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The perfect scheme: dedicated athletes desiring wins equals success

CAPTION: New Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman addresses the crowd at the board of trustees meeting Dec. 18 he was approved for hire. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When Keri Timmerman became the Marble Falls Independent School district athletic director and football head coach, no one had to tell him what he was inheriting. The Mustangs finished 3-17 the last two years. The reality, however, is that in the last decade, the Mustangs have compiled a 37-65 record with three different head…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Marble Falls boys basketball goes 1-1 at tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Kody Smith and the Mustangs work through the holiday rust at the Wimberley Tournament. Photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team posted a 1-1 record at the Wimberley Tournament Dec. 28 thanks to beating Navarro 55-37 and losing to San Antonio Great Hearts Northern Oaks 47-44. Head coach Travis Crain called the victory “a total team win.” “We started out a little lethargic at first, but we picked it up,” he said. “I thought we looked good conditioning wise.” He…

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Featured Football 

Hill Country Elite wins second winter tourney

The Hill Country Elite captured the Holiday Bowl Dec. 16-17 for its second consecutive tournament win in December. The Elite is comprised of players in the fifth and sixth grades representing Burnet, Llano, Liberty Hill, Marble Falls and Fredericksburg. “We continue to get better at each event,” head coach Ray Gurley said. “In the first tournament (the River City Bowl Dec. 2-3), we surprised people. (At the Holiday Bowl), everyone had film on us. They were prepared. We had a target on our backs and had to execute a lot…

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