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Marble Falls football loses to Brownwood

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#brownwood, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lions, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Brownwood 56-7 Sept. 1. The Mustangs (0-2) now focus on Killeen Chaparral at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. The Lions (2-0) scored on all five of their first-half possessions to build a 35-0 lead. Still, it took Brownwood a Marble Falls possession to figure out how to defend the slot-T offense. The Mustangs received the opening kickoff and assembled a 10-play drive where they converted a fourth down to keep the drive alive. The Lions finally got Marble Falls off schedule…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

September 4, 2023September 5, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball, #UILrunning, #UILvolleyball, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Bulldogs come roaring out of the tunnel. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Happy Labor Day! And believe me, some will definitely be laboring today. Week three of the football season is upon the Highland Lakes, and some teams earned their first win, while others suffered their first loss, and still others are searching for that elusive victory. There’s much to discuss, so let’s get to it. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports by going to Fierro’s YouTube channel and searching for The Broad Podcaster. Please like, subscribe…

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Marble Falls football looks to contain Brownwood

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Swarming to the football and not giving up big plays are keys to the Mustangs’ success against Brownwood. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team will travel to play the Brownwood Lions, its first trip to Gordon Wood Stadium in decades. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. The stadium is located at 3206 Milam Drive. The Mustangs (0-1, District 13-4A Division I) are in search of their first win of the season, while the Lions (1-0, District 2-4A Division I)…

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Marble Falls volleyball continues ‘to learn how to win’

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior Mia Trejo and the Lady Mustangs look to regroup against a surging Llano team that will arrive Sept. 1 with confidence. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team competed at the Little River Academy tournament Aug. 24 and 26 where the Lady Mustangs went 1-4. Head coach Kait Goertz said the Lady Mustangs had some close matches Aug. 26 and are still trying to find their rhythm. “We very easily could have been 3-0,” she said. “Some matches were 22-25, 23-25.…

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Marble Falls gives all in team tennis loss to Lago Vista

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtennis0 comment

The Marble Falls High School tennis team lost to Lago Vista 9-10 Aug. 24 in the District 19-4A opener for both teams. Head coach Samuel Whitley commended his athletes in playing with everything they had against the team picked to the win the district crown. “We were split down the middle,” he said. “Our girls and boys beat some of their girls and boys. We were tied. They had nine wins to our eight wins with two matches on the court. Lago Vista won the 10th match. “ Sophomore Cooper…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Eagles, #Flames, #flyeaglesfly, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The summer hiatus is over. Welcome back to another weekly column on the insights of the region. It’s been an interesting week one in the high school football season, so let’s get to it.

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Marble Falls graduate Berkman to play pro basketball

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GASEvnikos, #GoGetEmMustangs, #Greece, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #proball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Former Liberty University and Marble Falls High School standout Mya Berkman will fulfill a lifelong dream of playing professional women’s basketball when she leaves for Greece Aug. 27. Photo courtesy of Liberty University Athletics Marble Falls High School graduate Mya Berkman’s dream of playing professional basketball is coming true. She is set to board a plane and fly to Athens, Greece Sunday, Aug. 27, to join the GAS Evnikos Women’s squad. The team is part of Greece A1 Women and Greece Cup Women leagues. Her contract is for eight…

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Marble Falls football strives to be more efficient in opener against Pflugerville Connally

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior linebacker Kole Becker is part of unit that was to be stingy and unyielding, two traditional traits of the Mustang defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team welcomes Pflugerville Connally at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, to Mustang Stadium to begin the 2023 season. But the Mustangs are bracing for a new and improved Cougars squad than the one they beat 52-7 in 2022. Connally has new looks beginning with head coach Charles Burton. Burton, who played college football at…

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Marble Falls tennis plays well in loss to Copperas Cove

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtennis0 comment

The Marble Falls High School tennis team lost to Copperas Cove 8-11 Aug. 19. Marble Falls head coach Sam Whitley commended his players for their efforts. “I felt good,” he said. “They’re a (Class) 6A school, and we were playing without three of our top players. One of the big things is our kids are starting to get out and cheer and support their teammates. We got enthusiasm behind them.” Three matches went to tiebreakers, and Marble Falls won one. “Had we won those other two tiebreakers, we would have…

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Marble Falls volleyball takes 3rd in tourney silver bracket

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs are all smiles after capturing the third-place trophy of the silver bracket of the Tournament by the Bay Aug. 20. The team includes Ava Carter (front row, left), Sadie Harris, Kenadi Dalton, Hope Todd; Karis Goebel (back row, left), Ashlynn Skero, Alexis Dalton, Kylie Roberts, Leah Nash, Jenna Greer, Kaley Smith, Emily Martin and Mia Trejo. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School volleyball team was third in the silver bracket of the Tournament by the Bay Aug. 18 and 20. The tournament drew…