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Marble Falls cross country runner advances to regionals

CAPTION: Sophomore Reese Massey is a top 10 finisher at the District 24-4A meet for the second year in a row. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography One Marble Falls High School cross country runner punched her ticket to the Class 4A Region III meet thanks to her finish at the District 24-4A championships Oct. 7 in Lampasas. She is sophomore Reese Massey, who was eighth overall in the girls varsity division thanks to finishing the two-mile course in 13 minutes and 5.66 seconds. It’s a return trip to regionals for…

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Featured Football 

Burnet, Marble Falls middle school football to meet again

CAPTION: Burnet seventh-grader Bradyn Houston plays a key role for the Bulldogs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Middle School football teams will take the short trek to Burnet and Bulldog Field Thursday, Oct. 9. Kickoffs are 4:30 p.m. for seventh-grade B, 5:30 p.m. for seventh-grade A, and 6:30 p.m. for eighth-grade B, and 7:30 p.m. for eighth-grade A. When they played Sept. 18, Burnet prevailed in all games. All Bulldog teams have at least a .500 or better record. “I guarantee both sides are going to work…

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Featured Tennis 

Marble Falls team tennis beats Davenport

CAPTION: Chloe Brown was the only Lady Mustang to win her singles match en route to helping the team tennis squad advance to the next round of the Class 4A playoffs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School team tennis squad defeated San Antonio Davenport 10-5 Oct. 6 for a bi-district championship in the Class 4A playoffs. Marble Falls will face La Vernia at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Fredericksburg High School in the second round of the playoffs. La Vernia defeated Crystal City 16-3. The…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls volleyball loses to Burnet

CAPTION: Senior Kate McCary stood out to head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan for her competitiveness and ability to focus on what needed to happen. Photo by Martelle Ludecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Burnet 16-25, 14-25, 21-25 Oct. 3 to begin the second round of District 24-4A play. The loss snapped the Lady Mustangs’ (12-11, 3-4) three-match winning streak. “A lot of things come into play when we play Burnet and the cross (county) rivalry,” head coach Zoey Beard said. “It’s always going to be a mental game. And…

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Featured Running 

Marble Falls cross country performs well Manzano-Edwards meet

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School runners Hunter Holder (left), Santiago Gaytan, Logan Hargraves, Graham Goggans, Owen Martin, Joaquim Edwards, Jahir Garcia, Landon Fletcher and J.J. Walker wear their gold medals after winning their home meet. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Independent School District cross country program hosted its annual Leonel Manzano-Rick Edwards Memorial meet Sept. 26 and the runners posted their fastest times of the year. The Mustangs won the varsity division thanks to five runners finishing in the top 10 and two others finishing in the top 15. Leading…

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Featured Volleyball 

Faith Academy volleyball beats San Marcos Academy

CAPTION: Faith Academy sophomore Ella Claiborne remains a force to be reckoned with as she can score from anywhere on the floor in a variety of ways. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team defeated San Marcos Academy 22-25, 25-20, 25-10, 25-20 Oct. 2 to end the first round of District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Sophomore Ella Claiborne led with 25 kills, 4 aces, 2 assists, a block, 14 digs and 15 receptions on serve receive. “She’s still…

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Featured Running 

Burnet cross country earns top finishes at Stephenville

The Burnet High School cross country program competed at the Thrill of the Hill Invitational hosted by Stephenville Oct. 1. The Bulldogs finished second and the Lady Dawgs were sixth in the varsity divisions. The boys division drew 25 teams and the girls division had 22 teams. Leading the way for both teams were gold medalists Adan Carreon for the Bulldogs and Asah Roy for the Lady Dawgs. “Just super proud of both Asah and Adan,” head coach Simon Hairston said. “They both ran fantastic races.” Clark Yanez was seventh…

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Featured Football High School 

Faith Academy football gives Medina 1st loss

CAPTION: Senior Andrew Houy is on his way to the end zone. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team beat Medina 76-55 Oct. 3. It was Medina’s (5-1) first loss of the season. “We kept grinding,” head coach Jay Silvers said. “Speed kills. We kept running at them. Offensively, we had to grind. We kept working on them and working on them.” The first half revealed two evenly matched teams. They answered each other’s scores until late in the second quarter. Faith had a turnover…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet football beats Lake View

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team defeated San Angelo Lake View 46-36 Oct. 3 in the Bulldogs’ last non-district contest. Burnet (2-4) hosts Marble Falls at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Bulldog Field in the District 4-4A Division I opener for both teams. “Some things finally came together,” Burnet head coach Ben Speer said. “It was good, definitely great to see some things that we’ve been missing the last several weeks, whether it’s assignment wise or personnel wise. It just felt like we had…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls football beats Devine

The Marble Falls High School football team stomped Devine 36-14 Oct. 3 in its final non-district contest of the season on a night the program honored Brother Max Copeland, the former pastor of First Baptist Church of Marble Falls, who died in 2015. “Really proud the kids and coaches,” head coach Keri Timmerman said. “They did a phenomenal job of prep this week. We had a lot of just really locked-in practices. Think our kids and our coaches understand the importance of winning three games this year and just an…

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