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Marble Falls football’s experience vets lead the defense

CAPTION: Marble Falls defensive backs C.J. Alexander (left), Leroy Roach and Gregory Lemon and linebacker Doak Timmerman showed a lot of rapport during 7-on-7 play. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Though offense tends to be the top football conversation throughout the offseason, the defense is of equal importance to any locker room. Including the one located inside the Marble Falls High School field house. Since the ending of the 2025 baseball season, the competition for the Mustangs’ starting quarterback remains ongoing. But several defensive players have emerged as the leaders…

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Marble Falls cross country preparing for start of official practices

CAPTION: As a true freshman in 2024, Marble Falls runner Reese Massey may have surprised people with her prowess by qualifing for the Class 4A state meet. But she didn’t surprise herself, her coaches or her teammates. File photo While mandatory Marble Falls High School cross country practices will begin Monday, July 21, head coach Brenda Gonzalez noted the runners have been participating in voluntary workouts for several weeks. “It takes incredible discipline, commitment, and heart to show up day after day, running long distances that most wouldn’t even walk,” she said.…

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Marble Falls athletes returns to participate in busy July

CAPTION: Madden Hernandez stands and lifts this bar of weight high during the strength session of Forge ’25. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Right after the nation celebrates the July Fourth long weekend, the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department will return to the high school campus to resume the activities the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs began in early June. The department enjoyed the mandatory week off from June 30-July 4 as issued by the University Interscholastic League. That meant full stoppage of Forge ’25, the department’s summer strength…

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Marble Falls girls soccer to play in summer league

CAPTION: Juliette Mata and the Lady Mustangs are making the most of their summer by attending Forge ’25, the Marble Falls Independent School District’s athletic department’s strength-and-conditioning program, then participating in skills sessions. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs will play in a summer league each Thursday beginning July 2 at Burnet High School. The format is 7 on 7. Games have two 15-minute halves and a five-minute halftime. Marble Falls is entering two teams in the league. Marble Purple takes on Burnet Black at 5 p.m.,…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball makes most of summer

CAPTION: The cages at Scearce Softball Field remain a popular area for the Lady Mustangs as they work on their batting during evening skills sessions. Courtesy photo One more win. That’s how close the Marble Falls High School softball program came from forcing a play-in contest for the final playoff spot in District 24-4A last season. That result is firing up the Lady Mustangs, according to head coach Alex Lozoya. Almost 20 new faces are expected to be part of the program in 2026 after six players graduated. Lozoya has…

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Marble Falls athletes finish productive two months

CAPTION: Doak Timmerman (left) is racing Greg Colver in an effort to slap coach is Hayden Kesselring’s hand first. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro A mandatory break issued by the University Interscholastic League from June 30-July 4 signals the end of what Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director Keri Timmerman said was a highly productive two months. After all, the Mustangs competed in both the Burnet May and Llano June 7-on-7 leagues, while the boys basketball team played in the Llano Tuesday League for four weeks. The Lady Mustangs…

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How Marble Falls football is shaping its QBs

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Atreyu Machacek (left) and sophomore Crawford Mattox are two of several quarterbacks in the Marble Falls program. Staff graphic by Cristele Richins When the Marble Falls Independent School District hired Keri Timmerman to be its athletic director and football head coach in December 2023, administrators knew the new skipper was bringing his version of the spread offense. Since then Timmerman, who serves as the program’s quarterback coach, has been busy developing that position to move from a ball distributor under the old slot-T offense to a…

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Featured Softball 

Improvements begin at Marble Falls’ Scearce Field

Stadium improvements at Marble Falls High School’s Scearce Softball Field have begun taking shape. Workers have installed pipes for what will be the bullpen for the visitors dugout, removed fencing to install new netting that keeps fans safe from foul balls, and have the cabinets for helmets ready to be put in the dugouts. The fence will extend from one dugout to the other. Head coach Alex Lozoya said the Lady Mustangs are liking the improvements. “There’s better ball protection and better visibility area,” he said. Other improvements will include…

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Marble Falls grad David Morgan puts efforts into ventures, family, helping athletes play like him

CAPTION: David Morgan (right) with his wife, Langlie, and their son Moose. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Marble Falls High School graduate David Morgan still turns heads when he is on campus. The former Mustang receiver was at Max Copeland Gym for the signing ceremony of cousin Noah Lyon to Schreiner University May 14. Morgan, a 2011 graduate, made history as the first Mustang and University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunner drafted by an NFL team when the Minnesota Vikings took him at No. 188 in the 2016 draft.…

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Marble Falls boys hoops finishes league play

CAPTION: Marble Falls juniors Charlie Martin (front) and Marc Barrios trap Llano junior guard Landon Magadance. The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team completed play in the Llano Summer League June 10 where the Mustangs experienced plenty of positives. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro “I would say I’m pleased for sure,” head coach John Berkman said. “Summer league is always an interesting mix. Kids are on vacations or they can’t make it because they’re working. You give them opportunities like that in the summer. You’re seeing if guys can play…

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