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Marble Falls grad Kylie Roberts nominated for Community Hero

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Kylie Roberts (center) played in the middle of the infield for the Lady Mustangs along with teammates Callie Phillips (left) who was a pitcher, third baseman Cheyenne Thompson, first baseman Sophia Biagini and catcher Jocelyn Suarez. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls High School graduate Kylie Roberts is one of nine nominees for the Chicken Express Community Heroes award in conjunction with Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. Roberts, who graduated in 2025, is the epitome of community hero, according to MFHS softball head coach Alex Lozoya and Principal Patrick Hinson.…

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Burnet’s Bulldog Field gets new turf, track

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #turf, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The new green exchange zone on the track and the new linemen’s lines on the new artificial turf are part of the improvements at Bulldog Field. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro At the beginning of 2025, Bulldog Field was sealed off for improvements. Top of the list was to install new artificial turf to absorb the “shock” or kinetic energy resulting from a player falling on its surface. After months of labor, workers finished installing new artificial turf at Bulldog Field in time for the program to host its…

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Burnet Lady Dawgs making most of opportunities to improve

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Lilyann Johnson (left) and Arayah Mabry quickly step in and out of a ladder that helps them work on footwork and fine-tune a pattern. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s athletic department continues to conduct its weekly summer strength-and-conditioning sessions for all of its athletes, including the Lady Dawgs. Girls athletic coordinator Crystal Shipley, cross country head coach Simon Hairston and other assistant coaches have been conducting the sessions for the girls. The program has 60 high school athletes and about 41 seventh- and eighth-graders.…

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Burnet boys basketball shows weekly improvement at Llano league

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #summerleague, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Hayden Sheble holds his spot on the low block while he looks for a cutter. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School boys basketball program completed play in the Llano Summer League and new head coach Juston Weldon said he saw the Bulldogs improve from the first week to the fourth. “Summer league is getting a ball in their hands and getting them playing,” he said. “It’s not always pretty. As a coach, you take mental notes on stuff that you think can be fixed and how…

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Grant Freeman is approved as the new Burnet CISD athletic director

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Grant Freeman (left) is the new Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic director. Celebrating the moment with him are son Jaxon, daughter Jordan and wife Hillary. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography It took less than 10 minutes for the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees to approve the hire of Grant Freeman as the new athletic director. The board approved his hire during a special meeting June 16. After board members voted and the meeting ended, they gave Freeman a standing ovation. Before the motion and vote,…

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Zach Wagoner is new Marble Falls Middle School boys athletic coordinator

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: New Marble Falls Middle School boys athletic coordinator Zach Wagoner and wife Lauren with their son Donnie (back, center), daughter Leah (front, left) and son Jase. Courtesy photo Marble Falls Middle School has a new boys athletic coordinator. He is Zach Wagoner. Athletic director Keri Timmerman announced the hire June 3. “Coach Wagoner has a great track record,” he said. “He’s excited to be around our coaches and develop athletes and make them more ready.” Wagoner worked at a middle school at Hays Consolidated Independent School District before coming…

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Marble Falls grad Kason O’Riley earns NCAA silver medal

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bobcats, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #nationalchampion, #ncaa, #NCAAtrack, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #tsu, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Texas State senior high jumper Kason O’Riley finishes as the NCAA Men’s Division I Outdoor Track and Field runner-up in the event. Photo by Tyler Emanuel/Texas State Track Media Team Texas State University senior high jumper Kason O’Riley is the NCAA Men’s Division I co-runner-up after clearing 7 feet and 2.5 inches June 13. The NCAA Men’s Division I Track and Field Championships was in Eugene, Oregon. O’Riley, a 2021 Marble Falls High School graduate, shared the silver medal with teammate Aiden Hayes. It was O’Riley’s best result at…

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Faith boys basketball to play in more events

June 13, 2025June 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TABChoops, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy guard Colt Mason moves to disrupt the shot. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball program continues to use its June to the fullest. The Flames, fresh off of finishing the Llano June League, will compete in a tournament in Round Rock this weekend and then at the TABC Showcase hosted by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. At the TABC event, Faith will face Dallas First Baptist and Fort Worth Lake Country Christian both on June 20 and St. Thomas…

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Marble Falls’ Herrington Center hosts UTR events

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoldStandard, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #netters, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Charlie and Nancy Herrington Tennis Center hosted two Universal Tennis Ratting tournaments recently. The center on the Marble Falls High School campus. The first, a doubles tournament, happened June 6 and drew 17 teams with one team on the waiting list, while a singles tournament occurred June 9 and attracted 12. Tournament participants played two matches. Marble Falls Independent School District tennis head coach Samuel Whitley credited assistant coach Nathan Redman for bringing the events to the city. “At the end of the school year, he saw Copperas Cove…

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Timmerman named a finalist for state award

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior quarterback Atreyu Machacek is one of two candidates for the starting job in operating head coach Keri Timmerman’s (center) version of the spread offense. Timmerman, who is a finalist for the Game-Changing Coach Award, is selected because he goes the extra mile in developing young men on and off the field. New to his staff is offensive coordinator Logan Simmons (right). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman is a finalist for the Game-Changing Coach…