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Marble Falls football looks for answers in road trip season opener

CAPTION: The 2022 Marble Falls Mustang varsity football team includes (by jersey number on the roster) Austin Cutchin, Ben Garrett, Alejandro Gutierrez, Dax Murphy, Chris Talamantez, Jamie Castillo, Dominic Fierro, Josh Deberard, Kole Becker, Kody Smith, Caleb Vidal, Yoel Gutierrez, Hayden Miller, Jacob Henry, Eli Black, Damon Murphy, Frankie Reyes, Jonah Walker, A.J. Scovil, Jasael Ruiz, Cameron Graham, Bram Bowen, Austin Cowan, Jaquez Whitfield, Zach Woody, Isaac Larranaga, Cooper Cochran, Kristian DuBose, Brian Beltran, Aiden Veloz, Hershel Hawkins, Devin Trejo, Gavin Hernandez, Mark Villalobos, Abbner Hernandez, John Baker, Kevin Aguilar,…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls volleyball overcomes two-set deficit for win against Killeen

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School volleyball celebrates a come-from-behind victory against Killeen High Aug. 23. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team added another first to its list of accomplishments for the 2022 season. The Lady Mustangs overcame a two-set deficit to beat Killeen High 3-2 Aug. 23. In the process, Marble Falls stared down an eight-point deficit and two match points in the third set to win it 26-24 to force another game. In the end, Marble Falls won the match 19-25, 16-25,…

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More Marble Falls players step up in making most of opportunities

The absence of a top starter for the Marble Falls High School volleyball team meant other Lady Mustangs had the chance to shine during the Warrior Showcase in San Antonio Aug. 19-20. And they did, said head coach Kait Goertz. “We played in six matches,” she said. “We saw improvement from one match to the next. It’s hard when you’re running a different lineup and missing a key starter. They started communicating and compensating for the adjustments they had to make. We had players coming off the bench and stepping…

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Featured Running 

High School Cross Country Results from Aug. 19

Marble Falls at the Johnson City 1.5-mile Relay Meet Boys varsity (junior Nick Dahl and sophomores Ezekiel Atkinson, Blake Cockrell and Tyler Hamblin) finished second in 33:33 Head coach Chris Schrader noted that while the Mustangs didn’t break their own meet record set last year with a team of seniors, this year’s four runners showed they have what it takes to set their own history. Cockrell pulled the team from third to second thanks to finishing in 8 minutes and 24 seconds. “Blake is starting to realize his immense potential,”…

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Faith Academy Flames end training camp with solid performance against Austin Veritas

CUTLINE: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football finished its training camp with an impressive performance against Austin Veritas. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team didn’t display a weakness during its scrimmage against Austin Veritas Aug. 19. The Flames scored six times and the Faith defense, which gave up two touchdowns, made a statement, head coach Stephen Shipley said. “The defense played really well,” he said. “I think we only gave up a handful of first downs. Their two touchdowns were on busted plays.…

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During the live scrimmage against Leander, Marble Falls Mustangs shine

Training camp ended with some defensive stands and impressive runs for the Marble Falls High School football team in a scrimmage against the Leander Lions Aug. 19. That’s because when the Mustangs needed to make plays — after the first live quarter ended with a 7-7 tie — they showed they had plenty of: athletes who relished the moment and want to be counted on, belief in each other and their coaches to put them in position to be successful, and protecting the football when it mattered most. That was…

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Featured Running 

2022 Preview: Marble Falls Cross Country

The Marble Falls High School cross country team is experiencing a transition in many ways. In addition to being realigned to District 24-4A from District 25-5A, the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs are still determining their top runners’ order. The boys have four returners — Marco Almazan, Ezekiel Atkinson, Nick Dahl and Tyler Hamblin — and several others vying to be in the top five, which will yield a team score. They’ll get their first chance to make their case at the Johnson City 1.5-mile Relay Meet Friday, Aug. 19, at…

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Baseball Featured MLB 

The Point After: Why Brett the Met’s debut means so much to the Highland Lakes

CAPTION: Leslie Baty (back, left) holding Lauren while Clint Baty holds son Brett when the family lived in Marble Falls. Photo courtesy of the Baty family By now, most of us sports fans (and some who don’t consider themselves fans) are well aware of Brett Baty and his Major League Baseball debut with the New York Mets Aug. 17. But in case you’re not, Baty, in his first at-bat, hit a two-run homer in the second inning while wearing No. 22 and flashed the “I love you” hand signal to…

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Featured Softball 

Lozoya named the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs softball coach

The Marble Falls High School softball program has a new coach, Alejandro “Alex” Lozoya, who accepted the job days after it was posted in June. “I was looking,” he said. “What sold me was the area and community. My brother is a firefighter in Spicewood, my mom lives in San Antonio, and I have in-laws in Austin. It feels like a great community to raise my boys.” Lozoya was the head coach at Midlothian High School for 10 years. He was at another job interview when Dr. Chris Allen, the…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls Lady Stangs win in straight sets for first time since 2018

Marble Falls High School head volleyball coach Kait Goertz has maintained her Lady Mustangs are much improved this season than at any other time she has been at the helm. She has upheld the most important element to the team’s success is players believing their coach when she tells them they have what it takes to turn the program. And they showed it all in a three-set victory against Austin Northeast Aug. 16, 25-20, 25-22, 25-14. “This group is something special – that’s one of the things I told them,”…

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