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After bye Burnet baseball ready for final regular season series

CAPTION: Drake Milam is one of several Bulldogs who is producing at the plate. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team returns to District 24-4A play after enjoying its bye week. The Bulldogs welcome Georgetown Gateway Tuesday, April 22, before traveling there Friday, April 25, to finish the series. Each game starts at 7 p.m. They will honor their seniors before the Tuesday home game. Burnet simply needs to win at least one of the next two games to return to the Class 4A playoffs. Head…

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Marble Falls track has 3 going to the state meet

CAPTION: Senior Tyler Hamblin (right) is returning to a familiar place – Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus thanks to taking the silver medal in the 3,200 meters. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography   Three Marble Falls High School track and field athletes finished in the top two of their events at the Class 4A Region III Championships April 18-19 at Bullard High School. They are sophomore Madison Cuplin, senior thrower Kylie Roberts and senior middle-distance runner Tyler Hamblin. While all the events are incredibly competitive, few live up to…

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Marble Falls golf finishes top 10 at regionals

CAPTION: Senior Porter Vinson is one of two veterans who shared his knowledge with the underclassmen to help the team return to the postseason. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys golf team finished seventh at the Class 4A Region III tournament April 16-17 at the Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. The Mustangs shot a 346-352–698 to finish seventh overall in the team standings. Sophomore Camilo Montez led with an 81-81–162 for 12th overall followed by senior Porter Vinson with an 82-84–166 to finish 15th, senior Ross…

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Marble Falls tennis getting ready for district tourney

CAPTION: Junior Cooper Womack is looking to continue his District 24-4A success. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School tennis team will compete at the District 24-4A tournament Tuesday and Thursday, April 22 and 24, at Taylor. Marble Falls received its seeding for each bracket. Two-time defending district champion Cooper Womack is seeded No. 1 in boys singles while the boys doubles team of Cooper Kelley and Weston York is seeded No. 1 and the boys doubles team of Nicolas Smith and Payton Glaser is seeded No.…

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Marble Falls baseball loses Taylor

CAPTION: Junior pitcher Atreyu Machacek kept the Taylor Ducks guessing. He allowed very few hits and even fewer free bases. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Taylor 4-3 in 10 innings April 17 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (11-14, 5-5) scored in the second inning when freshman catcher Braxton Dicken hit a hard ground ball to the shortstop that brought home sophomore Owen Nash, who reached on a lead-off single, for a 1-0 lead. The Ducks (6-16-1, 4-6) tied the contest…

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Marble Falls ISD bond addresses weather impact

EDITOR’S NOTE: A $172.2 million bond package will be presented to Marble Falls Independent School District voters that has four propositions. One is the construction of an indoor practice facility. Early voting begins April 22-29. Texans have a saying when it comes to weather. “If you don’t like it, wait a minute.” But in the outdoor sports world, weather decides if the game will be played, moved or cancelled. Most governing bodies of extracurricular events have a policy for games that states how quickly a district contest must be made…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Sophomore John Alan Whittle (left) and freshman Crawford Mattox exchange a fist pump as the two combine to score runs for the Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team crushed Taylor 9-1 April 15 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (11-13, 5-4) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning only to see the Ducks (5-16-1, 3-6) tie it on a grounder in the third inning. In the fourth inning, junior Andrew Elwartowski singled to drive in a run then freshman Cade Briseno hit…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball loses to Jarrell

CAPTION: With one swing, freshman Callie Phillips gave the Lady Mustangs chance to at a comeback against Jarrell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Jarrell 5-4 April 15 to end the 2025 season. Trailing 4-1 the Lady Mustangs (10-16, 2-10) were down to their final three outs. The bottom of the sixth inning was especially brutal. The game was tied at 1-1 when Jarrell plated three. A Marble Falls outfielder misjudged the ball’s landing spot. Instead of it falling into her glove,…

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Burnet baseball beats Jarrell to complete sweep

CAPTION: Burnet senior catcher Alex Cantrill protects the plate and tags out the runner at the plate, which proved pivotal in beating the Leander Lions April 12. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team crushed Jarrell 12-3 April 11 in District 24-4A play. The win meant a clean sweep for the Bulldogs. “I think we pitched really well in both games,” head coach Russell Houston said. The Bulldogs (12-7, 4-5 fourth in district) scored four in the first inning before the Cougars (4-17, 1-6) answered with a…

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Burnet softball sweeps Marble Falls

CAPTION: Head coach Ali Tippie (left), junior first baseman Carlee Williams and sophomore catcher Abby Bennight enjoy a laugh during a timeout while senior pitcher Presley Crawford looks on. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School softball team beat Marble Falls 8-1 April 11 in District 24-4A play. The Lady Dawgs seized control from the start thanks to senior pitcher Presley Crawford. The Sul Ross University signee allowed 1 earned run off 3 hits and a walk and struck out 14. Crawford made her outing sound like another day…

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