Basketball Featured High School 

Marble Falls boys basketball beats Jarrell

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Cooper Gray was the catalyst in helping the Mustangs build an early advantage that led to the win against Jarrell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Jarrell 42-36 Jan. 23 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs got the start they wanted when junior forward Cooper Gray knocked down a 3-pointers 31 seconds into the game then increased the lead when Gray found junior guard Beckett Berkman on a backdoor cut for a 5-0 advantage. Marble Falls broke…

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Featured Swimming and Diving 

Marble Falls swimmers advance to regionals

CAPTION: Coach Holly Whittle (left) and swimmers Logan Hargraves, Jimmy Haggart, Brooke Mechum and Noe Hall. Courtesy photo Several Marble Falls High School swimmers are advancing to the Class 4A Region IV meet thanks to their finishes at the District 13-3A meet Jan. 23. The swimmers are sophomores Brooke Mecham, Noe Hall and Logan Hargraves and freshman Jimmy Haggart. “We really held our own against the big teams, advancing in five events with just four swimmers,” coach Holly Whittle said. Few swimmers had a meet quite like Hargraves who set…

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Featured Powerlifting 

Marble Falls powerlifting performs well at Lampasas

CAPTION: Brandon Seely begins to stand while performing this squat at the Badgers Invitational. Photo by Kaydence Burditt/In Color Photography The Marble Falls High School powerlifting team competed in the Badgers Invitational hosted by Lampasas Jan. 22. The Mustangs finished fifth in the team competition thanks to earning 19 points. Not bad for a squad that had only one of its top lifters competing and four lifters who made their debuts. “My top-ranked lifters had the night off,” head coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt said. “I was happy with our finish…

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