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Marble Falls football gives Midnight Madness attendees plenty to cheer

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #MidnightMadness, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Junior quarterback Anderson Liscum finds his receiver and the spot where he needs to throw the football as head coach Keri Timmerman observes during Midnight Madness. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro As the clock struck midnight, the Marble Falls High School football players ran through the Mustang tunnel and onto the turf at their own stadium as the band played the fight song. That’s how the 2026 Mustangs kicked off the first practice of the year – with a new scoreboard in the north end zone, family members, friends…

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Marble Falls volleyball’s first practice shows growth, interest

August 4, 2026August 5, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Senior athlete Katie Terrell leaps high to redirect this spike to go to the defensive specialist during the Lady Mustangs’ first organized team activity of the season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball program conducted its first official gathering of the 2026 season where the Lady Mustangs split the Max Copeland Gym floor into two courts. Head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan and assistant coach Hailey Wooten walked around the floor with clipboards as they took notes on what they saw. Beard-Hanrahan had said most of…

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Burnet volleyball tests toughness with drills, running

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #twoadays, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Alexis Clark sets the ball to a teammate during a ball control and communication drill. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The first day of two-a-days for the Burnet High School volleyball program began with a test Aug. 1. At 6:30 a.m., the Lady Dawgs were at Bulldog Field running a timed mile, 40-yard dashes, bleaches and 5-10-5 shuttle runs. “The mile is always something we do as more of a fitness and toughness test,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. “You can tell really quick who hasn’t done much in the…

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Successful coaches ready to lead Burnet athletes to continued triumphs

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet Middle School coach Sonny Wilson is back on the Burnet gridiron this fall. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Two Burnet Consolidated Independent School District fall sports conducted their camps last week with both high school and middle school coaches present. Boys middle school athletic coordinator Mark Zeigler and the middle school coaches including Sonny Wilson were at the football camp, while Casey Schubert and Marci Clanin were with volleyball. Though Wilson was named the middle school girls athletic coordinator, he will coach football in the fall before coaching…

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Shields joins Marble Falls ISD as teacher and coach

August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: New Marble Falls Middle School teacher and coach Ben Shields observes athletes learning new skills as linemen during the Mustang Football Camp July 27. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro For years, Ben Shields sat in a radio booth, capturing the highs of the Marble Falls Mustangs and Lady Mustangs. In short, he typically had the best seat in the house while wearing a head set and a purple polo not only serving as the play-by-play announcer but also as the director. After all, Shields was the one who decided…

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Faith Academy volleyball players are why coach said yes to the program

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy football head coach and assistant track coach Jay Silvers with his wife, Lady Flames volleyball head coach Rebekah Silvers. Courtesy photo Rebekah Silvers smiled when asked why she said yes to being the head coach of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball program. After all, it has five returning seniors and two returning starters, juniors Ella Claiborne and Olivia Kraenzel, and most were on the 2024 team that was a state semifinalist of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “That’s exactly why I decided…

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Faith Academy football begins quest for state Aug. 3

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #Flames, #football, #gobigred, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #trainingcamps0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Wade Dillard (left) listens to instructions on the next drill from head coach Jay Silvers during a summer strength-and-conditioning workout. The two will be back on the field Aug. 3 for the start of training camp. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team returns to Britton Field for fall training camp that begins Monday, Aug. 3. Head coach Jay Silvers, who is entering his third season in the role, wasn’t shy about what he wants to see on the first day. “I…

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Faith Academy announces volleyball coaching staff

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Jay (left) and Rebekah (right) Silvers and their son Landon (second from left) and daughter Kerrington. Courtesy photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls didn’t look too far for its next high school volleyball staff. Athletic director Zakk Revell announced Rebekah Silvers as its new volleyball head coach and Emma Lewis as the assistant coach. Silvers is Faith’s director of academics and elementary principal and Lewis is the Student Life assistant and the junior high girls basketball coach at the academy. “First off, we’re excited for this season and this…

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Marble Falls football season tickets, Gold Cards available

July 30, 2026July 31, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldCard, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

As the Marble Falls High School fall athletes begin official preparations for their 2026 seasons, the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs invite fans to make plans to have the best seats in their venues. Football season ticket renewals are happening Aug. 3-14 and fans also have the option of buying a season parking pass for $45. Fans can order online thanks to the ticket link in the email from the athletic department. If fans choose to pay in person at the athletic department’s field house, they must do so during specific…

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Burnet football begins official practices next week

July 29, 2026August 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #footballcamps, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #trainingcamps, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tyler Fambrough talks to the quarterbacks attending the Bulldogs’ camp July 27-29. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football program will begin official practices Monday, Aug. 3. The freshmen report at 6 a.m. and the junior varsity and varsity take the field at 2:30 p.m. all at Bulldog Field. “The biggest thing is get here and be excited,” head coach Ben Speer said. “What I want to see is an excitement really. The way they’ve come together and they’ve worked and…