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Jonesboro, under Marble Falls grad’s guidance, wins state title

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #champions, #champs, #Eagles, #flyeaglesfly, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jonesboro, #ladyeagles, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoftball, #UILstate0 comment

CAPTION: Jonesboro softball coaches Cody (left) and Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy celebrate winning the Class 1A state championship with Gary and Traci Thomas, Amanda’s parents. Courtesy photo The Jonesboro High School softball team beat Neches 3-1 May 29 to capture the 2024 Class 1A state championship. “It feels amazing,” said head coach Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy, a 2014 Marble Falls High School graduate. “I’m so proud of our kiddos. They came ready to play and were ready to go.” Neches scored its only run in the second inning by taking advantage of…

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Marble Falls grad’s Jonesboro softball team run rules Slocum, to play for state title

May 28, 2024May 30, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #flyeaglesfly, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #joneboro, #ladyeagles, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoftball, #UILstate0 comment

The Jonesboro High School softball team crushed Slocum 10-0 in six innings in the first contest of the Class 1A state tournament May 28. The Lady Eagles (22-7, 9-1 District 12-1A runners-up), who are coached by 2014 Marble Falls High School graduate Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy. will face Neches in the state championship at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Red and Charline McCombs Field on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Neches beat Hermleigh 7-2 in the second semifinal contest. “I just thought they were excited and ready to…

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Marble Falls grad guides Jonesboro to softball state tourney

May 23, 2024May 25, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #champs, #flyeaglesfly, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jonesboro, #ladyeagles, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #state, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy (second from left) celebrates winning the Class 1A Region II championship with her parents Traci (left) and Gary (third from left) and her husband and assistant coach Cody LeCroy. Courtesy photo In her first year as the Jonesboro High School softball head coach, Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy accomplished a task she and her Marble Falls High School teammates dreamed of. Qualifying for the state tournament. The Lady Eagles will face Slocum at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, in a state semifinal contest of the Class 1A state…

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Errors lead to very different outcomes for the Lady Dawgs

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #ladyducks, #ladyeagles, #salado, #taylor, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Bad weather April 12 forced the Burnet High School softball team to play in back-to-back contests April 13-14 where the Lady Dawgs got different results. Burnet (19-8, 5-4 District 19-4A) defeated Taylor (6-3) 6-4 one night after losing to Salado (3-5) 9-4. “It was huge,” head coach Hailey Wooten said of the win. “They could see our playoff hopes dwindling, and they knew that’s not how it’s supposed to be, not with all the potential we have. It was needed for sure.” The Lady Dawgs were able to send the…

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Miscues lead to Lady Dawgs’ first loss in district play

March 29, 2022April 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #ladyeagles, #salado, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Good teams will take advantage of errors and miscues by opponents and romp to victory, which is what happened to the Burnet High School softball team in an 11-4 loss to Salado March 25. “That just wasn’t us,” head coach Hailey Wooten said. “That’s not the way we play. Salado’s a great softball team. We’re not going to beat them by making mistakes and errors. It was a little bit of everything: not hitting, not making a throw, not catching the ball.” Wooten noted the miscues were contagious and it…