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Llano rises to challenge in facing Marble Falls football

September 14, 2024September 16, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

The Llano High School football team defeated Marble Falls 20-13 Sept. 13 in the Yellow Jackets’ home opener. Turnovers led to points during each half with Llano (2-1) using one to score a touchdown and the final interception to line up in victory formation. “The kids did a phenomenal job,” Mustangs head coach Keri Timmerman said. “We made some critical errors. I think that’s on us. We gotta get better and the other thing is we have a bunch of kids playing both ways, and that’s tough on a hot…

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A different outcome in Marble Falls, Llano football game could have rewritten history

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

Marble Falls and Llano have been friendly rivals long before the two programs agreed to play each other in a home-and-home series in 2024 and 2025. They played in the same district for decades before Marble Falls moved up in classification in the 2000s. Back then, only the district champions and runners-up advanced to the playoffs. Two of those seasons were in 1990 and 1991. Burnet won the district titles both seasons thanks in large part to beating Marble Falls and Llano. In 1990 the Bulldogs defeated the Mustangs 20-19…

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Marble Falls cross country sweeps Lometa meet

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrunning0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls boys varsity teams wins the Lometa Invitational thanks to the efforts of Brazos White (left), Hunter Holder, Logan Hargrave, Matthew Ozuna, Connor Yaklin and Colton Rutland. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School cross country program dominated the Lometa Invitational Sept. 10 thanks to winning the boys and girls varsity and the boys junior varsity divisions. While the meet drew about a handful of teams, coaches challenged the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs to run their best times of the season and set their own paces without being…

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Marble Falls football to make short trek to Llano

September 12, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls defensive front seven that includes senior linebacker Noah Lyon and junior linebacker Brody Graham, wants to control the line of scrimmage to get ensure the Llano Yellow Jackets aren’t able to move the ball. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School football team will face the Llano Yellow Jackets at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at Llano Stadium in the third game of the season. It’s the Yellow Jacket’s home opener. Both teams enter the contest with 1-1 records. Llano lost to Comanche…

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Marble Falls volleyball welcomes Burnet in district opener

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls volleyball players congratulate freshman Brighton Bernard (13) for recording a kill. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro District 24-4A volleyball play begins Friday, Sept. 13 with Burnet visiting Marble Falls in Max Copeland Gym. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Burnet, which finished as the district runner-up a year ago, has the more established program under the direction of head coach Crystal Shipley. The Lady Dawgs (12-12) captured district titles in 2021 and 2022 and finished third in 2020. They reached the regional tournament in…

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Marble Falls tennis sweeps Belton New Tech

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Sophia Trudeau wins both of her matches to ensure Marble Falls remains tied for the District 25-4A lead in team tennis. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School team tennis team beat Belton New Tech 19-0 Sept. 5 to go to 3-0 in District 25-4A play. “The kids played well,” head coach Samuel Whitley said. “They stepped up to the challenge. Two starters didn’t play. They stepped to the challenge.” Five matches went to tiebreakers, and Marble Falls “won them all,” he said. Two of those…

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Marble Falls football loses to Jarrell

September 8, 2024September 10, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Cougars, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls defense held Jarrell to about 200 yards of total offense during the contest Sept. 6. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Jarrell 21-14 Sept. 6 on the road. “I thought they did a good job,” Mustangs head coach Keri Timmerman said of the Cougars. “They made less mistakes than we did. Offensively, they’re starting to find and know their identity. It’s a tough offense to defend. The kids did a phenomenal job of executing the second half coming…

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MFYFC begins a new season

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGet, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #youthfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Charles Wood returns as the starting quarterback for the Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer’s sixth-grade team. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer is starting the 2024 season Saturday, Sept. 7, at Mustang Stadium on the Marble Falls High School campus. These young Mustangs have been practicing for the season since mid July, before the high school players began their training camp. In addition, the youth players participated in a scrimmage against Smithson Valley Aug. 24. “We had so many teams go down there…

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Marble falls volleyball improves with every match

September 6, 2024September 7, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior libero Kenadi Dalton specializes in digs and passes to the setters. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroWith a week left before the Marble Falls High School volleyball team begins District 24-4A play, the Lady Mustangs are using what’s left of their pre-district schedule productively. Head coach Christopher Pace said the level of competition during this stretch is coming at the right time. “We’ve had stretches where we haven’t maintained a certain level of play,” he said. “Sometimes things don’t always go your way.” The Lady Mustangs (15-9) lost to…

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Marble Falls cross country continues dropping times

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School cross country team competed at the Pro-Fit Invitational. The team includes head coach Brenda Gonzalez (front row, left), Savannah Hamblin, Hadalye Hernandez, Abigail Henderson, Chloe Ellis, Ines Ruiz, Reese Massey, Tyler Hamblin; Graham Goggans (second row, left), Connor Yaklin, Hunter Holder, Brazos White, Owen Martin, Matthew Ozuna, Santiago Gaytan, Logan Hargraves, Hudson Dehorty, Landon Fletcher and assistant coach Alex Lozoya. Courtesy photoThe Marble Falls High School cross country team brought home a couple of medals from the Pro-Fit Invitational in Temple Aug. 30. Reese…