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Burnet softball beats Marble Falls and wins district title

CAPTION: The Burnet High School softball team celebrates winning the District 24-4A crown, the girls athletic department’s fourth of the 2022-23 school, with a championship banner. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School softball team defeated Marble Falls 15-0 April 18 to win the District 24-4A championship outright in a game that ended after four innings. Next up for Burnet is Gatesville for a bi-district championship with dates, times and site still to be determined. But first the Lady Dawgs will welcome Georgetown East View in a warm-up…

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Burnet Lady Dawgs are varsity, JV district champs, Bulldogs are the runners-up in both divisions

CAPTION: The Burnet Lady Dawgs celebrate being the 2023 District 24-4A champions in both the varsity and junior varsity divisions. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School track-and-field teams each took home District 24-4A plaques from the team divisions at the conclusion of the meet April 13. The Lady Dawgs won the varsity division thanks to scoring 188 points to Lago Vista’s 118 and Jarrell’s 116. The Burnet girls junior varsity won that division by earning 215 points to Gateway’s 90. Find complete results here. “I was worried…

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Several Burnet, Marble Falls track-and-field athletes advance to area meet

CAPTION: The top four finishers at the District 24-4A high jump include champion Jacque Contreras of Burnet (left), Jarrell’s Brooklyn Daniel, Burnet’s Wrigley Mulhollan, and Marble Falls’ Sadie Harris, who all advance to the District 23 and 24-4A area meet at Gatesville High School April 19. Courtesy photo The Burnet and Marble Falls High School track-and-field teams are competing well at the District 24-4A meet, which began April 12. The meet concludes Thursday, April 13, with the finals of the running events that start at 4 p.m. at Mustang Stadium…

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Burnet, Marble Falls relays compete at Texas Relays

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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Burnet softball ends district first round with lopsided win against Marble Falls

The Burnet High School softball team defeated Marble Falls 14-0 March 31 in a contest that ended after five innings. That means the Lady Dawgs (18-9, 5-0) completed the first round of District 24-4A play undefeated and in first place. “Proud of the girls for coming out and taking care of business,” Burnet head coach Hailey Wooten said. “They are ready to get after it in the second round.” That means a road trip to Georgetown Gateway at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 4. Kyleigh Mott was the winning pitcher with…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

What a week for the Marble Falls Mustangs. It began with a second place finish at the Division 2 state meet March 24 for Xavier Lopez and ended with a pair of district titles in golf and tennis. And by 10 p.m. March 31, another Marble Falls team was tied for first in district play. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports by going to Fierro’s YouTube channel and searching for The Broad Podcaster. Please like, subscribe and share.

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Marble Falls softball earns first district win in convincing fashion

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs pose for their celebratory photo after beating Lago Vista March 28. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School softball team run-ruled Lago Vista 22-2 in a contest that ended after four innings March 28. This is the Lady Mustangs’ first win in District 24-4A, and it came on the road. “That’s a very big deal,” head coach Alex Lozoya said. “They felt good about it. The girls had a good night. We got some kids back and that allowed us to move others to…

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Marble Falls, Burnet has golf district champion and runner-up

CAPTION: Marble Falls golfer Madison Deberard (left) and head coach Ricky Blackington. Courtesy photo Two Burnet County high school golfers are advancing to the Class 4A Region III tournament after finishing as the District 24-4A first and second medalists March 28. They are Madison Deberard of Marble Falls High School, who is the district champion, and Avery Gowin of Burnet High School, who is the district runner-up. Deberard shot an 81-82–163. “Marble Falls is proud to have Madison as our 24-4A district champion,” head coach Ricky Blackington said. “I started…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: Burnet senior lineman Kaleb Maynard (in the gray T-shirt) signs his National Letter of Intent to play college football for Sul Ross University during a ceremony March 24 with the Burnet football coaches in attendance. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The District 25-4A soccer champions played like it in bi-district championship wins March 24 and the top teams on the diamond in District 24-4A didn’t miss a beat either. March 24 brought a lot of smiles to the faces of Burnet County sports fans, even to those whose teams…

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Marble Falls girls soccer season ends in playoff loss to Wimberley

CAPTION: Part of the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs’ plan against Wimberley is to cut off passing lanes to disrupt the offensive flow as demonstrated by Sachi Marcum (21) and Elizabeth Busby. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team lost to Wimberley 2-0 March 24 in a bi-district championship to end the 2022-23 season. The Lady Mustangs finished second in District 24-4A and advanced to the playoffs for only the second time in program history, head coach Abigail Blunt said. “This Lady Mustang team was…

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