February 24, 2025 - Texas Chalk Talk

Marble Falls baseball splits with Stephenville

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CAPTION: Freshman Crawford Mattox fouls a ball to stay alive at the plate and later picks up the RBI. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School baseball team beat Stephenville 4-3 in the second game of the doubleheader Feb. 22 after the Yellow Jackets won the first contest 10-6. In the first game, Marble Falls plated five runs in the third inning on one hit for a 5-2 lead. But Stephenville answered by scoring four runs in the fifth inning after the Mustangs had two outs. Marble Falls…

Featured Softball

Early test against Lorena says plenty about Marble Falls softball

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CAPTION: Cheyenne Thompson comes through with a RBI to help give the Lady Mustangs the lead. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Lorena 5-4 in eight innings Feb. 22 in a contest that was added late. The reason is because weather forced the Austin Hyde Park tournament officials to cancel the event. “I’m very proud of how the kids competed and their efforts,” head coach Alex Lozoya said. “It was good for our kids, our parents and our program to be in this…

Basketball Featured High School

Faith Academy boys hoops loses to Alpha Omega

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CAPTION: All-state sophomore guard Will Slyker (12) continues churning out eye-popping stats that catches the eyes of voters across the state. Photo by Stennis ShottsThe Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Huntsville Alpha Omega 68-51 Feb. 21 in a regional final of the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames’ season ends with another 20-win season and their sixth district championship in eight years under the direction of head coach Zakk Revelle. “We didn’t play our best offensive game,”…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to Live Oak

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #tappsplayoffs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior post Hadley Shipley led the Flames in scoring thanks to her quickness and persistence in finding the ball and making plays. Photo by Stennis ShottsThe Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Waco Live Oak 58-48 Feb. 22 in a regional final the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools to end its season. “The girls played an unbelievable game,” head coach Harvey Vaughn said. “It was a good game all the way till the end.” The Lady Flames…