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Marble Falls cross country sets new personal bests at Region III Preview

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Nick Dahl (left) and junior Tyler Hamblin wear their medals for finishing in the top 10 of the Class 5A6-A race at the Region III Preview meet in Huntsville Sept. 9. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School cross country teams performed well at the Region III Preview meet Sept. 9 at the Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park in Huntsville. The Mustangs’ top runners — junior Tyler Hamblin and senior Nick Dahl — opted to run in the Class 5A-6A race instead of the Class 4A…

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Marble Falls tennis beats Salado to qualify for playoffs

CAPTION: Sophomore Cooper Womack continues his impressive record with wins at No. 1 boys singles and No. 1 boys doubles with partner Weston York. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School team tennis squad defeated Salado 13-6 Sept. 7 to earn a berth in the Class 4A playoffs. The Mustangs have one round left — at Burnet Sept. 21 — to determine which seed they have going into the District 19-4A tournament that begins Sept. 28. The district tournament will determine the order in which the four…

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Boerne Champion takes quick lead, outlasts Canyon Lake

CAPTION: Canyon Lake’s Caden Rodriguez turns upfield for some good yardage agains the Boerne Champion Chargers Friday, Sept. 8. The Chargers prevailed, 42-20. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Boerne Champion Chargers beat the Canyon Lake Hawks 42-20 Sept. 8. The Chargers jumped out to a 21-0 lead, and try as they might, the Hawks just couldn’t overcome it. The Hawks (1-2 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I) demonstrated they could move the ball against the Chargers, wracking up 340 total yards with 313 coming on the ground. Senior Caden Rodriguez led…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

We keep discovering more and more about the athletes and teams that make up the Highland Lakes region. We are witnessing the gamers play big and how there’s no quit in them, even when it looks like the odds are stacked against them. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports by going to Fierro’s YouTube channel and searching for The Broad Podcaster. Please like, subscribe and share.

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Burnet football pushes Brownwood to play better

CAPTION: The Brownwood Lions and the Burnet Bulldogs didn’t shy away from contact during their four-quarter battle at Gordon Wood Stadium Sept. 8. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Brownwood 24-10 Sept. 8. The Bulldogs (1-2, District 13-4A Division I) welcome Giddings at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, to Bulldog Field. Wood said he was interested to see how his players would respond after a decisive win against Llano last week. Burnet junior quarterback Rhett Murray, senior receiver Grant Jones and the offense…

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Mental errors, speed too much for Marble Falls football against Killeen Chaparral

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Jaime Castillo dives into the end zone, which leads to a 14-14 tie with Killeen Chaparral with under 2 minutes left to play in the first half. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Killeen Chaparral 34-21 Sept. 8. The Mustangs (0-3, District 13-4A Division I) now prepare for a road trip to Kerrville Tivy (3-0, District 13-5A Division II) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15. “Coming out of halftime, it’s all there,” Marble Falls head coach Brian Herman…

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Marble Falls, Killeen Chaparral football meet in search of 1st win

CAPTION: Junior quarterback Noah Luckie (15) and the Marble Falls offense is looking to score more when the Mustangs take on Killeen Chaparral. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls football team is traveling to play at Killeen Chaparral at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at Joseph L. Searles Stadium on the Chaparral campus, 4400 Chaparral Road in Killeen. The Mustangs (0-2, District 13-4A Division I) and the Bobcats (0-2, District 11-5A Division II) also are searching for their first victory of 2023. Marble Falls (0-2, District 13-4A Division…

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Marble Falls tennis beats Belton New Tech

CAPTION: Sophia Trudeau hits winner en route to capturing her singles match against Belton New Tech Aug. 31. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School tennis team crushed Belton New Tech 17-2 Aug. 31 to win its first overall point in the District 18-4A team tennis standings. Two of the boys doubles matches went to tiebreakers, and Marble Falls won both. The Mustangs (1-1) won six of the seven doubles matches and 11 of the 12 singles matches and had won the all important 10th match, which…

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Running 

JC cross country is ninth, 11th at Brownwood Invitational

CAPTION: Junior Jackie Earley has her silver medal around her neck after finishing second at the Brownwood Invitational Aug. 30. Courtesy photo The Johnson City High School cross country program competed at the Brownwood Invitational Aug. 30 where the Lady Eagles finished ninth overall and the Eagles were 11th overall. The girls ran two miles, while the boys ran a 5K. Junior Jackie Earley was the silver medalist thanks to finishing in 12 minutes and 25.69 seconds and senior Claire White was 13th in 13:08.67. Junior Emily Moore was 70th…

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Marble Falls football loses to Brownwood

The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Brownwood 56-7 Sept. 1. The Mustangs (0-2) now focus on Killeen Chaparral at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. The Lions (2-0) scored on all five of their first-half possessions to build a 35-0 lead. Still, it took Brownwood a Marble Falls possession to figure out how to defend the slot-T offense. The Mustangs received the opening kickoff and assembled a 10-play drive where they converted a fourth down to keep the drive alive. The Lions finally got Marble Falls off schedule…

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