January 2026 - Texas Chalk Talk

Marble Falls boys soccer beats Long Creek

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls’ Aaron Luna (17) was one of several Mustangs to score during the win against New Braunfels Long Creek. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team shut out New Braunfels Long Creek 3-0 Jan. 30 to earn its first District 26-4A win of the season. The Mustangs (5-3-4, 1-1) took a 2-0 lead in the first half. Aaron Luna scored on an assist from Joaquin Aguilar. Aguilar scored a goal thanks to an assist from Will Guzman and Eliezer Chocoj scored on…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses to Lampasas

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore guard Beckett Berkman all-around play forced the Lampasas Badgers to account for him. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Lampasas 50-43 Jan. 30 in District 24-4A play. It was a rematch of a 60-35 loss to the Badgers Jan. 13. “We gave our best effort,” head coach John Berkman said. “We didn’t lose because we didn’t play well. We lost to a team that’s a really good team, and you can feel good about…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats Lampasas

January 31, 2026February 2, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman forward Emma Martin’s strength in the paint propelled the Lady Mustangs to the playoffs. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Lampasas 49-47 Jan. 30 in District 24-4A play and clinched a berth in the Class 4A Division I playoffs. “That was a good hard-fought win,” head coach Adley Canales said. “That’s a really good team that gave us all we could ask for. And that’s one of those games that comes down to who has…

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Faith Academy boys hoops beats San Marcos Academy

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#fireup, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior forward Adam Merlick looks for an opening to the basket. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team crushed San Marcos Academy 77-25 Jan. 28 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “It’s a big win and we’re thankful to have won the game,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We felt like we owed them one in a way just because we didn’t think we played up to our standard at their place.…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats Burnet

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Marble Falls freshman forward Emma Martin, who is guarded by Burnet freshman guard Rowyn Mulhollan, led the Lady Mustangs in scoring thanks to her toughness in the paint. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Burnet 54-35 Jan. 28 in a District 24-4A contest that was played a day later than scheduled because classes were cancelled Jan. 27 because of icy road conditions. “It was a good win,” Marble Falls head coach Adley Canales said. “It was a game we needed to have. We…

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Burnet girls soccer beats Lago Vista

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet girls soccer head coach Doug Ketcham is pleased with the way his Lady Dawgs put on a tremendous performance against Lago Vista. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer team defeated Lago Vista 4-3 Jan. 28 in District 25-4A play. The Lady Dawgs (8-4, 2-1) never trailed thanks to two goals and two assists from Brook Oliva, a goal from Yessi Flores with an assist from Bella Medina and a goal by Valeria Lemus to build a 4-1 lead by halftime. Oliva’s goals came…

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Marble Falls girls soccer loses to Wimberley

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoccer0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior Suzie Perez battles for the ball while being surrounded by Wimberley. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team lost to Wimberley 1-0 Jan. 28 in the District 26-4A opener for both teams. The Lady Texans (9-1-1, 1-0), who are ranked No. 1 in the state, scored on a ricochet from about 20 yards out with 2 minutes and 11 seconds left in the first half. The ball was placed just under the bar and straight in. “Can’t do much there,”…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats Jarrell

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Cooper Gray was the catalyst in helping the Mustangs build an early advantage that led to the win against Jarrell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Jarrell 42-36 Jan. 23 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs got the start they wanted when junior forward Cooper Gray knocked down a 3-pointers 31 seconds into the game then increased the lead when Gray found junior guard Beckett Berkman on a backdoor cut for a 5-0 advantage. Marble Falls broke…

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Marble Falls swimmers advance to regionals

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #regionals, #swimming, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming0 comment

CAPTION: Coach Holly Whittle (left) and swimmers Logan Hargraves, Jimmy Haggart, Brooke Mechum and Noe Hall. Courtesy photo Several Marble Falls High School swimmers are advancing to the Class 4A Region IV meet thanks to their finishes at the District 13-3A meet Jan. 23. The swimmers are sophomores Brooke Mecham, Noe Hall and Logan Hargraves and freshman Jimmy Haggart. “We really held our own against the big teams, advancing in five events with just four swimmers,” coach Holly Whittle said. Few swimmers had a meet quite like Hargraves who set…

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Marble Falls powerlifting performs well at Lampasas

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Brandon Seely begins to stand while performing this squat at the Badgers Invitational. Photo by Kaydence Burditt/In Color Photography The Marble Falls High School powerlifting team competed in the Badgers Invitational hosted by Lampasas Jan. 22. The Mustangs finished fifth in the team competition thanks to earning 19 points. Not bad for a squad that had only one of its top lifters competing and four lifters who made their debuts. “My top-ranked lifters had the night off,” head coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt said. “I was happy with our finish…