Featured Football High School 

Burnet girls soccer on course to repeat as district champs

The Burnet High School girls soccer team continues to roll through District 25-4A. The Lady Dawgs (14-4-2, 8-0) have allowed three goals in eight district matches. Meanwhile, they have scored 54 goals during that time span. The latest drubbing came against Florence where Burnet won 9-1 Feb. 20. Amelia Griffin scored a hat trick and recorded an assist. Brook Oliva, Kaycie Banton and Julie Suazo each scored 2 goals. Oliva also had 3 assists, while Taylor Petty and Banton each had 2, and Reagan Shipley finished with 1. The defending…

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Featured Powerlifting 

Burnet powerlifting announces regional qualifiers, finishes at San Saba meet

CAPTION: Burnet powerlifters Jack VanAartsen (left) and Brady Rygaard are the top lifters in the Light and Heavy platforms of the San Saba Armadillo Invitational Feb. 15. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School powerlifting team has several Lady Dawgs headed to the Region 2, Division 2 meet, which is March 1 at Dublin High School. The top 12 in each weight class qualified. They are Hailee Beltran, Maddy Cardenas, Gracie Farmer, Amberlyn Glasscock, Alexis Leatherwood, Halle Maxwell, Maddi Moise, Lily Rygaard, Abby Smith, Josie Teague, Kasey Watson and Kimberly Watson.…

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Featured Powerlifting 

Marble Falls powerlifting finishes regular season by earning 3rd at Texas A&M

CAPTION: Marble Falls powerlifter Genesis Lemon is a regional qualifier again. Lemon continues to impress with commitment to technique and ability to lift weight. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School powerlifting team finished in third place at the Texas A&M Invitational Feb. 17. That’s a combined score of both the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs, head coach Richard Scales said. “The main reason why I wanted to go to this one was to get exposure for the boys,” he said. “I have a bunch of seniors. And…

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Burnet boys soccer beats Florence to stay third in district

The Burnet High School boys soccer team defeated Florence 2-1 Feb. 20 to remain in third place in the District 25-4A standings. That victory snapped a two-match losing streak where the Bulldogs (8-8, 4-3) lost to Austin Achieve 8-0 Feb. 16 and to Marble Falls 6-0 Feb. 13. Head coach Benjamin Boorman noted the Mustangs are playing well. “(We) succumbed to the same fate as all other district opponents this year as Marble Falls defeated (us) and stayed perfect in district play,” he said.  Still, he was pleased with the…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball loses to Canyon Lake

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior pitcher Camille Catalfamo pitched well during the loss to Fischer Canyon Lake Feb. 20. Photo by Daniel Clifton/Canyon Lake Broadcasting The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Fischer Canyon Lake 14-12 Feb. 20 in a contest that lasted three hours. “We hit the ball really well,” Marble Falls head coach Alex Lozoya said. “Once we find a way to get out of our other activities, we’ll be fine. Honestly, it was a fun game to be at.” Those “other activities” are errors that allow opponents…

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Marble Falls boys soccer stays unbeaten in district, ties San Antonio Cornerstone

CAPTION: Marble Falls’ Drake Taylor and the Mustangs earn an important sweep against Lago Vista to stay unbeaten in District 25-4A play. Photo by Shaunna Marcum/Mixed Media Artist Photographer Designer at ShaunnaLisa, Cliffhanger Loop Productions The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team and San Antonio Cornerstone ended their contest in a 2-2 tie Feb. 20 after the Mustangs beat Lago Vista 7-0 Feb. 16 in District 25-4A play. Against Cornerstone, the Mustangs’ (14-2-1, 6-0) goals were by Garrett Goggans. Kash Bussaraporn got an assist. “Cornerstone is a good team,”…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Faith Academy boys basketball loses to Westbury in the playoffs

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls sophomore center Judah Phillips and Flames gave Houston Westbury Christian all it wanted in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Houston Westbury Christian 64-50 Feb. 20 in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “They played well enough to win,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We felt like we played well enough to win for about…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Burnet girls basketball loses to Waco La Vega to end its season

CAPTION: The Burnet Lady Dawgs recaptured the district title in 2023-24, their third in four years, and won two playoff contests. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team lost to Waco La Vega 72-41 Feb. 20 in the Class 4A regional quarterfinals. The Lady Dawgs end their season with a 29-9 overall record and 7-1 in District 24-4A play to be the district champions. Against La Vega, the defending state champions, Burnet took a 10-8 lead after the first period. But the Lady Pirates (28-11,…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball beat Fredericksburg in season opener

The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Fredericksburg 6-3 Feb. 19 in the season opener. The Bulldogs (1-0) scored a run in the first inning only to see the Billies plate two in their half of the inning. But in the fourth, Burnet scored two runs, added another in the fifth, and two more in the sixth. Meanwhile, Fredericksburg scored a run in the fifth. Trey Morrow and Trent Park each hit doubles with Park and Colt Stanford each recording a RBI. Dash Denton led with 2 hits. Noah Crawford…

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Marble Falls baseball looks to build on last season’s success

The Marble Falls High School baseball team begins the 2024 season at the Fredericksburg Eberle-Boeck Memorial Baseball Tournament Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 22-24. They begin against Llano at 9 a.m., then face Austin McCallum at 2 p.m. Thursday, resume against Austin Regents Friday and finish against Big Spring Saturday. Both games start at 9 a.m. The Mustangs are returning four starters and three more lettermen from a year ago when they captured the District 24-4A title. The most experienced Mustangs are Evan Nickowski and Isaias Roman, two seniors who play a lot…

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