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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…

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Burnet boys make most of May and June

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Shane Ikonen lifts weights high above his head as spotter Riley Howell is ready to assist. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Right before the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department took a mandatory one-week break issued by the University Interscholastic League, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Colton Brewer reflected on what has been a productive two months. After all, the football players competed in lineman’s challenges and two 7-on-7 leagues while the boys basketball program participated in the Llano Summer League. Those activities, however, were at night. During…

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Burnet girls finish productive spring, June

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Landry Davis (front left), Marlei Faz and Allison Morrow (front, right) quickly step on boxes under the watchful eyes of cross country head coach Simon Hairston. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department is enjoying a well-earned break after a very busy two months of activity. For the Lady Dawgs, it may have been even longer. After all, the volleyball program had been traveling to Copperas Cove in March and April and to Georgetown in June for spring and summer leagues, while the…

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Burnet grad Zaria Solis excels on Texas Lutheran courts, classes

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnetcountytx, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #LadyDawgs, #ncaa, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Zaria Solis shows she is more than capable of being a two-sport athlete at Texas Lutheran University where she played volleyball and basketball. Photo by Bryce Hayes of Texas Lutheran University Zaria Solis emerged from behind a station in the weight room of the Burnet Student Activity Center recently after joining her former teammates for a lifting session that was part of the Lady Dawgs’ summer strength-and-conditioning program. While the Lady Dawgs were headed to the facility’s artificial turf for an agility and conditioning workout, Solis, a 2024 Burnet…

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Escamilla brothers compete at National Junior Olympics

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#boxing, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #JrOlympics, #JuniorOlympics, #marblefallstx, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Brothers Maliki Escamilla, 18, (left) and brother Rey Escamilla, 8, participate in the parade of the opening ceremonies of the 2025 National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival. Courtesy photo Brothers Maliki and Rey Escamilla participated in the 2025 National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival June 14-21 in Las Vegas. “You have to qualify or be invited,” said mom Karlene Escamilla, who is a co-founder of IMR Boxing Gym Inc. with husband Freddy Escamilla, Jr. IMR Boxing Gym Inc., which is part of USA Boxing, is a non-profit. Freddy Escamilla, Jr., the…

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Marble Falls softball makes most of summer

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallstx, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The cages at Scearce Softball Field remain a popular area for the Lady Mustangs as they work on their batting during evening skills sessions. Courtesy photo One more win. That’s how close the Marble Falls High School softball program came from forcing a play-in contest for the final playoff spot in District 24-4A last season. That result is firing up the Lady Mustangs, according to head coach Alex Lozoya. Almost 20 new faces are expected to be part of the program in 2026 after six players graduated. Lozoya has…

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Marble Falls athletes finish productive two months

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Doak Timmerman (left) is racing Greg Colver in an effort to slap coach is Hayden Kesselring’s hand first. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro A mandatory break issued by the University Interscholastic League from June 30-July 4 signals the end of what Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director Keri Timmerman said was a highly productive two months. After all, the Mustangs competed in both the Burnet May and Llano June 7-on-7 leagues, while the boys basketball team played in the Llano Tuesday League for four weeks. The Lady Mustangs…

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Faith Academy boys basketball turns heads at showcase

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #showcase, #TABC, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team went 1-2 during the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Association Showcase June 20-22 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Flames beat Fort Worth Lake Country Christian and lost to Dallas First Baptist and Houston St. Thomas Episcopal. Faith head coach Zakk Revelle said the Flames ran into a buzzsaw against Dallas First Baptist, which made more than 50 percent of their attempts to begin the contest. “They shot the ball well,” he said. “It was incredible how they shot the ball.”…

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How Marble Falls football is shaping its QBs

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #QB, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Atreyu Machacek (left) and sophomore Crawford Mattox are two of several quarterbacks in the Marble Falls program. Staff graphic by Cristele Richins When the Marble Falls Independent School District hired Keri Timmerman to be its athletic director and football head coach in December 2023, administrators knew the new skipper was bringing his version of the spread offense. Since then Timmerman, who serves as the program’s quarterback coach, has been busy developing that position to move from a ball distributor under the old slot-T offense to a…

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How Burnet football creates the gadget Bulldog

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnetcountytx, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet receiver Matthew Williams uses his body to protect the ball and make the touchdown catch. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Burnet High School football rivals were shocked when word spread that the Bulldogs were searching for a new quarterback. It was the summer of 2022 and one player — Grant Jones — was the foregone starter. After all, he had played the position throughout youth football and at Burnet Middle School. His teams rarely lost. So why would coaches not want Jones to have his hands on the…