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Marble Falls girls basketball falls short against Llano

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior post Leslie Reynoso and Llano junior post Peyton Parrish met again in a rematch Dec. 10. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Five days after losing to Llano by 20 points, the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team welcomed the Lady Jackets to Max Copeland Gym for the rematch Dec. 10. And though Llano continues to show why it will contend for the District 5-3A championship, the Lady Mustangs pushed the Lady Jackets for more than 32 minutes. Llano won 46-44 in overtime thanks to a…

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Marble Falls boys basketball earns lopsided wins at tourney

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Isaiah Lazos anticipates where the ball is going and steps into lanes to disrupt ball handlers. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team posted at 2-2 record at the San Antonio Independent School District tournament Dec. 5-7. The Mustangs (7-3) defeated Eagle Pass Winn 63-41 to begin the tournament and San Antonio Southside 67-34 and lost to San Antonio Marshall 58-53 and to San Antonio Southwest 59-37. “We played good basketball,” head coach John Berkman said. “Even in the losses, we…

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Marble Falls girls basketball ends Llano tourney with wins

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Caity Johnson (left) and Kylie Roberts (right) sandwich Llano junior Peyton Parrish for the ball. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team is on a two-game winning streak thanks to winning its final two contests of the Deer Capital Classic hosted by Llano High School Dec. 5-7. They finished the event 2-2. The win against Brady, which won District 5-3A the last two years, illustrated the kind of team the Lady Mustangs can be. After scoring a total of six points…

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Llano football to face top-ranked Edna

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #stingemjackets, #TexasChalkTalk, #UIL, #UILfootball, #uilplayoffs, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Llano running back Trey Mote (8) and the Yellow Jackets are preparing for their biggest challenge yet. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team is gearing up to meet Edna, a team that has consistently been ranked in the top 5 in Class 3A Division I. The two meet at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Heroes Stadium, 4799 Thousand Oaks Dr. in San Antonio. It’s a rematch of a contest played in the same round in 2022 where the Cowboys prevailed 40-21. And just…

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Marble Falls boys basketball outlasts Fredericksburg

December 4, 2024December 5, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore guard Beckett Berkman (left) and senior Garen Jones let their defense dictate their offense against Fredericksburg. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team beat Fredericksburg 41-33 Dec. 3. The Mustangs (5-1) closed out the Billies in the final two minutes where they didn’t allow a bucket. “Defense is what’s going to carry us,” head coach John Berkman said. “That’s what I told them after the game. Sometimes you can’t shoot it well. Shooting comes and goes, but defense and rebounding…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Harker Heights

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman Mikaela Valdez gets control of the ball before pushing the pace. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High girls basketball team lost to Killeen Harker Heights 38-21 Dec. 3. The Lady Knights led for most of the contest. “It’s a learning lesson for us,” Lady Mustangs head coach Adley Canales said. “We play teams on the schedule to make us better. They’re a big (Class) 6A school — physical, athletic. I think they had 4 to the 5 starters who are 6 feet or taller.…

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Marble Falls girls basketball welcomes Harker Heights

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Kenadie Cotton (13) continues to set the pace for the Lady Mustangs’ plays. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After hosting a competitive Hill Country Classic tournament Nov. 21-23, the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team took a break from the court and returns to another challenging week. The Lady Mustangs (2-6) welcome Killeen Harker Heights at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, and will play at the Llano tournament Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 5-7. The tournament features eight teams. Squads will get two games in pool play and record will…

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Marble Falls boys basketball to honor Willie

CAPTION: Part of how Marble Falls senior guard Tidus Willie scored 1,000 points for the Mustangs is because of his ability to create his shots. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team will host Fredericksburg at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, after taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Before the contest, the program will honor senior guard Tidus Willie, who scored his 1,000th point in a Mustang uniform. Willie is usually the team’s leading scorer. And his ability to draw a crowd…

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Llano football pulls out all the stops in win against Goliad

November 30, 2024December 1, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#gridiron, #HighlandLakesSports, #highlandlakestx, #Llano, #Llano #Yellowjackets, #stingemjackets, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Llano football head coach Matt Green hands a trophy symbolizing the Yellow Jackets’ victory against Goliad in the Class 3A Division I regional semifinals Nov. 29 to his players. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team won a thrilling 30-29 contest against Goliad Nov. 29 in the Class 3A Division I regional semifinals. Next up is Edna (13-0, 7-0 District 15-34 Division I champion) at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Heroes Stadium, 4799 Thousand Oaks Dr. in San Antonio, in the state quarterfinals. “It…

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Ten Highland Lakes Insights

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Flames, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #keepthefaith, #LadyDawgs, #LadyFlames, #LadyJackets, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Llano football head coach Matt Green hands the bi-district championship trophy to his players. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, here is my list of blessings this semester.