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Social media group invites Burnet Bulldogs of all ages to share their memories, experiences

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School has had three different football teams play for state championships that are special memories for the players, trainers, coaches and everyone who wears the Kelly green. Those experiences is why 1988 Burnet High School graduate Randy Denton started the Burnet Bulldog Football Alumni page after attending a Bulldog Dads gathering with head coach Bryan Wood where attendees were brainstorming ideas on how to get more community involvement. “We want to get people excited and try to do things,” Denton said. “It was something we came up with…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #smokingforjesus, #Texas, #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. Though summer strength-and-conditioning sessions aren’t scheduled to start for a few more days at University Interscholastic League schools, high school athletes aren’t resting. That was apparent at Bulldog Field when quarterbacks were working on pass routes. Burnet will have a new starting quarterback in 2022, senior Taylor O’Hair, who has taken most of the snaps during 7-on-7 play. O’Hair and the other quarterbacks are showing the commitment…

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McGuire promises Texas Tech fans will be proud of team

May 26, 2022May 27, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #mcguire, #redraiders, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #texastech, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

To an audience filled with attendees wearing Texas Tech University red, new head football coach Joey McGuire made them one guarantee. “If you’re watching on TV or in the stadium, you’ll be extremely proud,” he said. “There will never be a time where you question how hard we’re playing.” McGuire made that comment as the featured speaker of the Rudy Davalos Horseshoe Bay Sports Club May 26. During the presentation, the coach outlined his vision for the program and how he and the coaches are implementing it. “Our purpose is…

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Marble Falls’ Moomaw signs to play at Dallas Christian College

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Marble Falls High School senior Reese Moomaw will become a member of the Dallas Christian women’s soccer team after signing her National Letter of Intent during a ceremony May 19 at Marble Falls High School. Moomaw was quick to say why she choose the Crusaders. “The coaches and the team are really uplifting and positive, and they made me want to play there,” the Lady Mustang said. She couldn’t recall when she first started playing the sport, only that it’s been “for a very long time.” Soccer has provided an…

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FAMF graduate Poage named Reveille’s mascot corporal

April 14, 2022May 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#12thman, #aggieland, #aggies, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #reveille, #sec, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

When Texas A&M Company E-2 cadet Grayson Poage was told about an unexpected special ceremony at Kyle Field April 8, the freshman was more than curious about why. When he was called to the front of the gathering at the memorial site of where beloved Reveilles have been laid to rest, the 2021 Faith Academy of Marble Falls graduate didn’t know what was next. When he was told he had been selected as the new mascot corporal of the university’s adored Reveille X, he barely had enough time to process…

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Culture firmly ingrained leads to excitement for 2018 season for the Longhorns

July 17, 2018 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

Texas head coach Tom Herman stepped to the podium for his press conference and gave the item Longhorns want to hear. “I just want to let you know that we are really excited about this season,” he said. “Our culture is firmly ingrained, our guys are in as good a shape as I’ve ever seen them. They’re hungry to compete in the Big 12, which has done a fantastic job.” He stated that 60 players have a vertical jump of more than 30 inches, 42 players can powerclean more than…

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Red Raiders excited about fielding a stingy defense

July 16, 2018 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

What a difference a year makes. In 2017 Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury was asked during Big 12 Media Days how the Red Raiders could improve defensively after a 2016 season where it seemed like they couldn’t stop hardly anyone. In 2018 Kingsbury walked in and was told Texas Tech led the conference in preseason all-conference selections on the defensive side during Big 12 Media Days. And Kingsbury was quick to credit defensive coordinator David Gibbs, a man who has worked with the head coach for four years. The Red…

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Robinson ready to compete for starting quarterback at TCU

July 16, 2018 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

TCU head coach Gary Patterson did something unusual, he said, when he brought sophomore quarterback Shawn Robinson with him to Big 12 Media Days. “Usually I don’t bring a young player with me,” Patterson said. “I joked the other day with somebody (that) two years ago I didn’t bring Kenny Hill, and we went 6-6, and last year I brought him, and we went 11-3.” Patterson added that he brought Robinson because of superstition, not because the sophomore is the new starter. Still, it’s hard to think it’s someone else.…

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Goal of Big 12 Conference remains the same, commissioner says

July 16, 2018 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

Commissioner Bob Bowlsby of the Big 12 Conference began his state of the conference address by noting his league was the only one in the country to have a representative in the College Football Playoffs, the men’s basketball Final Four, College World Series, and the women’s College World Series. He noted the Texas had every team that wears the burnt orange make the postseason and that Oklahoma had three first-round draft picks in Baker Mayfield (NFL), Kyler Murray (MLB) and Trae Young (NBA). Bowlsby welcomed new athletics directors Jeremiah Donati…

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Hughes wants Longhorns to return to glory

August 4, 2017September 9, 2021 Jennifer Fierro0 comment

When Tom Herman met with the Texas Longhorns for the first time several months ago, he asked for a show of hands of the number of players who have been on a winning Texas team. Only three hands went up, and all three belonged to fifth-year seniors. Specialist Mitch Becker, defensive back Antwuan Davis, and linebacker Naashon Hughes were on the 2013 team that finished 8-5 in former head coach Mack Brown’s final season. After suffering through three seasons of under .500 football, Hughes said the team understands things have…