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Marble Falls boys soccer comes from behind to beat Cedar Park

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs celebrate beginning the 2022-23 season with a come-from-behind victory against Cedar Park. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team beat Cedar Park High 3-2 Dec. 15 in the 2022-23 season opener. Head coach Rick Hoover deliberately picked an opponent that has more students and whose youth league draws a larger number of players each year. “I always try to schedule the hardest pre-district schedule we can get,” he said. “We have a history with Cedar Park. We’ve played them for 10 years.…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats New Braunfels in strong second half

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Tea Rodriguez (left), Mackenzie Farmer, Emma Koziel, Avie Nail, Lilly Nesrsta, Emma Bindseil and Alyssa Berkman pose with Larry Berkman, their first recreation and select team coach, after beating New Braunfels Dec. 16. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated New Braunfels 60-35 Dec. 16 behind a stingy defense that limited the Unicorns to 13 points in the second half. The Lady Mustangs (11-6) led 28-22 at the break thanks to an 8-2 run in the final 2 minutes…

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Marble Falls girls hoops gets hot start in win against Gatesville

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat Gatesville 51-4 Dec. 13 where the Lady Mustangs showed the traits the program is known for. “We played with intensity from the start,” head coach John Berkman said. “We rotated the best we have all year, we didn’t get lazy the entire game. We were intense and purposeful. Our defense turned into our offense.” While the Lady Mustangs (10-6) are used to capitalizing on steals from their press and half-court defense, Berkman pointed out the players showed a commitment and patience…

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Marble Falls girls hoops loses to Boerne High

CAPTION: Marble Falls head coach John Berkman (standing, left) notes playing at a high level is imperative to success, which is a great lesson learned from the loss to Boerne High. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Boerne High 52-21 Dec. 9. The Lady Hounds (13-1) are ranked No. 6 in the Class 4A poll of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, while the Lady Mustangs (9-6) are at No. 22. “We got beat, we weren’t ready to play,” head coach…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

Caption: Burnet junior MaeSyn Gay is one reason why the Lady Dawgs are having success during the pre-district season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography It’s hard to believe students have one more week before taking a two-week vacation from classes. But athletes will play in some contests before and after Christmas to keep them sharp and ready for the opening of district play. Still, there’s plenty to review after weekend tournaments that finished Dec. 10. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports by going to Fierro’s YouTube channel and searching for…

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Different Marble Falls girls basketball players step up to ensure win against Wimberley

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat Wimberley 47-41 Dec. 6 thanks to players who took on bigger roles when foul trouble limited a couple of starters. The win ends a four-game losing skid for the Lady Mustangs (9-5). “It was a gritty game for both teams,” Marble Falls head coach John Berkman said. “They have a team that’s big. They’re not afraid to be physical and be in your face and just play hard-nosed basketball. We ended up with girls in foul trouble. We had to have…

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Marble Falls girls basketball learns plenty at Corpus Christi tourney

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team went 0-4 at the Battle of the Bay tournament in Corpus Christi Dec. 1-3. The Lady Mustangs (8-5, District 24-4A) lost to Beaumont Westbrook 41-35, Plano East 46-28, Cypress Springs 41-33, and Conroe Grand Oaks 41-33, all Class 6A members. Westbrook was ranked No. 7 going into the tournament and No. 16 as of Dec. 5 in the latest Class 6A poll of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Marble Falls is No. 18 in the Class 4A poll Still head coach…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: The Edna offensive line controls the line of scrimmage against the Llano Yellow Jackets and paves the way for success. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Texas high school football season has ended for the Highland Lakes region, which has me all in my feelings. It’s a difficult time when one sport ends, particularly when it hits me that these teams have seniors who’ve given so much to their programs and left memories that won’t be quickly erased. Saying thank you doesn’t seem like enough, but sports is all…

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Marble Falls boys basketball suffers two losses in own tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Davis Dreisbach and the Mustangs played one of the top-ranked teams in the state when they welcomed San Antonio Brennan Dec. 2. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to San Antonio Brennan 68-26 Dec. 2 and to Georgetown East View 70-42 during its Subway Classic tournament. Despite the losses, head coach Travis Crain said he sees plenty of positives from his players. “We’re putting in the time and the effort and the sweat work,” he said. “When…

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Marble Falls boys basketball begins own tourney with win over St. Mary’s

Warch video highlights of this game on Jennifer Fierro’s YouTube channel here. CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Jamie Castillo drives for a basket during the win against San Antonio St. Mary’s. Photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated San Antonio St. Mary’s 55-50 Dec. 1 to tip off the Mustangs’ Subway Classic. The Mustangs (3-2) return to the Max Copeland Gym court at 3 p.m. Thursday Dec. 1, to face Georgetown East View. The Mustangs got off to a blistering start. Sophomore point guard…

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