Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls football travels to Gatesville for final scrimmage

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore quarterback Crawford Mattox throws to senior receiver Atreyu Machacek for a first down against Lago Vista. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team will travel to Gatesville Thursday, Aug. 22, for its final scrimmage before starting the regular season. The subvarsities play at 5 p.m. with the varsity to follow at 6:30 p.m. Head coach Keri Timmerman sees the value of competing in this event, particularly for several of the newcomers to the varsity level, before traveling to face Austin Crockett…

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Marble Falls volleyball ‘kicks it into gear’

CAPTION: Head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan believes the Lady Mustangs have all the pieces to accomplish their goals this season. Their play during their latest tournament simply reinforced that belief. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team ended the Jason Lander Invitational on a four-matching winning streak, almost matching two pre-district winning streaks from a year ago. The tournament was hosted by the Austin Independent School District Aug. 14-16. The Lady Mustangs (5-4) won the flight one bracket by defeating Kyle Lehman 25-7, 25-18 and Austin…

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Marble Falls football has big plays against Lago Vista

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior running back Joaquin Aguilar escapes the Lago Vista defense’s grasp to gallop more than 50 yards toward pay dirt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team performed well during its Aug. 14 scrimmage against Lago Vista, the Mustangs’ first of the 2025 season. That’s according to head coach Keri Timmerman. “We got a lot of things we got to fix, but I think that there’s improvement,” he said. “We’re further along than we were last year, and we got young players…

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Featured Running 

Marble Falls cross country begins season

The Marble Falls High School cross country team is headed to College Station for the Mud, Sweat and Cheers Relay meet Saturday, Aug. 16. It’s the program’s first meet of the season. Athletes will compete in a four-person relay and run a 1.5-mile leg for a total of six miles. “It’s a fun, non-traditional way to open the season and a great team-building experience,” head coach Brenda Gonzalez said. The program is returning several key athletes including juniors Owen Martin, Connor Yaklin, Brazos White and Colton Rutland and sophomores Graham…

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Faith Academy football continues teaching, practicing

CAPTION: Newcomer Ronin Burns listens to instructions from defensive coordinator Cole Garrett (left) and head coach Jay Silvers before lining up for another drill. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football program continues preparing for the 2025 season. The Flames added full pads Aug. 7 and kept teaching the sport to four newcomers, who are learning six-man football. They are sophomore Austin Edwards from Lake Travis, Ronin Burns from Austin Westlake, Colten Lane from Lago Vista, and Ben Strmiska from Llano. “It’s going well,” head…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Faith Academy girls hoops make strides during summer league

CAPTION: The 2025 Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls summer league team includes Madison Winsborough (left), Liv Kraenzel, Layla Terrell, Natalie Weems, Lilly Koziel, Jasmine Young, Selby Sanchez, Cuyleigh Zimmerman and Megan Burrows. Courtesy photo When Harvey Vaughn became the head coach of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball program last summer, he had one giant item on his to-do list. Lessen the learning curve for his team that featured a lot of underclassmen. The Lady Flames learned some hard lessons the hard way during the pre-district campaign…

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Marble Falls volleyball beats Lehman in season opener

CAPTION: Marble Falls Lady Mustangs Brighton Bernard (left) and Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa force the Kyle Lehman hitter to adjust to their block during win Aug. 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Kyle Lehman 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 Aug. 11 in the Lady Mustangs’ season opener. “It feels good,” said new head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan after her debut. “Our girls have a different mentality. I’ve been talking about the fight. I think that’s a huge component of it.” Throughout the match, neither team allowed the…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls football begins second week with scrimmage against Lago Vista

CAPTION: Senior receiver Jace Williams leaps and snatches this ball out of the air for a big first down as junior defensive back Gage Coleman defends. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team completed its first week of practice with a short intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9. Head coach Keri Timmerman noted the Mustangs enjoyed a productive week as they get ready to welcome Lago Vista to a scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 14, with the subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow at 6:30 p.m.…

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Marble Falls tennis has hot start to the season

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jarrell contacted Marble Falls to forfeit the match scheduled for Aug. 14. CAPTION: Lady Mustangs Chloe Taylor (left) and Mia Hernandez add more wins to the Marble Falls total against Taylor. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School team tennis team is 3-0 after beating Lampasas Aug. 8, Taylor Aug. 7 and Copperas Cove Aug. 5. The Mustangs are headed to Leander Glenn Monday, Aug. 11, for matches that begin at 3 p.m. before turning their attention to the start of District 25-4A. Jarrell forfeited the head-to-head matchup against…

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Featured Volleyball 

Marble Falls volleyball shows plenty during scrimmages

CAPTION: Senior Tessie Bowen sets this ball to a hitter for a point against the Lady Flames at Faith Academy Aug. 9. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team completed two grueling days of scrimmages Aug. 8-9 where they unveiled what they’ve been working on during two-a-days. Against the Faith Academy of Marble Falls Lady Flames, the Lady Mustangs showed the base of new head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan’s offense that includes fake jumps all over the floor in an attempt to foul the defense and…

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