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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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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…

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Marble Falls runners Brashers to compete at Junior Olympics

July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hurdles, #JrOlympics, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #run, #sprinters, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Josie (left) and brother Everett Brasher wear the medals from a meet while competing for the North Shore Stars. Courtesy photo Siblings Everett and Josie Brasher are returning to the Amateur Athletic Union’s Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa from Aug. 1-8. Both Marble Falls Independent School District students, who will make their fourth appearance at the meet, are members of the North Shore Stars track club under the direction of former University of Texas defensive back Cedrick Griffin. Josie, an eighth-grader, will compete in the 800 and 1,500 meters…

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Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club begins membership drive for new sports year

July 28, 2026July 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #MFABC, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Noah Backboard system was simply the latest technology purchase made by the Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club for the Marble Falls Independent School District’s basketball programs. That’s because the club had already bought Hudl cameras for Mustang Stadium, Max Copeland Gym and Scearce Softball and Baseball Fields. But none of that, according to MFABC president Jenni Mattox, would have been possible if not for a community that backs the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs with more than its attendance to ball games. Mattox noted the views of the camera for…

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Marble Falls football invites to community to Midnight Madness

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #football, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Garner Keeton (left), Crawford Mattox, head coach Keri Timmerman and Anderson Liscum will be at Mustang Stadium along with other players and coaches Monday, Aug. 3, for Midnight Madness. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football program is inviting the community to its third Midnight Madness practice Monday, Aug. 3, at Mustang Stadium. That means that by 12:01 a.m. players will break into stations to do drill work with position coaches in the first practice of the 2026 season. To help create the festive mood,…

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Marble Falls volleyball to start two-a-days

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Delilah Guzman (right) is one of several returning lettermen who plans on contributing in multiple ways during the 2026 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District volleyball program was back inside Max Copeland Gym July 27 for camp. Head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan, who is beginning her second year at the helm, observed as Austin Performance Volleyball coach Sarah O’Neal, who served as the camp instructor, taught skills to the younger players during the morning session. The second session was for the advanced group…