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Marble Falls cross country to rely on vets, newcomers this season

CAPTION: The 2025 Marble Falls Independent School District runners recently posed for a photo after one of their practices during the first week of practice. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School cross country program started organized practices for the 2025 season last week and head coach Brenda Gonzalez said she is encouraged by several revelations. Top of the list are the number of experienced runners returning to the boys team. The program doesn’t have a senior. “Everyone is back,” she said. That includes junior lettermen Owen Martin, Colton Rutland,…

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Marble Falls athlete Madison Cuplin to compete at Junior Olympics

CAPTION: Madison Cuplin is returning to the Junior Olympics. Photo by Derek Gonzalez Marble Falls High School junior Madison Cuplin is competing in three events at the Amateur Athletic Union’s Junior Olympics in Houston. She is in the 15- and 16-year-old age group in the 100-meter dash that has 97 runners with the first preliminaries starting Tuesday, July 29, triple jump that has a total of 78 athletes that is Wednesday, July 30, and the long jump that has 95 entries on Thursday, July 31. Marble Falls High School girls…

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Marble Falls grad Chloe Ellis to run in college

CAPTION: Chloe Ellis shined in her final year as a Lady Mustang runner, advancing to postseason meets and displaying her heart, according to head coach Brenda Gonzalez. Courtesy photo Chloe Ellis, who graduated in May from Marble Falls High School, will be a middle-distance runner for Jacksonville College. Cross country and Lady Mustangs track and field head coach Brenda Gonzalez commended Ellis for her choice and her work leading up to it. The runner created an online profile that included her race times in cross country and track and field. That…

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Early August events kick off new sports year

CAPTION: Sarah Wood is the new Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club vice president. Her son, Charles, is a seventh grade athlete. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club will continue several August commitments the club is known for. First up is having a table at the entrance of Mustang Stadium for the second annual Midnight Madness football practice Monday, Aug. 4, at Mustang Stadium. The practice is the first of the 2025 season and kicks off two-a-day training camp. Midnight Madness showcases the Marble Falls High School football program. And…

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Marble Falls ISD hires athletic trainer

CAPTION: Mendy Wyatt (right) and husband Robert. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department has its new athletic trainer. She is Mendy Wyatt from Post Independent School District. Wyatt has spent most of her career in west Texas, Marble Falls ISD athletic director Keri Timmerman said. Her experience in sports athletic training stood out to him. “Mendy has been in towns like Marble Falls,” he said. “She’s used to serving all over in different sports. She has a whole lot of football experience.” She also has worked…

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Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club starts membership, sponsorship drive for 2025-26

The Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club is conducting its annual membership and sponsorship drive for the 2025-26 school year. The sponsorship drive has several levels with the platinum being among the most popular, according to new membership coordinator Michele Boshears. It includes being listed on the booster club sign at Mustang Stadium and its sponsorship web page, public address announcement at home varsity games, an individual 4-foot by 8-foot sign at Mustang Stadium, vehicle decal, Mustang tote bag, Mustang insulated backpack, two general admission passes to every Marble Falls home…

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Repairs at Bulldog Field won’t cause a delay in preparations

CAPTION: Parts of the retaining wall at Bulldog Field came apart because of 16 inches of rain in Burnet during the Fourth of July weekend. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Flooding during the Fourth of July holiday caused some damage to the retaining wall on the home side and pulled up parts of the artificial turf at Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s Bulldog Field. Bulldog Field is the school district’s No. 1 outdoor venue for high school football and soccer games and outdoor graduation ceremonies. The damage happened on the…

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Marble Falls athletes return for final month of Forge

CAPTION: Brody Graham shows the strain of the weight as he prepares to lift the bar above his head. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls Independent School District athletes gathered at Mustang Stadium July 7 to begin the final month of Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength and conditioning program.  About 50 high school boys and 30 high school girls were on the artificial turf for agility and speed training and in the weight room for high-intensity lifting sessions.  Once Forge wrapped up, they split up to do sport-specific…

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Marble Falls athletes aid in flood relief efforts

CAPTION: Colton Carroll (left), Charles Wood, Bodie Christopher, Hadyen Osti and Anton Cox assemble a tier shelf. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department’s coaches and players were working hard July 9 lifting and moving to get from one stop to the next in a hurry. But they weren’t at Mustang Stadium for Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength and conditioning program.  Instead, some coaches and athletes, most of whom representing Marble Falls Middle School, were at The Ark of the Highland Lakes’ warehouse unloading…

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Burnet coach Crystal Shipley’s impact is more than wins

CAPTION: The 2023 Burnet High School volleyball team earned head coach Crystal Shipley (standing, right) her 100th career victory, which came against Lampasas in Sept. 26, 2023. Celebrating the milestone were players Kylie Brobst (seated, left), Journey Denton, Reagan Shipley; manager Emma Pelky (middle row, left), Addie Houston, Payton Smith, Asah Roy, Camryn Courtney; MaeSyn Gay (back row, left), Addison Huffman, Zaria Solis, Cydney Robison, Laney Huffman and Lauren Howton. File photo At the end of the 2024-25 school year, the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District received numerous resignations from head coaches,…

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