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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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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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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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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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Marble Falls’ Cochran’s hit leads his THSBCA all-star team to win

June 19, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior graduate Cale Cochran takes a lead off second base following a two-run single on June 17 during the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game held at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Photos by Andrew Salmi Marble Falls High School 2023 graduate Cale Cochran did his part to honor the purple and white pinstriped Mustang uniform he wore for the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Game June 17 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Cochran’s team was trailing 2-1 in the fifth inning…

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Burnet, Marble Falls baseball players make county proud at all-star game

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AABCA, #allstars, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #delldiamond, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Three 2023 Burnet and Marble Falls high school graduates did more than hold their own during the all-star game of the Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association June 11 at Dell Diamond. They are Braden Ellett-Clark and Tanner O’Hair of Burnet and Cale Cochran of Marble Falls. The trio helped the North team defeat the South team 4-2. O’Hair, who was the starting catcher for the Bulldogs, was behind the plate for the seventh, eighth and ninth innings. In his second at-bat during the fourth inning, he hit the ball over…

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Marble Falls athletes are committing themselves to summer workouts

June 14, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Championships are won in the offseason. That was said by Pat Summit, the legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach, right after the Lady Vols won one of their eight national titles. She commended her players for staying in Knoxville during the summer to work toward their championship. In many ways, that’s what’s happening with athletes at Marble Falls Independent School District. Strength and conditioning coordinator Richard Scales said he’s been pleased with the attendance, noting 75 high school and 45 middle school students are attending from 7-9 a.m. Monday-Thursday.…

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Burnet’s Kade Shaw has ‘surreal’ day at the plate

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #Wings0 comment

Burnet High School senior Kade Shaw had a great day at the ballpark playing for the Austin Wings 17-and-under summer select baseball team. On June 9, Shaw went hit three home runs in three plate appearances, and one was a grand slam. He did it against Up Top from Dallas during The Opener tournament. As a result, Shaw was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Hitter. “Three in one game is surreal,” he said. Shaw plays different positions, including pitcher. He said he was thrilled to have that many home runs…

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Burnet athletes score most points ever in Bulldog Cup competition

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet softball team is one of several district champions the department produced in 20223. File photo No athletic department in Burnet County showed its superiority more than Burnet High School during the 2022-23 school year. That’s because the Bulldogs won all but one District 24-4A title in cross country in the fall and was the district runners-up in baseball and track and field. They advanced to the playoffs in boys soccer. Add in the three state titles in track and field by Victor Aviles, Hudson Bennett and Brayden…

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District titles, reaching the state podium highlights Faith Academy’s sports year

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #Flamesareredhot, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball won a share of the district title to add No. 4 to the trophy case. File photo The excellence that is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletic department continued during the 2022-23 season. The Flames captured district championships in boys basketball and girls track and field and each sport with the exception of volleyball advanced to the playoffs. In addition the Lady Flames track team finished third at the Class 3A state track and field meet of the Texas Association…