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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Tea Rodriguez (third from left) at her signing ceremony to Murray State College Dec. 18 with her Lady Mustang teammates. Photo by Madison DeBerard A mandatory five-day break from the University Interschlolastic League that most associations across the state follows meant local athletic departments didn’t call for practices or games leading up to the Christmas holiday. But my guess is some players in the Highland Lakes still got some work in on their own, especially those whose teams haven’t had the success leading up to the…

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Tough schedule pushes Marble Falls girls basketball in final days before district opener

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Emma Koziel (5), Tea Rodriguez and the Lady Mustangs are playing championship level defense and are looking for more offense as they finish a challenging pre-district schedule. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Few teams attempted to the play the schedule the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team faced during the opening weeks of the 2022-23 season as illustrated by the Lady Mustangs’ 49-21 loss to Glen Rose Dec. 20. Glen Rose (21-0, District 6-4A) is the Class 4A No. 1 team in the Texas Association…

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Marble Falls boys soccer comes from behind to beat Cedar Park

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #CedarPark, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #timberwolves, #wolves0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs celebrate beginning the 2022-23 season with a come-from-behind victory against Cedar Park. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team beat Cedar Park High 3-2 Dec. 15 in the 2022-23 season opener. Head coach Rick Hoover deliberately picked an opponent that has more students and whose youth league draws a larger number of players each year. “I always try to schedule the hardest pre-district schedule we can get,” he said. “We have a history with Cedar Park. We’ve played them for 10 years.…

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Ten Highland Lakes Insights

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyDawgs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Former San Antonio Spurs standout Bruce Bowen (standing) is the head coach of TMI Episcopal in San Antonio and guided his team at the Faith Academy of Marble Falls tournament Dec. 16-17. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Teams are making their final drives before breaking for the holiday. Some have already started, while others chose to play a couple more times. Even if your favorite team isn’t playing this week, most will take to the court Dec. 28 for either a contest or a tournament. Before we get to…

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Marble Falls boys basketball’s defense leads to win against Davenport

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls jujnior guard Davis Dreisbach uses a screen set by junior Jamie Castillo to get the offense going during the win against Comal Davenport Dec. 16. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Comal Davenport 47-40 Dec. 16 behind a commitment to defense that stunned and broke the Wolves. With 1 minute and 40 seconds left and Marble Falls leading 43-40, Davenport came out of a timeout with possession of the ball. The Wolves took five shots where the Mustangs had…

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Marble Falls girls hoops gets hot start in win against Gatesville

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat Gatesville 51-4 Dec. 13 where the Lady Mustangs showed the traits the program is known for. “We played with intensity from the start,” head coach John Berkman said. “We rotated the best we have all year, we didn’t get lazy the entire game. We were intense and purposeful. Our defense turned into our offense.” While the Lady Mustangs (10-6) are used to capitalizing on steals from their press and half-court defense, Berkman pointed out the players showed a commitment and patience…

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Marble Falls boys basketball advances to consolation championship of San Antonio ISD tourney

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Davis Dreisbach was named to the San Antonio Independent School District all-tournament team. File photo The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team performed well at the San Antonio Independent School District tournament Dec. 8-10. The Mustangs (5-10) beat Pearsall 43-38 and Eagle Pass Winn 57-56 Dec. 9 for their best one-day play of hoops this season and propelled them to the consolation championship game where they lost to Converse Judson 79-30 Dec. 10. Those Marble Falls victories ended a seven-game losing streak that dated…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Caption: Burnet junior MaeSyn Gay is one reason why the Lady Dawgs are having success during the pre-district season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography It’s hard to believe students have one more week before taking a two-week vacation from classes. But athletes will play in some contests before and after Christmas to keep them sharp and ready for the opening of district play. Still, there’s plenty to review after weekend tournaments that finished Dec. 10. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports by going to Fierro’s YouTube channel and searching for…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Flames, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyDawgs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: The Edna offensive line controls the line of scrimmage against the Llano Yellow Jackets and paves the way for success. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Texas high school football season has ended for the Highland Lakes region, which has me all in my feelings. It’s a difficult time when one sport ends, particularly when it hits me that these teams have seniors who’ve given so much to their programs and left memories that won’t be quickly erased. Saying thank you doesn’t seem like enough, but sports is all…

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Marble Falls boys basketball suffers two losses in own tourney

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Davis Dreisbach and the Mustangs played one of the top-ranked teams in the state when they welcomed San Antonio Brennan Dec. 2. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to San Antonio Brennan 68-26 Dec. 2 and to Georgetown East View 70-42 during its Subway Classic tournament. Despite the losses, head coach Travis Crain said he sees plenty of positives from his players. “We’re putting in the time and the effort and the sweat work,” he said. “When…