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Marble Falls volleyball is Hill Country Takeover runner-up

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Amaris Mitchell-Ochoa (17) and Delilah Guzman form a wall at the net ensure the Lady Mustangs won the point against Thrall in the second set. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School volleyball team took second at its own Hill Country Takeover tournament Aug. 19-21. The Lady Mustangs lost to Brenham in the championship after starting the second day as the No. 5 seed and disposing of Thrall 25-23, 25-23. They began the event with a 25-18, 25-18 victory against Texas Lions Academy…

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Faith Academy volleyball beats Cedar Park Summit

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls Lady Flames came from behind to shock Cedar Park Summit Aug. 20. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team defeated Cedar Park Summit in five sets Aug. 20. “We played as a team,” new head coach Rebekah Silvers said. “Before, we were just kind of struggling to get back in the groove of things to get our routine all jiving together, and I just feel like we came together.” The victory was significant in many ways. First,…

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Burnet volleyball ends first week with top 8 finish at LGE tourny

August 17, 2026August 18, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Peyton McCabe uses Blanco sophomore middle hitter Averie Vargas’ block against the Lady Panthers in helping the Lady Dawgs earn point and a straight sets win against Blanco Aug. 11. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Editor’s Note: An unforeseen issue at Copperas Cove has forced a change in venue. Therefore the Lady Dawgs will welcome Cove Tuesday, Aug. 18, with the subvarsities at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 6 p.m. The Burnet High School volleyball team enjoyed a terrific start to the 2026 season. After disposing of Blanco…

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Burnet volleyball begins season on the road

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILvolleyball, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Junior Brooklyn Dawes sets a ball to a teammate while the Lady Dawgs work on net approach. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball team will start the 2026 season on the road. First up is a trip to at Blanco Tuesday, Aug. 11, with the subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow at 6 p.m. The Lady Panthers compete in District 25-3A with Comfort, Florence, Ingram Tom Moore and Burnet. They have advanced to the playoffs for 16 consecutive years. Then the Lady…

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Marble Falls volleyball’s first practice shows growth, interest

August 4, 2026August 5, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Senior athlete Katie Terrell leaps high to redirect this spike to go to the defensive specialist during the Lady Mustangs’ first organized team activity of the season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball program conducted its first official gathering of the 2026 season where the Lady Mustangs split the Max Copeland Gym floor into two courts. Head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan and assistant coach Hailey Wooten walked around the floor with clipboards as they took notes on what they saw. Beard-Hanrahan had said most of…

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Burnet volleyball tests toughness with drills, running

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #twoadays, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Alexis Clark sets the ball to a teammate during a ball control and communication drill. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The first day of two-a-days for the Burnet High School volleyball program began with a test Aug. 1. At 6:30 a.m., the Lady Dawgs were at Bulldog Field running a timed mile, 40-yard dashes, bleaches and 5-10-5 shuttle runs. “The mile is always something we do as more of a fitness and toughness test,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. “You can tell really quick who hasn’t done much in the…

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Faith Academy volleyball players are why coach said yes to the program

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy football head coach and assistant track coach Jay Silvers with his wife, Lady Flames volleyball head coach Rebekah Silvers. Courtesy photo Rebekah Silvers smiled when asked why she said yes to being the head coach of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball program. After all, it has five returning seniors and two returning starters, juniors Ella Claiborne and Olivia Kraenzel, and most were on the 2024 team that was a state semifinalist of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “That’s exactly why I decided…

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Faith Academy announces volleyball coaching staff

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #fireup, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Jay (left) and Rebekah (right) Silvers and their son Landon (second from left) and daughter Kerrington. Courtesy photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls didn’t look too far for its next high school volleyball staff. Athletic director Zakk Revell announced Rebekah Silvers as its new volleyball head coach and Emma Lewis as the assistant coach. Silvers is Faith’s director of academics and elementary principal and Lewis is the Student Life assistant and the junior high girls basketball coach at the academy. “First off, we’re excited for this season and this…

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Marble Falls volleyball to start two-a-days

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #volleyball0 comment

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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Faith Academy coaches Sawyer, Canada resign

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#basketball, #BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #volleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy volleyball head coach Erin Sawyer elevated the program to being one of the most consistent winners in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. She spent many years building up the program. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Two coaches submitted resignations to the Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletic department recently. Both were instrumental in helping the programs reach the state tournament. They are volleyball head coach Erin Sawyer and boys basketball assistant coach Malcolm Canada. Sawyer resigned because of family reasons and Canada left because he…