February 23, 2026 - Texas Chalk Talk

Burnet boys basketball to face La Vega in the playoffs

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CAPTION: Burnet junior Ethan Elmore and his classmates gave fans a glimpse of the 2026-27 season when they took the floor and let their senior teammates step off together. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School boys basketball team will face Waco La Vega at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, for a bi-district championship in the Class 4A Division I playoffs. La Vega (17-4) is the District 23-4A runner-up with an 8-2 record. The Pirates’ two district losses were to champion Gatesville 59-57 and 64-52. Kourtney Parr Jr and…

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Marble Falls boys soccer beats Wimberley

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CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Eli Chocoj needed only one good chance at scoring a goal, and he delivered. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated Wimberley 1-0 Feb. 20 in District 26-4A play. “It was definitely a physical match,” head coach Ryan Craven said. “Wimberley is well coached. They had a good plan. (Head coach Link Scoggins) has them playing hard and very, very schematically.” The goal came from Eli Chocoj, who was assisted by Drake Taylor with 2 minutes and 48 seconds left in…

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Burnet baseball has solid first week

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Tate Lambright is one of several veterans the Bulldogs are counting on to deliver in all phases. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team posted a 2-3 record during the first week of the season. The Bulldogs defeated Fredericksburg 5-4 Feb. 16 in 11 innings in the season opener and Big Spring 7-1 Feb. 20 and lost to Austin McCallum 6-5 Feb. 19 and Fredericksburg 4-2 Feb. 20 at the Fredericksburg Tournament. Head coach Russell Houston said he saw a lot of good things. “I…

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Marble Falls baseball wins Stephenville series

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior Grant Carter delivers at the plate in helping the Mustangs beat Stephenville twice to begin the 2026 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Stephenville 2-1 in a three-game series Feb. 20-21 to begin the season. The Mustangs took game one 11-2, lost game two 7-0 and won the third contest 12-7. Head coach Tyler Porter agreed that “dominant” was the way to describe the Mustangs’ performances, adding the third game “is us playing at our best.” “I think…

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Burnet boys soccer loses to Austin LBJ

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CAPTION: Burnet senior Genesis Ceron and the Bulldogs compete against a very tough Austin LBJ opponent. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School boys soccer team lost to Austin LBJ 7-1 Feb. 21 in District 25-4A play. The Jaguars (8-3-1, 7-2) led 3-0 at the half with the goals coming in the first 10 minutes of play. Burnet (3-10-3, 2-4-2) head coach Benjamin Boorman noted LBJ has many players who will contend for the district’s superlative awards. It also didn’t help that the Bulldogs didn’t have all their…