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Marble Falls Faith football team to learn new playbook from new head coach

July 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Karter Van Gundy is one playmaker returning to compete for the Flames in 2023. Photo by Stennis Shotts On the very last day of July, the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will once again convene at Britton Field to begin preparations for the 2023 season. But unlike previous years, a new head coach will be leading them. Top of John Hallam’s priority list is installing the new offense and defense when the Flames take the field at 7 a.m. Monday, July 31. Coaches are preparing for 16-20…

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Marble Falls graduate O’Riley wins silver at NACAC Games

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #medals, #Mustangs, #NACAC, #TeamUSA, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Kason O’Riley proudly stands on the medal podium of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association Games July 23 after earning a silver medal in the high jump. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School graduate Kason O’Riley won the silver medal in the high jump of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association Games July 23. O’Riley, who made his international debut at the games, competed for Team USA’s 23 and younger squad in San Jose, Costa Rica. He cleared 7 feet and 1.75 inches…

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Marble Falls offensive coordinator sees opportunities for growth for Mustangs, himself

July 22, 2023July 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #football, #GoGetEmMustangs, #gridirons, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #largehumans, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls skill players Jaime Castillo (left), Jacob Galvan, Brayden Jones, Ace Naumann and Gunnar Scales throw medicine balls to partners under the eye of assistant coach Michael McDowell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The new Marble Falls High School football team’s offensive coordinator called his appointment an opportunity to grow. “And not just as an individual, but as a leader, as a coach in my career to learn,” Richard Scales said. “I’ve always been a Slot-T guy, and I’ve always really been a good defensive coach. I played…

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Marble Falls’ Edwards picks up 3 offers, continues preparing for 2023-24 season

July 22, 2023July 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AAU, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hoops, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Marble Falls High School senior girls basketball player Lexie Edwards isn’t resting on her laurels. The 6-foot 3-inch center has five offers going into her final high school season. They are from Auburn University in Montgomery, Ala., Howard Payne University, Principia College, Ranger College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, But instead of taking the summer off, the Lady Mustang has been playing for Austin Elite for the last several months. She was in Orlando to play in the Orlando Splash July 21-22 and The National Championship July 22-24. “My…

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Marble Fall Youth Football & Cheer announces dates for 2024 season

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Team practices for the Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer teams will go from 6:30-8:30 p.m. beginning Monday, July 24, one week earlier than fall training camps for the Marble Falls High School athletic department. The youth teams will continue to use the Marble Falls Middle School practice fields for practices. MFYFC president Nicholas Wood gave some reasons why. “We’re scaling them back into the heat,” he said of the players. “And we want to make sure they’re safe and happy.” The only equipment the players will wear the first…

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Evaluating success helps Marble Falls sports administrators implement more building blocks

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Davis Dreisbach (left) and Kody Smith are two reasons why the Marble Falls High School basketball team won the District 24-4A crown in 2022-23. Both return this year. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It had been awhile since the Marble Falls High School athletic department enjoyed a winter and spring like the one it experienced during the 2022-23 school year. Perhaps the best example might be in the early 2000s when athletes such as Farren Fox, Ashley Laughlin, Leonel Manzano, Danielle Pegues, Jillian Phillips, Brian Price and Carter Tynes…

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Marble Falls athletes stay committed through final weeks of strength and conditioning

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Manny Ortiz (left), Chris Garcia and Maverick Lawson lead the Marble Falls linemen through an agility drill of stepping over hurdles that helps them loosen hips and be more flexible so they can better turn. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After a two-week break, the Marble Falls Mustangs and Lady Mustangs returned to the high school July 10-14 before the summer heat set in to resume summer strength and conditioning workouts under the watchful eyes of strength and conditioning coach Richard Scales and track and field head coach Austin…

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Scales is new offensive coordinator for Marble Falls football

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Richard Scales, who is demonstrating what he wants to see from athletes who are performing a specific lift, is the new offensive coordinator and co-offensive line coach. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls High School football head coach Brian Herman announced staffing changes to the Mustangs’ 2023-24 staff. Richard Scales has been promoted to offensive coordinator and will coach the offensive line along with David Griffin. “Coach Scales is one of my early hires,” said Herman, who is entering his fifth year with the Mustangs. “He’s been loyal…

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Marble Falls High grad Kason O’Riley makes Team USA

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #TeamUSA, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #USA0 comment

CAPTION: Kason O’Riley has high-jumped his way onto a Team USA squad for the first time two years after graduating from high school. Photo by Shawn Price/University of Arkansas track media High jumper Kason O’Riley earned a spot on the U.S. National team’s 23-and-under squad that will be competing at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association Games for athletes ages 23 and younger July 21-23 in San Jose, Costa Rica. That’s because O’Riley finished seventh at the U.S. Track and Field Outdoor Championships July 9 thanks to…

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Marble Falls softball adds new assistants to staff

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Hailey Wooten (front) turns as her Lady Dawgs celebrate a playoff win during the 2023 season. Wooten will join the Marble Falls High School staff for the 2023-24 school year. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School softball program, under the direction of head coach Alex Lozoya, will have two new assistant coaches for the 2023-24 school year. They are Aspen Howie, who will coach physical education and basketball at Marble Falls Middle School and softball at the high school, and Hailey Wooten, a 2013 Marble…