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Highland Lakes athletes performing well in collegiate athletics

CAPTION: Burnet High School graduate and pole vaulter Brayden Hill is doing for Stephen F. Austin what he did for the Bulldogs – win. Photo courtesy of the Southland Conference These Highland Lakes athletes made a name for themselves while they competed in high school sports. Now they are doing the same for their sport and respective universities. Brayden Hill, Burnet class of 2023, is the Southland Conference pole vault champion. He and his Stephen F. Austin teammates won all four medals at the conference’s outdoor event May 15. Kason…

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Basketball College Featured Football High School High School 

Marble Falls’ Lyon signs with Schreiner

CAPTION: Noah Lyon (seated, center), signs to play college football for Schreiner University as his mom, April (seated, left), grandmother Melody Ellis, Morgan Ellis (standing, left) and Oliver Lyon look. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography  Marble Falls High School football player Noah Lyon made his commitment to Schreiner University official May 14 by signing to play for the Mountaineers. “In their augural season as a football program,” Marble Falls head coach Keri Timmerman said. “Noah is aggressive, competitive and has a desire to constantly improve himself.” Lyon, who was recruited…

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Burnet CISD’s Kiser on his retirement

CAPTION: Roy (right) and Gina (center) spent the last 24 years living in Burnet and raising sons Derek (left), Luke and Drew Kiser. All three played basketball for their father, who is retiring as the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District boys head basketball and golf coach. He also was the head cross country coach. Courtesy photo An end of an era happened on Burnet Consolidated School District when the announcement of a new boys basketball head coach was announced. That meant that Roy Kiser, who has spent nearly a quarter…

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Featured Football High School 

Highland Lakes seniors to play in all-star game

CAPTION: Marble Falls quarterback Colten Minor’s decision-making is a reason why he is an all-star. File photo The Highland Lakes will be well represented by several athletes playing in the inaugural Hill Country Coaches Association all-star game at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Texan Stadium in Wimberley. They are Marble Falls quarterback Colten Minor and receivers Kole Becker and Noah Lyon, who will also play linebacker; Llano running back Trey Mote and receivers R.J. Coplin and Carter Bickett, who will also play defensive back, and inside linebacker Tate Morgan; and…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls volleyball has new head coach

The Marble Falls High School volleyball team found its new head coach. It’s Zoey Hanrahan-Beard, who has been an assistant coach with the Highland Lakes Aces volleyball club founded by Erin Sawyer, who is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball head coach. Beard noted she had her eyes on this job when it came open last year. But the timing wasn’t right for her. That changed this time around. “When it came open again, I thought I can’t pass on the opportunity again,” she said. Beard loves the sport.…

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Faith Academy volleyball makes most of spring league

CAPTION: Liv Kraenzel (left) is congratulated on a great play by teammates Reese Ramsey, Elizabeth Neely, Kerrington Silvers and Ava Beltran. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team is putting in the work now for the 2025 season. The Lady Flames, who are a Class 3A state semifinalist of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, are playing in the Llano May League that’s each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Faith plays Llano and Marble Falls. Each squad gets two matches with a running…

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Featured Running 

Faith Academy boys track finishes third at state meet

CAPTION: The 2025 Faith Academy of Marble Falls track and field teams include Reese Ramsey (front row, left), Cuyleigh Zimmerman, Eden Thames, Zoe Rhoads, Isabelle Garcia, head coach Steve McCannon, Halley Offutt, Braelyn Taylor, Abigail Kosoglow, Ashlyn Rishavy; Graham McGraw (back row, left), Madden Kinnee, Egan Barnes, Landon Silvers, assistant coach Jay Silvers, Asher Apel, assistant coach Cedric Griffin, Grayson James, Beau Steele and Andrew Houy. Courtesy photo     The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys track and field team finished third in the overall standings of the Class 3A State…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball loses to La Grange

CAPTION: Senior pitcher Matthew Valdez shows tremendous strength and control while throwing strikes against La Grange. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team lost to La Grange 2-1 in a best-of-three area series in the Class 4A Division II playoffs. The series was played May 9-10 in Hutto. The Bulldogs end the season with a 20-10 record. “Not many teams can can win 20 games,” head coach Russell Houston said. “The kids had to win seven in a row to get in the playoffs. That put…

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Featured Tennis 

Burnet tennis performs well at regionals

CAPTION: Burnet High School was well represented at the Class 4A Region III tournament by assistant coach Tanner Wells (left), Aly Van Zandt, Alex Burns, Callen Smith, alternate Nick Dietrich and head coach Brandon Cunningham. Contributed photo Tennis season ended for three Burnet High School players at the Class 4A Region III tournament May 7-8 at Bryan. They are Aly Van Zandt in girls singles and the mixed doubles team of Alex Burns and Callen Smith. Van Zandt, who won the 2024 Class 4A state silver medal in girls doubles…

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Marble Falls tennis returns to state tourney

CAPTION: The boys doubles team of Weston York (left) and Cooper Kelley won bronze at the Class 4A Region III tournament to advance to the Class 4A State Championships. Courtesy photo Three Marble Falls High School tennis players are headed to the Class 4A State Championships thanks to taking bronze at the Class 4A Region III tournament May 7-8 in Bryan. The Class 4A state tournament is Thursday and Friday, May 15-16, at the Annemarie Tennis Center, 7001 Culebra Road in San Antonio. They are boys singles player Cooper Womack…

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