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Marble Falls boys soccer beats Bandera

CAPTION: Another vet doing his part is Drake Taylor, who scored the only goal in the match against Bandera March 13. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated Bandera 1-0 March 13 to end the regular season. “Bandera was playing for their playoff lives, and we really didn’t give them any quality shots and really possessed the ball the majority of the game,” head coach Ryan Craven said. “So that was cool to see that even with really our twos in the game for…

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Burnet girls soccer beats Austin Travis

CAPTION: Head coach Doug Ketcham congratulates seniors Erica Flores (left), Bella Medina, Brook Oliva,Yessi Flores and Hallie Poe on their night. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer team ended the regular season with a 7-0 thrashing of Austin Travis March 13. The shutout win was the seventh for the Lady Dawgs (19-5, 13-1) in District 25-4A play for a runner-up finish. “It feels like it went on forever from when we started to when we finished,” Ketcham said. “It felt like that was ages ago, like…

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Burnet boys basketball to face La Vega in the playoffs

CAPTION: Burnet junior Ethan Elmore and his classmates gave fans a glimpse of the 2026-27 season when they took the floor and let their senior teammates step off together. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School boys basketball team will face Waco La Vega at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, for a bi-district championship in the Class 4A Division I playoffs. La Vega (17-4) is the District 23-4A runner-up with an 8-2 record. The Pirates’ two district losses were to champion Gatesville 59-57 and 64-52. Kourtney Parr Jr and…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Gatesville

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Rayleigh Crim shows no hesitation in attacking the basket in the first half. Photo by Ernesto Rivera/Riv-On Photography The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Gatesville 44-42 Feb. 16 in the first round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Lady Mustangs (16-18, 7-3) end their season as the District 24-4A runners-up. “The time, the effort, the buy-in, all the stuff that happens in a gym when stands are empty – it showed up this year,” head coach Adley Canales said.…

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Llano football to play Yoakum in state semis

CAPTION: Junior quarterback Luke Davis is on his way to scoring a 36-yard touchdown. Photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football is facing Yoakum in a Class 3A Division I semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at The Pfield, 1440 W. Pecan St. in Pflugerville. The winner will meet the winner of the Peaster and Grandview contest for the Class 3A Division I championship at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Yoakum (12-2, 3-1 District 12-3A Division I runner-up) eliminated defending state champion…

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Strong second half leads to Llano football’s win against Edna

CAPTION: Llano ISD Superintendent Mac Edwards (center) presents another gold ball trophy to head coach Matt Green (left) and the Yellow Jackets after they defeated Edna 38-35 Dec. 5 in San Antonio. “Just keep winning,” he told his student athletes. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Trailing 28-17 at the half and 35-17 two minutes into the third quarter against Edna may have disheartened some football teams. But not the Llano Yellow Jackets. That’s because Llano made the key adjustments Dec. 5 in the second half of the Class 3A Division I state quarterfinals…

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Burnet football loses to Amarillo Randall

CAPTION: Two steady contributors to the Burnet football team’s success this season are junior quarterback and linebacker Bryan Johnson (7) and senior receiver and defensive back Cohen Jorpeland. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Amarillo Randall 24-14 Nov. 21 in the Class 4A Division I playoffs to end its season. The Bulldogs (4-8, 1-3) finish the season with a bi-district championship and fourth in District 4-4A Division I. “We hadn’t been playing badly or just terrible,” head coach Ben Speer said. “There had…

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Llano football beats Corpus Christi London

The Llano High School football team crushed Corpus Christi London 53-12 Nov. 21 for an area championship of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. The Yellow Jackets (11-1, 5-0 District 13-3A Division I champions) will face Goliad (10-2, District 15-3A Division I runner-up) at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, at Bastrop Memorial Stadium. Buy tickets here. The Tigers eliminated Crystal City 49-28 Nov. 21. Going into the area game, Llano head coach Matt Green had much respect for the London Pirates’ offense led by senior quarterback Alex Manning and his…

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Burnet football beats Andrews for bi-district title

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team defeated Andrews 21-7 Nov. 14 for a bi-district championship in the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Bulldogs (4-7, 1-3 District 4-4A Division I fourth place) will face Amarillo Randall (9-2, 4-1 District 2-4A Division I runner-up) at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Hawk Stadium in Iowa Park. Randall shut out El Paso Austin 49-0 Nov. 14. “It was emotional,” Burnet head coach Ben Speer said. “You want to be successful and you want to win gold balls,…

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Llano football beats Poteet for bi-district title

The Llano High School football team was unstoppable in crushing Poteet 49-14 Nov. 13 for a bi-district championship in Kerrville in the first round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. The Yellow Jackets (10-1, 5-0 District 13-3A Division I champions) will face London (7-4, 5-2 District 15-3A Division I third place) at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at D.W. Rutledge Stadium in Converse. With this victory, these Jackets etched their names in the 115-year history of the Llano football program when it comes to single season records. “This team…

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