Baseball Featured High School 

Marble Falls baseball beats Jarrell, qualifies for the playoffs

CAPTION: Junior pitcher Canon Cochran (left) and freshman pitcher Crawford Mattox combine to ensure Jarrell doesn’t score another run. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Jarrell 6-1 April 23 in game that took two nights to complete. The victory coupled with Salado’s 2-0 win against Taylor April 22 puts the Mustangs into the Class 4A Division I playoffs. They will face China Spring in best-of-three series at Jarrell High School. Game one is Wednesday, April 30, and game two is Thursday, May 1. Both…

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Featured Running 

Faith Academy girls track wins district again

CAPTION: The 2025 Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls track team is head coach Steve McCannon (kneeling) Abby Kosoglow (standing, left), Zoe Rhoads , Natalie Weems , Selby Sanchez, Cuyleigh Cunningham, Reese Ramsey, Mcklayne Apel, Brae Taylor, Ashylnn Rishavy, Isabelle Garcia, Halley Offutt, Eden Thames and assistant coach Jay Silvers. Not pictured is coach Cedric Griffin and Miley Fessler. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls track team is a district champion again, while the boys team finished fourth. The Lady Flames captured the District 3-3A championship of the…

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Marble Falls ISD Prop C addresses space for band, cheer and Starlettes

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School auxiliary or PE gym. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro EDITOR’S NOTE: A $172.2 million bond package is being presented to Marble Falls Independent School District voters that has four propositions. One is the construction of an indoor practice facility on the existing Scearce Baseball Field. That facility will give options when it comes to extreme heat and cold. Early voting began April 22 and May 3 is the last day to vote.  The possibilities of constructing a new Marble Falls High School band hall and renovating the…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls football to host parent meetings

Though the first game of the 2025 football season is still 127 days away, the Marble Falls High School football program is implementing activities the staff believes will pave the way to success. The Mustangs will face Austin Crockett in the season opener Aug. 28. To help prepare families for what’s to come, head coach Keri Timmerman is conducting a spring parent meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, April 28, at The Commons room on the high school campus. It’s for rising ninth-12th grade athletes and their families. The next day,…

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Featured Golf 

Burnet golfers perform well at regionals

CAPTION: Junior Avery Gowin practices her swing before she approaches the ball to begin playing the hole. Courtesy photo Two Burnet High School golfers competed at the Class 4A Region III tournament at Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. Junior Avery Gowin competed in the girls tournament April 14-15 and sophomore Hays Bennett competed in the boys tournament April 16-17. Hays shot a 91-90–181 to finish 43rd in the standings. Gowin shot her season best when it counted the most, scoring an 84-88–172 to finish tied for seventh overall and two positions…

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Faith Academy baseball advances to the playoffs

CAPTION: Braxton Blair is one of several sophomores who is helping the Flames get back to the postseason again. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is back in the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. That’s three of the last four years and two in a row under the direction of second-year head coach Rob Ellis. Not bad for a Faith team that has 11 sophomores and two upperclassmen. “They’re younger, more inexperienced players, and they’re starting to…

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Featured Softball 

Burnet softball loses Lampasas

CAPTION: Peyton Allen slides under the tag and sits on third base to make sure she’s not out.  Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School softball team lost to Lampasas 10-7 April 17 in the District 24-4A regular season finale. The Lady Dawgs (11-12-1, 7-5) now turn their attention to Gatesville, (20-12-1, 6-5 fourth in District 23-4A) in a bi-district best-of-three series. Game one is at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Temple College, 2600 S. First St. in Temple. Game two will begin at noon Saturday, April 26,…

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After bye Burnet baseball ready for final regular season series

CAPTION: Drake Milam is one of several Bulldogs who is producing at the plate. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team returns to District 24-4A play after enjoying its bye week. The Bulldogs welcome Georgetown Gateway Tuesday, April 22, before traveling there Friday, April 25, to finish the series. Each game starts at 7 p.m. They will honor their seniors before the Tuesday home game. Burnet simply needs to win at least one of the next two games to return to the Class 4A playoffs. Head…

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Featured Running 

Marble Falls track has 3 going to the state meet

CAPTION: Senior Tyler Hamblin (right) is returning to a familiar place – Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus thanks to taking the silver medal in the 3,200 meters. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography   Three Marble Falls High School track and field athletes finished in the top two of their events at the Class 4A Region III Championships April 18-19 at Bullard High School. They are sophomore Madison Cuplin, senior thrower Kylie Roberts and senior middle-distance runner Tyler Hamblin. While all the events are incredibly competitive, few live up to…

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Featured Golf 

Marble Falls golf finishes top 10 at regionals

CAPTION: Senior Porter Vinson is one of two veterans who shared his knowledge with the underclassmen to help the team return to the postseason. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys golf team finished seventh at the Class 4A Region III tournament April 16-17 at the Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. The Mustangs shot a 346-352–698 to finish seventh overall in the team standings. Sophomore Camilo Montez led with an 81-81–162 for 12th overall followed by senior Porter Vinson with an 82-84–166 to finish 15th, senior Ross…

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