JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — Facilities upgrades for the Llano High School athletic department will not be ready for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year, athletic director Craig Slaughter announced Oct. 17. That includes the new baseball and softball fields that were projected to be ready by the 2015 season, which begins […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A Fall Kickball Co-ed Tournament benefiting the Marble Falls High School softball team is Oct. 18. The tournament starts at 8 a.m. at Scearce Softball Field, 2101 Mustang Drive. The cost is $15 a player.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF LUBBOCK — The Marble Falls Youth Baseball-Softball Association’s 12-and-under softball all-stars finished 1-5 at a World Series on July 14-19. Marble Falls’ only win came against Buffalo Valley Blast, 10-6.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — With the rest of the season behind them, a cadre of Marble Falls girls are now preparing to take on the nation. “This is big,” said Teresa Macias, a team mother. “It’s a unique opportunity for them to be on the national stage.”

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — Officials continue to meet to talk about the design of the new baseball and softball fields to be built at Llano High School. The fields are part of the $33 million bond voters approved weeks ago. “We’ll start (construction) in a couple of weeks,” athletic director Craig Slaughter […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls High School soon-to-be graduates Tyler Oppenheim and Amanda Thomas have picked up two more postseason honors. Oppenheim was named to the Class 4A all-state softball team of the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Thomas is an alternate for the team.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls High School head football coach and athletic director Matt Green has developed a Mustang Conditioning program that will launch June 9. The six-week program is designed for male and female athletes in the seventh grade and older.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Highland Lakes youngsters wanting to improve their fundamentals in specific sports will have plenty of opportunities throughout June and July. Several high school coaching staffs will be conducting camps for incoming third- through ninth-graders.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The athletic department at Faith Academy of Marble Falls will add a couple of diamonds to their gridiron and gymnasium. Athletic director Jessie Crow announced the school will bring back baseball and softball starting in the 2014-2015 school year.

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MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School baseball and softball teams celebrated the 2013-2014 season with their annual awards ceremony May 21. Each athlete received a certificate of participation.

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BURNET — The Burnet High School athletic department celebrated the accomplishments of the Bulldogs and the Lady Dawgs during the 2013-2014 school year May 12. Coaches handed out individual team awards during the event.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Burnet and Marble Falls high school senior softball players Ashleigh Glover and Tyler Oppenheim are the latest of a line of Burnet County athletes who have been selected to play in the Greater Austin Area All-Star Game. The contest is 7 p.m. June 11 at Austin Westlake, […]

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BURNET — The softball coaches of District 8-3A announced members of the all-district teams for the 2014 season. Burnet senior shortstop Ashleigh Glover was named the district’s co-Defensive Player of the Year, sharing the honor with Liberty Hill third baseman Lynsey Mitchell.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — The Burnet High School baseball team took care of Lampasas 8-1 on April 18 to stay a game behind Llano in the District 8-3A standings. The Yellow Jackets (12-12 overall, 7-2 district) defeated Brownwood 6-5 on April 18.

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