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Marble Falls girls basketball earns win at Mansfield tourney

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #ladystand, #LadyStangs, #mansfieldtourney, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team picked up its first win of the Mansfield Spring Creek Invitational Tournament Dec. 29 against a foe that stopped a historical season for the Lady Mustangs more than a decade ago. The Lady Mustangs defeated Fort Worth Dunbar 46-29 in Mansfield. Dunbar beat Marble Falls 59-47 in the semifinals of the 2006-07 Class 4A state tournament. Marble Falls head coach John Berkman said this year’s win against Dunbar wasn’t about being physically better. “We found some offensive confidence, which is good for…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Cedar Hill in Mansfield tourney opener

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Cedar Hill 41-22 to begin the Mansfield Spring Creek Barbeque Invitational Tournament Dec. 28. The Lady Mustangs (11-9) will play McKinney at 3 p.m. Dec. 28. Cedar Hill led 13-4 after the first period and 23-11 at the half. “They had us frustrated in the first half,” head coach John Berkman said. “We turned the ball over before we had a chance to start the offense.” At halftime, the Lady Mustangs recommitted themselves to taking better care of the ball…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Tea Rodriguez (third from left) at her signing ceremony to Murray State College Dec. 18 with her Lady Mustang teammates. Photo by Madison DeBerard A mandatory five-day break from the University Interschlolastic League that most associations across the state follows meant local athletic departments didn’t call for practices or games leading up to the Christmas holiday. But my guess is some players in the Highland Lakes still got some work in on their own, especially those whose teams haven’t had the success leading up to the…

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Tough schedule pushes Marble Falls girls basketball in final days before district opener

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Emma Koziel (5), Tea Rodriguez and the Lady Mustangs are playing championship level defense and are looking for more offense as they finish a challenging pre-district schedule. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Few teams attempted to the play the schedule the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team faced during the opening weeks of the 2022-23 season as illustrated by the Lady Mustangs’ 49-21 loss to Glen Rose Dec. 20. Glen Rose (21-0, District 6-4A) is the Class 4A No. 1 team in the Texas Association…

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Marble Falls Faith Academy boys hoops discovers plenty from playing in own tourney

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior power forward Brock Davis was his usual high-performing self in leading the Flames in points during their tournament. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team finished its tournament Dec. 16-17 with a 1-3 record. After beating Bulverde Bracken 55-34 Dec. 16, the Flames lost to TMI Episcopal 76-42, Austin Veritas 62-32 and San Antonio Home School 62-56. “On day two, we didn’t that well as much as you’d like to,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We did some good…

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Marble Falls girls basketball player Tea Rodriguez signs her NLI to Murray State College

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#aggies, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #murraystate, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Tea Rodriguez hugs Malcolm Canada, her coach who gives her private lessons, during her signing ceremony. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School senior girls basketball player Tea Rodriguez celebrated signing with Murray State College with a ceremony at Max Copeland Gym Dec. 18. Rodriguez committed to the program Sept. 13 and signed and sent in her National Letter of Intent Nov. 9, the first day of the early signing period, to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I school. The Lady Mustangs (11-6) have…

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Marble Falls boys soccer comes from behind to beat Cedar Park

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #CedarPark, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #timberwolves, #wolves0 comment

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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Ten Highland Lakes Insights

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyDawgs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Former San Antonio Spurs standout Bruce Bowen (standing) is the head coach of TMI Episcopal in San Antonio and guided his team at the Faith Academy of Marble Falls tournament Dec. 16-17. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Teams are making their final drives before breaking for the holiday. Some have already started, while others chose to play a couple more times. Even if your favorite team isn’t playing this week, most will take to the court Dec. 28 for either a contest or a tournament. Before we get to…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats New Braunfels in strong second half

December 17, 2022December 18, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #newbraunfels, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #unicorns0 comment

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 boys basketball’s defense leads to win against Davenport

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls jujnior guard Davis Dreisbach uses a screen set by junior Jamie Castillo to get the offense going during the win against Comal Davenport Dec. 16. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Comal Davenport 47-40 Dec. 16 behind a commitment to defense that stunned and broke the Wolves. With 1 minute and 40 seconds left and Marble Falls leading 43-40, Davenport came out of a timeout with possession of the ball. The Wolves took five shots where the Mustangs had…