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Hill Country Elite is preparing to meet all-star team at Battle Ground Summer Showcase

CAPTION: Hill Country Elite head coach Ray Gurley (standing, right) is taking his players to a showcase to take on all-stars from other states. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Hill Country Elite youth football team is preparing to play in the Battle Ground Summer Showcase. The event is May 31-June 2 at Glenn Oaks High School in Baton Rouge, La. The Elite includes Diego Aguilar, Jeffrey Nevarez, Branson Bunting, Clayton Thompson and Leroy Roach all of Marble Falls, Cayden Farmer of Burnet, Gabriel Ramos, Gabe Gurley, Roswell Vargas, Jordan…

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Hill Country Elite wins second winter tourney

The Hill Country Elite captured the Holiday Bowl Dec. 16-17 for its second consecutive tournament win in December. The Elite is comprised of players in the fifth and sixth grades representing Burnet, Llano, Liberty Hill, Marble Falls and Fredericksburg. “We continue to get better at each event,” head coach Ray Gurley said. “In the first tournament (the River City Bowl Dec. 2-3), we surprised people. (At the Holiday Bowl), everyone had film on us. They were prepared. We had a target on our backs and had to execute a lot…

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Hill Country Elite finish in top 3 at National Qualifier

CAPTION: Ethan Sanchez of Burnet makes this catch during the tie against the Midwest Grizzlies in the Hill Country Elite’s opener of the D1 National Qualifier in Muskogee, Okla. July 22. Photo by Desiree Bermudez The Hill Country Elite finished third at the D1 National Qualifier in Muskogee, Okla., July 22-23. The Elite beat the KC Outlaws from Kansas City, Mo., 24-0 , tied the Midwest Grizzlies of Kansas 7-7, and lost 13-8 to the Wichita Sharks, a team from Kansas consisting of 13 year olds. “It was awesome,” head…

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