Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls volleyball regroups after loss to Jarrell

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Madison Cuplin hits a ball off the Jarrell block for a point. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Jarrell 14-25, 18-25, 16-25 Oct. 29. That means the two split the regular season series and are tied for fourth in the District 24-4A standings. They will participate in a play-in contest to decide which squad enters the Class 4A playoffs. The match is at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch High School, 450 CR 258…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls boys soccer crushes Jarrell

CAPTION: Marble Falls Mustang Ivan Espino sees the Jarrell defense and speeds away as he moves toward scoring a goal. Photo by Shaunna Marcum/Mixed Media Artist Photographer Designer at ShaunnaLisa, Cliffhanger Loop Productions The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team beat Jarrell 5-1 Feb. 9 in District 25-4A play. The Mustangs (12-2, 4-0) are on a seven-match winning streak. They led 4-0 at the half. Garrett Goggans led with 2 goals and an assist, while Ivan Espino scored 2 goals. Diego Dominguez had 3 assists. Kash Bussaraporn scored a…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Marble Falls boys basketball falls to Jarrell

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Garen Jones and the Mustangs look to rebound now that the second round of District 24-4A play is about to start. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Jarrell 50-39 Jan. 26 to end the first round of District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (2-3) are tied with Georgetown Gateway (2-3) for fourth place. Marble Falls trailed Jarrell by 3 points at the end of the first period and 5 at the half. The Cougars seized control of…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Marble Falls girls basketball earns 1st district win

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Caitlynn Johnson was most impressive against Jarrell as she set up her teammates for buckets and made some of her own to help the Lady Mustangs earn the win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat Jarrell 55-54 Jan. 9 in its second District 24-4A game of the season. “It’s huge in district,” head coach John Berkman said. “You have to defend the home court if you want to get in the playoffs. And we want to get…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball battles back, runs out of outs in loss to Jarrell

The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Jarrell 8-5 March 28 for its first loss in District 24-4A. The Bulldogs (5-1) trailed soon after the game started. “We didn’t pitch well at all,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “We gave up seven runs in the first inning on two hits. We competed and battled back and didn’t have enough in the end.” A pitching change was made after two outs in the first inning. Junior Dash Denton was the third pitcher, who allowed only one run in the…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Burnet girls basketball beats Jarrell, assured of no worse than third place in district

CORRECTION: Burnet sophomore guard connected on six of eight 3-pointers during the win against Jarrell. TexasChalkTalk.com apologizes for the error. CAPTION: Burnet sophomore guard Sierra Schaefer and the Lady Dawgs make Jarrell pay for over playing defensively and leaving someone open for a long jumper. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team crushed Jarrell 57-28 Feb. 3 to finish no worse than third in District 24-4A. “That was a big win for us to keep that third spot,” head coach Rick Gates said. “We really…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Marble Falls boys basketball beats Jarrell in another thriller

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs hoist sophomore Garen Jones in celebration after he hit the game winner against Jarrell. Photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team beat Jarrell 52-49 Jan. 27 in another breath-taking moment. Trailing 49-46, the Cougars (14-11, 2-3) hit a 3-pointer to tie the contest with 4.2 seconds left, forcing the Mustangs (11-16, 3-2) to call a timeout. Needing to go the length of the floor, the Mustangs chose a play that set up a guard on the 3-point line. But when…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Bulldogs split games against Jarrell, take the series

The Burnet High School baseball team split the two games with Jarrell, which were played March 29 and April 1. The Bulldogs (7-7-1, 4-3 District 19-4A) beat the Cougars (6-8-2, 2-5) 16-6 on March 29 but lost 2-1 on a walk-off sacrifice in the seventh inning April 1. Burnet had previously beaten Jarrell 2-1 March 8. Unlike other sports where athletes can settle into a groove and rhythm, it’s not unusual for baseball teams to pound out multiple runs in an inning and not score much the rest of the…

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