Jennifer Fierro, Author at Texas Chalk Talk

Burnet baseball beats Lorena

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #Burnetcountysports, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Catcher Alex Cantrill makes sure a teammate is covering second before he throws as pitcher Matthew Valdez ducks down. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Lorena 2-1 in a best-of-three bi-district series in the Class 4A Division II playoffs May 2-3. Next up is La Grange in a best-of-three area series in Hutto in the Class 4A Division II playoffs. Game one is at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9. Game two is at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, and game three is 30 minutes…

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Faith Academy’s Vaughn named Dean Weese winner

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TABC, #TAPPS, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Harvey Vaughn is the Mid-Size Private School Dean Weese Outstanding Coach, an award voted on by members of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Vaughn completed his first year as the head coach of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls Lady Flames. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball head coach Harvey Vaughn received the 2025 Mid-Size Private School Dean Weese Outstanding Coach Award. It’s presented by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. “I was very surprised, I wasn’t expecting it,” Vaughn said. “It’s nice…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to China Spring

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior Atreyu Machacek came through with clutch hits to score runs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to China Spring in a bi-district series in the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Mustangs lost game one 12-2 May 1 and game two 5-3 May 2. “We took the No. 2 team in the state (to the wire),” head coach Tyler Porter said. “It was an encouraging year. A day later, you’re a little bit frustrated and disappointed.” That’s because Porter saw…

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Marble Falls 7 on 7 is chance to see growth

May 4, 2025May 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Last year was rising senior Doak’s first semester playing for the Marble Falls Mustangs and helping his new teammates learn the new passing scheme that his father, head coach Keri Timmerman, was implementing. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls High School football fans will get their first glimpse of the 2025 Mustangs when they make their way to Bulldog Field for the start of Burnet’s annual 7-on-7 May League. It’s each Monday at 5 p.m. beginning May 5 and ends May 19. Marble Falls also will participate in…

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Marble Falls ISD voters approve all bond props

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Marble Falls Independent School District voters said yes to all four bond propositions of the May 3 election. Dr. Jeff Gasaway, Marble Falls ISD superintendent, said the results send a clear message to him and other school district leaders and officials. “When you have the community support you in the way that they did tonight, it lets you know that they trust what you’re doing,” he said. Eight of nine precincts reported that • Prop A, which was General Facilities Planning, had 1,852 yes votes to 600 no votes or…

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Burnet runner Aviles is state meet’s brightest star

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILstate, #UILstatechampionships0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior middle-distance runner Victor Aviles holds the plaque for being named the Class 4A Track and Field Championships’ Athlete of the Meet. Courtesy photo Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Stars shined at the Class 4A State Track and Field Championships May 1, none brighter than Burnet senior middle-distance runner Victor Aviles. The meet was at Mike Myers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin campus. After capturing two gold medals and a silver, Aviles was named the Athlete of the Meet. His gold medals came in the…

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Marble Falls track and field athletes represent with pride

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILstate, #UILstatechampionships0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Madison Cuplin (right) stands on the medal podium at the Class 4A state meet wearing her bronze medal for the long jump. Photo by Derek Gonzalez The 2025 track and field season ended in glorious fashion for the Marble Falls High School program. Three athletes made their way to Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas at Austin campus May 1 to compete in four events and one returned with a state medal. She is sophomore Madison Cuplin, who had a long jump of 18…

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The realities of Scearce Field

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: A $172.2 million bond package is being presented to Marble Falls Independent School District voters that has four propositions. One is the construction of an indoor practice facility on the existing Scearce Baseball Field. That facility will give options when it comes to extreme heat and cold. The last day to vote is May 3. If Marble Falls Independent School District voters say yes to the multipurpose facility that’s on the May 3 ballot, it will be constructed on the current Scearce Baseball Field on the Marble Falls High School campus. That means…

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Faith Academy track athletes qualify for state

May 1, 2025May 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Freshman Landon Silvers and his Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools’ South Region medals. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls track and field athletes performed well at the Class 3A South Regional Meet of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The meet was April 24-25 in Seguin. Next up is the Class 3A state meet in Waco Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. The top four finishers at the regional meet advance to the state meet. “I’m glad this young team gets to be on…

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Burnet’s Aviles nabs silver, Marble Falls’ Cuplin takes bronze from state meet

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILstate, #UILtrack0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Madison Cuplin (left) and horizontal jumping coach Jamie Graham. File photo Two Burnet County athletes will return home with Class 4A state medals thanks to their performances at the state meet May 1. Burnet middle-distance runner Victor Aviles earned the silver medal in the boys 3,200 meters thanks to clocking 9 minutes 15.96 seconds. He will run the 800 and 1,600 meters when the running events begin at 5 p.m. Also in the 3,200 meters was Marble Falls High School senior Tyler Hamblin, who was seventh…