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Burnet baseball aim to end district play the right way

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior Kade Shaw and the Bulldogs want to end the regular season with momentum starting with the final District 24-4A ball game. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Burnet High School baseball team welcomes Lago Vista at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, for its final District 24-4A contest of the 2024 season. The Bulldogs (24-4, 12-2 district champions) want to honor their seniors with a bounce back performance after losing to the Vikings (17-7-1, 9-5 co-district runners-up) 9-6 April 23. Burnet head coach Russell Houston believes a loss can…

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Marble Falls boys soccer turns attention to district play

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Cougars, #Crockett, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls head coach Rick Hoover (front) and varsity assistant coach Chuck Wood (right) are continuing to emphasis to their players to compete to the standards of the program. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team will begin defense of its District 25-4A championship by visiting Lago Vista at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Vikings (4-8-2) enter the match on a four-match losing streak after winning three in a row and a tie. Mustangs (7-2) head coach Rick Hoover said he and…

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Marble Falls boys basketball earns 1st district win

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Kody Smith scores two of his 13 points with this breakaway bucket in the fourth quarter that helped seal the outcome. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Lago Vista 50-41 Jan. 16 for its first victory in District 24-4A play. “It was back and forth,” Mustangs head coach Travis Crain said. “The nerves are still much in play. We settled down and settled in.” The Mustangs led 10-6 with 90 seconds left in the first quarter and…

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Marble Falls volleyball loses to Lago Vista in 5 sets

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Sadie Harris and the Lady Mustangs’ fight gave them a chance at winning a tough match at Lago Vista Oct. 20. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Lago Vista 17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 10-15 Oct. 20. With the win, the Lady Vikings swept the season series with the Lady Mustangs to secure fourth place in the District 24-4A standings and the final playoff berth. Marble Falls needed to beat Lago Vista and Lampasas Oct. 24 to force a…

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‘Big Dave’ Morgan helps MFISD children develop a love for sports

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NFL, #roadrunners, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball, #uilplayoffs, #utsa, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: The Morgans: Christine (left), Megan, David, Big Dave and Langlie after the younger Morgan suited up with the Minnesota Vikings to play at the Denver Broncos during a preseason game in August 2018. Courtesy photo The passing of beloved Marble Falls Elementary School coach “Big Dave” Morgan is a loss felt by countless Marble Falls Independent School District students, graduates and families. A celebration of life ceremony is at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at Max Copeland Gym on the Marble Falls High School campus. Some may know Morgan…

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Burnet baseball completes sweep of Lago Vista to finish second in district race

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Burnetcountytx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LagoVista, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #uilplayoffs, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet junior pitcher Kade Shaw demonstrated plenty of positives in helping the Bulldogs win the third and final regular season game of the 2023 season. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Burnet High School baseball team beat Lago Vista 6-1 April 29 in a game that was played a day later because of rain. With the win, the Bulldogs complete the season sweep of the Vikings. “I think it was pretty important to get back on the winning track and get positive vibes going,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said.…

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Burnet baseball bounces back to win series against Lago Vista

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LagoVista, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet pitcher Kurt Kassner and the Bulldogs add another District 24-4A series victory to the win column. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team crushed Lago Vista 14-4 to win the District 24-4A series April 25 in a contest that ended in the sixth inning. The two teams will play the final game in Lago Vista at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28. “We got two-out hits,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “We were able to get (the final out) with two outs (without allowing…

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Marble Falls baseball adds another district sweep, qualifies for playoffs for first time in a decade

April 15, 2023April 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball, #vikings0 comment

The Marble Falls High School baseball team stomped Lago Vista 11-1 April 14 to complete the District 24-4A series sweep, the Mustangs’ second this season. It also means Marble Falls earned a playoff berth, its first in more than a decade. “It’s good, obviously,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “It’s what you expect. That was the expectation coming in, and I feel good about that. Our kids are proud. And nobody thinks that’s the end goal.” That sets up a Burnet County series for first place in the district standings.…

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Marble Falls softball sweeps Lago Vista in final home game of the season

April 15, 2023April 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #vikings0 comment

The Marble Falls High School softball team beat Lago Vista 14-12 April 14 in its final home game of the 2023 season at Scearce Field. Before the game, the Lady Mustangs invited softball teams of the Marble Falls Youth Baseball and Softball Association to participate in pre-game activities and be honorary bat girls once the contest began. “They were leading our chants,” head coach Alex Lozoya said. “It was good for them to see what the big kids are like.” The win ensures Marble Falls of one important part of…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Lago Vista to win another district series

April 12, 2023April 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls pitcher Bryce Atkinson had another excellent outing in leading the Mustangs to another win against Lago Vista. Photo by Priscilla Gonzalez The Marble Falls High School baseball team shut out Lago Vista 10-0 April 11 in a contest that ended after 4.5 innings. The win ensures the Mustangs earned another District 24-4A series to remain atop of the standings, a spot they share with Burnet though the Bulldogs’ game against Georgetown Gateway was moved to April 12 at 6 p.m. at Bulldog Diamonds because umpires didn’t show…