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Marble Falls girls soccer loses to Long Creek

February 5, 2026February 6, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #soccer, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior Suzie Perez was named the Lady Mustangs’ player of the game. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team lost to New Braunfels Long Creek 2-0 Jan. 30 in District 26-4A play. The Lady Dragons scored both of their goals in the final four minutes of the contest. Lady Mustangs (8-2-2, 0-2) head coach Marisa Miller summed up the match. “We didn’t play like we were supposed to,” she said. “We’ve been seeing the whole time that you have to play we did…

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Marble Falls swimming sets new records at regionals

February 4, 2026February 5, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #swimming, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Coach Holly Whittle (left) and swimmers Noe Hall, Brooke Mechum, Jimmy Haggart and Logan Hargraves. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School swimming team set new personal records at the Class 4A Region IV meet Jan. 30-31. Leading the way was sophomore Logan Hargraves, who finished eighth in the 100-yard freestyle in 55.36 seconds after qualifying for the championship final by clocking 55 seconds in the preliminaries. “Which was good,” coach Holly Whittle said. “That showed growth from him from how he did last year making the…

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Marble Falls football releases 2026 schedule

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrealignment0 comment

The Marble Falls High School football program announced its 2026 schedule now that Mustangs know the district and region they’ll play in for the next two years. They found that out February 2 when the University Interscholastic League released realignment. Marble Falls, Burnet, Lampasas and Stephenville will continue to play each other for the next two years. But they’ll be in District 12-4A Division I with new members China Spring and Jarrell, who were in Class 4A Division II the last two years. Unexpected challenges arose for the Mustangs when…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Salado

February 4, 2026February 5, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore forward Addy Wood continues to lead the Lady Mustangs’ offensive attack. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Salado 48-35 Feb. 3 in District 24-4A play. The Lady Mustangs (15-16, 6-2) led 12-11 after the opening stanza. “That first quarter was great for us,” head coach Canales said. “We started the game exactly how I wanted to. We were being aggressive, dictating the pace (and) doing what we wanted to do.” But the Lady Eagles (25-7, 8-0) struck…

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Burnet football announces 2026 opponents

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrealignment0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet head coach Ben Speer is doing all he can to have a few more moments like this one when the Bulldogs won a bi-district title by beating Andrews 21-7 Nov. 14. It was the first time Burnet won a playoff game since the 2023 season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Now that the Burnet High School football team knows the district and region the Bulldogs are playing in during the 2026 and 2027 seasons, head coach Ben Speer has finalized the order of opponents. The University Interscholastic League…

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Burnet boys soccer beats Florence

CAPTION: Burnet freshman midfielder Justin Morales Martinez shows great control over the ball. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys soccer team shut out Florence 6-0 Jan. 30 after losing to Lago Vista 6-2 Jan. 28 in a match that was played a day later because of icy conditions. Both matches were in District 25-4A play. Against Florence, the Bulldogs got goals from Marco Campos-Huerta, Nathan Burrell, Jose Garcia, Andre Soto, Alvaro Rodriguez and Ricardo Flores. The Bulldogs lost in Florence a year ago, so the returners vowed…

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Marble Falls faces familiar foes in new districts

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School athletics department will continue to play some of its same traditional adversaries in new regions beginning in the 2026-27 school year. That’s because the University Interscholastic League, which released realignment for its member schools at 9 a.m. Feb. 2, announced that the Marble Falls (1,172 students) football team along with Burnet (985), Lampasas (1,137) and Stephenville (1,076) will remain in the same district but move regions. In addition, the four will play China Spring (931) and Jarrell (1,147) in District 12-4A Division I, which is…

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Burnet to stay in virtually the same sports districts

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department will face some familiar and not so familiar foes in the next two years in district play. The University Interscholastic League released realignment for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years at 9 a.m. Feb. 2. Burnet (985 students), Marble Falls (1,172) and Lampasas (1,137) remain together in the football, volleyball and basketball districts. But the surprise in football may have been in who is joining them — China Spring (931), Jarrell (1,147) and Stephenville (1,076) — and that they’re all playing in…

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Burnet boys basketball beats Gateway, loses to Salado

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior forward Eli Pickens protects the ball as he makes a move to the basket. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 56-44 Jan. 27 and lost to Salado 53-41 Jan. 30 in District 24-4A play. The Bulldogs, who led 19-9 after the first stanza, beat the Gators by creating a game plan based off the results from the 63-42 loss to Gateway Jan. 9. “It was really pretty,” assistant coach Carter Carruthers said. “In reviewing it, they had nothing to…

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Burnet girls basketball shows improvement

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Sarah Cullison is determined make a basket on a runner against Salado. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team continues to play with great effort and heart as the Lady Dawgs prepare for three important contests. First is a road trip to Taylor Tuesday, Feb. 3, followed by a home game against Jarrell Friday, Feb. 6, and a road game to Lampasas Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the regular season finale. The junior varsity plays at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 6:15…