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Faith Academy volleyball ready for season opener

CAPTION: Kerrington Silvers (left) gives a high-five to Bosley Kuker after the Lady Flames earned a point against the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team performed well in a scrimmage against Marble Falls Aug. 9 where the Lady Flames mixed in some familiar faces with some players taking on starting roles. One was Olivia Kraenzel, who is the team’s setter. But what hasn’t changed is the strength of this team – namely senior middle blocker Natalie Weems and sophomore…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTON: Marble Falls ninth-grade linemen are going through drills with defensive line coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It’s the eve of the most exciting time of the new sports year. Football is back. As we move forward into August — where fans’ optimism is very high — let’s take a look at some developing storylines in the Highland Lakes.

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Faith Academy volleyball hosts spring team for practices

CAPTION: Lady Flames head coach Erin Sawyer (right) demonstrates the correct way to pass the ball to target to Abigail Ferguson. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro With volleyball season just around the corner, the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball program decided to get a jump on preparations. The Lady Flames welcomes Founder Christian School from Spring July 24-26 for team building, skills training and overall fun on the court. It was the latest of several opportunities head coach Erin Sawyer has presented to her players. Sawyer, who also is…

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Faith Academy football makes the most of final week of summer program

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls head coach Jay Silvers (left) and defensive coordinator Garrett Cole agree on the direction of the football program from how to get the athletes prepared to play to their beliefs on game situations that may be the difference in the outcome. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Three days remain in the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football program’s summer strength and conditioning program. After Thursday, July 24, the Flames, who play six-man football, will take a mandatory week off issued by the Texas Association of…

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Faith Academy’s ‘Know, Grow, Go’ demonstrated in volunteering

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls teammates Wade Dillard (left) and Cooper Hansard lift a wooden walkway. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls’ campus located on RR 1431 made it an ideal spot for First Responders to set up a Command Center after the flood that hit the Highland Lakes during the Fourth of July holiday.  As a result, Faith Academy administrators closed the campus for summer activities, including the Flames’ and Lady Flames’ strength and conditioning sessions.  But that didn’t mean that athletes weren’t working. They simply traded…

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Faith Academy athletes work through holiday week

CAPTION: Faith Academy post Megan Burrows is putting herself in position to be a big contributor when the season begins in November. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography While the University Interscholastic League members took a mandatory week off from June 30-July 4, members of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools do not have that same rule. That means that Faith Academy of Marble Falls’ athletic department had the option of operating as business as usual for its summer strength and conditioning. Most of the football team works out Tuesdays-Thursdays…

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Faith Academy boys basketball turns heads at showcase

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team went 1-2 during the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Association Showcase June 20-22 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Flames beat Fort Worth Lake Country Christian and lost to Dallas First Baptist and Houston St. Thomas Episcopal. Faith head coach Zakk Revelle said the Flames ran into a buzzsaw against Dallas First Baptist, which made more than 50 percent of their attempts to begin the contest. “They shot the ball well,” he said. “It was incredible how they shot the ball.”…

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Burnet alum Revelle happy for Bulldogs new hoops coach, friend Weldon

CAPTION: Burnet High School graduate Zakk Revelle (left) and new Bulldogs head coach Juston Weldon. The two have played against one another and were collegiate teammates before becoming head coaches. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When Roy Kiser announced he was stepping down as the Burnet High School boys basketball head coach and that assistant coach Juston Weldon was taking over, few people were happier for the two than Zakk Revelle. That’s because he was blessed to play for Kiser for four years as a Burnet Bulldog and played with…

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Faith Academy girls basketball keeps busy summer with the goal of having a better season

CAPTION: The Faith Academy girls basketball team is playing in a summer league featuring teams in the area. The players are Madison Winsborough (left), Liv Kraenzel, Layla Terrell, Natalie Weems, Lilly Koziel, Jasmine Young, Selby Sanchez, Cuyleigh Zimmerman and Megan Burrows. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team isn’t resting on what it has accomplished. Fresh off a season that ended in a Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools playoff loss to eventual Class 2A state champion Waco Live Oak 58-48, the Lady Flames have…

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Faith boys basketball to play in more events

CAPTION: Faith Academy guard Colt Mason moves to disrupt the shot. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball program continues to use its June to the fullest. The Flames, fresh off of finishing the Llano June League, will compete in a tournament in Round Rock this weekend and then at the TABC Showcase hosted by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. At the TABC event, Faith will face Dallas First Baptist and Fort Worth Lake Country Christian both on June 20 and St. Thomas…

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