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Marble Falls volleyball outlasts Taylor

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Lady Mustangs gather in a huddle after winning a crucial point against Taylor. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Taylor in five sets Oct. 1 in District 24-4A play. “I thought we played really well,” Marble Falls head coach Christopher Pace said. “I thought we got into a little bit of a rut. The thing I love the most about five-set matches is the pressure — it tells you a lot. Taylor is a program that got eliminated in the playoffs…

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Marble Falls volleyball beats Lampasas for district win

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman Brighton Bernard steps back to serve. Photo by Christopher Miles/Christopher Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Lampasas 25-20, 25-18, 25-18 Sept. 27 for its first win in District 24-4A play this season. “It was a great road win,” head coach Christopher Pace said. “(Winning) 3-0 is always good, especially after the three games we had (against Salado Sept. 24).” Like the Lady Mustangs (17-13, 1-3), the Lady Badgers (11-22, 0-5) were seeking their first district win, too. But Marble Falls took the…

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Marble Falls volleyball loses to Salado

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Salado 11-25, 15-25, 21-25 Sept. 24 in District 24-4A play. Head coach Christopher Pace believes the Lady Mustangs who competed in the third set is who the team really is. The Lady Mustangs (16-13, 0-3) didn’t let the deficit get more than a couple of points and had leads over the Lady Eagles (27-6, 4-0), who had to call a timeout to regroup. “I am genuinely proud of the team for playing the way they did,” he said. “When we lost…

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Marble Falls volleyball adjusting to demanding district

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Mia Trejo and the Lady Mustangs are using the bye to regroup after starting District 24-4A play. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke PhotographyThe Marble Falls High School volleyball team is on a bye Friday, Sept. 20, which will allow the program to end homecoming week by attending the football game between the Mustangs and San Antonio Brackenridge. Meanwhile, Lady Mustangs head coach Christopher Pace plans to take the short trek to Lampasas High School to do some scouting of the Lady Badgers’ home match against Burnet before…

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Burnet volleyball begins district play

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

The Burnet High School volleyball team is 1-1 after two District 24-4A matches. The Lady Dawgs (13-13) lost to Salado 10-25, 26-28, 14-25 Sept. 17 after beating Marble Falls 25-8, 25-7, 25-8 Sept. 13. Head coach Crystal Shipley credits the pre-district schedule for helping the Lady Dawgs prepare for what looks to be a very challenging district campaign. “We have played a very tough preseason schedule, along with tournaments with high level competition,” she said. “I know that the preseason will only prepare us for the tough district we are…

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Faith Academy volleyball looking for consistency

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSvolleyball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Freshman Ella Claiborne’s jumping ability and willingness to swing away when a ball is set to her is one reason why she was moved to middle blocker. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team is searching for its first win in District 4-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Lady Flames (9-12-2, 0-2) lost to Temple Central Texas Christian and Austin San Juan Diego. As a result, head coach Erin Sawyer switch up players. Ella Claiborne went to middle…

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Marble Falls volleyball welcomes Burnet in district opener

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls volleyball players congratulate freshman Brighton Bernard (13) for recording a kill. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro District 24-4A volleyball play begins Friday, Sept. 13 with Burnet visiting Marble Falls in Max Copeland Gym. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Burnet, which finished as the district runner-up a year ago, has the more established program under the direction of head coach Crystal Shipley. The Lady Dawgs (12-12) captured district titles in 2021 and 2022 and finished third in 2020. They reached the regional tournament in…

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Marble falls volleyball improves with every match

September 6, 2024September 7, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior libero Kenadi Dalton specializes in digs and passes to the setters. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroWith a week left before the Marble Falls High School volleyball team begins District 24-4A play, the Lady Mustangs are using what’s left of their pre-district schedule productively. Head coach Christopher Pace said the level of competition during this stretch is coming at the right time. “We’ve had stretches where we haven’t maintained a certain level of play,” he said. “Sometimes things don’t always go your way.” The Lady Mustangs (15-9) lost to…

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Marble Falls volleyball changes line-up, gets same success

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Hannah Welch took over at setter for the Lady Mustangs helping her team win another match in straight sets. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Austin Eastside Early College 25-15, 25-14, 25-19 Aug. 27. The Lady Mustangs (13-5) relied on other players to lead them to victory. Head coach Christopher Pace elected to give some players limited reps with the aim of giving them rest. That way the Lady Mustangs continue to develop depth. “We’ve played 18 matches already (in a season…

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Faith Academy volleyball schedules tests Lady Flames

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSvolleyball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Jillian Martin shows the textbook pose for a dig. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy volleyball team continues its run through its predistrict schedule. The Lady Flames (7-6-4) lost to the Texas School for the Deaf 24-26, 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 8-15 Aug. 27 after they competed in their own tournament where they went 1-1-2. Head coach Erin Sawyer noted the academy had its annual retreat before the players boarded a bus to go to Austin for their Aug. 27 match. “We tried to do it,”…