STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Tanya Powers is the new head volleyball coach at Marble Falls High School. She was an assistant coach in 2017 under previous head coach, Jessica Withrow. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — For reasons she couldn’t pass up, Marble Falls High School volleyball coach Jessica Withrow is turning in her Lady Mustangs purple and gold for the maroon and white of the Brownwood Lady Lions. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Lerin Lockwood has been around the sport of volleyball since she was 2 years old and developed a love for it. Now, she wants to transfer that passion to elementary students in the Highland Lakes through her Rising Stars Youth Volleyball program, which is for boys and girls […]

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Area high school volleyball players have Aug. 1 circled because that’s when their summer vacation ends. The athletes will be in gymnasiums across Burnet and Llano counties practicing for the upcoming season, which starts Aug. 8. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — In two months, Faith Academy of Marble Falls will open its new weight room housing boys and girls locker rooms and a trainers room in a 4,600-square-foot building. “We’re excited,” said athletics director and boys head basketball coach Randy Denton. “We’re thankful for the money that has […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — While all Texas schools in the University Interscholastic League will be required to share concussion data starting in the 2017-18 academic year, Marble Falls school district leaders have already moved to the head of the class on the subject. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GEORGETOWN — The Llano High School volleyball team’s season ended Nov. 1 with a bi-district championship loss to Caldwell: 19-25, 17-25, 21-25. “I couldn’t have swept through this season any better,” Lady Jackets head coach John Black said. “These seniors have been with me for four years; they’re so special.” […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Few people understand what it means to be a Marble Falls High School dual-sport athlete better than Allison Bendas. The 2011 graduate played volleyball and softball for the Lady Mustangs throughout middle school and high school. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls High School head volleyball coach Jessica Withrow wants her players to know they can make a big difference in their community that goes beyond what they accomplish on the court. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School volleyball team is honoring first responders and veterans before the varsity takes on Lockhart at about 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in Max Copeland Gym on the Marble Falls High School campus, 2101 Mustang Drive. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — One new Marble Falls High School head coach is coming home, while another is accepting a promotion. And a third is making Marble Falls her new home. Athletic director Matt Green announced the moves after the board of trustees approved the recommendations during its regular meeting June 20. […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER BURNET — The coaching staff at Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is coming together with several new hires for the 2016-17 school year, including two new head coaches. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — High school coaches across the Highland Lakes are hosting athletic camps throughout June and July for elementary, middle school and high school student-athletes. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — The competition that Marble Falls High School senior Natalie Chapa faced during the last four years will serve her well now that she signed a letter of intent to play for Cisco Junior College on Jan. 27. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — With realignment in the fall, the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team’s closest opponent will now be 75 minutes away. Their farthest foe will be almost three hours away. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER BURNET — The Burnet High School football team isn’t the only squad in kelly green chasing a district championship. With a single-digit loss total, the volleyball team has earned 24 wins this season against eight losses through Oct. 19. And though the Lady Dawgs are impressive to watch on the court, […]

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GEORGETOWN — The Burnet High School volleyball team defeated defeated Georgetown Gateway 22-25, 25-6, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8 on Sept. 22 after losing to Fredericksburg 21-25, 13-25, 15-25 on Sept. 15. Head coach Salye Coles complimented Gateway’s play. (more…)

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GATESVILLE — The Burnet High School volleyball team lost to Gatesville 12-25, 27-25, 25-19, 17-25, 11-25 on Sept. 11. Lady Dawgs head coach Salye Coles said her athletes played a good match, though they suffered through a slow start in the opening set. (more…)

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WACO — The Burnet High School volleyball team defeated Waco University 25-15, 25-10, 23-25, 25-18 on Aug. 28. ON OFFENSE: Kills — Kasey Taylor 13, Marissa Escamilla 11, Madison Hall 10, Jill Rosow 4, Kaygen Floyd 3, Kylah Arnold 2; assists – Sami Hogan 22, Taylor 15, Arnold 1; aces – Taylor 5, Samantha Edwards […]

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BURNET — The Burnet High School volleyball team defeated Ingram Tom Moore 25-16, 25-13, 25-16 on Aug. 25 in a non-district match. ON OFFENSE: Kills – Kasey Taylor 9, Madison Hall 7, Marissa Escamilla 5, Jill Rosow 4, Kaygen Floyd 3; assists – Sami Hogan 15, Taylor 7; aces – Rosow  5, Escamilla 2, Taylor  […]

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BURNET — The Burnet High School volleyball team kept U.S. 281 moving during the weekend. The Lady Dawgs played in the Glen Rose Tournament on Aug. 20 and 21, finishing seventh out of 26 teams. In between that, they traveled to Bandera on Aug. 21, winning in four sets. “The Lady Dawgs showed exactly what […]

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BLANCO — The Burnet High School volleyball team defeated Blanco 25-23, 25-13, 25-22 on Aug. 17. ON OFFENSE: Kills – Madison Hall 9, Jill Rosow 6, Kaygen Floyd 6, Kasey Taylor 4, Marissa Escamilla 4, Kyla Arnold 2, Sami Hogan 1; assists – Hogan 15, Taylor 10; aces – Rosow 3, Hogan 3, Edwards 3, Escamilla 1, Hall 1, Parker 1, Taylor […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — The Burnet High School volleyball team showed why its been a playoff contender the past few years in its season-opening sweep of Marble Falls on Aug. 11. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER BURNET BULLDOGS The first look at the Burnet High School football, volleyball and cross-country teams is at Meet the Bulldogs on Aug. 13. The event is at 6:30 p.m. at Bulldog Field, 1000 The Green Mile. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER BURNET — The Burnet High School volleyball team began fall training camp in a unique way. The Lady Dawgs’ first practice of the 2015 season occurred at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 3 at The Doghouse in a celebratory Midnight Madness lock-in. The players practiced until 3 a.m. then slept until 7 […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Coach Casey Schubert isn’t the only new aspect of the Marble Falls High School volleyball program. The first-year Lady Mustangs coach is introducing players to a new way of doing things when it comes to practices and drills. And her players are responding. (more…)

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