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Marble Falls boys basketball needed 1 more run

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

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Garen Jones and the Mustangs display plenty during the loss to the Liberal Arts and Science Academy of Austin Jan. 5. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to the Liberal Arts and Science Academy of Austin 71-65 Jan. 5. The contest was a back-and-forth affair with neither team gaining a significant advantage. The Raptors led by a point after the first quarter, and the contest was tied at the half only to have the Raptors lead by…

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Marble Falls girls basketball shows consistency

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore center Leslie Reynosa and the other forwards and centers are doing their part to help the Lady Mustangs score, rebound and block shots. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Brownwood 46-44 Jan. 2 after posting a 2-2 record at the Boerne holiday tournament Dec. 27-28. The Lady Mustangs beat Floresville 56-51 and Boerne Champion 42-35 and lost to Katy Taylor 59-26 and Kerrville Tivy 52-26. Marble Falls led Brownwood 13-8 after the first period, 22-18 at the…

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Burnet football announces all-district selections

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet seniors Dash Denton (1) and Grant Jones (3) turned in performances that made District 13-4A Division I coaches place them among the best in the district. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography A team that wins a share of the District 13-4A Division I championship places many of its football players on the all-district team. The Burnet Bulldogs were no different Senior athlete Grant Jones is the District’s Most Valuable Player. “I threw his name up there,” Wood said. “It was quick. There were a number of coaches who…

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Residents share the traits they want to see in next Marble Falls football coach, athletic director

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Dr. Jeff Gasaway, Marble Falls Independent School District superintendent, reads a list of qualities before tearing the page to add more during the community gathering to get feedback from residents on the traits they want in the next athletic director and football head coach. Photo by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com Marble Falls Independent School District officials sounded confident they would be able to meet a self-imposed deadline of presenting their recommendation on who to hire as the next football head coach and athletic director to the board of trustees Dec. 18…

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Marble Falls girls basketball runs out of time against Rouse

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior Kenadie Cotton (0) connected on a big 3-pointer against Leander Rouse to give the Lady Mustangs a chance at a win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Leander Rouse 29-25 Nov. 20 before taking the Thanksgiving holiday. “Defensively, I’m really proud of what we did,” head coach John Berkman said. “We held them to under 30 points. We preach that a lot. It keeps you in games.” The Lady Mustangs (1-6) led 10-2 early in the first…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses to Leander

November 20, 2023November 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Leander 48-34 Nov. 17 in the Mustangs’ third game, all on the road, this season. “We competed,” head coach Travis Crain said. “I’m really proud of our guys, I’m really proud of our effort. We gave them everything we had.” Leander led 9-8 in the first period, 18-13 with under 3 minutes left in the second quarter, 22-15 early in the third stanza, and 35-21 with under a minute remaining in the third period. The Lions featured two posts who…

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Burnet football looks to bury Calhoun Sandcrabs

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILfootball, #UILfootballplayoffs, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior Brayden Hill celebrates the Bulldogs’ bi-district victory against Somerset in the rain Nov. 10. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team faces Port Lavaca Calhoun at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Bastrop Memorial Stadium in the area round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Sandcrabs (7-4, 4-1 District 15-4A Division I champions) utilize the triple-run option as their primary offense. Burnet head coach Bryan Wood noted Calhoun wants to lull opponents into believing each play is a three-yard run then…

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Marble Falls youth football facing Boerne for title

November 3, 2023November 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #highlandlakestx, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls fifth-grade offense has tremendous blockers that include Brayden Wingate (58), Tristan Mosley (30) and Zaymian Granadoz (15). The trio drive the Wimberley defense backward to help running back Easton Packer (1) get positive yards on a running play. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer’s fifth-grade team is playing Boerne for the Hill Country Youth Football League championship. The contest kicks off at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Mustang Stadium on the Marble Falls High School campus. This game is a rematch of…

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Taylor swamps Canyon Lake Hawks, who prepare for Lampasas

November 2, 2023November 3, 2023 Daniel Clifton#badgers, #Burnet, #canyonlake, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #highlandlandlakessports, #hillcountrysports, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Canyon Lake High School football team finds itself in a tough spot after losing to the Taylor Ducks 66-28 Oct. 27. The road loss means the Hawks (2-7 overall, 1-3 District 13-4A Division I) will sit out the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. The Ducks (5-4 overall, 2-2 District 13-4A Division I) amassed 618 yards compared to the Hawks’ 400 yards on the night. Taylor’s Joshua Mikulencak passed for 440 yards and completed 20 of 24 passes. His favorite target in the game was his…

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Burnet volleyball adds another bi-district championship

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #LadyDawgs, #Robinson, #rockets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILvolleyball, #UILvolleyballplayoffs0 comment

The Burnet High School volleyball team crushed Waco Robinson 25-11, 25-15, 25-15 Oct. 31 in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs. This is the fourth consecutive bi-district championship for the Lady Dawgs. Burnet (26-12, 8-2 District 24-4A) will meet Caldwell at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Georgetown High School in the area round of the playoffs. Lady Dawgs head coach Crystal Shipley noted her players have had productive practices and have their routine down. “We knew at the end of district we had to step it up…