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Two timely hits lead to the Bulldogs’ baseball season ending

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lagrange, #leopards, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs0 comment

As Burnet High School head baseball coach Russell Houston observed game three of a bi-district series between his Bulldogs and La Grange May 7, he gave a prediction to his assistants of the way the contest would play out. “The first team that scores first will win,” he said. Houston was right. The Leopards (19-10, 8-2 District 20-4A co-district champions) scored the only run it needed, in the eighth inning on an RBI single to left field. The lead-off batter got on thanks to a single and the next batter…

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Burnet, La Grange to play third game to decide series winner

May 7, 2022May 9, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lagrange, #leopards, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Burnet and La Grange baseball teams will need to play a third and decisive contest to decide a bi-district championship. That’s because Burnet won game one 8-0 and La Grange took game two 3-0. Game three will be played at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Hutto High School. Ralston Vance will be the Burnet starting pitcher. “We came out and hit the ball really well. Clayton Zinz pitched well for us. It was a good win for us,” Bulldogs head coach Russell Houston said. “In game one, we…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#aggies, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyFlames, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #reveille, #tamu, #TAPPS, #Texas, #texasaggies, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. This weekend is the first of several state track meets beginning with the Class 2A meet of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys team is looking to successfully defend its state title. Head coach Steve McCannon, who is a numbers whiz as well as a great coach, told me his projections showed the team title will come down…

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Despite ending, Flames turn in a season filled with great memories

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team’s season ended in a 16-5 loss to Halletsville Sacred Heart in the Class 2A playoffs May 5. The loss, however, doesn’t take away from an impressive season where the Flames (8-3, 6-0) went undefeated in district play en route to winning the title. “They never gave up,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “They were always encouraging each other. The summary of our season starts with the seniors and what they wanted to do, which was to win a district championship. And then…

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With the regular season ended, Bulldogs excited for postseason

May 4, 2022May 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lagrange, #leopards, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs0 comment

One day remains for the Burnet High School baseball team to make its postseason debut, a first for the program in quite some time. The Bulldogs (11-13-1, 7-8 District 19-4 third place) face La Grange (17-9, 8-2 District 20-4A co-champions) in a bi-district best-of-three series at Hutto High School, 101 FM 685 in Hutto. Game one will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, May 6, with game two to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one, and game three, if necessary, will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7.…

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Bulldogs’ road win against McCallum sets up playoff week

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#broncos, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #knights, #lakebelton, #mccallum, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School baseball team will enter the Class 4A playoffs with some momentum after earning a 10-6 win against Austin McCallum April 30. That victory came on the heels of losing to Lake Belton 15-5 in six innings April 29 to end the District 19-4A crusade. The Bulldogs (11-13-1, 7-8) now focus on La Grange, their bi-district opponent in a three-game series all played at Hutto High School, 101 FM 685 in Hutto. Games one and two are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 5-6, and game…

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Flames keep unblemished district record, prepare for postseason

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team ended the district campaign with an undefeated record thanks to a 16-0 shutout of San Marcos Hill Country April 28 in four innings. The Flames (8-2, 6-0) now prepare for their first game in the 2022 playoffs that will be played against Halletsville Sacred Heart at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the YMCA of the Highland Lakes, 1601 S. Water St. in Burnet. It is one game with the winner advancing to the next round because the Flames will be taking…

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Number 42 continues to be Number 1

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#42, #dodgers, #jackierobinson, #la, #mlb, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

By Art Dlugach He played first base—an appropriate position—because 75 years ago, April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the major leagues. Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, with team president Branch Rickey winning most of the praise for this historic moment occurring at Ebbets Field. Probably too many of us—I was almost four years old at the time—think Robinson was heading for glory and good times. Glory, yes, as he would be named the 1947 MLB Rookie of the Year and his…

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The Mustangs outlast the Patriots to win wild, wild contest

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #EastView, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Patriots, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School baseball team earned its first District 25-5A road win of the season en route to sweeping Georgetown East View April 26. The Mustangs (9-13, 4-9) beat the Patriots 17-16 where Marble Falls had 11 hits and four errors to the Patriots’ 12 hits and seven errors. Marble Falls previously beat East View 9-8 April 1. “It was an ugly game,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said of the rematch. “We continue to not hang our heads and quit.” East View took a 2-0 lead in…

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Untimely error allows the Broncos to beat the Bulldogs

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#broncos, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Giddings, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lagrange, #lakebelton, #smithville, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

In just about every statistic, the Burnet High School baseball team beat Lake Belton April 26. But the only statistic the Bulldogs didn’t win were the number of runs where the District 19-4A champion Broncos (12-2) scored two unearned in the second and then hung on for a 2-0 victory. “We played really well,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “It was good to see we can play with those guys and keep it close. It was frustrating we didn’t execute when we had the opportunities. We need to do…