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Marble Falls volleyball shines at camp

July 21, 2025July 22, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Kate McCary’s versatility is playing different positions and handling serve-receive forces opponents to know where she is at all times. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The annual Lady Mustang Volleyball Camp wrapped up July 16 and left a positive impression on Erin Sawyer. Sawyer, who is the founder of the Highland Lakes Aces volleyball club and is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball head coach, called the three-day event productive and energetic. “Things are going well,” she day after the second day. “I know a lot of…

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Faith Academy football makes the most of final week of summer program

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls head coach Jay Silvers (left) and defensive coordinator Garrett Cole agree on the direction of the football program from how to get the athletes prepared to play to their beliefs on game situations that may be the difference in the outcome. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Three days remain in the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football program’s summer strength and conditioning program. After Thursday, July 24, the Flames, who play six-man football, will take a mandatory week off issued by the Texas Association of…

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Marble Falls athletes to begin final weeks of Forge

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Coach Hayden Kesserling stands between Gregory Lemon (left) and Brody Graham before the two compete in a sprint. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro One week remains of organized summer strength and conditioning workouts with the Marble Falls Independent School District coaching staff guiding the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs. But that doesn’t mean the end of summer workouts, according to athletic director Keri Timmerman. Instead, Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength and conditioning program, will be led by members of the Class of 2026 during the week of July 28-31, he…

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City of Burnet evaluating YMCA youth fields

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #youthsports0 comment

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography City of Burnet crew members have sealed off the four fields at the YMCA of the Highland Lakes following the Fourth of July weekend floods. Workers are still assessing the damages to the area and the four fields, but Public Works Manager Thad Mercer said July 11 city officials want to get them ready for play as quickly as they can. “We’ve been so busy assessing the damage,” he said. “The goal is to rebuild and get them up and working as soon as possible.”…

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Marble Falls grad Marco Almazan to play college soccer

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #CBC, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Having tremendous touch on the ball and finding the back of the net is a part of what makes Marco Almazan great. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls High School graduate Marco Almazan has signed a National Letter of Intent to play college soccer for Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wa. “They had a list of names,” Almazan said. “They heard of me. When you (search my name online) the first thing that comes up is my Spain highlight video.” The Mustang spent five months in Cadiz, Spain, at…

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Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club starts membership, sponsorship drive for 2025-26

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #MFABC, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club is conducting its annual membership and sponsorship drive for the 2025-26 school year. The sponsorship drive has several levels with the platinum being among the most popular, according to new membership coordinator Michele Boshears. It includes being listed on the booster club sign at Mustang Stadium and its sponsorship web page, public address announcement at home varsity games, an individual 4-foot by 8-foot sign at Mustang Stadium, vehicle decal, Mustang tote bag, Mustang insulated backpack, two general admission passes to every Marble Falls home…

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Burnet girls soccer has its new head coach

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #pitch, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Kerrville Tivy girls soccer head coach Doug Ketcham with Lady Antler Reece Zunker, who was named second team all-District 26-5A in 2024. Courtesy photo The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District girls soccer program has its new head coach. It’s Doug Ketcham, head coach of the Kerrville Tivy girls soccer team, who resigned to take the Lady Dawgs job after leading the Lady Antlers for two years. “This is somebody we need,” Burnet athletic director Grant Freeman said. “It was a great fit. It worked out. It lined up.” Ketchum…

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Repairs at Bulldog Field won’t cause a delay in preparations

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Parts of the retaining wall at Bulldog Field came apart because of 16 inches of rain in Burnet during the Fourth of July weekend. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Flooding during the Fourth of July holiday caused some damage to the retaining wall on the home side and pulled up parts of the artificial turf at Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s Bulldog Field. Bulldog Field is the school district’s No. 1 outdoor venue for high school football and soccer games and outdoor graduation ceremonies. The damage happened on the…

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Marble Falls boys soccer sends three teams to Burnet summer league

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: junior Esteban Dominguez was a breakout star for the Mustangs during the 2025 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer program is sending three teams to the Burnet Summer League, which starts at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in July at the Burnet Middle School stadium. The format is 7 on 7 and matches are played on one half of the field. Therefore, two matches are played at once. One Marble Falls team won July 10, while another tied. Though 17 players were lost to…

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Marble Falls girls soccer playing in Burnet summer league

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Suzena Perez is a key Lady Mustang returner in 2026. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Both Marble Falls High School girls soccer teams each won their only match July 10 on the first night of the Burnet Summer League. Games are played at the Burnet Middle School stadium beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursdays. The format is 7 versus 7 played on one side of the 50-yard line, which allows two matches to be played at the same time. Marble Falls Purple, which consists of a lot of “older”…