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Burnet baseball aims for playoff berth

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Freshman pitcher Hudson Crawford got the nod to pitch during the win against Lago Vista April 18. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team’s season comes down to the final two games of the regular season. The Bulldogs (15-15-1, 6-6) will face Georgetown Gateway. Game one is in Georgetown Tuesday, April 21, and game two will be played at Bulldog Diamonds Friday, April 24. The junior varsity plays at 4:30 p.m. A ceremony honoring seniors and their families will be conducted before the varsity game…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Taylor

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #ducks, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior pitcher John Alan Whittle faced a total of 24 batters and struck out 8 in a complete win against the Ducks. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Taylor 6-1 April 14 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (18-5, 6-3) scored a run in the first inning when senior Canon Cochran hit a RBI single to bring junior pitcher John Alan Whittle home fafter he drew a walk and went to second on a single by junior Grant Carter for the 1-0…

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Marble Falls baseball sweeps Lampasas

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Junior lead-off batter John Alan Whittle (2) taps his helmet with junior Grant Carter after touches home plate to score the game’s first run — a solo homer — in the first inning. Photo by Sandra Butts The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Lampasas 7-4 April 9 in District 24-4A play. The game was originally scheduled for April 10, but coaches agreed to the date and time change, opting for a varsity only contest slated for 6 p.m., to avoid predicted bad weather. Like the Mustangs’ Scearce…

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Burnet baseball sweeps Jarrell

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: No matter the situation in the first game against the Jarrell Cougars, Burnet junior pitcher Mason Watson didn’t lose his cool, his focus or his composure in keeping the opponent from scoring. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Jarrell 17-4 April 10 and 2-0 April 7 for the Bulldogs’ second District 24-4A sweep. Burnet is on a four-game district winning streak. “We pitched really well both games, but they had a pitcher that I will say was effectively wild (April 7),” Burnet head coach…

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A genuine piece of Art

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: Art Dlugach (left) and Tyler McDonough, a 2015 Llano High School graduate, broadcasting another Llano victory. Courtesy photo Editor’s Note: a two-part series about Art Dlugach and how he came to the Highland Lakes appeared in the April 2 and 9 editions of The Llano News. This story is independent from the series. Please pick up copies of The Llano News for those stories. Art Dlugach was a self-proclaimed “Llano guy.” That meant that in his eyes — and in his heart — the Yellow Jackets and Lady Jackets…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Lampasas

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Freshman Landon White delivers big at the plate, helping the Mustangs generate four runs to start the game against the Badgers. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Lampasas 7-5 April 7 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (16-5, 4-3) got going when junior lead-off batter John Alan Whittle reached first on a dropped third strike. Junior Grant Carter singled to left field, senior catcher Canon Cochran drew a walk, and sophomore third baseman Crawford Mattox hit a 2 RBI single to right-center field.…

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Burnet baseball beats Taylor

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Cohen Jorpeland and the defense did their parts to ensure a Taylor sweep. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team swept Taylor 11-4 April 2 and 16-5 March 31 in District 24-4A. That means the Bulldogs (8-147-1, 3-5) earned their first district sweep of the season. Needing a win in Burnet April 2, the Ducks (3-15, 1-5) walked onto the artificial turf at Bulldog Diamonds determined to do just that. They scored a run thanks to drawing three walks in the first…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Salado

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore pitcher Crawford Mattox gets a grounder and tosses it to first for the out during the 2-1 loss to Salado April 1. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Salado 2-1 April 1 and 9-1 March 31 in District 24-4A play. “My kids did a good job of two things,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “We got home late (March 31) after losing that game and then coming back and competing – that was good, that was definitely a…

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Marble Falls baseball sweeps Akins

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior Owen Nash is one of several Mustangs who contributed to multiple hits during the win against Austin Akins March 27. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team crushed Austin Akins 19-6 March 27 in non-district play. The Mustangs got a hot start from junior John Alan Whittle, who led off with a solo home run in the game’s first at-bat. “That set the tone to the first inning,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “Our bats did a good job, defense played well, so it…

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Burnet baseball loses to Lampasas

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Cohen Jorpeland continues to do his part in keeping games close. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball lost to Lampasas 6-4 March 24 and 3-2 March 27 in District 24-4A play. No district team had a tougher start to the district season than the Bulldogs (6-14-1, 1-5) in facing the three playoffs from 2025 right off the bat. “So it’s a difficult start to the to the district season, but you have to play them at some point in time whether you…