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Marble Falls softball announces season award winners

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Kylie Roberts is the Lady Mustangs’ Most Valuable Player because her skills and her leadership. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The solid performances of the Marble Falls High School softball team resulted in numerous postseason honors. Seniors Sophia Biagini and Kylie Roberts are first team all-District 24-4A members, while freshman Callie Phillips is a member of the second team, and sophomores Jocelyn Suarez and Rylee Frisch and freshman Brooklynn Damico were honorable mention. Abigail Boucher, Natalie Bertino, Cheyenne Blair, Emma Cayce, Mackenzie Grider, Camila Montoya, Harlie Penny, Kierstyn Plumlee,…

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Marble Falls tennis ends season at state tourney

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILstate, #UILtennis0 comment

CAPTION: Cooper Womack returned to the Class 4A state tournament for the second year in a row. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School tennis program’s season culminated at the Class 4A state tournament May 15-16 in San Antonio. Junior Cooper Womack lost in the first round to Malcolm Moore of Dallas Pinkston 3-6, 2-6, and the boys doubles team of Weston York and Cooper Kelley lost to Zachary Bobo and Jackson Tomberlain of Texarkana Pleasant Grove 0-6, 0-6 in the first round. Though the finishes weren’t what…

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Marble Falls Middle School 7 on 7 has been invaluable

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#7on7, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Rising seventh grade receiver Quincy Rodriguez makes an over-the-shoulder catch. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls Middle School 7-on-7 teams recently completed playing their counterparts from Lampasas each week for four weeks. And coaches believe that work will pay off in the fall. That’s because each squad was supplied head coach Keri Timmerman’s passing plays that are part of his spread offense. After each play, the Mustangs huddled with a coach, reviewed the play, then sprinted to the line of scrimmage to snap the ball. Seeing the players…

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Burnet CISD’s Messer resigns to work for Lampasas

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Doug Messer is leaving the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District now that daughter Jaylee is about to graduate. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet Consolidated Independent School District girls basketball and golf head coach Doug Messer resigned May 8 to become an assistant coach on the girls basketball and track and field staffs at Lampasas High School. “It’s a good move for me,” he said. “We live in Lampasas. It’s a good way to cut costs.” Kristi Messer, his wife, also is taking a job at Lampasas Independent School…

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Highland Lakes athletes performing well in collegiate athletics

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#AAC, #bobcats, #champs, #Flames, #gobigred, #hookem, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #owls, #rice, #sec, #TxState0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet High School graduate and pole vaulter Brayden Hill is doing for Stephen F. Austin what he did for the Bulldogs – win. Photo courtesy of the Southland Conference These Highland Lakes athletes made a name for themselves while they competed in high school sports. Now they are doing the same for their sport and respective universities. Brayden Hill, Burnet class of 2023, is the Southland Conference pole vault champion. He and his Stephen F. Austin teammates won all four medals at the conference’s outdoor event May 15. Kason…

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Marble Falls’ Lyon signs with Schreiner

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#birdsup, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mountaineers, #Mustangs, #NFL, #Scheiner, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #utsa, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Noah Lyon (seated, center), signs to play college football for Schreiner University as his mom, April (seated, left), grandmother Melody Ellis, Morgan Ellis (standing, left) and Oliver Lyon look. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Marble Falls High School football player Noah Lyon made his commitment to Schreiner University official May 14 by signing to play for the Mountaineers. “In their augural season as a football program,” Marble Falls head coach Keri Timmerman said. “Noah is aggressive, competitive and has a desire to constantly improve himself.” Lyon, who was recruited…

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Burnet CISD’s Kiser on his retirement

May 15, 2025May 19, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #retired, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Roy (right) and Gina (center) spent the last 24 years living in Burnet and raising sons Derek (left), Luke and Drew Kiser. All three played basketball for their father, who is retiring as the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District boys head basketball and golf coach. He also was the head cross country coach. Courtesy photo An end of an era happened on Burnet Consolidated School District when the announcement of a new boys basketball head coach was announced. That meant that Roy Kiser, who has spent nearly a quarter…

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Highland Lakes seniors to play in all-star game

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#allstars, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls quarterback Colten Minor’s decision-making is a reason why he is an all-star. File photo The Highland Lakes will be well represented by several athletes playing in the inaugural Hill Country Coaches Association all-star game at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Texan Stadium in Wimberley. They are Marble Falls quarterback Colten Minor and receivers Kole Becker and Noah Lyon, who will also play linebacker; Llano running back Trey Mote and receivers R.J. Coplin and Carter Bickett, who will also play defensive back, and inside linebacker Tate Morgan; and…

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Marble Falls volleyball has new head coach

May 14, 2025May 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

The Marble Falls High School volleyball team found its new head coach. It’s Zoey Hanrahan-Beard, who has been an assistant coach with the Highland Lakes Aces volleyball club founded by Erin Sawyer, who is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball head coach. Beard noted she had her eyes on this job when it came open last year. But the timing wasn’t right for her. That changed this time around. “When it came open again, I thought I can’t pass on the opportunity again,” she said. Beard loves the sport.…

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Faith Academy volleyball makes most of spring league

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Liv Kraenzel (left) is congratulated on a great play by teammates Reese Ramsey, Elizabeth Neely, Kerrington Silvers and Ava Beltran. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team is putting in the work now for the 2025 season. The Lady Flames, who are a Class 3A state semifinalist of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, are playing in the Llano May League that’s each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Faith plays Llano and Marble Falls. Each squad gets two matches with a running…