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Next Level caps busy month with tournament victories

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyBadgers, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #Lampasas, #LampasasCounty, #MarbleFalls, #nextlevel, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Three Next Level basketball teams performed well in tournaments against some great opponents that traveled from across the state and country. Next Level’s 17-and-under girls team went 1-2 at the Foreverland Tournament June 18-19, while the 15-and-under team finished third in its division at the same event with a 2-1 record. The 17-and-under team defeated Nike Pro Skills Roberts 55-32 but lost to Texas Lone Star Gold Dallas 46-42 and to Texas Elite Premier, the host, 46-37. The team, coached by Malcolm Canada, featured MaeSyn Gay, Grace Gates and Zaria…

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Burnet, Llano softball players chosen for TCGA all-state teams

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Highland Lakes has several talented softball players who are on the Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state teams or are chosen to compete in the organization’s all-star game. Burnet graduate Savannah Gomez was named to the Class 4A all-state team. Gomez along with fellow graduates Katie Barnett, Yareli Vega and Rylea Whitus were named academic all-state, Llano juniors Gwyn Burnett and Skylar Brown were named to the Class 3A all-state team, while senior pitcher Madison Kloepper will play in the TCGA all-star game July 12 in Arlington. Kloepper, who committed…

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Burnet athletics finishes Lone Star Cup race in the top 25

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #lonestarcup, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The University Interscholastic League announced final standings for the Lone Star Cup races in all classes, and Burnet High School finished No. 23 in Class 4A. Athletic director Kurt Jones presented the results during the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting June 20. “I think it’s the highest overall finish for us since they started that (competition),” he said. “That’s about out of 230 Class 4A schools. We feel like it was a great year for us collectively.” In late March Burnet was No. 11 that included…

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Next Level to play in two top tournaments over the weekend

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyJackets, #LadyMustangs, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Next Level girl basketball program has several tournaments scheduled for the next few weeks. Top of the list is the Foreverland Invitational in Mansfield June 18-19 that will draw two Next Level squads. Next Level team members are Grace Gates, Aubrey Matthews, Sydney Lough, Sydney Robinson, Sierra Schaeffer, Kloe Shannon and Zaria Solis, both of Burnet; Ellison Lehmberg of Faith Academy of Marble Falls; Kennedy Smart of Lampasas; Ciara Hayes and Keaton Owen, both of Llano; and Alyssa Berkman, Lexi Edwards, Izzy Fernandez, Bethany Fry, Emma Koziel, and Tea…

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Marble Falls soccer hosts weekly 7-on-7 matches on Tuesdays

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Another sport is enjoying the benefits of 7-on-7, and soccer fans don’t have to travel far to witness it. Each Tuesday at 5 p.m. throughout the month of June, area high school players are stopping at Mustang Stadium, 2101 Mustang Drive in Marble Falls, for a night of co-ed soccer where each team must have four girls on the field at all times. The field is divided in half, which allows two contests to be played at once. Teams either play four 10-minute quarters or two 20-minute halves. At the…

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Burnet improves existing athletics facilities for more space, to conserve valuable resources

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

While much of the talk regarding athletics facilities revolves around the construction of the new activity center projected to open in February 2023, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District officials aren’t ignoring existing facilities. They include replacing scoreboards and natural grass and adding track lanes. It’s difficult to miss where these upgrades are happening when fans are at Bulldog Field. At Bulldog Diamonds, the baseball and softball fields are receiving artificial turf and new scoreboards. Originally both facilities had natural grass when they opened in 2008. The scoreboards that are being…

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Health battles help Burnet’s Escamilla discover her calling

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #texanns, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #tsu, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School graduate Marissa Escamilla’s health battles helped her discover her career path and how she wants to be a blessing for others the way her mentor, Dr. Jason Hill, has been a blessing for her. The 2018 graduate recently earned her bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in kinesiology thanks to being on a basketball scholarship. But the Lady Dawg battled numerous injuries throughout her four years playing for the TexAnns, none bigger than a back injury that medical professionals told her would require she wear a back…

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Burnet Lady Dawgs draw 55 for strength and conditioning

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #LadyDawgs, #summerstrengthandconditioning, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Burnet High School athletics department began its seven-week summer strength-and-conditioning program June 6. The Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs’ sessions begin at 8 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Girls athletics coordinator Rick Gates noted the first day drew 55 Lady Dawgs, a number that encouraged him. “I think it’s a good number for sure with our outgoing seniors and incoming freshmen,” he said. “We always want more. Several girls contacted us to let us know ‘I’m going to miss this first week.’ It’s a little bit of a transition.” Because the boys and…

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Lampasas basketball league welcomes new district foes Burnet, Marble Falls, Lago Vista

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #evant, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LagoVista, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #vikings0 comment

Though basketball season doesn’t tip off until November, area players aren’t waiting for the beginning of the 2022-23 school year to hit the hardwood thanks to the start of the Lampasas summer basketball league, which begins Monday, June 6. The girls play on Monday evenings, while the boys play on Tuesday nights. Teams committed to playing include Burnet, Evant, Hamilton, Lago Vista, Lampasas, Lometa, Marble Falls and San Saba. The league has a varsity and a junior varsity division. Full-court games last 40 minutes and teams play two contests a…

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Several Burnet softball players named to all-district teams

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

District 19-4A coaches selected several Burnet High School softball players to all-district teams, Lady Dawgs head coach Hailey Wooten announced. First team all-district Lady Dawgs are Savannah Gomez, McKenzie Davis and Lanee McCurry. Wooten noted district coaches saw these three come through at crucial times throughout the district season. “Savannah hit nearly .500 in district,” the coach said. “Lanee got a base hit in almost every district game. McKenzie could slap on both sides. This was her first year to slap from the left side, and she did very well.…