round win in the playoffs. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team scorched Caldwell 75-15 in the area round of the Class 4A playoffs Feb. 18 in front of more than 1,400 fans at Max Copeland Gym. The Lady Mustangs (21-13, 6-2 District 24-4A champion) will face Waco La Vega at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at Georgetown High School. Marble Falls seized control from the…

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Marble Falls boys basketball enters playoffs as district’s top seed

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Kody Smith and the Mustangs are District 24-4A’s top seed after head coach Trais Crain won a coin flip Feb. 15. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team will face China Spring in a bi-district championship game to tip off the 2023 Class 4A state playoffs Tuesday, Feb. 21. The contest will begin at 7 p.m. at Killeen Chaparral High School. Head coaches of District 24-4A met Feb. 15, a day after the regular season ended, to select the…

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Faith Academy boys basketball season ends in playoff loss

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Will Lewis scores a bucket for the Flames. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Pasadena First Baptist Christian Academy 52-44 Feb. 14 in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames end their season as the co-District 3-3A champions, their fourth consecutive district crown. “Kudos to the Warriors,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “They were prepared and played well. They are a really good…

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Marble Falls girls basketball hosts Caldwell in playoff game

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #caldwell, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #LadyStangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team welcomes Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to its Max Copeland Gym. The contest is an area round playoff game with the winner facing the winner of the Waco La Vega-Houston Yates game that is being played Thursday, Feb. 16. The regional quarterfinal match-up featuring the two winners will be played next week. Members of the Lady Mustangs coaching staff attended Caldwell’s 53-33 win against Wheatley Feb. 14. The Caldwell coaches and the Marble Falls coaches met soon after that to…

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Marble Falls girls basketball wins bi-district title

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs’ banner says it all as they move on to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat China Spring 41-32 Feb. 13 to win another bi-district championship. The Lady Mustangs (20-13, 6-2 District 24-4A champions) will face the winner of Wheatley and Caldwell, which play Tuesday, Feb. 14. “We’re just really excited to get a playoff win,” head coach John Berkman said. “I’m proud of our girls for sticking to our game plan,…