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Marble Falls grad named Cisco College athletic director

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#Cisco, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #juco, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #ncaa, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #Wranglers0 comment

CAPTION: Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy, a 2014 Marble Falls High School graduate, is using her master’s degree in sports administration as the new Cisco College athletic director. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School graduate Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy is the new athletic director at Cisco College, a two-year community college. LeCroy, who served as the assistant athletic director last year, was approved to take the top spot May 18 by the college’s Board of Regents. She will remain the women’s cross country head coach, a role she has had for the last…

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Faith Academy football sees strength and conditioning gains

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #Flames, #goflames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, Flames0 comment

CAPTION: Jackson Zarob takes a quick glance to see how much of a lead he has over Zach Houy during a chase drill. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football program is finishing a productive start to the summer. The Flames have been participating in their strength-and-conditioning program for the last several weeks, and head coach Jay Silvers said the gains can be plainly seen. “I would say pretty much everyone has come unless they’re going to camps or a family vacation,” he said. “And…

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Burnet football OC talks starting quarterback traits

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior quarterback Fisher Powell waits for a receiver to get open as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Tyler Fambrough sees what is happening on the field. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro New Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football offensive coordinator Tyler Fambrough has spent weeks watching the Bulldogs play 7 on 7 on Monday nights since the beginning of May. While standing behind the offensive unit, he has taken mental notes on the unit’s progress with the aim of breaking down plays and concepts later in order to shorten the…

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Burnet CISD’s deep pool of athletes

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore Landry Schubert was comfortable playing anywhere the Lady Dawgs needed her. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Upperclassmen provide plenty to each sport that can’t be substituted. Because of their experience, they know the proper way to attack each drill, they have the knowledge of opponents, and they have been in strength and conditioning to have properly prepared themselves physically for what’s coming. In addition, by the time they’re upperclassmen, they should have the mental and physical tools to take on the same traits in opponents. Those qualities are what…

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Burnet girls basketball participates in summer league

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Gabby De Arcos (left) and Gabby Robson play tough defense to force a tough shot. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Members of the Burnet High School girls basketball program will play in its final night of the Granger Summer League Tuesday, June 23. The Lady Dawgs will face Granger at 5 p.m. and Bartlett at 6 p.m. both at the Lions Den Gym on the Granger Secondary School campus. This is the fourth week the Lady Dawgs traveled to compete in two games per night. “It’s been a blessing,” Burnet…

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Lonestar Spirit Academy performs well at national meets

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #cheer, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Lonestar, #nationals, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk0 comment

CAPTION: The Red Rubyz squad includes Maisyn Ince (front row, left) and Taylor Hoff; Brooks Williams (middle row, left), Brixley Herrera and Adeline McKinney; Morgan Langbein (back row, left), Savannah Wessels, Rowyn Bledsoe, Aubrey Hamm, Leila Garcia, Emma Owens and coach Khailen Chenault. Courtesy photo Two cheerleading squads from Marble Falls’ Lonestar Spirit Academy competed in national meets that earned the respect and praise from judges and competitors alike. The Red Rubyz All-Star cheer team finished seventh at The One Prime Finals, one of the country’s premier cheerleading competitions, in early May.…

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Marble Falls High principal reflects Lone Star Cup finish

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lonestarcup, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School Principal Patrick Hinson (left), Marble Falls Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Jeff Gasaway and athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman huddle after a road game during the 2025 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro With Marble Falls High School finishing 28th in the 2025-26 Lone Star Cup, its principal explained the importance of that result. The Lone Star Cup is a University Interscholastic League competition where each member’s extracurricular activities can earn points based off finishes. Those points include academics, fine arts and athletics.…

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Former Marble Falls coach Draper retires

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Former Marble Falls offensive line coach Robert Draper (left) with his linemen after the Mustangs crushed Mission Veterans Memorial 35-13 Nov. 19, 2021 for the area round win. The linemen and their coaches gathered after every victory for a group to celebrate. File photo Former Marble Falls High School coach Robert Draper retired. Draper, who was an educator for 34 years, served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach and girls powerlifting head coach from 2020-2023 before becoming the athletic director and football head coach at Florence HIgh…

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Marble Falls volleyball aims to use final weeks wisely

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Senior middle blocker Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa is one of several key returners for the 2026 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro On the first day of two-a-days in August 2025, Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan was leading her first practice and began it by asking her players to go to the baseline to run lines. After a few minutes of running with some athletes breathing hard, Beard-Hanrahan pointed out that a few were missing from summer strength and conditioning during the June and July sessions. And she…

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Matching philosophies, outlook are why Wolfe is Marble Falls coordinator

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: New defensive coordinator Taylor Wolfe reps tackling drills with the Mustangs during skills work after they finish Forge, the athletic department’s summer strength and conditioning. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Before Taylor Wolfe became the Marble Falls Independent School District football program’s defensive coordinator, he indicated he had some in-depth conversations with football head coach Keri Timmerman in March where the two shared their philosophies, beliefs and other intangibles to see if there was a fit. “(That was) when we decided this thing was going to take place,” Wolfe…