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New Faith Academy football coach tells why he joined the staff

CAPTION: New Faith Academy of Marble Falls football head coach John Hallam. File photo John Hallam knew he would be joining the Faith Academy of Marble Falls staff as a teacher and football coach. But he didn’t know it would be as the head coach until former head coach Stephen Shipley told school officials his business, Shipley Land Co., needed more of his time. So when Hallam was offered the job, it didn’t take him long to say yes. “I got to know the athletic director, Zakk Revelle, pretty well,”…

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Faith Academy players will ensure a great season

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls senior Cross Sanchez is one of many playmakers returning for the 2023 season. Photo by Stennis Shotts There isn’t a reason to believe the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football won’t continue to be great in 2023 because the most important element to the program remains. The players themselves. Last week, athletic director Zakk Revelle announced that John Hallam is taking over as football head coach and that Stephen Shipley was moving from football head coach to football advisor. Assistant coach Jay Silvers, who…

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Hallam is the new Faith Academy football head coach

CAPTION: After more than a decade of walking the Faith Academy of Marble Falls sideline, Stephen Shipley will now become the Flames football adviser to new head coach John Hallam. Photo by Stennis Shotts A new football head coach will walk the sidelines of Britton Field at Faith Academy of Marble Falls this season. John Hallam takes over for Stephen Shipley, who will become the football adviser so he can devote more time to his business, Shipley Land Co. “We had to move some stuff around,” athletic director Zakk Revelle…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Coaching at Faith Academy allows baseball coach Ellis to share the game he loves

CAPTION: The Hill Country Renegades, a select baseball organization started by new Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball head coach Rob Ellis (back row, fourth from left), has five teams including this one. The squad includes Cade Osloond (front row, left), Zane Conley, Owen Martin, Wade Butts, Braxton Dicken and JA Whittle; coach Brian Tiemann (back row, left), Kade Landry, Braxton Blair, Ellis, Austin Ellis, Weston Starke, coach Kyle Landry and Crawford Mattox. Courtesy photo New Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball head coach Rob Ellis repeated the question as…

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Featured Volleyball 

Sawyer ready to guide Faith Academy volleyball program

CAPTION: Erin Sawyer (kneeling) believes volleyball has a positive impact for those who participate, especially the Faith Academy Lady Flames, including Alyana Reyes (left), Ella Chavira and Megan Burrows wait to enter the match. File photo  Erin Sawyer may be the new volleyball head coach at Faith Academy of Marble Falls, but she isn’t a new face to students, faculty members and others associated with the school. She spent the last two years as an assistant coach on Adrienne Pabon’s staff and as the Faith Academy junior high school coach.…

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Faith Academy athletes continue to improve themselves for the fall

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls freshman Wade Dillard is using his summer to get stronger and be more explosive by lifting weights and doing speed work. Courtesy photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls strength and conditioning coach Jay Silvers has a simple word for what he sees from the Flames and Lady Flames this summer. “Grit is doing personal training,” he said. “We really want them to focus more on quickness and move laterally and get their first 10 yards really quick.” Silvers directs the sessions, which can include…

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Baseball College Featured High School Recruiting 

Faith Academy names Rob Ellis new baseball head coach

CAPTION: Hill Country Renegades founder and coach Rob Ellis will take the reins of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball program for the 2024 season. Courtesy photo Rob Ellis is the new Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball head coach. Athletic director Zakk Revelle recently announced the hire. “He’s a local Marble Falls guy for a long time,” he said. “I had no idea who he was.” Ellis is the founder of Hill Country Renegades select baseball program that has its own facilities. Revelle drove to visit the coach…

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Featured Running 

Faith Academy’s Solomon is headed to Junior Olympics

CAPTION: Sydney Solomon, who will be a freshman at Faith Academy of Marble Falls (back row, left), will compete in the pentathlon of the Junior Olympics June 29-July 1 in Des Moines, Iowa, for the North Shore Stars Track Club coached by Cedric Griffin. Joining her at the Junior Olympics is Griffin’s daughter, Linen (front row), who runs the 800 meters. Courtesy photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls student Sydney Solomon won the pentathlon of the South Texas District Qualifier of the Amateur Athletic Union June 22 in Seguin. She…

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Sawyer is new Faith Academy head volleyball coach

Erin Sawyer is the new volleyball head coach at Faith Academy of Marble Falls. Sawyer spent the last couple of years as the top assistant coach on Adrienne Pabon’s staff. “Coach Sawyer has been coaching here for two years,” athletic director Zakk Revelle said. “We put her at the junior high because we knew how good she was.” Sawyer also coaches the Highland Lakes Aces, a club volleyball team, which demonstrates her ability to coach players of all ages and experiences. She is constantly in the gym and is searching…

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Faith Academy athletes using summer to get stronger, faster

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls coach Cedric Griffin is leading the Flames and Lady Flames through an agility and speed program this summer. File photo Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletes aren’t resting on their laurels. Instead they are working hard this summer in preparation for the 2022-23 sports year. Like other programs across the state, players are making their way to the campus four days a week and are taking advantage of a slew of options to get better, according to athletic director Zakk Revelle. In fact many…

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