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Burnet girls golf has best finish at state

CAPTION: Senior Avery Gowin shows the Bulldog fight Burnet is known for. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School girls golf team finished seventh at the Class 4A state tournament May 4-5 at the Legends Golf Course and Villas in Kingsland. The Lady Dawgs scored a 354-358–712. They were paced by freshman Chloe Shannon, who shot an 80-85–165 to finish 20th in the individual standings. Cambria Neenan was 22nd thanks to scoring an 89-77–166, while Avery Gowin finished with a 94-89–183 for 40th overall and Kristine Rodriguez scored…

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Marble Falls golfer Montez finishes season at state tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior golfer Camilo Montez made his Class 4A state tournament debut April 27-28. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls junior golfer Camilo Montez completed his season by competing in the Class 4A state tournament April 27-28. He finished tied for 62nd with an 81-89–170 and became the first Mustang to compete at the state tournament as an individual since 2002 when Josh Price was the gold medalist. Head coach Adley Canales is more than familiar with Montez’s personal drive to play his best at every tournament.…

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Burnet girls golf finish second at regional tourney

CAPTION: Burnet High School golfers Chloe Shannon (left), Kristine Rodriguez, Avery Gowin and Cambria Neenan wear their team silver medals symbolizing their finish at the Class 4A Region III tournament. Courtesy photo For the second time in school history, the Burnet High School girls golf team will compete at the Class 4A state tournament. That’s because the Lady Dawgs finished second in the team standings at the Class 4A Region III tournament April 15-16 with a 356-351–707. They were paced by freshman Chloe Shannon, who shot an 85-83–168 to finish…

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Burnet girls golf wins district title

CAPTION: Freshman Chloe Shannon leads the Lady Dawgs in the leaderboard and back to the regional tournament. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School girls golf team captured the 2026 District 24-4A championship April 1-2 in dominant fashion. The Lady Dawgs scored a 334-344–678. Lampasas finished second with a 358-346–704. Head coach Carter Carruthers said the key to victory were two traits. “Just keeping level heads and playing consistent golf,” he said. “We have a good golf team. We have four girls who are good golfers, and they…

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Burnet golfers perform well at regionals

CAPTION: Junior Avery Gowin practices her swing before she approaches the ball to begin playing the hole. Courtesy photo Two Burnet High School golfers competed at the Class 4A Region III tournament at Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. Junior Avery Gowin competed in the girls tournament April 14-15 and sophomore Hays Bennett competed in the boys tournament April 16-17. Hays shot a 91-90–181 to finish 43rd in the standings. Gowin shot her season best when it counted the most, scoring an 84-88–172 to finish tied for seventh overall and two positions…

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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 boys golf advances to regionals

CAPTION: The 2024-25 Marble Falls High School boy golf team includes Porter Vinson (left), Beckett Berkman, Rylee Ritchie, Ross Oelschleger, John Srnensky and Camilo Montez. Courtesy photoThe Marble Falls High School boys golf team is the District 24-4A runner-up thanks to shooting a two-day total of 673 at the district tournament March 24-25 at Legends Golf Course. This is the third consecutive year Marble Falls is advancing to the Class 4A Region III tournament, which is April 16-17 at Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. “It feels great,” head coach Adley…

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Marble Falls golf has great start to season

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School boys golf team includes senior Ross Oelschleger (left), sophomore Camilo Montez, senior Kolton Pannell, senior Porter Vinson and sophomore John Alan Whittle. Courtesy photoThe Marble Falls High School boys golf team finished its fall schedule with plenty of positives. In their own tournament, which was the final one this semester, the Mustangs shot a 293 in a single round to break the program record. The tournament was Oct. 25-26 at Hidden Falls Country Club at Meadowlakes. Sophomore Camilo Montez shot a 4-under 68, the…

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Marble Falls golf to conduct tryouts

The Marble Falls High School golf program will conduct closed tryouts for the 2024-25 season at 7:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 31-Aug. 1, at Hidden Falls Country Club. New head coach Adley Canales said only coaches and golfers will be present. “(Former head coach Lonnie) Tackitt used to do them,” he said. “We’ve had some kids come out and want to join the golf program. We want to make it available to those middle school students who may not have been in golf before.” The tryout will be conducted “like a…

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2 Marble Falls, Burnet golfers advance to regionals

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School boys golf team finishes third at the District 24-4A tournament April 1-2. The team includes Ryan Valentine (left), Beckett Berkman, Kolton Pannell, Camilo Montez, Ryan Nolen, Porter Vinson, Ross Oelschleger and coach Lonnie Tackitt. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys golf team has two — freshman Camilo Montez and junior Porter Vinson — finish in the top 10 of the District 24-4A tournament to extend their seasons. The two will play at the Class 4A Region III tournament April 15-16 at Bearkat…

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