Featured Running 

Marble Falls cross country starts August with timed trials

While most fall sports programs will begin preparations for the 2024 season Aug. 5, the Marble Falls High School cross country program will conduct timed trials. And those trials will begin as the sun is making its ascent to begin a new day. That’s because they’ve had organized workouts for several weeks, new head coach Brenda Gonzalez is looking to see how far her runners have come. “(We’re) trying to figure out who’s going to run what,” said Gonzalez, who is returning to Marble Falls Independent School District after a…

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Featured Tennis 

Burnet coach Redman joins Marble Falls HS

CAPTION: Nathan Redman with the Burnet girls doubles team of Tatum Salinas (left) and Aly Van Zandt after the duo won the Class 4A Region III tournament. Redman, who served as the Burnet head coach, is joining the Marble Falls High School staff. File photo Nathan Redman has joined the Marble Falls High School faculty as a world geography teacher and boys basketball and assistant tennis coach. Redman spent the last four years as the Burnet High School tennis head coach. Marble Falls tennis head coach Samuel Whitley credited athletic…

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Featured Volleyball 

Setting a new Pace for Marble Falls volleyball

CAPTION: New Marble Falls volleyball head coach Christopher Pace (right) and strength and conditioning coordinator Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt observe junior outside hitter Mia Trejo perform a speed and agility drill during a recent session of Marble Falls Forge ’24. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro New Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach Christopher Pace spent his first week the artificial turf at Mustang Stadium during Marble Falls Forge ’24, the athletic department’s strength and conditioning program, and courtside at Max Copeland Gym with the Lady Mustangs as they participated in…

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Forge exemplifies helping athletes grow in all phases

CAPTION: Paolo Garza holds bands that are around Noah Luckie’s waist as he runs while Landon Griffith completes running over tiny obstacles while holding a pipe over his head. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Helping athletes grow in stature and wisdom is more than a talking point for Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman. It’s a truth he strives for daily. And nowhere is that more apparent right now than during the morning sessions of Marble Falls Forge ’24, the athletic department’s summer…

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Basketball Featured 

Marble Falls grad renews contract with pro basketball team

CAPTION: A natural center, Marble Falls graduate Mya Berkman keeps her feet steady as she works her way to the basket while playing for GAS Evnikos Women’s basketball team in Greece. Courtesy photo The dream of playing professional basketball continues for Mya Berkman. The 2018 Marble Falls High School graduate is returning to her GAS Evnikos Women’s team. The squad is part of Greece A1 Women and Greece Cup Women leagues. “God blessed me with the opportunity,” she said. “It’s definitely once in a lifetime. I’m definitely grateful to continue to…

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Basketball Featured 

Marble Falls basketball camp helps grow the sport

CAPTION: Ayden Alexander squares up to take a shot during a shooting drill at the Lone Star Hoops camp conducted at Marble Falls Middle School last week. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Making basketball great in the Hill Country drives the Marble Falls Independent School District coaches. That was at the heart of last week’s camp held in partnership with Lone Star Hoops and led by Jan Jernberg, who coached the Lake Travis Cavaliers, and Tim Kaman, Fredericksburg High School boys basketball coach. “They’ve been doing it for 36 years,”…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Marble Falls basketball teams up with Lone Star Hoops for camp

CAPTION: Lone Star Hoops coach Jan Jernberg. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Independent School District boys and girls basketball programs in partnership with Lone Star Hoops is offering a week-long camp Monday-Thursday, June 24-27. The camp, designed for incoming second-ninth graders, is from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Marble Falls Middle School. Lunch is included. Both boys and girls are welcome, and the cost is $175. Campers do not have to be Marble Falls ISD students. Campers are split into groups according to what grade they’re going into. Lone Star Hoops…

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Coaches explain the UIL playoff changes

CAPTION: The 2022-23 Marble Falls High School girls basketball team of Kenadie Cotton (front row, left), Emma Bindseil, Lilly Nesrsta, Emma Koziel, Hailie Rangel, Avie Nail, Alyssa Berkman Tea Rodriguez; Bethany Fry (back row, left), Kylie Roberts, Lexie Edwards and Mackenzie Farmer are bi-district champions and began preparing for the next contest, the area game. That game is in question with the new amendment approved by the University Interscholastic League’s Legislative Council. File photo Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. The University Interscholastic League made official June 11…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball welcomes campers of all ages, experience

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School softball head coach Alex Lozoya (left) hands out popsicles to his campers while taking a short break from the pitching and defense camp. Courtesy photo An active June continues for the Marble Falls High School softball program. Head coach Alex Lozoya and assistant coach Hailey Wooten conducted the pitching and defense camp last week and are gearing up for the hitting camp from 6-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, June 10-13, at Scearce Field on the high school campus. Cost is $75. To say that Lozoya was encouraged…

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Marble Falls girls basketball is playing in Lampasas league

CAPTION: Hours before the Lady Mustangs made the trip up north to compete in the Lampasas Monday League, Marble Falls girls basketball head coach Adley Canales was on Mustang Stadium’s artificial turf helping Chloe Brown (left) and Leslie Reynoso on the first day of Marble Falls Forge ’24, the department’s summer strength and conditioning program. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team competed in the Lampasas Monday League where the Lady Mustangs took on Llano and Copperas Cove. New head coach Adley Canales noted…

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