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Burnet volleyball wins Bumblebee tourney

CAPTION: Burnet sophomore middle blocker Landry Schubert is at the height of her leap, while keeping her eyes on the ball and is ready to end the rally with a thunderous kill. Schubert’s strength at the net says plenty about the way the Lady Dawgs train and their mindsets when it comes to competition. Photo by Kaydence Burditt/In Color Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team may have put together the finest week of non-district play in the program’s history. It began with a five-set win against Johnson City Aug. 25…

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Burnet volleyball begins season on the road

CAPTION: Junior Brooklyn Dawes sets a ball to a teammate while the Lady Dawgs work on net approach. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball team will start the 2026 season on the road. First up is a trip to at Blanco Tuesday, Aug. 11, with the subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow at 6 p.m. The Lady Panthers compete in District 25-3A with Comfort, Florence, Ingram Tom Moore and Burnet. They have advanced to the playoffs for 16 consecutive years. Then the Lady…

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Marble Falls volleyball’s first practice shows growth, interest

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 preparing for busy July

CAPTION: The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District volleyball program will conduct its Lady Dawg camp next week directed by head coach Crystal Shipley (standing and applauding, left) and assistant coaches Brent Kelley (seated, right) and Treasure Ellerbe. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Days remains before the start of the 2026 Burnet Consolidated Independent School District volleyball camp, which is Monday-Wednesday, July 27-29. Third- through sixth-graders will camp from 8:30-10:30 a.m., while seventh- through ninth-graders will take the court from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Head coach Crystal Shipley, who is the camp director,…

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Marble Falls volleyball announces postseason awards

CAPTION: Senior athlete Kate McCary rarely sat during matches this season. Her all-around play earned her the respect of District 24-4A coaches. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography After finishing the most successful season in program history, the Marble Falls High School volleyball program announced postseason honors for the 2025 team. Named first team all-District 24-4A are senior athlete Kate McCary and junior middle blocker Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa. “McCary and Amaris totally deserved it,” head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan said. “Obviously the coaches that are in district agreed. It goes on a vote…

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Burnet volleyball announces postseason awards

CAPTION: Burnet senior Grace Cullison’s outstanding play earned her a spot on the All-District 24-4A teams. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball program celebrated several milestones during its recent banquet following the conclusion of the 2025 season. Among them are another 20-win season, a third-place finish in District 24-4A and another playoff berth. As a result, district coaches were bound to name several Lady Dawgs to the all-district list and give another a superlative award. “These young women go above and beyond in everything they do,”…

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Marble Falls volleyball loses to Bullard

CAPTION: The Lady Mustangs, including Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa (left), Tessie Bowen, Brighton Bernard, Deliah Guzman, Lily Stein, Kate Dykes (15) and Vivian Buerger (12), gather around Kenadi Dalton (center) to celebrate beating Rosharon Almeta Crawford for an area title in the Class 4A Division I playoffs Nov. 4. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Bullard 22-25, 7-25, 23-25 Nov. 6 in the Class 4A Division I regional semifinals. The Lady Mustangs’ (17-16, 6-6 District 24-4A fourth place) historical season ends as this 2025…

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Marble Falls volleyball beats Almeta Crawford for area title

CAPTION: Junior Katie Terrell (11) leaps into the team huddle with sophomore hitter Brenna Wilde (left, center) senior middle blocker Payton Dunk, junior setter Hannah Welch, senior athlete Kate McCary and senior libero Kenadi Dalton after the Lady Mustangs defeated Rosharon Almeta Crawford on a point that is in Marble Falls sports lore. Marble Falls is now 3-0 at Brenham High School in the postseason dating back to the Mustang football program winning bi-district titles in 2020 and 2021. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball…

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Burnet volleyball season ends against China Spring

CAPTION: Lady Dawgs Payton Smith (in the white jersey), Sarah Cullison, Brooklynn Dawgs, Peyton McCabe, Taylor Smith, Journey Denton and assistant coach Treasure Ellerbe celebrate a point during the bi-district match against China Spring. Photo by Martelle Ludecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team lost to China Spring 27-29, 17-25, 25-16, 13-25 Oct. 30 in a bi-district championship of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Lady Dawgs end their season with a 26-10 overall record, 8-4 in District 24-4A play for third place. With their season on the line, the…

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Marble Falls volleyball gets a jump on season preparations

CAPTION: Tessie Bowen (left) and Hannah Welch are all smiles after the Lady Mustangs win a point during the Llano May League. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When Zoey Hanrahan-Beard accepted the position of Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach, one of her first tasks was to meet and study the Lady Mustangs. Beard accepted the job in early May and has been around the players as they competed at the Llano May League. Now that Forge ’25, the athletic department’s summer strength-and-conditioning program, began last week, Beard has been…

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