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Bustling summer gets busier for Marble Falls athletics

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman (in the gray) meets with the Lady Mustangs before they go to different speed and agility stations. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro As the calendar starts to turn to July, Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and head football coach Keri Timmerman reflected back on a busy start to the summer. He and his coaches have been on campus Monday-Thursday mornings for workouts as part of Marble Falls Forge ’24, the department’s strength and conditioning program. Timmerman has demonstrated…

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Previous experiences allow Marble Falls athletics to share coaches, still prep players

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Past experiences and the ability to get the most out of athletes are two reasons why Marble Falls coaches Aspen Howie (left) and Hailey Wooten will take on more during the 2024-25 school year. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Share athletes. That’s been the mantra and rallying cry throughout high schools across the Highland Lakes. But in 2024-25, the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department is leading its athletes by example by sharing coaches in an official capacity. Lady Mustangs basketball head coach Adley Canales announced two new…

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Faith Academy boys basketball go 1-2 at showcase

June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball coach Zakk Revelled talks to his players during a timeout at the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Showcase. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team posted a 1-2 record at the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Association Showcase June 21-23 in Carrollton. The Flames beat Onalaska 69-64 and lost to Carrollton Prince of Peace and to Van Alstyne. “Both games were six-point contests with three minutes to go,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “Against Prince of Peace, we…

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Burnet football staff has new coordinators, line coaches

June 25, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet football defensive coordinator Jordan Heusinkveld (left) and offensive coordinator Colton Brewer gather with the Bulldogs after a night of 7 on 7. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football staff is nearing completion. Head coach Ben Speer announced that Zane Hicks is now the head offensive line and tight end coach and the powerlifting head coach after being the assistant coach under Tyler McIntosh. “The kids know him and have good relationships with him,” Speer said. Jordan Heusinkveld is the defensive coordinator after being on…

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Marble Falls boys basketball coaches encouraged by league play

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Tidus Willie (left) and Brenton Liscum do forward rolls as part of mat drill training during Marble Falls Forge ’24, the program’s summer strength and conditioning. Mat drills help athletes get up faster after being knocked down. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team finished the Georgetown League June 18-19, and the Mustangs pleased new head coach John Berkman. Not because of the number of wins but because of the number of participants and how they had to learn to play with new…

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How playoff changes may affect paths to stay in the postseason longer

June 23, 2024June 23, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs have been the most consistent program to advance to the playoffs during the last two decades, including last season when graduate Lexie Edwards and her team almost pulled off a big bi-district win against Waco Connally. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series. Read part one here. The University Interscholastic League will crown twice as many state champions in volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball and softball as the result of its legislative council passing an amendment to…

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Burnet’s Jones, Llano’s Hays up for Community Heroes awards

June 22, 2024June 22, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet High graduate Grant Jones is the total package, according to football head coach Ben Speer. What he does on and off the playing field is why he was nominated for the Chicken Express Community Heroes award. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Two Highland Lakes student athletes are in the running for the Chicken Express Community Heroes awards. They are 2024 Burnet High graduate Grant Jones and Llano High rising senior Ciara Hays. People can vote multiple times a day online. Voting ends July 1. The male and female…

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Attendance to Marble Falls summer workouts remains high

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

With more than 100 Marble Falls High School student athletes attending the athletic department’s strength-and-conditioning program, coaches believe the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are “forging” a new road to success. The program, called Marble Falls Forge ’24, is helping athletes take the next step in their preparation for the 2024-25 sports year, so that when fall training camps begin in early August, coaches can install new schemes and add more to what is already knows. Athletic director Keri Timmerman said it’s not unusual to have as many as 120 on…

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Marble Falls girls basketball announces new staff members

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School softball coach Alex Lozoya is joining the Lady Mustangs basketball staff. He is coaching the freshmen. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Familiar faces are joining the Marble Falls High School girls basketball staff. Softball head coach and cross country assistant coach Alex Lozoya will coach the freshman squad, which means Kaitlyn Goertz will coach the junior varsity and Aspen Howie is the varsity assistant coach. Howie, who is entering her second year at Marble Falls Independent School District as a teacher and coach, is on…

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Marble Falls basketball teams up with Lone Star Hoops for camp

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Lone Star Hoops coach Jan Jernberg. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Independent School District boys and girls basketball programs in partnership with Lone Star Hoops is offering a week-long camp Monday-Thursday, June 24-27. The camp, designed for incoming second-ninth graders, is from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Marble Falls Middle School. Lunch is included. Both boys and girls are welcome, and the cost is $175. Campers do not have to be Marble Falls ISD students. Campers are split into groups according to what grade they’re going into. Lone Star Hoops…