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Leo Manzano returns to Marble Falls cross country meet

September 24, 2024September 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #LeotheLion, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #running, #TeamUSA, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrunning0 comment

GRAPHIC BY BRENDA GONZALEZ/MARBLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL The Marble Falls High School cross country program hosts the annual Leonel Manzano and Rick Edwards Memorial Invitational Saturday, Sept. 28. The first race is at 7:30 a.m. and Manzano himself will be there to cheer on the runners and meet fans for autographs, photos and to give attendees an up-close look at the Leo the Lion gear. “I’ve had the apparel line for awhile,” he said. “I wanted to really start going full throttle on it. A lot of times, there’s not…

Featured Running

Burnet, Marble Falls relays compete at Texas Relays

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #longhorns, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasRelays, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet girls 1,600-meter relay team enjoys sitting in the end zone of Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Courtesy photo The Burnet and Marble Falls high school track teams sent relays to compete at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays March 31 and April 1. Marble Falls head coach Austin Silva summed up the experience for runners and coaches. “I was just really pleased with how poised all of our athletes were given the magnitude and size of Texas Relays,” he said. “Also I’m so glad our kids got…

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The Point After: Why Todd Dodge should be the Texas QB coach

February 3, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#b12, #big12, #big12conference, #dodgeball, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #livethedream, #longhorns, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Elizabeth and Todd Dodge with Clemson quarterback and former and Austin Westlake quarterback Cade Klubnik. Courtesy photo The Texas Longhorns lost and added a wide receivers coach since the end of the 2022 season. Reports surfaced that head coach Steve Sarkisian will add another special assistant the staff, much like he did in 2022 when he hired former TCU head coach Gary Patterson. The belief is this time, it’ll be someone to help on the offensive side of the ball. My take is it should be Todd Dodge. Let’s…

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Burnet runner Bennett signs NLI to the Texas Longhorns

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnetcountytx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #hookem, #longhorns, #running, #TexasLonghorns0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior runner Hudson Bennett (third from left) signs his National Letter of Intent to run for the University of Texas at Austin as he’s surrounded by his family, which include sister Gracynn (left), mother Stacy, father David and brother Hays Bennett. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School senior middle-distance runner Hudson Bennett signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the University of Texas at Austin during a signing ceremony at the BHS auditorium Nov. 10. Bennett, the great-grandson of Julian “Tex” Robertson who started…

Big 12 Media Days College Featured Football

Texas running back Robinson gives insight on the Longhorns

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#b12, #big12, #big12conference, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #livethedream, #longhorns, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasLonghorns, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

One athlete it seemed everyone wanted to talk to during the Big 12 Conference’s Media Days July 14 was Texas junior running back Bijan Robinson, the media’s selection as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after a remarkable 2021 season. Robinson’s stats from last season speak for themselves: 1,264 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns on 213 carries to finish third in the conference. At one point, Robinson led the nation in rushing and was talked about as a Heisman trophy contender. While those comments are appreciated, Robinson views what…

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Five questions answered during Big 12’s Media Days

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baylor, #cowboys, #fearthefrog, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hookem, #longhorns, #okstate, #sicem, #TCU, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #texastech, #TheBroadPodcaster, #ttu, #wreckem0 comment

Now that Big 12 head coaches and some of their players wrapped up the two-day event known as Media Days July 13-14, it’s time to review what was learned. Headed into the event, I shared my five questions in the hopes of getting answers. Here’s what is known: Television contracts and the possibility of a conference network. So much of this comes down to the exit and exit fees of Oklahoma and Texas moving to the SEC. The good news is there appears to be a timeline thanks to UCLA…

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Texas’ different approach should lead to better results in 2022

The ability to finish a game, especially one the Texas Longhorns are leading, was among the many goals head coach Steve Sarkisian addressed as the last coach to appear during Big 12 Media Days July 14. He noted the Longhorns have been undergoing even more grueling conditioning sessions where they have been on their feet more so they can have the energy to finish contests, especially close ones, in the final quarter. He noted he could have kept what was installed by former head coach Tom Herman or he could…

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New Big 12 commissioner gives his vision of the conference

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baylor, #big12, #big12conference, #boomersooner, #hookem, #livethedream, #oklahoma, #sicem, #Texas, #wreckem0 comment

Growth. That sums up new Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark’s first press conference in addressing reporters at Media Days July 12. Yormark, who is finishing his final weeks as the co-CEO of Roc Nation, was asked every question pertaining to college sports, including Name, Image and Likeness, conference expansion, college football playoffs and getting a new contract with television partners for the conference. “I’m confident in my background and that it’s suited for this work,” he said. “I’ll carry out the vision of our member institutions. We must use our…