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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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Faith Academy boys hoops using summer league to build depth

CAPTION: Faith guard Michael Wetzel protects the ball as he makes his way to the basket against the Burnet Bulldogs during the Llano Summer League May 20. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro When the Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team took the court at Llano High School for the Yellow Jackets Summer League May 20, some new faces dominated most of the minutes. And that was by design, according to head coach Zakk Revelle. “We’re trying to use this summer league for the next up-and-coming guys to be the…

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Highland Lakes athletes performing well in collegiate athletics

CAPTION: Burnet High School graduate and pole vaulter Brayden Hill is doing for Stephen F. Austin what he did for the Bulldogs – win. Photo courtesy of the Southland Conference These Highland Lakes athletes made a name for themselves while they competed in high school sports. Now they are doing the same for their sport and respective universities. Brayden Hill, Burnet class of 2023, is the Southland Conference pole vault champion. He and his Stephen F. Austin teammates won all four medals at the conference’s outdoor event May 15. Kason…

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Faith Academy volleyball makes most of spring league

CAPTION: Liv Kraenzel (left) is congratulated on a great play by teammates Reese Ramsey, Elizabeth Neely, Kerrington Silvers and Ava Beltran. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team is putting in the work now for the 2025 season. The Lady Flames, who are a Class 3A state semifinalist of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, are playing in the Llano May League that’s each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Faith plays Llano and Marble Falls. Each squad gets two matches with a running…

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