Jennifer Fierro, Author at Texas Chalk Talk

Faith Academy names Rob Ellis new baseball head coach

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Hill Country Renegades founder and coach Rob Ellis will take the reins of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball program for the 2024 season. Courtesy photo Rob Ellis is the new Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball head coach. Athletic director Zakk Revelle recently announced the hire. “He’s a local Marble Falls guy for a long time,” he said. “I had no idea who he was.” Ellis is the founder of Hill Country Renegades select baseball program that has its own facilities. Revelle drove to visit the coach…

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Burnet soccer wins summer league championship

June 28, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#buffs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Florence, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet High School Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs are all smiles after winning the June Summer League title that drew more than 120 athletes from Burnet, Florence, Lampasas and Marble Falls. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School soccer first team won the summer league tournament title June 26 to end four weeks of league play. Burnet entered three teams into the league that included three Lampasas squads, two Marble Falls teams, and a squad from Florence. In all, more than 120 boys and girls played. Burnet…

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Marble Falls boys cross country preparing to defend district title

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #running, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls runners Tyler Hamblin (left), Nick Dahl, Connor Waklin and J.J. Walker are beginning their day with a running session at the high school. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The pursuit of winning only the second district title in program history started for the Marble Falls High School boys cross country team a few weeks before the 2022-23 school year ended. Head coach Chris Schrader organized running sessions beginning May 15. “We have to make that into a normal (occurrence),” he said. The Mustangs’ top two runners, Nick…

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Marble Falls baseball’s Carter, Cochran named all-state

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls shortstop Jake Carter (left) and pitcher and outfielder Cale Cochran are the first Mustangs to be named to an all-state baseball team in more than a decade. Courtesy photos from Marble Falls baseball Marble Falls High School baseball players Jake Carter and Cale Cochran are named Class 4A all-state by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association. The two Mustangs recently graduated in May. Cochran, an outfielder and pitcher, was named to the Elite team, while Carter, a shortstop, was named to the third team. Marble Falls…

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Faith Academy’s Solomon is headed to Junior Olympics

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AAU, #BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Sydney Solomon, who will be a freshman at Faith Academy of Marble Falls (back row, left), will compete in the pentathlon of the Junior Olympics June 29-July 1 in Des Moines, Iowa, for the North Shore Stars Track Club coached by Cedric Griffin. Joining her at the Junior Olympics is Griffin’s daughter, Linen (front row), who runs the 800 meters. Courtesy photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls student Sydney Solomon won the pentathlon of the South Texas District Qualifier of the Amateur Athletic Union June 22 in Seguin. She…

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Marble Falls Lady Mustangs are putting in the work to improve

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Leah Nash is one of several Lady Mustangs who have been playing during the June Summer League hosted by Marble Falls each Wednesday at Marble Falls Middle School. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls middle school and high school female athletes are making their way to the high school four mornings each week for summer strength and conditioning. While assistant athletic director and girls head basketball coach John Berkman is content with the number of athletes in attendance, he noted the program still has room for more.…

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Burnet strength and conditioning drawing lots of Bulldogs

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Bulldogs gather at the end of a recent speed and agility session in the new multi-purpose athletic facility. Courtesy photo Fans won’t find the Burnet Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs lounging near a pool, enjoying water sports or their favorite summer pastimes. Look for them at the Burnet High School weight room and in the new multi-purpose center where they’re getting faster, stronger and more agile in preparation for the 2023-24 school year. The program is drawing an average of more than 90 boys a day in grades…

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Sawyer is new Faith Academy head volleyball coach

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Erin Sawyer is the new volleyball head coach at Faith Academy of Marble Falls. Sawyer spent the last couple of years as the top assistant coach on Adrienne Pabon’s staff. “Coach Sawyer has been coaching here for two years,” athletic director Zakk Revelle said. “We put her at the junior high because we knew how good she was.” Sawyer also coaches the Highland Lakes Aces, a club volleyball team, which demonstrates her ability to coach players of all ages and experiences. She is constantly in the gym and is searching…

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Faith Academy athletes using summer to get stronger, faster

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #RedHotFlames, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls coach Cedric Griffin is leading the Flames and Lady Flames through an agility and speed program this summer. File photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletes aren’t resting on their laurels. Instead they are working hard this summer in preparation for the 2022-23 sports year. Like other programs across the state, players are making their way to the campus four days a week and are taking advantage of a slew of options to get better, according to athletic director Zakk Revelle. In fact many…

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Air-Time Elite finishes second at Foreverland tournament

June 20, 2023June 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Air-Time Elite girls basketball team finished as the runner-up at the Foreverland II tournament hosted by Premier Basketball June 17-18 in Mansfield. The team features four Burnet High School athletes: Sydney Lough, Sierra Schaefer, Kloe Shannon and Zaria Solis. They helped the team beat Team Lex Elite 55-17 and Nike Pro Skills (Texas Finest) 53-43 and lost to Texas Elite Fort Worth 63-53 in the championship. “We did great,” said head coach Chris Torres, a 2011 Marble Falls High School graduate. “We won our pool and were in the…