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Shields joins Marble Falls ISD as teacher and coach

CAPTION: New Marble Falls Middle School teacher and coach Ben Shields observes athletes learning new skills as linemen during the Mustang Football Camp July 27. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro For years, Ben Shields sat in a radio booth, capturing the highs of the Marble Falls Mustangs and Lady Mustangs. In short, he typically had the best seat in the house while wearing a head set and a purple polo not only serving as the play-by-play announcer but also as the director. After all, Shields was the one who decided…

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Marble Falls football season tickets, Gold Cards available

As the Marble Falls High School fall athletes begin official preparations for their 2026 seasons, the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs invite fans to make plans to have the best seats in their venues. Football season ticket renewals are happening Aug. 3-14 and fans also have the option of buying a season parking pass for $45. Fans can order online thanks to the ticket link in the email from the athletic department. If fans choose to pay in person at the athletic department’s field house, they must do so during specific…

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Marble Falls runners Brashers to compete at Junior Olympics

CAPTION: Josie (left) and brother Everett Brasher wear the medals from a meet while competing for the North Shore Stars. Courtesy photo Siblings Everett and Josie Brasher are returning to the Amateur Athletic Union’s Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa from Aug. 1-8. Both Marble Falls Independent School District students, who will make their fourth appearance at the meet, are members of the North Shore Stars track club under the direction of former University of Texas defensive back Cedrick Griffin. Josie, an eighth-grader, will compete in the 800 and 1,500 meters…

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Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club begins membership drive for new sports year

The Noah Backboard system was simply the latest technology purchase made by the Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club for the Marble Falls Independent School District’s basketball programs. That’s because the club had already bought Hudl cameras for Mustang Stadium, Max Copeland Gym and Scearce Softball and Baseball Fields. But none of that, according to MFABC president Jenni Mattox, would have been possible if not for a community that backs the Mustangs and Lady Mustangs with more than its attendance to ball games. Mattox noted the views of the camera for…

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Marble Falls football invites to community to Midnight Madness

CAPTION: Garner Keeton (left), Crawford Mattox, head coach Keri Timmerman and Anderson Liscum will be at Mustang Stadium along with other players and coaches Monday, Aug. 3, for Midnight Madness. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football program is inviting the community to its third Midnight Madness practice Monday, Aug. 3, at Mustang Stadium. That means that by 12:01 a.m. players will break into stations to do drill work with position coaches in the first practice of the 2026 season. To help create the festive mood,…

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Marble Falls volleyball to start two-a-days

CAPTION: Senior Delilah Guzman (right) is one of several returning lettermen who plans on contributing in multiple ways during the 2026 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District volleyball program was back inside Max Copeland Gym July 27 for camp. Head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan, who is beginning her second year at the helm, observed as Austin Performance Volleyball coach Sarah O’Neal, who served as the camp instructor, taught skills to the younger players during the morning session. The second session was for the advanced group…

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Marble Falls basketball adds NOAH to the program

Graphic courtesy of Noah Basketball The Marble Falls High School girls and boys basketball programs welcomed a new member – Noah backboard. The system, which has been in existence for at least a decade, helps players with one specific area, assistant athletic director and boys head coach John Berkman said. “Their big thing is to help players develop their shooting better by getting data points on their arc and on the arc of their shot and on the consistency of the depth in which the ball lands inside the rim,”…

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Marble Falls ISD board of trustees approves GMP for multipurpose facility, locker rooms, CTE expansion

CAPTION: A rendering of the front of the new multipurpose indoor facility. Graphic courtesy of Marble Falls Independent School District The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the guaranteed maximum price during its regular meeting July 20 for three projects that are part of the May 2025 bond. The board said yes to $36,386,975 for the multipurpose indoor facility, the two locker rooms at Max Copeland Gym, and the Career and Technical Education building expansion. That price was lower than what was projected at $42.03 million. “In…

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Retired Marble Falls boys soccer coach runs with the bulls

CAPTION: Rick Hoover is all smiles after he ran with the bulls in Spain. Courtesy photos Retired Marble Falls High School boys soccer coach Rick Hoover has guided the Mustangs to some of their greatest moments in program history when he had the job from 2013-2024. Prior to the 2026 team, the 2018 Mustangs reached the Class 5A Region IV semifinals, which was the best finish in program history with Hoover on the sideline. That illustrates one of the many great runs Hoover’s teams made. But on July 12, Hoover…

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Marble Falls baseball’s Whittle shows his skills at showcase

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior baseball player John Alan Whittle made the Mustangs proud as he played for Texas Red during the annual High Plains Shootout. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School senior John Alan Whittle turned heads at the 2026 High Plains Shootout July 13-15 at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla. That’s according to Team Texas director and 1994 Marble Falls High School graduate Brad Harman. Whittle, along with teammate Crawford Mattox, competed in the showcase for Texas Red. They were two of 42 players selected out of…

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