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‘Epic’ mile relay win means the Flames repeated as the state champs

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Burnetcountytx, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Just as Faith Academy of Marble Falls head track and field coach Steve McCannon predicted, the Class 2A boys state championship came down to the 4×400-meter relay, the meet’s last race May 7. But what McCannon couldn’t have predicted was having to make a change because of one of his relay runners was unable to go. “Luke Ehrig went down in the 100,” he said. So the coach went to sophomore Cross Sanchez and told him the situation. “We knew we had to beat Dallas First Baptist Academy,” McCannon said.…

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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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Segovia earns the wild card to pole vault at the state meet

May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilregionals0 comment

Marble Falls pole vaulter Django Segovia will compete at the Class 5A state track meet after earning the wild card, which means he had the best vault among the four regional bronze medalists. He cleared 15 feet on his second attempt. The state track meet is Friday, May 13, at Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus, 707 Clyde Littlefield Drive in Austin. The announcement came May 2 and Django found out soon after that. “I was in class and my coach (Justin Doiron) texted me,” he said.…

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Flames win regionals for third time, Lady Flames finish third

May 2, 2022May 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys and girls track and field teams finished first and third at the South Region meet of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools on April 27. The Flames were considered the favorites to win the meet and performed at that level, while the Lady Flames were projected to be in the top three, head coach Steve McCannon said. “It was closer than expected and yet not unexpected,” he said. “The level of competition goes up because of field events. We missed a…

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Bennett makes another statement at regionals to return to state

May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilregionals0 comment

Burnet High School junior middle-distance runner Hudson Bennett is going back to his home away from home — the Class 4A state meet — in the 1,600 and the 3,200 meters after taking double gold in both events at the Class 4A Region III meet April 29-30. Bennett, who will defend his state championship in the 3,200 and took bronze in the 1,600 at the state meet in 2021, won the mile at the regional meet by almost three seconds over silver medalist Connor Graves of Lufkin Hudson and the…

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Burnet athletes set new personal records en route to regionals

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilregionals0 comment

The Burnet High School track and field team qualified numerous athletes in various events to the Class 4A Region III meet and some set new personal bests to get there. The Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs each finished fourth in the team standings of the District 19 and 20-4A area track meet April 21. The Bulldogs scored 69 points in the boys division, while the Lady Dawgs scored 68 points in the girls division. The regional meet is Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at Challenger Stadium, 2145 West Nasa Blvd. in…

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MFalls field athletes reflect on their performances at area meet

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #uilregionals0 comment

Marble Falls High School pole vaulters Django Segovia and Meredith Cormier, both seniors, and junior Anne McCary were still riding high about their finishes at the District 25-26 area meet April 20 that advanced them to the Class 5A Region IV meet. The trio met in the high school weight room a day after the area meet to lift weights to get rid of soreness and help prevent injuries. Segovia won the boys gold medal thanks to clearing 15 feet, while Cormier and McCary were second and third, respectively, in…

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Four Marble Falls athletes advance to regional track meet

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #polevaulters, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The day before the District 25 and 26-5A area track and field meet, pole vaulting coach Justin Doiron and throwing coach Richard Scales of Marble Falls High School held a 30-minute practice with their athletes and kept emphasizing the fundamentals of their events: footwork, technique, motion and, most importantly, having fun. The two knew senior thrower Logan Barnes and pole vaulters Anne McCary, a junior, and Meredith Cormier and Django Segovia, both seniors, had the best chances to advance to the Class 5A Region IV meet. On April 20, the…

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MFalls field athletes withstand windy practice before area meet

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #discusthrowers, #highjumpers, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #polevaulters, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #trackandfield, #UIL0 comment

Five Marble Falls High School athletes competing at the District 25 and 26-5A area meet Wednesday, April 20, enjoyed one more practice on a cool and windy afternoon at Mustang Stadium April 19. The athletes included senior discus thrower Logan Barnes, senior high jumper Forest Swan, and pole vaulters Anne McCary, a junior, and Meredith Cormier and Django Segovia, who are both seniors. The sixth qualifier was freshman discus thrower Kylie Roberts, who was with the Lady Mustang softball team. She practiced during the morning. Each athlete worked out for…

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Griffin teaches life lessons he’s learned through his track club

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#cedric, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #longhorns, #running, #sprinting, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasLonghorns, #TheBroadPodcaster, #track, #UT0 comment

Most Texans may know Cedric Griffin as a cornerback for the 2005 national champion Texas Longhorns that defeated the University of Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Griffin was part of the 2001 recruiting class ranked No. 1 in the country. What people may not know is that Griffin, who is an assistant track coach for Faith Academy of Marble Falls this spring, credits much of his play-making ability on the football field to the time he spent on the track long before he signed his National Letter of Intent…