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MFYFC finishes flag football season by crowning champs

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #flagfootball, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #MFYFA, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Team Fields is the Freshman Division winner of the 2023 spring flag football season hosted by Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer. Courtesy photo Three flag football teams took home trophies thanks to winning the championships of the Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer‘s spring league May 8. Team Fields won the freshman (Kindergarten and first grade) championship, Team Tubig captured the Junior Varsity (second and third grade) title, and Team Wood won the Varsity (fourth and fifth grade) championship. “It was a ton of fun,” said Team Wood…

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Marble Falls welcomes local teams to summer volleyball league

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #flyeaglesfly, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #JohnsonCityLBJ, #LadyJackets, #Lampasas, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels.com The Marble Falls High School volleyball program is once more hosting a June league each Wednesday until the end of the month. League play begins at 5 p.m. at Marble Falls Middle School and includes Burnet, Faith Academy, Johnson City, Lampasas and Llano. The league will be divided between junior varsity and varsity. “My junior varsity are the incoming freshmen,” Lady Mustangs head coach Kait Goertz said. “We’ll have JV and varsity players in the varsity division.” This is the second summer that Marble Falls is…

Featured Powerlifting

Scales helps athletes prepare for seasons thanks to specifically designed programs

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Powerlifting, #strengthandconditioning, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Richard Scales (second row, left) was one reason why the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs captured multiple district titles and advanced in the playoffs during the 2023-24 school year. File photo In sports, a banner year isn’t by accident, even one the Marble Falls High School athletic department made look easy. The Mustangs took district titles in cross country, basketball, soccer and baseball and the golf team advanced to the Class 4A state tournament. In addition, the Lady Mustangs won the district title in basketball and the soccer team finished…

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District titles, reaching the state podium highlights Faith Academy’s sports year

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #Flamesareredhot, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball won a share of the district title to add No. 4 to the trophy case. File photo The excellence that is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletic department continued during the 2022-23 season. The Flames captured district championships in boys basketball and girls track and field and each sport with the exception of volleyball advanced to the playoffs. In addition the Lady Flames track team finished third at the Class 3A state track and field meet of the Texas Association…

Featured Football High School

7-on-7 shows Burnet football’s playmakers, battle for starting quarterback

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Burnet High School football team will have a new quarterback in 2023, and players are getting a glimpse of the quarterback competition during 7-on-7 play. Rhett Murray and Marcus Pimentel are vying for the position while leading the Bulldogs to a 2-1 record during the 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament at Bulldog Field May 27. Burnet defeated Rockdale 33-20 and District 13-4A Division I foe Taylor 27-20 before losing to Gatesville 27-13. Head coach Bryan Wood noted Murray and Pimentel bring something a little different to the offense that benefits…

Featured Softball

Marble Falls softball announces 2023 award winners

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Kylie Roberts received recognition for her play from the Marble Falls High School softball program and head coaches of District 24-4A. File photo The Marble Falls High School softball squad revealed the recipients of the 2023 team awards and the all-District 24-4A honorees. Kylie Roberts was named the team’s Most Outstanding Player for her contributions at the plate and on the field. “She led us offensively,” head coach Alex Lozoya said. “She had a lot of big moments on defense. She’s a natural leader. She made a big impact…

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Burnet baseball’s Kassner, Crawford to play on next level

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Kurt Kassner will pitch at Howard College. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School athletes Kurt Kassner and Jackson Crawford will play college baseball after signing their National Letters of Intent. Kassner will play at Howard College, while Crawford is headed to Milwaukee Area Technical College. Braden Ellett-Clark, who signed to play football at McMurry University, also will play baseball for the War Hawks. “It goes back to how hard these kids work,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “We were very fortunate to have three sign. I…

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Marble Falls OC, powerlifting coach Draper becomes athletic director and football head coach at Florence

May 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Buffaloes, #BurnetCounty, #Florence, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Robert Draper (front row, sitting wearing the purple shirt) is headed to Florence to be the athletic director and football head coach. File photo Marble Falls High School offensive coordinator and powerlifting head coach Robert Draper is the new athletic director and football head coach at Florence HIgh School. Draper, who has been on Marble Falls athletic director Brian Herman’s staff since 2020, said he received the call from Florence officials the afternoon of May 24 offering him the job. By 6:30 a.m. May 25, he was on the…

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Marble Falls boys golf finishes 10th at state tournament

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #highlandlakesports, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILgolf, #UILstate0 comment

The Marble Falls High School boys golf team shot a 320-328–648 during the two-day Class 4A state tournament May 22-23 at The Legends Golf Course in Kingsland. The score was good enough to finish 10th at the tournament. While the accomplishments of the 2022-23 season won’t be quickly forgotten, head coach Ricky Blackington noted three lettermen — Kolton Pannell, Ross Oelschleger and Porter Vinson — will return next year and added that some talented rising freshmen have the ability to contribute immediately led by Camilo Montez and John Alan Whittle.…

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Johnson City baseball to face Kenedy in regional semifinals

May 24, 2023May 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Eaglessoar, #flyeaglesfly, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #kenedy, #lions, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #UILbaseballplayoffs0 comment

The Johnson City High School baseball team is set to take on Kenedy in a Class 2A Region IV semifinal series at the University of Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway in San Antonio. Game one is at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and game two is at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27. Game three, if necessary, will happen 30 minutes after the second game ends. Kenedy (24-7, District 31-2A champion) defeated Flatonia 2-1 in its regional quarterfinals series. “They’ve won a lot of games,” Johnson City head coach Steven Shipley said.…