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Marble Falls girls basketball begins season with statement wins

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The experience and chemistry of Marble Falls High School seniors Lilly Nesrsta (left), Avie Nail, Tea Rodriguez, Alyssa Berkman, Emma Koziel, Mackenzie Farmer and Emma Bindseil results in two wins for the Lady Mustangs to begin the 2022-23 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls girls basketball team is 2-0 after earning decisive wins against Austin McCallum 51-13 Nov. 8 and San Antonio Davenport 44-16 Nov. 4. “That’s where we pushed was our defense,” head coach John Berkman said. “Grit gets after it. In the first 2…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

November 6, 2022November 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #canyonlake, #davenport, #dawgs, #Flames, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Will Lewis and the Flames set a new school record for most points scored in a game and made statement before starting the 2022 playoffs. Photo by Stennis Shotts Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. The 2022 Texas High School football regular season is complete and some teams have earned the right to keep battling in what I believe is the toughest state to win a championship in the…

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Marble Falls girls basketball has the pieces to accomplish goals

November 4, 2022November 5, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #girlshoops, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The 2021-22 Marble Falls Lady Mustangs return one of the most experienced and talented rosters in the state. The Lady Mustangs begin their season on the road at Comal Davenport Nov. 4. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team wants to add another chapter to a storied program and has the players with the determination, talent and grit to do it. The Lady Mustangs, who went 21-14 and 7-7 in District 25-5A, return seven seniors and a junior who are driven for better…

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Marble Falls Tea Rodriguez commits to Murray State

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School senior Tea Rodriguez announces her commitment to Murray State University. Courtesy photo It may have taken a month for Marble Falls High School senior Tea Rodriguez to commit to Murray State College in Tishomingo, Okla., but she knew immediately she’d found the place she wanted to play. “I felt at home,” she said. “With the players and the coaches — as soon as I stepped on the college campus, I felt at home. I really felt a home away from home. I was done looking.”…

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Marble Falls Cheer earns camp awards, proving it is among the best in the state

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

The Marble Falls High School cheer squad showed once more why it is one of the best in the state thanks to earning numerous awards at the Universal Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp July 23-26. Marble Falls won the the cheer dance category and finished second in the cheer category while competing in the large team division for squads with at least 20 members. Other honors include winning the Coveted Banana for the Most Spirit on the camp’s first night, capturing the spirit stick every night, and earning a blue ribbon…

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Next Level teams enjoy productive July at Kentucky tourneys

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #nextlevel, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Next Level Sports girls basketball teams competed in two national tournaments in Kentucky in July and came away with valuable experience and, more importantly, invaluable exposure because of the number of college coaches in attendance. Next Level’s under-16 team competed in the Run for the Roses tournament where it finished 4-1 July 5-8. Some players then joined the 17-and-under team for the Battle of the Boro played in the same facility in Kentucky where that squad went 2-4. “They were in the most elite bracket,” head coach Sonny Wilson said…

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Principia College offers five Highland Lakes hoops players

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Burnetcountytx, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Five Highland Lakes girls basketball players received offers from Principia College located at Elsah, Illinois. The players are Burnet junior forward MaeSyn Gay and Marble Falls junior center Lexie Edwards, forward Emma Koziel and guards Alyssa Berkman and Tea Rodriguez. All three are seniors. All five play select basketball for Next Level Sports, based in Burnet. “It’s kind of stunning that one college has so much interest and likes your players,” Next Level head coach Sonny Wilson said. “When we were in Kentucky, every time we played, that school never…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #yellowjacket0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. We are getting closer to Aug. 1, the first day of fall training camps for football and volleyball camps. Some have already started getting ready for the season such as the Burnet High School Lady Dawgs. The Lady Dawgs opened team camp July 18 with a strong number of campers. That says plenty about the players’ mindsets and goals for the 2022 season. The annual Texas High…

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The number of Burnet Lady Dawgs attending voluntary workouts says plenty about the program

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

To say coaches of the Burnet High School Lady Dawgs are encouraged by the number of athletes attending voluntary strength-and-conditioning sessions is an understatement. The average number of high school athletes attending daily is 40, while 21 middle school students are coming. Soccer head coach Kim Myhre credits a couple of reasons for attendance. “The success we had this year,” she said, noting that volleyball, basketball and soccer all advanced to Class 4A Region III tournaments. “They’re showing up and working hard.” The other, and this might be the most…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. In my almost two decades of covering sports in the Highland Lakes, little surprises me. And yet there’s no question of the optimism surrounding sports programs among the coaching staffs of the three public high schools. That’s because coaches can see their players are putting in the work this summer to get better. That should pay dividends during the upcoming school year. If you doubt, please consider…