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How Burnet football develops quarterbacks

July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #QBschool, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: One student of Burnet CISD quarterback school is junior Fisher Powell (right). The school was conducted by offensive coordinator and quarterback Tyler Fambrough (left). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro At about the same time the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s football program was starting 7 on 7 in May, new offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Tyler Fambrough had just finished teaching his quarterback school. Three of the students included juniors Cooper Evans and Fisher Powell and senior Brian Johnson. Powell and Johnson split time at the position in 2025.…

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Marble Falls DC Wolfe defines complimentary football

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet football head coach Ben Speer (left) and Marble Falls defensive coordinator watch their players during a 7-on-7 contest in June. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro One of the best parts about watching the Marble Falls High School 7-on-7 team during May and June was witnessing what coaches on all levels of the sport call complimentary football. Simply complimentary football is all three phases on a team are working together in sync: the defense gets a stop, the special team has a solid return, and the offense drives the…

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New Burnet Middle School girls coordinator reflects on 2025-26 success

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: One big reason why Sonny Wilson wanted to work at his alma mater, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is his son, Ryder. Courtesy photo One year after returning to his alma mater, Sonny Wilson took another significant step in his career. He is now the Burnet Middle School girls athletic coordinator. Two years ago, he was sitting on the Georgetown High School girls basketball bench on legendary head coach Rhonda Farney’s staff. Farney has more than 1,200 wins and has the most victories of any active girls coach in…

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Marble Falls basketball adds NOAH to the program

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Noahbasketball, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Graphic courtesy of Noah Basketball The Marble Falls High School girls and boys basketball programs welcomed a new member – Noah backboard. The system, which has been in existence for at least a decade, helps players with one specific area, assistant athletic director and boys head coach John Berkman said. “Their big thing is to help players develop their shooting better by getting data points on their arc and on the arc of their shot and on the consistency of the depth in which the ball lands inside the rim,”…

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Marble Falls ISD board of trustees approves GMP for multipurpose facility, locker rooms, CTE expansion

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: A rendering of the front of the new multipurpose indoor facility. Graphic courtesy of Marble Falls Independent School District The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the guaranteed maximum price during its regular meeting July 20 for three projects that are part of the May 2025 bond. The board said yes to $36,386,975 for the multipurpose indoor facility, the two locker rooms at Max Copeland Gym, and the Career and Technical Education building expansion. That price was lower than what was projected at $42.03 million. “In…

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Burnet football to conduct camp, other events

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #summercamps, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Head coach Ben Speer is directing another Bulldog football camp and announced other important dates for his players and their families. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football program has announced some important dates in July leading to the start of training camp next month. Top of the list is the Bulldogs’ football camp July 27-30 tentatively scheduled for 8-10 a.m. Head coach Ben Speer emphasized the importance of attendance of this camp for his freshmen. “It’s so vital,” he said. He listed a number…

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Burnet volleyball preparing for busy July

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District volleyball program will conduct its Lady Dawg camp next week directed by head coach Crystal Shipley (standing and applauding, left) and assistant coaches Brent Kelley (seated, right) and Treasure Ellerbe. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Days remains before the start of the 2026 Burnet Consolidated Independent School District volleyball camp, which is Monday-Wednesday, July 27-29. Third- through sixth-graders will camp from 8:30-10:30 a.m., while seventh- through ninth-graders will take the court from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Head coach Crystal Shipley, who is the camp director,…

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Burnet boys soccer concludes summer league

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet’s Ricardo Flores (right) hurries to get in prime defensive position during a 7 versus 7 match against Marble Falls. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Highland Lakes Soccer League in July wraps up Monday, July 20, with matches beginning at 6 p.m. at the Burnet Middle School Stadium. The 7 versus 7 league features boys teams from Burnet, Lampasas and Marble Falls. New Burnet head coach Aaron Jimenez, who serves as the league director, said he has witnessed many positives over the last several weeks. “I think my…

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Retired Marble Falls boys soccer coach runs with the bulls

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Pamplona, #RunningwiththeBulls, #SanFerminFestival, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Rick Hoover is all smiles after he ran with the bulls in Spain. Courtesy photos Retired Marble Falls High School boys soccer coach Rick Hoover has guided the Mustangs to some of their greatest moments in program history when he had the job from 2013-2024. Prior to the 2026 team, the 2018 Mustangs reached the Class 5A Region IV semifinals, which was the best finish in program history with Hoover on the sideline. That illustrates one of the many great runs Hoover’s teams made. But on July 12, Hoover…

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Marble Falls baseball player Mattox wows for Team Texas

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #HighPlainsShootout, #MarbleFalls, #TeamTexas, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School junior Crawford Mattox exits the mound for Team Texas. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School baseball player Crawford Mattox called playing for Team Texas in the 2026 High Plains Shootout “an amazing experience.” The showcase was July 13-15 at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla., and teammate John Alan Whittle, a senior, also played in the event. “Not many people in the state or even in the nation get to play in this,” he said. “Just being selected out of about 450 people, I…