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Expansion to the Llano ISD indoor facility will propel athletes to better results

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series. New additions to campus life at Llano High School are being constructed, including one that will benefit the athletic department. The indoor facility is receiving renovations to create a boys locker room, weight room and coaches offices. Projected completion is in the next few months. Athletic director Matt Green said the weight room will be used by high school athletes in every sport. He strongly believes one big reason why the Lady Jackets captured the District 5-3A championships in volleyball…

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Faith Academy basketball players named all-state

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TABC, #TABChoops, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy rising junior guard Will Slyker (left) and rising senior center Judah Phillips are on the All-State Team of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroFaith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball players Judah Phillips and Will Slyker were named to the All-State Team of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The two are on the Mid-Size Private School list that has a total of 20 recipients. Head coach Zakk Revelle, who nominated the duo, announced their selection. When it comes to Faith basketball,…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Salado

April 2, 2025April 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior shortstop Canon Cochran starts leaning down to tag the Salado Eagle out during a rundown in the first inning. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Salado 12-7 April 1 in a battle of undefeated teams in District 24-4A. The Eagles (12-5-1, 7-0) struck first thanks to a two-out RBI double by B.J. Amann. But the threat ended thanks to a rundown between second and third when junior shortstop Canon Cochran tagged the runner out. The Mustangs (10-10, 4-1)…

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Marble Falls softball loses to Gateway

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTON: Marble Falls sophomore shortstop Jocelyn Suarez catches this line drive for the out in the first inning to ensure Georgetown Gateway doesn’t score another run. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Georgetown Gateway 6-3 April 1 in District 24-4A play. With the Lady Gators (16-1-2, 6-1) leading 6-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Lady Mustangs looked to make the most of their final at-bat. The result was a RBI by Sophia Biagini and a 2 RBI single by…

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Experience, coaching highlights month for Faith Academy baseball

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbaseball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Spencer Kenney competed well before a suffering a season-ending injury that coaches believe happened before the start of the baseball season. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is 2-2 in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The team has 13 players including senior Carter Fromberg and junior Sawyer Jones. The others are sophomores Braxton Blair, Wade Dillard, Austin Ellis, Cooper Hansard, Spencer Kenney, Ben Kosoglow, Nixon Little, Logan Norton, Price Rosamond, Hudson Russell and Michael Wenzel. “They’re not intimidated,”…

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Marble Falls ISD students say why items in bond package are beneficial

March 31, 2025April 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

A kickoff party hosted by those in support of the bond package the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved to present to voters was conducted March 30 at the Fresh Air and Food Park in Cottonwood Shores. The bond package will be on the May 3 ballot. Among the speakers were several students who told attendees why the district wide improvements the bond is addressing are important for campus life. Taking the lead was senior middle-distance runner Tyler Hamblin, who has competed at the highest level of…

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Marble Falls tennis’ wins will lead to better district seeds

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtennis0 comment

CAPTION: Boys singles player Cooper Womack is seeking his third consecutive district crown. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School tennis team still has three weeks before the District 24-4A tournament begins at Taylor High School. Needless to say, the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are using the remaining time to position themselves to get a good seeding for the tournament. The program is hosting a varsity tournament Friday, April 4, at both the Marble Falls and Burnet high school courts beginning at 8 a.m. District members Burnet, Jarrell,…

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Marble Falls track performs well leading into district meet

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasRelays, #TexasRelays2025, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtrackandfield0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore Madison Cuplin and Marble Falls track and field jumping coach Jamie Graham after the athlete sets a new personal best in the triple jump at the 97th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School track and field program ended a busy week at the premier event of the southwest. Sophomore Madison Cuplin and senior Tyler Hamblin made their way to the 97th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays March 28-29. Cuplin set a new personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 39…

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Marble Falls softball loses to Taylor

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Assistant coach Hailey Wooten congratulates senior Sophia Biagini for a big hit that brought runners home against Taylor. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Taylor 9-6 March 29 to begin the second round of District 24-4A play. The win is the Lady Ducks’ first in district play. But Taylor (1-6) had been showing signs that its record was better than it indicated. They had leads against Lampasas and Jarrell in the first round only to see the opponents come back to win.…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Johnson City

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Here’s Marble Falls junior Atreyu Machacek’s swing on the game-winning hit that brought home sophomore John Alan Whittle in the bottom of the sixth inning against Johnson City. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team beat Johnson City 10-9 March 28 in a non-district contest. Marble Falls was cruising, taking a 9-0 lead to the top of the sixth inning. But the Eagles, ranked No. 1 in the Class 2A poll of the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, showed why. They sent 15…