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Several Marble Falls baseball players selected all-district

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Canon Cochran’s ability to impact a game was obvious at pitcher, at catcher, at the plate and on the base paths. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro After another stellar season in which the Marble Falls High School baseball team won 24 games, including 11 in District 24-4A play, meant many Mustangs caught the eyes of the numerous district head coaches for all-district honors. Named first team all-district are seniors Canon Cochran and Atreyu Machacek, juniors Grant Carter and John Alan Whittle, and sophomore Crawford Mattox. “We had a lot…

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Marble Falls ISD approves coaching hires

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: New Marble Falls defensive coordinator Taylor Wolfe (left) chats with Llano defensive coordinator Michael McLeod. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Several new coaches were approved for hire by the Marble Falls Independent School District’s Board of Trustees May 19. They are defensive coordinator Taylor Wolfe, who will also be an assistant track coach, Cody Salyers as an assistant football and baseball coach, Clay Causey an an assistant football and track coach, and Marc Gutierrez as a middle school football, basketball and track coach. Athletic director and football head coach…

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Burnet CISD summer camps instill more than skills

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #LadyDawgs, #sportscamps, #summercamps, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Athletic director Grant Freeman (left) believes sport camps are the foundation of helping the next group of great Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs learn the fundamentals of each sport, including football from head coach Ben Speer. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Though the school year may be ending, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District head coaches are preparing to host several sports camps from late May to the end of July. First up are baseball and girls basketball The baseball camp for incoming third- through fifth-graders begins at 8 a.m. and…

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Marble Falls ends May with the start of summer camps

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #summercamps, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The way baseball and softball players are taught to slide is by using a sprinkler water mat with soap as demonstrated by Jocelyn Suarez, who has served as a softball camp assistant coach. While the sports year is ending, coaches are bracing for summer camps to better help the next group of great Mustangs and Lady Mustangs who will join the high school program before they know it. The first group of camps begins Tuesday, May 26. with the baseball, softball and soccer camps. Baseball camp, under the direction…

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Marble Falls baseball’s offseason leads to success

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Head coach Tyler Porter (left), junior pitcher John Alan Whittle, and senior Canon Cochran. Whittle and Cochran played multiple positions throughout the season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Winning 24 games in a season doesn’t come by accident. It takes a lot of work in different places typically not visible to fans. That’s in part what made the ending for the Marble Falls High School baseball team so difficult when Gatesville came back to win the second and third games of the best-of-three bi-district series of the Class 4A…

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Burnet baseball’s Edwards signs to play for Dallas College

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #DallasCollege, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lions, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Charles Edwards (seated, center) signs his National Letter of Intent to play college baseball as his parents Ashley (left) and Mark (right) along with siblings Cora, Scott (standing, left) and Logan look on. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School senior Charles Edwards signed to play baseball for Dallas College Mountain View. The program celebrated with a ceremony April 30. “I think it’s every little kid’s dream as they go through the the process or most kids’ dreams as they go through the process of playing Little League…

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Burnet baseball loses bi-district series to Waco Robinson

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Freshman Hudson Crawford showed he can play multiple positions and help the Bulldogs in numerous ways. The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Waco Robinson 8-1 May 2 in a bi-district series of the Class 4A Division II playoffs. The Bulldogs end their season at 13-17-1 and 6-6 in District 24-4A play. “I’m super proud of our kids,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “They competed, they played with great attitude, and they played good defense. We struggled hitting the ball this year, and we knew that that…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Gatesville in playoffs

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Head coach Tyler Porter (left) gives instructions to batters Canon Cochran, Landon White (20), Casey Layton, Atreyu Machacek (12) and Cade Briseno (4) as assistant coach Hayden Kesselring listens in. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Gatesville 8-2 in game two and 7-3 in game three of the Class 4A Division I bi-district series April 30. The Mustangs finish the season with a 24-7 overall record, 11-3 in District 24-4A play to finish second. When the bus stopped for the players…

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Burnet baseball loses to Waco Robinson

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Cooper Evans has “the big hit” that put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard against Waco Robinson. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Waco Robinson 11-1 April 30 in game one of their best-of-three bi-district series in the Class 4A Division II playoffs. Game two is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, with the third game, if necessary, 30 minutes following the conclusion of the second contest. Both games will be at West High School. Burnet junior pitcher Mason Watson will take…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Gatesville

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Junior Grant Carter (left) reacts to the solo home run by junior John Alan Whittle as he touched home plate, tapped his helmet to Carter’s and ran into his teammates’ huddle in celebration. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Gatesville 5-1 April 29 in game one of the Class 4A Division I bi-district series. Game two is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, April 30, with a third game, if necessary, to follow 30 minutes after the second contest ends. The series is at…