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Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club begins membership drive for new sports year

July 28, 2026July 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #MFABC, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Noah Backboard system was simply the latest technology purchase made by the Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club for the Marble Falls Independent School District’s basketball programs. That’s because the club had already bought Hudl cameras for Mustang Stadium, Max Copeland Gym and Scearce Softball and Baseball Fields. But none of that, according to MFABC president Jenni Mattox, would have been possible if not for a community that backs the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs with more than its attendance to ball games. Mattox noted the views of the camera for…

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Marble Falls ISD board of trustees approves GMP for multipurpose facility, locker rooms, CTE expansion

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: A rendering of the front of the new multipurpose indoor facility. Graphic courtesy of Marble Falls Independent School District The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the guaranteed maximum price during its regular meeting July 20 for three projects that are part of the May 2025 bond. The board said yes to $36,386,975 for the multipurpose indoor facility, the two locker rooms at Max Copeland Gym, and the Career and Technical Education building expansion. That price was lower than what was projected at $42.03 million. “In…

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Marble Falls baseball player Mattox wows for Team Texas

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #HighPlainsShootout, #MarbleFalls, #TeamTexas, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School junior Crawford Mattox exits the mound for Team Texas. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School baseball player Crawford Mattox called playing for Team Texas in the 2026 High Plains Shootout “an amazing experience.” The showcase was July 13-15 at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla., and teammate John Alan Whittle, a senior, also played in the event. “Not many people in the state or even in the nation get to play in this,” he said. “Just being selected out of about 450 people, I…

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Marble Falls baseball’s Whittle shows his skills at showcase

July 16, 2026July 22, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #TeamTexas, #Texas, #Texasbaseball, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior baseball player John Alan Whittle made the Mustangs proud as he played for Texas Red during the annual High Plains Shootout. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School senior John Alan Whittle turned heads at the 2026 High Plains Shootout July 13-15 at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla. That’s according to Team Texas director and 1994 Marble Falls High School graduate Brad Harman. Whittle, along with teammate Crawford Mattox, competed in the showcase for Texas Red. They were two of 42 players selected out of…

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Marble Falls athletes to resume Forge

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Oliver Hernandez (left) and Madden Hernandez lifts kettlebells as part of the weightlifting session. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro After enjoying a week off, the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department returns for several more weeks of Forge ’26, the department’s summer strength-and-conditioning program. Athletes will be on the artificial turf at Mustang Stadium or in the weight room soon after sunrise. It’s the final push before fall training camps begin for football and volleyball. Volleyball begins Aug. 1 and football follows Aug. 3. “You need to be here…

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Marble Falls High principal reflects Lone Star Cup finish

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #lonestarcup, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School Principal Patrick Hinson (left), Marble Falls Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Jeff Gasaway and athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman huddle after a road game during the 2025 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro With Marble Falls High School finishing 28th in the 2025-26 Lone Star Cup, its principal explained the importance of that result. The Lone Star Cup is a University Interscholastic League competition where each member’s extracurricular activities can earn points based off finishes. Those points include academics, fine arts and athletics.…

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Marble Falls finishes in the thick of Lone Star Cup

June 15, 2026June 16, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team holds up the gold trophy after defeating Comal Davenport 2-1 in the Class 4A Division I regional final. The Mustangs posted an 18-4-5 overall record, 10-1-1 in District 26-4A play to win the district title and four playoff matches to make school history. Photo by Martelle Lueduecke/Luedecke Photography Marble Falls High School finished 28th in the Class 4A standings of the Lone Star Cup for its accomplishments in University Interscholastic League events during the 2025-26 school year. That includes fine arts, academic…

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Marble Falls athletic department adds Concept 2 machines

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The three Concept 2 StrengthERG machines at Marble Falls High School. Courtesy photo Helping athletes rehab completely to get them back on the playing field ready to compete is among the goals of athletic trainers everywhere and Marble Falls High School is no different. The department added three Concept 2 StrengthERG machines. Most know the company for its rowers, Marble Falls Independent School District strength and conditioning coordinator Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt said. But the department chose the StrengthERG because it meets specific needs for specific athletes. “So essentially (they) allow…

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Marble Falls athletes finish first week of Forge

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Basketball players Luke Ochoa (left) and Logan Mayor sprint to a cone from opposite ends, stop and backpedal as part of a change-of-direction drill that’s part of Forge ’26 workouts. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District completed its first week of Forge ’26 June 4 after enjoying a week off. Strength and conditioning coordinator Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt was encouraged by what he saw. Top of the list is the number of attendees. The program drew 125 boys in grades 9-12 and around 65 seventh-…

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Marble Falls athletes to begin Summer Forge

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman has goals for the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs when it comes to their summer preparation. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro After a week off, the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department is inviting athletes in grades seven through 12 to Forge 26, the department’s summer strength-and-conditioning program. High school athletes and seventh- and eighth-grade girls train from 7-9 a.m., while seventh- and eighth-grade boys train from 9-10:30 a.m. at Marble Falls High School. “We talk about putting armor on your bodies,…