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Marble Falls football begins second week with scrimmage against Lago Vista

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CAPTION: Senior receiver Jace Williams leaps and snatches this ball out of the air for a big first down as junior defensive back Gage Coleman defends. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team completed its first week of practice with a short intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9. Head coach Keri Timmerman noted the Mustangs enjoyed a productive week as they get ready to welcome Lago Vista to a scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 14, with the subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow at 6:30 p.m.…

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Faith Academy volleyball ready for season opener

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Kerrington Silvers (left) gives a high-five to Bosley Kuker after the Lady Flames earned a point against the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team performed well in a scrimmage against Marble Falls Aug. 9 where the Lady Flames mixed in some familiar faces with some players taking on starting roles. One was Olivia Kraenzel, who is the team’s setter. But what hasn’t changed is the strength of this team – namely senior middle blocker Natalie Weems and sophomore…

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Marble Falls tennis has hot start to the season

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Jarrell contacted Marble Falls to forfeit the match scheduled for Aug. 14. CAPTION: Lady Mustangs Chloe Taylor (left) and Mia Hernandez add more wins to the Marble Falls total against Taylor. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School team tennis team is 3-0 after beating Lampasas Aug. 8, Taylor Aug. 7 and Copperas Cove Aug. 5. The Mustangs are headed to Leander Glenn Monday, Aug. 11, for matches that begin at 3 p.m. before turning their attention to the start of District 25-4A. Jarrell forfeited the head-to-head matchup against…

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Marble Falls volleyball shows plenty during scrimmages

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CAPTION: Senior Tessie Bowen sets this ball to a hitter for a point against the Lady Flames at Faith Academy Aug. 9. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team completed two grueling days of scrimmages Aug. 8-9 where they unveiled what they’ve been working on during two-a-days. Against the Faith Academy of Marble Falls Lady Flames, the Lady Mustangs showed the base of new head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan’s offense that includes fake jumps all over the floor in an attempt to foul the defense and…

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Veterans lead Burnet volleyball in first week

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Peyton Allen (left), Journey Denton, Sarah Cullison and Wrigley Mulhollan don’t have a problem with meeting the standards of the program that includes contending for the district championship and advancing to the playoffs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball program embarked on its first competition of the season when the Lady Dawgs boarded a bus bound for Glen Rose Friday, Aug. 9. It’s the only scrimmage scheduled before the Lady Dawgs welcome Blanco to The Doghouse Tuesday, Aug. 12, for the season opener. The subvarsities…

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Faith Academy football has more players for new season

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Adam Merlick leaps high in the air to make this catch from Wade Dillard. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team impressed its coaches throughout the first week of practice Aug. 4-8. Twenty-seven players, four more than head coach Jay Silvers was projecting two weeks ago, are in the program and some are new to the sport and campus. A couple of those players are from 11-man programs. Faith plays six-man football. “That’s the most I’ve been apart of,” Silvers said, adding that in…

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Marble Falls football enjoys productive first week

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CAPTION: Receiver Noah Ortiz is fighting through the grasp of the Mustang secondary that includes Jace Williams (right). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team enjoyed a very productive week of practice that began with a dazzling display of energy and enthusiasm at its second annual Midnight Madness Aug. 4. After the Mustangs ran through their tunnel to enter the playing field, they broke into position-specific drills. In all, the program has around 130 high school players. Quarterbacks went with head coach Keri Timmerman, who…

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Marble Falls volleyball begins challenging pre-district stretch

CAPTION: Vivian Buerger is new to Marble Falls High School. The middle blocker and right side hitter is originally from New York. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team begins the 2025 season Friday, Aug. 8, by traveling to Round Rock Westwood for 10 a.m. scrimmages against the Lady Warriors, Cedar Park and Georgetown high schools. The next day, Marble Falls will go down RR 1431 to scrimmage at the Faith Academy Lady Flames with the subvarsities playing at 9 a.m. and the varsity at…

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Burnet grad Juliet Morales earns collegiate soccer honors

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Huston-Tillotson, #HustonTillotson, #LadyDawgs, #NAIA, #pitch, #rams, #soccer, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet graduate Juliet Morales picked up postseason honors after playing her first year on the Huston-Tillotson University women’s soccer team. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography In her first season as a member of the Huston-Tillotson University women’s soccer team, Juliet Morales was named to the Red River Athletic Conference freshman team and her team’s Most Valuable Player. Morales, who is a 2024 Burnet High School graduate, was the starting goalie for the Rams. She beat out a sophomore for the job. She had a 0.682 save value percentage. “I…

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Sonny Wilson joins Burnet CISD staff

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Sonny Wilson is the latest coach to join the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department. He will coach Burnet Middle School football, girls basketball and track. “My family and I are truly excited and grateful for this opportunity, and I’m eager to get to work,” he wrote on his social media. “The chance to return to the community where I grew up and pour into the lives of the next generation is something incredibly meaningful to me. It’s more than just a job, it’s a homecoming and a chance…