October 2025 - Texas Chalk Talk

Marble Falls volleyball beats Gatesville for bi-district title

October 31, 2025November 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hornets, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILvolleyballplayoffs0 comment

The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Gatesville 3-2 Oct. 31 to give the Lady Mustangs their first bi-district crown in at least two decades. These Lady Mustangs, who advanced to the postseason for the first time since 2009, are onto the area round where they will meet Rosharon Almeta Crawford that opened in 2023 and is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District with about 625 students. The match will be played at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Brenham High School, 525 A.H. Ehrig Dr. in…

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Llano football faces Marion for possible district title

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #Lano, #Llano, #StingEm, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Llano senior running back Brayton Shaw is making the most of his carries thanks to averaging 6.9 yards per touch. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team will play at Marion at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in a key District 13-3A Division I clash. Much is at stake. If the Bulldogs (5-3, 2-1) win, they have a shot at a co-district title depending on how the Ingram Tom Moore-Llano contest ends next week. If the Yellow Jackets (7-1, 3-0) win, they will host Ingram…

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Marble Falls football to face Lampasas

October 30, 2025October 31, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior receiver Kaden Langbein has a wall around him during a reception against San Antonio Breckenridge in September. That wall includes linemen David Molina (52), Logan Chapa (53) and Raul Moran (58). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team will play Lampasas at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Badger Stadium inside the city instead of at the high school campus in another District 4-4A Division I showdown. Buy tickets here. The Badgers’ (7-2, 1-2) only losses have been to Stephenville 49-7…

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Faith Academy football braces for Bulverde Bracken

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #goflames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore Landon Silvers is ready for the Flames’ next challenge – a Halloween date with Bulverde Bracken. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will welcome Bulverde Bracken in another Division II, District 4 matchup of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. The Chargers (3-5, 1-0) aim to give the Flames (7-1, 1-0) the Friday night frights on Halloween night and return the favor of losing in the final minutes of last…

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Burnet Middle School football beats Brownwood

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet Middle School coach Sonny Wilson points something out to Jackson Ray before the seventh-grader takes the field. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet Middle School football program keeps adding to its successful 2025 campaign. The eighth-grade A team defeated Brownwood 22-6, while the seventh-grade A team shut out the Lions 35-0, and the seventh-grade B team won 12-6. The eighth-grade B team lost 20-6 all on Oct. 23. Eighth-grade A quarterback Ace Ingram had a passing touchdown to Jaxson Freeman and a rushing touchdown, while running back…

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Marble Falls seventh-graders beat Lampasas

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls seventh-grader Ayden Alexander (left) led the Mustangs to victory against Lampasas Oct. 28. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Middle School seventh-grade A team defeated Lampasas 8-0 at Badger Field Oct. 28. Elijah Sanchez had the game-clinching interception to preserve the win. He also had a 10-yard reception. Ayden Alexander knocked down a Lampasas throw into the end zone at the end of the first half and had an interception on the next drive. Easton Packer had a fumble recovery to keep the Badgers off…

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Marble Falls boys golf wins Copperas Cove tourney

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School boys golf team of Camilo Montez (left), John Srnensky, Gage Goebel, Drew Whittle and Rylee Ritchie shot a 303 to take first place in the Copperas Cove Fall Invitational Oct. 21. The Marble Falls High School boys golf team won the Copperas Cove Falls Tournament Oct. 21 at the Hills of Cove Golf Course. The Mustangs shot a 303, 15 strokes better than runner-up Copperas Cove, which scored a 318. Leander 1 finished third with a 320, while Leander 2 shot a 326 and…

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Burnet volleyball turns attention to playoffs

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILvolleyballplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet freshman middle blocker Landy Schubert has at least 100 blocks in a single season, which is a new program record. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball team will face China Spring in a bi-district championship at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at Georgetown High School to begin the Class 4A Division I playoffs. Buy tickets here. The Lady Dawgs beat Johnson City 25-15, 15-12, 23-25, 25-15 Oct. 27 to finish the regular season with a 26-9 overall record and 8-4 in District 24-4A play…

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Marble Falls volleyball beats Jarrell, focuses on playoffs

October 27, 2025October 28, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #playoffs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILvolleyballplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Senior libero Kenadi Dalton (4) congratulates sophomore hitter Brighton Bernard (13), who is being hugged by junior middle blocker Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa and Katie Terrell as junior setter Hannah Welch (3) and senior athlete Kate McCary (left) join in. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team took care Jarrell with a three-set sweep Oct. 24 to finish District 24-4A play. Now the Lady Mustangs (15-13, 6-6) turn their attention to a bi-district match against Gatesville (29-9, 7-3 District 23-4A runner-up) set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.…

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Burnet cross country advances to state

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet High School cross country program has several Class 4A state meet qualifiers thanks their finishes at the Class 4A Region III meet. The program includes assistant coach Ivy Kohl (left), head coach Simon Hairston, Austin Moore, Isaac Vega-Palacios , Clark Yanez, Adan Carreon, Asah Roy, Jose Flores, Chris Hernandez, Russell Ramirez and assistant coach Juston Weldon. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School cross country program showed the mettle the Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs are known while competing at the Class 4A Region III meet Oct. 21…