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Marble Falls cross country finishes 2nd, 3rd at Johnson City meet

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrunning0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Nick Dahl posts the fastest individual time at the Johnson City Eagle Nation 6-mile Relay Aug. 18. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Marble Falls High School boys cross country team finished second at the Johnson City Eagle Nation 6-mile Relay Aug. 18. “We had some encouraging performances on a very demanding course that has four back-to-back hills at a 25 to 30-degree grade in the first mile of the race,” Mustangs head coach Chris Schrader said. “Go out too fast, and you have a painful end;…

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Johnson City cross country looks to continue dominance

August 17, 2023August 27, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Eagles, #flyeaglesfly, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #JohnsonCityLBJ, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrunning0 comment

The starting line of the 2023 cross country season is at the Johnson City High School cross country course Friday, Aug. 18. That’s the site of the Johnson City Eagles Nation 6-Mile Relay. Among the teams there is Marble Falls. “This is a fun meet for us,” said assistant coach Rich Powers, who is in his first year with the Eagles and Lady Eagles. He noted the cross country program is known for its dedicated runners who bring their best. The girls team finished ninth at the Class 2A state…

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Marble Falls student Madison Cuplin wins Jr Olympic gold

August 8, 2023August 10, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AAU, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #gold, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #JrOlympics, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #trackandfield, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Madison Cuplin wears her gold medal from the Junior Olympics of the Amateur Athletic Union. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School freshman Madison Cuplin won an Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics gold medal in the triple jump Aug. 2 with a mark of 36 feet and 4 inches. The event in the girls 14-and-under division, drew 46 athletes to the meet in Des Moines, Iowa. She called the mark “an average day” for herself in the event. “It was my first year, I’m excited,” she said. “There’s more work…

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Marble Falls runners show commitment to prepare for success

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #running, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrunning0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman Connor Yaklin (standing, left) and junior Tyler Hamblin help senior Nick Dahl with post-running stretching after a recent practice. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Even as the sun shined, bringing hotter temperatures during the practice, the Marble Falls High School cross country team refused to quit. That’s an important part of running — pushing through when the body and the elements challenge a runner’s mentality as well as their physical fitness. These Mustangs, however, are a motivated bunch. They enter the 2023 season as the defending…

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Marble Falls grad Stephenson opens smoothie bar

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #nutrition, #smoothie, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The different ingredients, flavors and offerings of Fresh Fuel Nutrition is a dream come true for operator Jesse Stephenson. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography A new smoothie and healthy foods bar is opening inside The Athletic Club in Marble Falls. Fresh Fuel Nutrition is operated by Jesse Stephenson, a 2020 graduate of Marble Falls High School. She is hosting a grand opening Tuesday, Aug. 1. Operating hours are 6:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Friday from 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The Athletic Club is at 2312 U.S. 281…

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Marble Falls graduate O’Riley wins silver at NACAC Games

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #medals, #Mustangs, #NACAC, #TeamUSA, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Kason O’Riley proudly stands on the medal podium of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association Games July 23 after earning a silver medal in the high jump. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School graduate Kason O’Riley won the silver medal in the high jump of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association Games July 23. O’Riley, who made his international debut at the games, competed for Team USA’s 23 and younger squad in San Jose, Costa Rica. He cleared 7 feet and 1.75 inches…

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Marble Falls’ Brashers are headed to AAU Junior Olympics

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AAU, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #JrOlympics, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Olympics, #running, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #track0 comment

CAPTION: Josie and Everett Brasher will represent Marble Falls and Burnet County in the Amateur Athletic Union’s Junior Olympics. Courtesy photo Two Marble Falls Independent School District children are competing at the Junior Olympics of the Amateur Athletic Union July 29-Aug. 5. They are 11-year-old Everett Brasher, a Marble Falls Middle School sixth-grader, and 10-year-old Josie Brasher, a Colt Elementary School fifth-grader. The two are members of the North Shore Stars Track Club under the direction of coach Cedric Griffin. “I started coaching them last fall,” he said. “They’re baseball…

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Evaluating success helps Marble Falls sports administrators implement more building blocks

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Davis Dreisbach (left) and Kody Smith are two reasons why the Marble Falls High School basketball team won the District 24-4A crown in 2022-23. Both return this year. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It had been awhile since the Marble Falls High School athletic department enjoyed a winter and spring like the one it experienced during the 2022-23 school year. Perhaps the best example might be in the early 2000s when athletes such as Farren Fox, Ashley Laughlin, Leonel Manzano, Danielle Pegues, Jillian Phillips, Brian Price and Carter Tynes…

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Marble Falls athletes stay committed through final weeks of strength and conditioning

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Manny Ortiz (left), Chris Garcia and Maverick Lawson lead the Marble Falls linemen through an agility drill of stepping over hurdles that helps them loosen hips and be more flexible so they can better turn. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After a two-week break, the Marble Falls Mustangs and Lady Mustangs returned to the high school July 10-14 before the summer heat set in to resume summer strength and conditioning workouts under the watchful eyes of strength and conditioning coach Richard Scales and track and field head coach Austin…

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Scales is new offensive coordinator for Marble Falls football

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Richard Scales, who is demonstrating what he wants to see from athletes who are performing a specific lift, is the new offensive coordinator and co-offensive line coach. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Marble Falls High School football head coach Brian Herman announced staffing changes to the Mustangs’ 2023-24 staff. Richard Scales has been promoted to offensive coordinator and will coach the offensive line along with David Griffin. “Coach Scales is one of my early hires,” said Herman, who is entering his fifth year with the Mustangs. “He’s been loyal…