Baseball Featured High School 

Marble Falls, Burnet baseball begin district play

CAPTION: John Alan Whittle is expected to take the mound against Burnet during the series that begins Tuesday, March 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls and Burnet baseball teams will meet each other to begin District 24-4A play. Game one will be played at Scearce Field in Marble Falls Tuesday, March 11, and game two is at Bulldog Diamonds on the Burnet campus Friday, March 14. Both contests begin at 7 p.m. “They’ll be good,” Marble Falls head coach Tyler Porter said. “They’re experienced with 14 seniors.…

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Featured Powerlifting 

Marble Falls powerlifters advance to state

CAPTION: Tyler McIntyre (left), Oswaldo Sanchez, David Dominguez, Arnulfo Salazar and Daniel Dominguez show the medals they earned at the Region 2 Division 2 meet March 8. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys powerlifting team finished third at the Region 2 Division 2 meet March 8. The Mustangs were led by Daniel Dominguez, David Dominguez and Arnulfo Salazar, who will compete at the Class 4A state meet March 21 at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene. Salazar won the 181-pound division thanks to lifting a total weight of…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls boys soccer beats Davenport

CAPTION: Brandon Guevara (2) is on his way to hug Coda Langley (16) after he scored what turned out to be the winning goal against Davenport as their teammates celebrate. Photo by Shaunna Marcum/ShaunnaLisa Photography The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated San Antonio Davenport 2-1 March 7 in District 26-4A play to give the Wolves their only district loss with two games remaining in the regular season. “It was a big win,” Mustangs head coach Ryan Craven said. “We’ve been in a lot of close games. We’ve…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball loses to Gateway

CAPTION: Sophia Biagini was one of three Lady Mustangs to record a hit while facing Georgetown Gateway pitcher Chloe Ellis. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Georgetown Gateway 6-0 March 7 in District 24-4A play. As a team, the Lady Mustangs (1-1) got a total of three hits from Kylie Roberts, Callie Phillips and Sophia Biagini. Gateway senior pitcher Chloe Ellis recorded 18 strikeouts. Ellis was the district’s Pitcher of the Year in 2024. “She looks better than last year,” Marble Falls head…

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Featured Running 

Marble Falls track has several top finishes at the Taylor Ducks Relay

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Anthony Griffin (left) earned medals in both hurdle events. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School track and field teams competed at the Taylor Ducks Relays March 8 and encountered more than the competition. Wind gusts were as high as 25 mph. “The 25 mph winds were definitely a factor at our meet, especially in the final 100 meters of every race where runners had to push through a strong headwind,” Lady Mustangs head coach Brenda Gonzalez said. “Some athletes handled it well, while…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls, Fredericksburg boys soccer tie

CAPTION: Marco Almazan uses a bicycle kick to try to score a goal. Photo by Shaunna Marcum/ShaunnaLisa Photograhy The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team and Fredericksburg played to a 3-3 tie March 4 in District 26-4A play. Joaquin Aguilar had two goals, while Marco Almazan had a goal and an assist. The Mustangs (11-5-3, 4-1-2) thought they had scored the winning goal on a corner kick, but officials waved it off, saying the ball “looped out of bounds” first. The scoreboard keeper even awarded the goal. “I never saw anything…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball beats Taylor in district opener

CAPTION: The Lady Mustangs surround and tap the black helmet of Kylie Roberts (27) after she touches home plate following a big home run over the center-left field wall in the third inning. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team stomped Taylor 10-4 March 5 in the District 24-4A opener. The Lady Mustangs (1-0) put all the elements together where they made every routine play, strung together hits and didn’t flinch at an early deficit. “Good win, good win for the girls. Happy for them,”…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls girls soccer loses to Fredericksburg

CAPTION: Hannah Welch (left) and Avrie Wallace know each other’s tendencies and how to work together, which is why the combined for the Lady Mustangs’ only goal against Fredericksburg. Photo by Ernesto RiveraThe Marble Falls High School girls soccer team lost to Fredericksburg 2-1 March 4 in District 26-4A play. The Lady Mustangs (9-9-1, 2-5) are fifth in the standings, one place shy of qualifying for the Class 4A playoffs. Head coach Marisa Miller didn’t blame the heavy winds that plagued the Highland Lakes for much of the day. “It died…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls volleyball on the hunt for a new head coach

CAPTION: After one year, Christopher Pace (right) submitted his resignation as the Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Christopher Pace resigned as the Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach after one year at the helm. Pace accepted the job in the spring of 2024 and guided the Lady Mustangs to a 21-18 overall record and 5-7 in District 24-4A play. Marble Falls lost to Jarrell in a play-in match for the final postseason berth. It was the program’s best finish in more than…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

Basketball season is officially over for the Highland Lakes and we are in full swing — literally — into spring sports. Let’s get into it.

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