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Marble Falls boys soccer sends three teams to Burnet summer league

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: junior Esteban Dominguez was a breakout star for the Mustangs during the 2025 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer program is sending three teams to the Burnet Summer League, which starts at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in July at the Burnet Middle School stadium. The format is 7 on 7 and matches are played on one half of the field. Therefore, two matches are played at once. One Marble Falls team won July 10, while another tied. Though 17 players were lost to…

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Marble Falls girls soccer playing in Burnet summer league

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Suzena Perez is a key Lady Mustang returner in 2026. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Both Marble Falls High School girls soccer teams each won their only match July 10 on the first night of the Burnet Summer League. Games are played at the Burnet Middle School stadium beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursdays. The format is 7 versus 7 played on one side of the 50-yard line, which allows two matches to be played at the same time. Marble Falls Purple, which consists of a lot of “older”…

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Camps highlight busy month for Marble Falls athletes

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore Brighton Bernard (left) and senior Kate McCary are among the returners for the Lady Mustangs in 2025. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The final weeks of July are shaping up to be especially busy for the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department. In addition to having two weeks remaining for Forge ’25, the department’s strength and conditioning program, three head coaches are hosting sports camps. First up is the Lady Mustang Volleyball Camp from 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Wednesday, July 14-16, for rising ninth-12th graders. Camp director is new…

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Marble Falls athletes return for final month of Forge

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #summerconditioning, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Brody Graham shows the strain of the weight as he prepares to lift the bar above his head. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls Independent School District athletes gathered at Mustang Stadium July 7 to begin the final month of Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength and conditioning program. About 50 high school boys and 30 high school girls were on the artificial turf for agility and speed training and in the weight room for high-intensity lifting sessions. Once Forge wrapped up, they split up to do sport-specific…

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Marble Falls athletes aid in flood relief efforts

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HelpTexas, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #StandWithTexas, #SupportTexasFamilies, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TexasFlood, #TexasFloodRelief, #TexasStrong, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Colton Carroll (left), Charles Wood, Bodie Christopher, Hadyen Osti and Anton Cox assemble a tier shelf. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department’s coaches and players were working hard July 9 lifting and moving to get from one stop to the next in a hurry. But they weren’t at Mustang Stadium for Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength and conditioning program. Instead, some coaches and athletes, most of whom representing Marble Falls Middle School, were at The Ark of the Highland Lakes’ warehouse unloading…

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H-backs, tight ends are invaluable to Marble Falls football

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls’ Kaleb Bielfeldt’s size, sure hands and feet make it difficult for defenses to cover him. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Noah Lyon’s versatility on the football field was hard to miss. On offense, the 2025 Marble Falls High School graduate had to be accounted for because of his ability to line up in the flat and at tight end. He used his natural height and strength to block and seal the end of the line of scrimmage for his teammates to get rushing yards. When the play…

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Marble Falls football’s experience vets lead the defense

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

CAPTION: Marble Falls defensive backs C.J. Alexander (left), Leroy Roach and Gregory Lemon and linebacker Doak Timmerman showed a lot of rapport during 7-on-7 play. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Though offense tends to be the top football conversation throughout the offseason, the defense is of equal importance to any locker room. Including the one located inside the Marble Falls High School field house. Since the ending of the 2025 baseball season, the competition for the Mustangs’ starting quarterback remains ongoing. But several defensive players have emerged as the leaders…

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Marble Falls cross country preparing for start of official practices

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: As a true freshman in 2024, Marble Falls runner Reese Massey may have surprised people with her prowess by qualifing for the Class 4A state meet. But she didn’t surprise herself, her coaches or her teammates. File photo While mandatory Marble Falls High School cross country practices will begin Monday, July 21, head coach Brenda Gonzalez noted the runners have been participating in voluntary workouts for several weeks. “It takes incredible discipline, commitment, and heart to show up day after day, running long distances that most wouldn’t even walk,” she said.…

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Marble Falls athletes returns to participate in busy July

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Madden Hernandez stands and lifts this bar of weight high during the strength session of Forge ’25. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Right after the nation celebrates the July Fourth long weekend, the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department will return to the high school campus to resume the activities the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs began in early June. The department enjoyed the mandatory week off from June 30-July 4 as issued by the University Interscholastic League. That meant full stoppage of Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength…

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Marble Falls girls basketball adds more to offseason training

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Senior center Leslie Reynoso says the Lady Mustangs have committed themselves to putting in the work during Forge ’25, skills work and summer league that will aid them in preparing for what’s coming. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography After not making the playoffs for the second year in a row, the Marble Falls High School girls basketball players set in motion events they believe will lead them to the season they want in 2025-26. In short, they decided to use their spring and summer to enter tournaments and a…