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Bustling summer gets busier for Marble Falls athletics

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…

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Burnet football staff has new coordinators, line coaches

CAPTION: Burnet football defensive coordinator Jordan Heusinkveld (left) and offensive coordinator Colton Brewer gather with the Bulldogs after a night of 7 on 7. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football staff is nearing completion. Head coach Ben Speer announced that Zane Hicks is now the head offensive line and tight end coach and the powerlifting head coach after being the assistant coach under Tyler McIntosh. “The kids know him and have good relationships with him,” Speer said. Jordan Heusinkveld is the defensive coordinator after being on…

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Burnet’s Jones, Llano’s Hays up for Community Heroes awards

CAPTION: Burnet High graduate Grant Jones is the total package, according to football head coach Ben Speer. What he does on and off the playing field is why he was nominated for the Chicken Express Community Heroes award. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Two Highland Lakes student athletes are in the running for the Chicken Express Community Heroes awards. They are 2024 Burnet High graduate Grant Jones and Llano High rising senior Ciara Hays. People can vote multiple times a day online. Voting ends July 1. The male and female…

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Attendance to Marble Falls summer workouts remains high

With more than 100 Marble Falls High School student athletes attending the athletic department’s strength-and-conditioning program, coaches believe the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are “forging” a new road to success. The program, called Marble Falls Forge ’24, is helping athletes take the next step in their preparation for the 2024-25 sports year, so that when fall training camps begin in early August, coaches can install new schemes and add more to what is already knows. Athletic director Keri Timmerman said it’s not unusual to have as many as 120 on…

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Marble Falls football hosts Jim Turner offensive line camp

CAPTION: Marble Falls football head coach Keri Timmerman and the Mustangs are playing host to the Jim Turner Offensive Line Camp. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District football program is hosting Jim Turner’s Offensive Line Camp from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Mustang Stadium on the high school campus. Turner has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and has coached linemen on every level of the sport. He has worked for Texas A&M University as the Aggies offensive line coach…

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Overview: why Burnet athletics enjoys record-breaking year

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Read part one here. Winning nine district titles in a single school year doesn’t happen just because of incredible talent and tremendous coaches. That’s the word from Kurt Jones, who retired as the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic director after the 2023-24 school year. Jones had been on staff for two decades as an assistant football coach on former head coach Bob Shipley’s staff before being promoted to defensive coordinator and head coach. Jones stepped down as football head…

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Overview: Burnet athletics enjoys record-breaking year, breaking opponents’ hearts

CAPTION: The Burnet High School girls basketball team and the first of several trophies from the 2023-24 season. File photo Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. An astounding nine district championships with another three playoff berths and two Class 4A state silver medals illustrate the Burnet High School athletic department’s supremacy during the 2023-24 school year. While the Lady Dawgs continued their streak by winning four district titles — cross country, basketball, track and field and soccer — the Bulldogs showed their mettle in winning championships…

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Faith Academy football coach Silvers’ past makes him the present choice

When assistant football coach Jay Silvers met with Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletic director Zakk Revelle about the football head coaching vacancy a few weeks ago, his pitch was direct. “I’m here, I’ve been here for four or five years working with (former head coach Stephen) Shipley,” he said. “I’d like the opportunity. My son is coming through here. I’ve coached him at Faith Academy.” His son, Landon, is a rising freshman running back and receiver who “kind of plays everything,” Silvers said. During the last few years, Silvers…

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Marble Falls Forge ’24 draws more than 100

CAPTION: Marble Falls strength and conditioning coordinator Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt is leading Marble Falls Forge ’24. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department drew 115 rising ninth-12th graders and about 30 middle schoolers to the first day of summer strength and conditioning June 3. Known as Forge ’24, coaches were happy with the turnout. “The excitement for something new,” boys soccer head coach and defensive coordinator Ryan Craven said. “I see what it’s going to be like.” He credits two reasons for the turnout.…

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Burnet football has solid month of 7 on 7, start to summer workouts

CAPTION: Marcus Pimentel makes catching touchdown passes look this easy. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School 7-on-7 team finished 2-1 at its own state qualifying tournament June 1. The Bulldogs beat Marble Falls 34-0 and Troy 40-12 and lost to Little River Academy 13-6. Head coach Ben Speer noted the Bulldogs were inside the 25-yard line four times against Academy. Those drives stalled. “Those are things we learn and grow from,” he said. Not bad for a team that lost many skill players to graduation. “Our defensive…

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