Baseball Featured High School 

Marble Falls baseball sweeps Lampasas

CAPTION: Junior lead-off batter John Alan Whittle (2) taps his helmet with junior Grant Carter after touches home plate to score the game’s first run — a solo homer — in the first inning. Photo by Sandra Butts The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Lampasas 7-4 April 9 in District 24-4A play. The game was originally scheduled for April 10, but coaches agreed to the date and time change, opting for a varsity only contest slated for 6 p.m., to avoid predicted bad weather. Like the Mustangs’ Scearce…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Lampasas

CAPTION: Freshman Landon White delivers big at the plate, helping the Mustangs generate four runs to start the game against the Badgers. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Lampasas 7-5 April 7 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (16-5, 4-3) got going when junior lead-off batter John Alan Whittle reached first on a dropped third strike. Junior Grant Carter singled to left field, senior catcher Canon Cochran drew a walk, and sophomore third baseman Crawford Mattox hit a 2 RBI single to right-center field.…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Burnet girls basketball loses to Jarrell, Lampasas

CAPTION: Burnet seniors Peyton Allen (left) and Wrigley Mulhollan hold their grounds as Lampasas Junior guard Abra White tries to complete a pass. Photos by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team lost to Lampasas 52-32 Jan. 23 and Jarrell 40-36 Jan. 20 in District 24-4A play. “They did give it everything they had (against Jarrell),” head coach Kim Payten said. “They played hard and we almost pulled it off. We play a lot better on the road. Jarrell was probably one of the best we’ve…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls football loses to Lampasas

The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Lamapasas 23-16 in a game that was moved to Nov. 1 because of stadium light issues at Badger Field Oct. 31. The Mustangs (3-6 0-3) fought back from a 16-0 deficit with just under four minutes left in the third quarter thanks to an outstanding defense that made the Badgers (8-2, 2-2) earn the victory. Lampasas had connected on a 25-yard field goal by senior kicker Zimri Vergara for the 16-0 advantage. Marble Falls responded with a seven-play, 65-yard drive that…

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Burnet football loses to Lampasas

CAPTION: Burnet junior quarterback Bryan Johnson was the main offensive worker for the Bulldogs during the loss to Lampasas Oct. 17. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Lampasas 28-23 Oct. 17 in District 4-4A Division I play. Trailing 28-17 entering the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs (3-5, 1-1) began the drive on their two-yard line and leaned heavily on junior quarterback Bryan Johnson. On third and 12 from the Burnet 47-yard line, Johnson rolled right and threw an out pass that was batted straight…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Lampasas

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman Crawford Mattox puts the ball in play for a RBI. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Lampasas 5-2 April 11 in District 24-4A play. The Badgers (17-4-2, 9-1) took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. But the Mustangs (10-13, 4-4) tied it in the bottom half of the inning. Sophomore John Alan Whittle was hit by a pitch, then stole second and went to third on a throwing error. A funny bouncer on a hit by freshman Crawford…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Lampasas

CAPTON: Marble Falls junior shortstop Canon Cochran tags the Lampasas runner trying to get to second base as freshman Crawford Mattox backs him up. Photos by Christopher A Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Lampasas 11-1 in five innings April 8 in District 24-4A play. “It was combination of things,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “Lampasas has kids who can hit, and they are a decent team.” The Badgers (15-4-2, 8-1 second in district) scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning thanks…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball defeats Lampasas

CAPTION: Coaches say that Cheyenne Blair embodies what sport teaches: commitment, working hard, doing what she is asked, and not caring about credit. Those traits are why her coaches and teammates are so happy that when the Lady Mustangs needed a run, Blair delivered. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team stunned Lampasas 8-5 March 11 in a game that took eight innings in District 24-4A play. Down 5-4 in the seventh inning, Cheyenne Blair stepped to the plate. She had already struck out twice…

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Marble Falls boys hoops loses to Lampasas

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore guard Beckett Berkman added more scoring in an effort to jumpstart the offense. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Lampasas 45-31 Jan. 24 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (14-10, 4-3) led 14-11 after the first quarter but scored a total of 17 points in the next three periods. “I felt like we got the shots we wanted,” head coach John Berkman said. “We played well enough on defense. We did not convert on…

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Marble Falls football loses to Lampasas

The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Lampasas 61-7 Oct. 31 in the team’s final regular season appearance at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs’ (2-7, 0-3) lone score came on their first offensive play – a 68-yard run to the end zone by junior running back Joaquin Aguilar. “He hit it fast, run back in once,” head coach Keri Timmerman said. The Badgers (8-2, 3-1) scored on virtually every offensive possession. Timmerman noted his team struggled with performing the essentials of the sport against an opponent that has been…

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