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Marble Falls football begins second week with scrimmage against Lago Vista

CAPTION: Senior receiver Jace Williams leaps and snatches this ball out of the air for a big first down as junior defensive back Gage Coleman defends. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team completed its first week of practice with a short intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9. Head coach Keri Timmerman noted the Mustangs enjoyed a productive week as they get ready to welcome Lago Vista to a scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 14, with the subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow at 6:30 p.m.…

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Faith Academy football has more players for new season

CAPTION: Adam Merlick leaps high in the air to make this catch from Wade Dillard. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team impressed its coaches throughout the first week of practice Aug. 4-8. Twenty-seven players, four more than head coach Jay Silvers was projecting two weeks ago, are in the program and some are new to the sport and campus. A couple of those players are from 11-man programs. Faith plays six-man football. “That’s the most I’ve been apart of,” Silvers said, adding that in…

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Marble Falls football enjoys productive first week

CAPTION: Receiver Noah Ortiz is fighting through the grasp of the Mustang secondary that includes Jace Williams (right). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team enjoyed a very productive week of practice that began with a dazzling display of energy and enthusiasm at its second annual Midnight Madness Aug. 4. After the Mustangs ran through their tunnel to enter the playing field, they broke into position-specific drills. In all, the program has around 130 high school players. Quarterbacks went with head coach Keri Timmerman, who…

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Burnet grad Juliet Morales earns collegiate soccer honors

CAPTION: Burnet graduate Juliet Morales picked up postseason honors after playing her first year on the Huston-Tillotson University women’s soccer team. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography In her first season as a member of the Huston-Tillotson University women’s soccer team, Juliet Morales was named to the Red River Athletic Conference freshman team and her team’s Most Valuable Player. Morales, who is a 2024 Burnet High School graduate, was the starting goalie for the Rams. She beat out a sophomore for the job. She had a 0.682 save value percentage. “I…

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Sonny Wilson joins Burnet CISD staff

Sonny Wilson is the latest coach to join the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department. He will coach Burnet Middle School football, girls basketball and track. “My family and I are truly excited and grateful for this opportunity, and I’m eager to get to work,” he wrote on his social media. “The chance to return to the community where I grew up and pour into the lives of the next generation is something incredibly meaningful to me. It’s more than just a job, it’s a homecoming and a chance…

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Burnet football shines on 1st day of practice

CAPTION: Senior quarterback Charles Edwards reads the end before deciding whether to hand the ball to running back Josiah Coronado or keep it during the Bulldogs’ first official practice of the 2025 season Aug. 4. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The excitement throughout Bulldog Field could be felt in the parking lot. Though it was a sunny day Aug. 4, the scorching heat that’s typically part of football fall camps across the state wasn’t felt. But the eagerness and happiness the Burnet High School football players and coaches had to step…

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Burnet football hosts Mom’s Clinic

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football program is hosting its annual Mom’s Clinic at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the field house at Bulldog Field. The clinic is for women who want to learn more about the sport of football and for mothers and grandmothers who want to better understand what their football players go through during the season. Head coach Ben Speer and his coaches teach the clinic where they offer a quick feel for how the Bulldogs prepare for games. They show film, allow guests to…

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Forge ’25 prepared Marble Falls athletes for August camps

CAPTION: Senior Gregory Lemon jams senior Joaquin Aguilar at the li e of scrimmage. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Long before the Marble Falls High School football team took to the field at Mustang Stadium for its Midnight Madness Aug. 4, the players had physically and mentally prepared for what was coming because of their commitment to Forge ’25. Forge is the summer strength and conditioning program led by strength and conditioning coordinator Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt. Bielfeldt was pleased by a number of factors this summer, his second to lead…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTON: Marble Falls ninth-grade linemen are going through drills with defensive line coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It’s the eve of the most exciting time of the new sports year. Football is back. As we move forward into August — where fans’ optimism is very high — let’s take a look at some developing storylines in the Highland Lakes.

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Marble Falls football camp ‘triples’ in participants

CAPTION: Head coach Keri Timmerman is at one of the passing drills where he is emphasizing the mechanics. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District football program ended the final week of July with its annual Mustang Camp where between 140-180 campers participated. The camp was July 28-31at Mustang Stadium. MFISD athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman was pleased. “We tripled our numbers from last year,” he said. “Getting youth to come has been a big deal – it’s a huge deal getting our…

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