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Faith Academy girls hoops make strides during summer league

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2025 Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls summer league team includes Madison Winsborough (left), Liv Kraenzel, Layla Terrell, Natalie Weems, Lilly Koziel, Jasmine Young, Selby Sanchez, Cuyleigh Zimmerman and Megan Burrows. Courtesy photo When Harvey Vaughn became the head coach of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball program last summer, he had one giant item on his to-do list. Lessen the learning curve for his team that featured a lot of underclassmen. The Lady Flames learned some hard lessons the hard way during the pre-district campaign…

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Burnet volleyball beats Blanco in season opener

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior hitter Wrigley Mulhollan sees an opening for a spike to end a rally in the first set against Blanco. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball team didn’t disappoint in its season-opening win, sweeping Blanco 3-0 Aug. 12 inside The Doghouse. “Lots of good things,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. “A lot of goods, but there’s so much more that people haven’t seen yet.” Though the first set was close with the two teams tying each other at 16-16, the Lady Dawgs (1-0) went…

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Burnet football Mom’s Night Out allows matriarchs to experience what their sons do

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography When Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football head coach Ben Speer said he wanted to give the Bulldogs’ mothers the full experience of what it’s like to wear the Kelly green, he wasn’t kidding. It was in plain sight as the moms lined up to experience the same drills their sons do and put on the full uniform complete with shoulder pads and helmets to know what it’s like to move and run in the attire. The activities were all apart of Mom’s Night Out,…

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Marble Falls volleyball beats Lehman in season opener

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls Lady Mustangs Brighton Bernard (left) and Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa force the Kyle Lehman hitter to adjust to their block during win Aug. 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Kyle Lehman 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 Aug. 11 in the Lady Mustangs’ season opener. “It feels good,” said new head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan after her debut. “Our girls have a different mentality. I’ve been talking about the fight. I think that’s a huge component of it.” Throughout the match, neither team allowed the…

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Burnet football ready to scrimmage Canyon Lake

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Running back Josiah Coronado sees the hole in the middle and goes through it virtually untouched during practice Aug. 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football team added full pads to its practices at the end of last week. But the Bulldogs continue to show the same intensity and enthusiasm that has defined the first week of fall training camp. And their reward at the end of this week? Welcoming Fischer Canyon Lake for the first scrimmage of the season Friday, Aug. 15, at Bulldog…

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Marble Falls football begins second week with scrimmage against Lago Vista

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

August 11, 2025August 12, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

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

August 10, 2025August 11, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

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…