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Marble Falls ISD weight rooms get big upgrades thanks to booster club’s contribution

The Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club unanimously voted to contribute $19,000 towards upgrades to the weight rooms at Marble Falls high school and middle school during a meeting Aug. 4. Those votes electrified attendees, coaches and the athletes. “There’s tingling in my arms,” club president Shannon Roberts said. “I’ve never seen that type of excitement in the room. We have goals, and this is what we do as a booster club.” That is take care of the student-athletes by assisting coaches in helping them obtain equipment and other needs to…

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The Point After: Marble Falls fall sports want to earn respect

Spending a few hours at Marble Falls High School Aug. 1 allowed me to observe some of the athletes donning the purple and gold for the football and volleyball teams and talk to head coaches about their impressions of the first day. On the artificial turf at Mustang Stadium were other media members who are as curious about this year’s football team as me. After all, on paper it looks like a full-on rebuild with senior tailback Caleb Vidal being the only returning starter on offense, while a couple more,…

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A new district, depth gives the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs plenty of optimism

Different sports have different ways of measuring commitment, determination and heart. In volleyball, it’s the players running a mile. That’s where the Marble Falls High School volleyball team started the first day of two-a-days with 32 players lined up on the Leonel Manzano Track at Mustang Stadium at 8 a.m. as coaches held timers while watching the run. “It’s endurance, it’s also mental toughness,” head coach Kait Goertz said. “Who can push through? I know what they’re capable of. It’s setting that personal gage. It’s a battle with the heat…

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Next Level teams enjoy productive July at Kentucky tourneys

Next Level Sports girls basketball teams competed in two national tournaments in Kentucky in July and came away with valuable experience and, more importantly, invaluable exposure because of the number of college coaches in attendance. Next Level’s under-16 team competed in the Run for the Roses tournament where it finished 4-1 July 5-8. Some players then joined the 17-and-under team for the Battle of the Boro played in the same facility in Kentucky where that squad went 2-4. “They were in the most elite bracket,” head coach Sonny Wilson said…

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Principia College offers five Highland Lakes hoops players

Five Highland Lakes girls basketball players received offers from Principia College located at Elsah, Illinois. The players are Burnet junior forward MaeSyn Gay and Marble Falls junior center Lexie Edwards, forward Emma Koziel and guards Alyssa Berkman and Tea Rodriguez. All three are seniors. All five play select basketball for Next Level Sports, based in Burnet. “It’s kind of stunning that one college has so much interest and likes your players,” Next Level head coach Sonny Wilson said. “When we were in Kentucky, every time we played, that school never…

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New classification, opponents for Marble Falls tennis lead to positive anticipation

In less than 30 days, the Marble Falls High School tennis team will be at the Charlie and Nancy Herrington Tennis Center preparing for the 2022-23 season with more elation and enthusiasm than in past years. That’s because the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are competing in District 19-4A with Belton New Tech, Burnet, Jarrell, Lago Vista and Salado and are out of District 25-5A that included four Leander Independent School District schools, both Georgetown ISD schools and Liberty Hill. Marble Falls head coach Sam Whitley pointed out how the move…

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Marble Falls volleyball league reveals the traits coaches want to see

The Marble Falls June Volleyball League ended June 29, and few people felt better about the last several weeks than Lady Mustangs head coach Kait Goertz. That’s because she could see her players improve in the key areas she was examining. And they weren’t all based on their footwork, passing and ending rallies. Goertz made it clear from the start she wanted to see her how her players interacted with each other, how they encouraged and corrected one another, and how they got along. “Especially the last two weeks, I…

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New sports districts show similar traits to Marble Falls MS

Marble Falls Middle School will play in a new sports district that’s similar to the high school’s beginning in the 2022-23 school year. The football teams will play Burnet, Lago Vista and Lampasas. “They’re closer to us in who we are,” Marble Falls Middle School athletic coordinator for sports medicine and athletic coordinator Doc Harrington said. “I think this new district allows us to be on equal footing.” Middle school coordinators wanted the district to mirror the high school’s district that includes Comal Davenport, the new high school that will…

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Next Level caps busy month with tournament victories

Three Next Level basketball teams performed well in tournaments against some great opponents that traveled from across the state and country. Next Level’s 17-and-under girls team went 1-2 at the Foreverland Tournament June 18-19, while the 15-and-under team finished third in its division at the same event with a 2-1 record. The 17-and-under team defeated Nike Pro Skills Roberts 55-32 but lost to Texas Lone Star Gold Dallas 46-42 and to Texas Elite Premier, the host, 46-37. The team, coached by Malcolm Canada, featured MaeSyn Gay, Grace Gates and Zaria…

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Marble Falls Lady Mustang coaches create opportunities for players to improve

A favorite quote often heard in athletic departments is the definition of insanity — doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. At Marble Falls High School, two head coaches added two nights of league play to invite encourage athletes to play this summer in order to get repetitions. In short, they are adding opportunities to play their sports to get different results during the school year. They soccer head coach Abigail Blunt and volleyball head coach Kait Goertz. Blunt created a 7-on-7 co-ed league on Tuesdays…

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