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Marble Falls volleyball welcomes Burnet in district opener

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls volleyball players congratulate freshman Brighton Bernard (13) for recording a kill. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro District 24-4A volleyball play begins Friday, Sept. 13 with Burnet visiting Marble Falls in Max Copeland Gym. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Burnet, which finished as the district runner-up a year ago, has the more established program under the direction of head coach Crystal Shipley. The Lady Dawgs (12-12) captured district titles in 2021 and 2022 and finished third in 2020. They reached the regional tournament in…

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Marble falls volleyball improves with every match

September 6, 2024September 7, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Junior libero Kenadi Dalton specializes in digs and passes to the setters. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroWith a week left before the Marble Falls High School volleyball team begins District 24-4A play, the Lady Mustangs are using what’s left of their pre-district schedule productively. Head coach Christopher Pace said the level of competition during this stretch is coming at the right time. “We’ve had stretches where we haven’t maintained a certain level of play,” he said. “Sometimes things don’t always go your way.” The Lady Mustangs (15-9) lost to…

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Marble Falls volleyball changes line-up, gets same success

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Hannah Welch took over at setter for the Lady Mustangs helping her team win another match in straight sets. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Austin Eastside Early College 25-15, 25-14, 25-19 Aug. 27. The Lady Mustangs (13-5) relied on other players to lead them to victory. Head coach Christopher Pace elected to give some players limited reps with the aim of giving them rest. That way the Lady Mustangs continue to develop depth. “We’ve played 18 matches already (in a season…

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Faith Academy volleyball schedules tests Lady Flames

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSvolleyball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Jillian Martin shows the textbook pose for a dig. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy volleyball team continues its run through its predistrict schedule. The Lady Flames (7-6-4) lost to the Texas School for the Deaf 24-26, 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 8-15 Aug. 27 after they competed in their own tournament where they went 1-1-2. Head coach Erin Sawyer noted the academy had its annual retreat before the players boarded a bus to go to Austin for their Aug. 27 match. “We tried to do it,”…

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Marble Falls volleyball finishes second at Bay tourney

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls High School volleyball team finishes second at Tournament on the Bay. The team is Hannah Welch (front row, left), Lily Stein, Kate McCary, Kenadi Dalton, Madison Cuplin; Brighton Bernard (back row, left) Hope Todd, Mia Trejo, Lesley Reynoso, Tessie Bowen, Katie Terrell, Payton Dunk and Kate Dykes. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School volleyball team earned the silver medal of the gold bracket at the Tournament on the Bay Aug. 22 and 24 in Bay City. Senior setter Mia Trejo, junior defensive specialist Kate McCary, and…

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Faith Academy volleyball loses to Gloria Deo

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSvolleyball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior Natalie Weems (left) and senior setter Abbye Blackington leap for a block to win a point against Bulverde Gloria Deo Aug. 20. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team lost to Bulverde Gloria Deo 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 16-25 Aug. 20. For three sets, the two teams gave each other their best dinks, directional tips, blocks and hits with neither side conceding anything. Every time it looked like one team would seize control of the match, the other team came back…

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Marble Falls volleyball sweeps Florence

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #TexasChalkTalk, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore hitter Madison Cuplin (left) plays a key role in helping the Lady Mustangs earn a road win against Florence. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School volleyball team defeated Florence 25-14, 25-23, 25-23 on the road Aug. 20. “From a coaching perspective, Florence is scrappy,” Lady Mustangs head coach Christopher Pace said. “The crowd mattered. They weren’t afraid to let you hear them. I had to yell for the girls to hear what I had to say. We’re going to be in similar…

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Marble Falls volleyball has winning streak at tourney

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILvolleyball0 comment

The Marble Falls High School volleyball team went 5-3 at the Austin Independent School District tournament Aug. 15-16. But the five wins were all in a row. After Marble Falls lost to Austin McCallum 19-25, 20-25 and to Del Valle 9-25, 12-25, the Lady Mustangs (6-4) defeated Austin Travis 25-11, 25-9, Austin Northeast 25-12, 25-17, Manor New Tech 25-12, 25-14, Texas School for the Deaf 28-26, 25-22, and Bastrop Cedar Creek, a Class 5A playoff team, 25-21, 25-20. The other loss was to Brownsville Rivera 10-25, 20-25. “Five wins in…

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Faith volleyball shows depth, talent at tourney

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSvolleyball, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team performs well at the SpikeDown 2024 tournament. The team includes Ava Beltran (front row, left), Alyana Reyes, Hadley Shipley; head coach Erin Sawyer (back row, left), Kerrington Silvers, Morgan Weems, Abbye Blackington, Ella Claiborne, Olivia Kraenzel, Jillian Martin and Bosley Kuker. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team finished third in its pool of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools’ SpikeDown 2024 tournament in Fort Worth Aug. 14-16. The Lady Flames (6-2-2) defeated Bishop Dunne 25-14,…

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Come meet the Marble Falls Middle School coaches

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Marble Falls Middle School coaches are hosting a Meet, Greet and Eat gathering at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. The event will have free hot dogs, chips and water at the middle school cafeteria. At 6:30 p.m., a parent meeting will begin. The middle school has two new athletic coordinators this year. Richard Scales, who was on the high school staff the last couple of years, is now the boys athletic coordinator, while Randi Humphries is the girls athletic coordinator. Scales said one important goal for the coordinators is…