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Marble Falls volleyball announces postseason awards

CAPTION: Senior athlete Kate McCary rarely sat during matches this season. Her all-around play earned her the respect of District 24-4A coaches. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography After finishing the most successful season in program history, the Marble Falls High School volleyball program announced postseason honors for the 2025 team. Named first team all-District 24-4A are senior athlete Kate McCary and junior middle blocker Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa. “McCary and Amaris totally deserved it,” head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan said. “Obviously the coaches that are in district agreed. It goes on a vote…

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Burnet volleyball announces postseason awards

CAPTION: Burnet senior Grace Cullison’s outstanding play earned her a spot on the All-District 24-4A teams. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball program celebrated several milestones during its recent banquet following the conclusion of the 2025 season. Among them are another 20-win season, a third-place finish in District 24-4A and another playoff berth. As a result, district coaches were bound to name several Lady Dawgs to the all-district list and give another a superlative award. “These young women go above and beyond in everything they do,”…

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Marble Falls volleyball loses to Bullard

CAPTION: The Lady Mustangs, including Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa (left), Tessie Bowen, Brighton Bernard, Deliah Guzman, Lily Stein, Kate Dykes (15) and Vivian Buerger (12), gather around Kenadi Dalton (center) to celebrate beating Rosharon Almeta Crawford for an area title in the Class 4A Division I playoffs Nov. 4. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Bullard 22-25, 7-25, 23-25 Nov. 6 in the Class 4A Division I regional semifinals. The Lady Mustangs’ (17-16, 6-6 District 24-4A fourth place) historical season ends as this 2025…

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Marble Falls volleyball beats Almeta Crawford for area title

CAPTION: Junior Katie Terrell (11) leaps into the team huddle with sophomore hitter Brenna Wilde (left, center) senior middle blocker Payton Dunk, junior setter Hannah Welch, senior athlete Kate McCary and senior libero Kenadi Dalton after the Lady Mustangs defeated Rosharon Almeta Crawford on a point that is in Marble Falls sports lore. Marble Falls is now 3-0 at Brenham High School in the postseason dating back to the Mustang football program winning bi-district titles in 2020 and 2021. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball…

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Burnet volleyball season ends against China Spring

CAPTION: Lady Dawgs Payton Smith (in the white jersey), Sarah Cullison, Brooklynn Dawgs, Peyton McCabe, Taylor Smith, Journey Denton and assistant coach Treasure Ellerbe celebrate a point during the bi-district match against China Spring. Photo by Martelle Ludecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team lost to China Spring 27-29, 17-25, 25-16, 13-25 Oct. 30 in a bi-district championship of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Lady Dawgs end their season with a 26-10 overall record, 8-4 in District 24-4A play for third place. With their season on the line, the…

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Marble Falls volleyball gets a jump on season preparations

CAPTION: Tessie Bowen (left) and Hannah Welch are all smiles after the Lady Mustangs win a point during the Llano May League. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When Zoey Hanrahan-Beard accepted the position of Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach, one of her first tasks was to meet and study the Lady Mustangs. Beard accepted the job in early May and has been around the players as they competed at the Llano May League. Now that Forge ’25, the athletic department’s summer strength-and-conditioning program, began last week, Beard has been…

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Marble Falls volleyball has new head coach

The Marble Falls High School volleyball team found its new head coach. It’s Zoey Hanrahan-Beard, who has been an assistant coach with the Highland Lakes Aces volleyball club founded by Erin Sawyer, who is the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball head coach. Beard noted she had her eyes on this job when it came open last year. But the timing wasn’t right for her. That changed this time around. “When it came open again, I thought I can’t pass on the opportunity again,” she said. Beard loves the sport.…

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Marble Falls volleyball on the hunt for a new head coach

CAPTION: After one year, Christopher Pace (right) submitted his resignation as the Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Christopher Pace resigned as the Marble Falls High School volleyball head coach after one year at the helm. Pace accepted the job in the spring of 2024 and guided the Lady Mustangs to a 21-18 overall record and 5-7 in District 24-4A play. Marble Falls lost to Jarrell in a play-in match for the final postseason berth. It was the program’s best finish in more than…

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6 Marble Falls volleyball players selected all-district

CAPTION: Senior Mia Trejo (left), sophomore Madison Cuplin and Katie Terrell are all members of the All-District 24-4A team. Photo by Ernesto Rivera The Marble Falls High School volleyball program came within a win of qualifying for the 2024 Class 4A playoffs. To do that, the Lady Mustangs had to give consistently good performances throughout the District 24-4A campaign. And opposing coaches noticed by selecting six Lady Mustangs to all-district teams. “Every coach wants every kid to get recognized,” Marble Falls head coach Christopher Pace said. “The stats backed up every…

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Marble Falls volleyball digs deep, almost completes comeback

CAPTION: Senior Mia Trejo’s (center) and junior Leslie Reynoso’s smiles show the joy of earning a big point. Photo by Ernesto RiveraThe Marble Falls High School volleyball team’s season ended in a 2-3 loss to Jarrell Nov. 1 in a play-in match to see decide which squad advanced to the playoffs. The contest could have ended much earlier. The Lady Cougars took a 2-0 lead by winning sets one and two 25-17, 25-18. “I definitely think they earned the points they got in those two sets,” Marble Falls head coach…

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