Featured Football 

Marble Falls Passing Academy to teach the basics of new coach’s scheme

CAPTION: Marble Falls football head coach Keri Timmerman is leading the Mustangs’ Passing Academy geared toward helping teaching quarterbacks and receivers the basics of those positions and his scheme. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District’s football program is hosting its Mustang Passing Academy Monday-Thursday, May 27-30, from 6-8 p.m. The camp, which is at The Corral at Mustang Stadium, is geared toward rising second-ninth graders. Cost is $60. It’s the second camp the program is hosing this month. “The big thing is it gets kids…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls grad guides Jonesboro to softball state tourney

CAPTION: Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy (second from left) celebrates winning the Class 1A Region II championship with her parents Traci (left) and Gary (third from left) and her husband and assistant coach Cody LeCroy. Courtesy photo In her first year as the Jonesboro High School softball head coach, Amanda (Thomas) LeCroy accomplished a task she and her Marble Falls High School teammates dreamed of. Qualifying for the state tournament. The Lady Eagles will face Slocum at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, in a state semifinal contest of the Class 1A state…

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Baseball Featured High School 

4 Marble Falls baseball players named all-district

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior pitcher Evan Nickowski is a member of the All-District 24-4A team. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Marble Falls High School baseball team had four Mustangs chosen all-District 24-4A by coaches of member schools. Named to the first team is senior Evan Nickowski. Second team members are senior catcher Isaias Roman and sophomore Canon Cochran. Honorable mention went to junior pitcher Colton Minor. Head coach Tyler Porter said there’s not much more he can say about the seniors, adding he gives them as much credit for the…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls ISD announces coaching hires

CAPTION: Ryan Craven (center) is the new Marble Falls High School boys soccer head coach, taking the reins from former head coach Rick Hoover (right). File photo The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hires of head coaches and assistants during its meeting May 20. The new head coaches are The school board also approved the hires of assistant coaches Lance Burns and Roy Gatlin. Burns is the Mustangs’ passing game coordinator and receivers and basketball coach, while Gatlin is an assistant football and soccer coach.…

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Featured Tennis 

Burnet’s Salinas & Van Zandt earn state silver medal in girls doubles

CAPTION: The Burnet girls doubles team of Aly Van Zandt (left) and Tatum Salinas wear the silver medals from Class 4A state tournament. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School girls doubles team of Tatum Salinas and Aly Van Zandt finished the season by capturing the Class 4A state silver medal May 17. The Lady Dawgs lost to Kynlee Craddock and Gabriella DiShong of Canyon Randall 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in the state championship match. Salinas noted the Randall duo were tough and took a 2-0 lead in the first set. “It’s…

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Featured Softball 

Marble Falls softball’s quartet named to all-district team

Four Marble Falls High School softball players were named to the All-District 24-4A teams. Junior shortstop Kylie Roberts was the lone Lady Mustangs on the first team. “Every team got to see a different something,” Marble Falls head coach Alex Lozoya said. “Lampasas and Burnet got to see her defense. (Georgetown) Gateway got to see the different side. She helped contribute to our defense. She had a way to get us out of jams. She was making plays.” Offensively, opponents looked to neutralize her bat, Lozoya said. When Roberts made…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball’s incredible season ends

CAPTION: Burnet starting senior pitchers Dash Denton (left) and Kade Shaw are two reasons why the Bulldogs had a successful 2024 season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team lost to China Spring 4-3 May 17 to finish its 2024 season. The Bulldogs (30-6, 13-2 District 24-4A champions) end the season with an appearance in the Class 4A regional quarterfinals for the first time in more than decade. The Cougars (30-5, 9-1 District 23-4A champions) accomplished a task against Burnet no other opponent did – give…

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Featured Recruiting Volleyball 

Faith Academy volleyball unveils positives from offseason

CAPTION: Bosley Kuker is catching the attention of opposing coaches, who say the Lady Flame is improving from where she was a year ago. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team showed what it has been doing the last several months during the Marble Falls May League May 6. The Lady Flames, under the guidance of head coach Erin Sawyer, have been getting stronger and quicker thanks to a commitment to participating in an offseason program that challenges them physically. “We’ve been really working…

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Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls boys soccer selected for Sportsmanship Award

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs hoist the first of three trophies they won during the 2024 season. The Mustangs adds another award, this one for how they conduct themselves during matches. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Capital Area Referees Association selected the Marble Falls High School boys soccer team as its 2024 Sportsmanship of the Year recipient in Class 4A. This is the first year the association has handed out the Sportsmanship awards and officiates matches located in a wide area. “They take care of outside of Waco all…

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Featured Tennis 

Marble Falls tennis’ Womack ends season at state tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Cooper Womack returns a shot for a winner during the boys singles draw of the Class 4A state tournament May 16. Photo by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories Marble Falls High School sophomore tennis player Cooper Womack lost to Boerne High’s Owen Labay 6-2, 4-6, 1-6 in the boys singles of draw Class 4A regional quarterfinals May 16. “This is a learning curve for Cooper,” head coach Samuel Whitley said. “It’s his first time getting to state. It’s a big venue, a big stage. A lot of distractions…

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