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Marble Falls ISD community is invited to Meet the Mustangs

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School football program conducted its Midnight Madness practice at Aug. 5. The Mustangs return to the campus for its annual Meet the Mustangs event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Another year of sports kicks off with the annual Meet the Mustangs community event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Marble Falls High School campus. The event allows the community to meet and cheer on the 2024 athletes in football, volleyball, cross country, golf and swimming. The tennis…

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Growing the Marble Falls swim team is Coyle’s top goal

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming, #USAswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School swimming coach Elizabeth Coyle (left) and daughter Kealin Alford, a swimming regional qualifier last season, are on a mission to add more Mustangs to the program. Courtesy photo New Marble Falls High School swimming and diving coach Elizabeth Coyle’s drive for program success started with someone living under her roof — daughter Kealin Alford. Alford advanced to the Class 4A Region IV meet last season. “When she was really little, she wanted to be on the Olympic swim team,” the coach recalled. “As she got…

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Burnet girls athletic coordinator Gates resigns

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Rick Gates resigned as the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District girls athletic coordinator, girls basketball and golf head coach June 10 to become the girls basketball head coach at Burkburnett High School. He’ll also be an assistant track and field coach. Gates is the latest coach to turn in his Kelly green. Kurt Jones retired as the school district’s safety and athletic director, while Bryan Wood resigned to keep a promise to Ben Speer, his defensive coordinator. That promise was to resign and “do everyting I can” to help Speer…

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Burnet swimmers advance to state meet

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet swimmer Jack Milliorn touches the wall to signal to Levi Kleen to dive in as Grant Roberts and Stellan Zollitsch are on deck during the boys 200-yard freestyle relay. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Eight members of the Burnet High School swimming and diving team will make their way to the San Antonio North East Independent School District’s Josh Davis Natatorium Thursday-Friday, Feb. 15-16, for the Class 4A state meet. Carline Lunsford advanced in the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, while Grant Roberts will swim in the…

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Marble Falls swimmer Alford’s season ends at regionals

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman swimmer Kealin Alford gains plenty this season that will help her in the future. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photograpy. Marble Falls High School freshman swimmer Kealin Alford’s swimming season came to an end at the Class 4A Region IV meet Feb. 3. Alford was 11th out of 16 swimmers in her preliminary heat in the breaststroke, clocking 1 minute and 21.89 seconds Feb. 2. Her time advanced her to the consolation heat Feb. 3 where she was third with a time of 1:23.72. Coach Jamie Graham…

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New Marble Falls ISD athletic director Timmerman reflects on his first month

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Keri Timmerman has officially been on the job at the athletic director and football head coach for three weeks as the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach. He was approved for hire by the MFISD Board of Trustees Dec. 18, the final week before the school district took a three-week break for the Christmas holiday. He follows Brian Herman, who resigned the positions Nov. 7. Timmerman…

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Marble Falls swimmer Alford qualifies for regionals

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman swimmer Kealin Alford is on her way to regionals. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Marble Falls High School freshman swimmer Kealin Alford finished third in the 100-meter breaststroke at the District 13-4A meet Jan. 19 in 1 minute and 26.96 seconds. That time qualified her for the Class 4A Region IV meet Feb. 2-3 at the Southwest Independent School District Aquatic Center, 9290 SW Loop 410 in San Antonio. Head coach Jamie Graham said Alford’s success is simple to explain. “She shows up and puts in…

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Burnet CISD board president outlines timeline for superintendent, athletic director, football hires

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees is gearing up for what may be a busier spring than it has ever had before. That’s because three individuals will be occupying offices they did not house during the fall semester: superintendent, director of athletics and school safety, and football head coach. Superintendent Keith McBurnett and athletic and school safety director Kurt Jones announced retirements, while football head coach Bryan Wood announced his resignation. Though McBurnett leaving the district had previously been announced, Jones and Wood’s announcement came Dec. 19.…

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Burnet CISD’s Jones announces retirement

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

After 23 years of service to Burnet Consolidated Independent School District, athletic director Kurt Jones said he is retiring from public education at the end of the 2023-24 school year. “It’s 100 percent my decision,” he said. “My wife and family and I have been talking about it for a little while. I was thinking this might be the right time the closer we got to this date. I’m 100 percent convinced it’s the right timing.” His son, senior athlete Grant, will graduate at the end of this school year,…

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Nolan Gerfers takes over at Burnet High School swimming coach

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Nolan Gerfers is the new Burnet High School swimming and diving coach. He served as a summer league swim coach in Houston prior to accepting the job at Burnet, adding he applied for the position because of the legacy of the Water Dawg program. “Once I applied to Burnet and getting to talk with some of the people here and the athletic director (Kurt Jones), they told me of the strong tradition Burnet has,” he said. “That’s what drew me in. I’m excited to be apart of that. I know…