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Marble Falls baseball hangs on for district win against Lampasas

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs gather around head coach Tyler Porter, who congratulates them for winning the District 24-4A opener against Lampasas. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Lampasas 4-3 March 7 in the District 24-4A opener for both teams. Senior Cale Cochran led the way. He hit a 2-RBI double in the fourth inning to help the Mustangs build a 4-0 lead. “He had the biggest swing of the night,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “We had really good at-bats. But Cale…

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Burnet baseball earns 3-1 record at Hill Country Classic

CAPTION: Kade Shaw was one of several Bulldogs to pitch during the Hill Country Classic March 2-4. Shaw and Dash Denton helped the Bulldogs defeat Pleasanton. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Burnet High School baseball team earned 3-1 record during the Hill Country Classic the Bulldogs co-hosted with Llano March 2-4. They earned a 10-0 win against Fredericksburg, an 11-3 victory against Johnson City, and a 9-8 win against Pleasanton and lost to Elgin 4-3. “(Game) time limits are hard,” head coach Russell Houston said. “I honestly feel like if…

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Marble Falls baseball takes momentum into new district

The Marble Falls High School baseball team earned a 2-2 record at the Hill Country Classic hosted by Llano and Burnet high schools March 2-4. The Mustangs exploded for 35 runs in wins against Pleasanton at 18-8 and against Llano at 17-5. The losses were to Fredericksburg 14-5 and to Elgin 9-3. After Pleasanton took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Marble Falls (4-3) scored eight runs in the second and third innings for a 16-1 lead. The Eagles scored two runs in the fourth, but the Mustangs got…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: Burnet senior running back Jose Rodriguez listens to head coach Bryan Wood explain why the player was an instrumental part of the Bulldogs’ success in 2022 when the program hosted its awards dinner Feb. 26. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The final week of the regular season in soccer is here and big matches remain with plenty at stake. In addition, regional powerlifting meets either confirmed or revealed some attributes of those athletes as some now look forward to the state meet and others are looking to advance to…

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Burnet baseball stays hungry for more success in 2023

The Burnet High School baseball team’s motivation for the 2023 season is how the Bulldogs’ 2022 season ended in a bi-district series loss to LaGrange. “I think they got a taste of it last year as a team getting in the playoffs,” head coach Russell Houston said. “They didn’t like how it ended. You give up four runs in three games and your season is over because you don’t hit. They came back a little hungrier. They like the feel of the playoffs.” Fans can see the Bulldogs during the…

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Making friends is easy for Reveille X, Faith Academy graduate

CAPTION: Reveille X makes The Fire Pit, Faith Academy of Marble Falls’ gymnasium, her home away from Aggieland during the holiday. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The most beautiful Aggie on campus, Reveille X, spent her holiday break in Burnet County with her corporate handler, Faith Academy of Marble Falls graduate Grayson Poage. The two have been on campus supporting the Flames and Lady Flames, especially during the basketball games. It was obvious a special guest was in attendance when small crowds gathered in a corner of The Fire Pit…

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The Point After: Why Brett the Met’s debut means so much to the Highland Lakes

By now, most of us sports fans (and some who don’t consider themselves fans) are well aware of Brett Baty and his Major League Baseball debut with the New York Mets Aug. 17. But in case you’re not, Baty, in his first at-bat, hit a two-run homer in the second inning while wearing No. 22 and flashed the “I love you” hand signal to his family — dad Clint, mom Leslie and older sister Lauren — and others close to him who were sitting in the players section steps before…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. Here’s a truly scary thought from players who aren’t taking advantage of voluntary strength-and-conditioning programs — the belief they can get ready in August. My advice is not to wait. Get in weight rooms now, get on tracks and fields now because thinking there’s enough time to get prepared for a grueling season in less than 30 days is simply not thinking clearly. Few great athletes can…

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Marble Falls graduate Staggs uses the tools he learned as a Mustang to build successful program at Perrin-Whitt

When it comes to building facilities and a program, Ben Staggs learned both as a Marble Falls High School student. The 1993 graduate announced he had resigned as the athletic director and head football and baseball coach at Perrin-Whitt High School, a Class 1A member, and accepted a job at nearby Peaster Independent School District where he’ll be an assistant coach and is bracing to split time between the high school and junior high. At Perrin-Whitt, Staggs was responsible for field maintenance, a skill he got a taste of the…

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Burnet athletics finishes Lone Star Cup race in the top 25

The University Interscholastic League announced final standings for the Lone Star Cup races in all classes, and Burnet High School finished No. 23 in Class 4A. Athletic director Kurt Jones presented the results during the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting June 20. “I think it’s the highest overall finish for us since they started that (competition),” he said. “That’s about out of 230 Class 4A schools. We feel like it was a great year for us collectively.” In late March Burnet was No. 11 that included…

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