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Goebel newest member of Texas High School Football Hall of Fame

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#baylor, #bears, #browns, #BurnetCounty, #DawgPound, #Eagles, #flyeaglesfly, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NFL, #sicem, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #UILbasketball, #UILchampionshipss, #UILfootball, #UILstate0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls rising freshman quarterback Gage Goebel’s private coach has excelled at the highest level of the sport. That coach is his dad, Brad Goebel (back), who played for a high school state championship, for Baylor University and spent five years in the NFL. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Highland Lakes resident Brad Goebel will be inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Saturday, May 10, in Waco. Ironically, when he was first called about his inclusion, Goebel let the call go to voicemail. “I didn’t realize…

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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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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 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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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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Burnet baseball beats Gateway for sweep

April 29, 2025May 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #UILbaseballplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Senior shortstop Noah Crawford tosses the ball to second baseman Macke Calhoun during the game one win. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 8-1 April 25 to finish tied for third in District 24-4A play. The Bulldogs (17-7, 7-5) will face Lorena in a bi-district best-of-three series in the Class 4A Division II playoffs. Game one is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, in Glen Rose with Burnet as the visiting team. Site, dates and times for games two and three…

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Marble Falls baseball sweeps Jarrell

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Brenton Liscum was impressive in the final regular season home game, leading the Mustangs to a solid win against Jarrell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Jarrell 9-4 April 25 to finish third in the District 24-4A standings. “It’s a more positive feeling for us,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “We won the way we should.” The Mustangs got the start they wanted thanks to senior pitcher Brenton Liscum, who retired the first 3 batters in order to begin the game. Soon…

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Burnet baseball beats Gateway, qualifies for the postseason

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet pitcher Cooper Faris baffles the Georgetown Gateway Gators with his power and control. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 13-8 April 22 in the Bulldogs’ final home game of the regular season. It was the best way to honor the seniors, who were introduced with their families before the first pitch. And the win puts the Bulldogs into the Class 4A Division II playoffs. “I just love these kids,” head coach Russell Houston said. “They found themselves back in the…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Jarrell, qualifies for the playoffs

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Junior pitcher Canon Cochran (left) and freshman pitcher Crawford Mattox combine to ensure Jarrell doesn’t score another run. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Jarrell 6-1 April 23 in game that took two nights to complete. The victory coupled with Salado’s 2-0 win against Taylor April 22 puts the Mustangs into the Class 4A Division I playoffs. They will face China Spring in best-of-three series at Jarrell High School. Game one is Wednesday, April 30, and game two is Thursday, May 1. Both…

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Faith Academy baseball advances to the playoffs

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbaseball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Braxton Blair is one of several sophomores who is helping the Flames get back to the postseason again. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is back in the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. That’s three of the last four years and two in a row under the direction of second-year head coach Rob Ellis. Not bad for a Faith team that has 11 sophomores and two upperclassmen. “They’re younger, more inexperienced players, and they’re starting to…