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Burnet CISD summer camps instill more than skills

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #LadyDawgs, #sportscamps, #summercamps, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Athletic director Grant Freeman (left) believes sport camps are the foundation of helping the next group of great Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs learn the fundamentals of each sport, including football from head coach Ben Speer. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Though the school year may be ending, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District head coaches are preparing to host several sports camps from late May to the end of July. First up are baseball and girls basketball The baseball camp for incoming third- through fifth-graders begins at 8 a.m. and…

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Marble Falls ends May with the start of summer camps

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #summercamps, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The way baseball and softball players are taught to slide is by using a sprinkler water mat with soap as demonstrated by Jocelyn Suarez, who has served as a softball camp assistant coach. While the sports year is ending, coaches are bracing for summer camps to better help the next group of great Mustangs and Lady Mustangs who will join the high school program before they know it. The first group of camps begins Tuesday, May 26. with the baseball, softball and soccer camps. Baseball camp, under the direction…

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Burnet tennis’ Dietrich sign to play for the University of Dallas

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #Dallas, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior Nick Dietrich (center) shows his National Letter of Intent to play tennis for the University of Dallas as his parents Crystal (left) and Dwayne look on. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School senior tennis player Nick Dietrich made his commitment to the University of Dallas official recently by signing his National Letter of Intent. The Burnet High School athletic department celebrated with a signing ceremony. Once Dietrich made his decision to attend that university, he contacted the tennis coaches about playing there. “I want to play…

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Marble Falls tennis ends season at state tourney

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #state, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls tennis plays Cooper (front row, left), Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa and Cooper Kelley had plenty of crowd support during the Class 4A state tournament May 7. Assistant athletic director John Berkman drove a bus of 35 high school students to San Antonio to cheer on the trio. Courtesy photo For the third consecutive year, the Marble Falls High School tennis program finished the school year playing in the final tournament the University Interscholastic League allows – the Class 4A state tournament May 7. That’s because senior Cooper Womack competed in…

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Faith Academy tennis wins state titles

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #gobigred, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #statechamps, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2026 Faith Academy of Marble Falls tennis program includes Saige Clowdus (front row, left), Halley Offutt, Alyana Reyes, Kate Green, Zoey Wider, Gracelyn Bergman, Ella Lewis, Emerson Price, team manager Pace Price; head coach Rich Coleman (back row, left), Brandon Wood, Case Tatum, Colten Lane, Luke Patterson, Jason Kennedy, Jadyn Jenkins, Hudson Tatum, Witten Reinert and assistant coach Aland Price. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls tennis program captured the 2026 boys and girls spring state titles of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.…

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3 Marble Falls tennis players advance to regionals

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Cooper Womack wears the gold medal he obtained by winning the Class 4A Region III tournament in boys singles. Courtesy photos Three Marble Falls High School tennis players will compete at the Class 4A state tournament based on their finishes in the Class 4A Region III tournament April 17-18. They are senior Cooper Womack and juniors Cooper Kelley and Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa. No one had a better tournament than Womack, who won his second regional championship in boys singles. Womack, who was seeded No. 1, received a first round bye…

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The Womack Way – strength, determination lead to championship tennis

April 17, 2026April 18, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #regionals, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILtennis0 comment

CAPTION: Though Marble Falls senior Cooper Womack’s springs on the tennis court ended the same, he put in the work to make himself a better athlete. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When Cooper Womack burst into the Marble Falls High School tennis program four years earlier, coaches and fans had an early glimpse of his talent and drive. That will be on full display April 17-18 when he competes in the Class 4A Region III championship for the third consecutive year with the goal of returning to the Class 4A…

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Marble Falls tennis captures district titles

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Cooper Womack shows four fingers on his right hand and holds his gold medal with his left indicating his fourth consecutive district title in boys singles. Courtesy photos The Marble Falls High School tennis team earned three District 24-4A championships and a runner-up medal April 1 at the district tournament in Taylor. Leading the charge were senior Cooper Womack, who won his fourth consecutive boys singles championship, while Cooper Kelley and Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa won the mixed doubles title, and Payton Glaser and Nicolas Smith are the boys doubles champions.…

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Marble Falls High School sports to remain in Class 4A

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Mustangs will stay in Class 4A Division I, which they’ve played in for the last several years. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When the University Interscholastic League released the cutoff numbers that put member schools into classifications and districts Dec. 16, Marble Falls athletic director Keri Timmerman said his first glance revealed a truth. “I think that it’s like anything else right now with declining enrollment in a lot of the schools and what we’re seeing across the state,” he said. “The drop in numbers a little bit doesn’t…

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UIL cutoff numbers: Marble Falls, Burnet to remain in Class 4A

December 16, 2025December 19, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Bulldogs and the Marble Falls Mustangs will remain in Class 4A for the next two years. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The University Interscholastic League released the cutoff numbers for realignment for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years around lunchtime Dec. 16. Both Burnet Consolidated Independent School District and Marble Falls Independent School District will remain in Class 4A. Marble Falls submitted 1,172, while Burnet turned in 985. Officials at both school districts believed both would remain in Class 4A. The UIL, which is the governing body…