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Community-loved MFISD athletics facilities to receive improvements

April 5, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #running, #tennis, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

A new track at Marble Falls Middle School’s Pony Stadium and resurfacing of the courts at the Charlie and Nancy Herrington Tennis Center at Marble Falls High School means those facilities won’t be available to the public for a few weeks. The removal of the old track at MFMS, 1511 Pony Circle Drive, began April 4. Resurfacing at the tennis center is expected to be completed toward the end of April. Workers will fill in the cracks to the tennis courts, level the playing surfaces, and other important measures to…

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Mustangs earn first district victory in extra innings

April 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #EastView, #Georgetown, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Patriots, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School baseball team earned its first win of the District 25-5A season, a 9-8 walk-off victory in the ninth inning against Georgetown East View April 1. A.J. Scovil hit the winning RBI to score the runner from second base. “We finally had some things that went our way,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “It’s definitely a good win for us.” The Mustangs (5-9, 1-4) and the Patriots each scored three runs in the second inning. “Answering back is always something we (try to) do,” the coach…

Powerlifting

MFalls powerlifters post top 10 finishes at state powerlifting meet

March 29, 2022April 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Powerlifting, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Following a send-off from the Marble Falls High School campus featuring the cheerleaders, drum line and students, three Mustangs finished in the top 10 of their weight divisions at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet March 26. Both Enrique Reyes and Joe Maldonado were fourth in their weight classes, and Maldonado’s twin, Jacob, was 10th in the 220-pound weight class. “Each week we have a plan we come up with,” head coach Robert Draper said. “They followed the plan; they knew they had to lift a lot of…

Running

Bulldog Relays is a big draw for the area’s top athletes

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #ducks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #taylor, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Track and field enthusiasts will gather at Bunet’s Bulldog Field to cheer on the area’s best athletes in that sport on Thursday, March 24. The meet begins at noon at Bulldog Field, 1400 Bulldog Stadium Drive. The meet will draw teams from Marble Falls and Copperas Cove and from Burnet’s 19-4A district: Lake Belton, Lampasas, Salado and Taylor. The events to keep an eye on in the boys division are the distance races featuring athletes who competed at cross country state meets in the fall. The Marble Falls Mustangs have…

Cheer Featured

MFHS cheerleaders receive all-state, academic all-state honors

March 22, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #cheer, #cheerleading, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #tumblers, #UIL0 comment

Five Marble Falls High School cheerleaders were named to the all-state team of the Texas Girls Coaches Association recently, while seven seniors made the academic all-state team. Head coach Lauren Berkman said she couldn’t be prouder of seniors Mary Cormier, Lillie Deeds and Jeanna Watson and juniors Alyssa Berkman and Anne McCary for their selection to the all-state team or of seniors Isabel Dahl, Maria Leon, Katy Marroquin, Anneliese Schmidt, Avery Tepper, Deeds and Watson for being named to the academic all-state team. Regarding the five all-state members, Berkman said,…

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Getting better in all phases is a big key for the Mustangs

March 22, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #EFND, #Georgetown, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

A day after losing to Cedar Park 1-0, the Marble Falls High School baseball team’s momentum was cut in a 12-0 loss to Georgetown March 17 in a game that ended after five innings. The Mustangs (4-6, 0-2 District 25-5A) will look to bounce back in a road game at Leander at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. During the loss to the Eagles (11-1, 2-0), Marble Falls committed eight errors. Against the Timberwolves, the Mustangs made every routine play and even a couple that weren’t but couldn’t get the timely…

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‘Gouda’ will play baseball for Coastal Bend College

March 18, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #diamonds, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Marble Falls High School senior Jon “Gouda” Zamarippa has committed to play baseball for Coastal Bend College and will sign his National Letter of Intent in a few weeks. It’s the culmination of playing a sport for 14 years. “I wanted to go to a junior college to find somewhere I can play for two years,” he said. “One of my coaches recommended it to me. I went on a trip there, and I loved it.” Most everyone calls Zamarippa “Gouda” thanks to his sibling, Jack. “I was a pretty…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

March 18, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports on Fierro’s YouTube channel by searching for The Broad Podcaster. While most students have been enjoying the beautiful central Texas weather, others have spent time in the sunshine at ball parks. Perhaps the most fascinating team, to me at least, is Burnet High School baseball (5-4-1, 1-0 District 19-4A). The Bulldogs got what I believe was a gut-check win over Georgetown…

Featured Running

Burnet, MFalls track teams perform well at Salado meet

March 18, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Burnet and Marble Falls high school track and field athletes competed in the Salado meet March 11 before leaving for Spring Break. In the boys varsity team standings, Burnet finished second with 101 points, while Marble Falls was fifth with 71 points. Burnet was third in the boys junior varsity team standings with 127 points followed by Marble Falls with 101 points. In the girls varsity standings, Burnet finished third with 116 points, while Marble Falls was tied for sixth with 43 points. The Lady Dawgs won the team championship…

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Extra innings needed for Cedar Park to beat Marble Falls

March 17, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #CedarPark, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #timberwolves, #UIL0 comment

It took two extra innings for the winner to be decided between the Marble Falls High School baseball team and Cedar Park March 16. In the end, a pass ball allowed the Timberwolves (9-4-1, 1-0 District 25-5A) to score the game-winning run in the ninth inning for the 1-0 victory. The Mustangs (4-5, 0-1) had two batters reach base when Jett Zurita and Evan NIckowski were hit by pitches with one out in the ninth inning. But Cedar Park pitcher Quint Mullen forced the next batter to fly out to…