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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…

Baseball Featured High School

Burnet wants to ensure one loss doesn’t lead to a streak

March 23, 2022May 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #ducks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #taylor, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Taylor 10-2 on March 22. Bulldogs head coach Russell Houston commended the Ducks’ pitching and their ability to capitalize on opportunities. “They pitched really well,” he said. “And we made mistakes that really hurt us. They took full advantage of our mistakes.” Houston said the Burnet miscues were “errors on defense and mental mistakes.” “We didn’t make the right play when we needed to,” he said. As a result, Taylor plated three runs in the first inning. Burnet responded with two runs…

Featured Softball

Lady Dawgs remain unbeaten, see areas to get better

March 23, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #gateway, #Georgetown, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School softball team scored all the runs it needed in the second inning to beat Georgetown Gateway 7-3 March 22. The Lady Dawgs plated six runs. “Five runs came on two outs,” head coach Hailey Wooten said. “And then we scored another one late. It’s deflating for the other team, and hitting is contagious. Once they get started hitting, they go score runs.” The Lady Dawgs (17-3, 2-0 District 19-4A) recorded eight hits in the contest. Lanee McCurry led with 2 RBIs, while Maddie Moise had 1…

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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,…

Baseball Featured High School

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…

Featured Powerlifting

Burnet finishes powerlifting season at the state meet

March 21, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Powerlifting, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #THSPA0 comment

The Burnet High School powerlifting season concluded during Spring Break. Sophomore Abby Smith returned to the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet March 18 where she finished 14th in the 114-pound weight division by lifting a total weight of 265 pounds, which set personal records for each lift: 250 pounds in the squat, 145 pounds on the bench press, and 265 pounds in the deadlift. A total of 16 lifters competed in the weight class. “This is Abby’s second year in a row to get to lift at the…

Baseball Featured High School

Bulldogs earn another come-from-behind district win

March 19, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #salado, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School baseball team found itself in familiar territory March 18 against Salado. The Bulldogs (6-4-1, 3-0 District 19-4A) lost their 5-3 lead headed into the seventh inning when the Eagles (7-5, 2-1) put three runs on the board for a 6-5 advantage. That’s when Burnet went to work. Ralston Vance had the game-tying RBI single. Jesse Bachmayer advanced Vance’s courtesy runner, Colby Zinz, to third on a ground ball. Zinz scored on a pass ball for the 7-6 win. “We’re 2-0 at home (in district play), which…

Baseball Featured High School

‘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…

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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…