Featured Volleyball 

Hill Country Aces to host volleyball camps

CAPTION: Hill Country Aces director and Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball head coach Erin Sawyer will lead two summer volleyball camps in June. File photo The Highland Lakes Aces select volleyball program is hosting two camps in June. The first is for incoming third-fifth graders from 10 a.m.-noon Monday-Wednesday, June 3-5. The camp is open to boys and girls who want to learn or improve on the fundamentals of the sport. Aces head coach Erin Sawyer, who also serves as the Lady Flames head coach, is the camp director.…

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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 

Faith Academy announces head coaching changes

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls defensive coordinator Jay Silvers is the new head coach of the program. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls athletic department announced a promotion and a hire for two head coaching positions. Jay Silvers is the new head coach after serving as the defensive coordinator under former head coaches John Hallum and Stephen Shipley. Harvey Vaughn is the new girls basketball head coach after Kat Canada resigned to focus on her family. The changes were announced by Faith Academy athletic…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Faith Academy boys hoops coach Revelle wins state award

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball head coach Zakk Revelle was recently received a state-wide award. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball head coach Zakk Revelle is the 2023-24 recipient of the Don Coleman Outstanding Coach Award for mid-size private schools. The award is presented by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. “It was a really neat award to be honored with coming into the year and what we were able to do,” Revelle said. The 2023-24 season was thought of as…

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Featured Running 

Faith Academy girls track is 7th at state meet

CAPTION: The 2024 Faith Academy track and field team ends it season at the Class 3A state meet. The participants are Carly Owens (front row, left) Audri Poage, Anabelle Merlick, Charlee Ehrig, Claire Poage, Morgan Weems, head coach Steve McCannon; assistant coach Jay Silvers (back row, left) Kenley Virdell, Reese Ramsey, Sidney Solomon, Ana Beltran, Zoe Rhoads, Landyn Pfeiffer, Taelyn Wendt, Haley Kruger and assistant coach Cedric Griffin. Courtesy photo  The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls track team finished seventh at the Class 3A State Track and Field meet…

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Featured Running 

Faith Academy track returns to regional podium, ready for state

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls track team is the Class 3A Region South runner-up thanks to some outstanding performances during the meet April 25-26. “We have given ourselves a chance at state to get on the podium again,” head coach Steve McCannon said. “I am really proud of how the girls competed as a team. Earning second place to a strong (Tomball) Rosehill team gives us confidence as we head to state. (Assistant coaches Cedric) Griffin and (Jay) Silvers have done an outstanding job getting athletes ready for…

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Featured Tennis 

Faith Academy boys tennis is state runner-up

CAPTION: Junior Jaden Turrentine finishes the 2024 season as the consolation champion of the Class 3A Region South tournament. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys tennis finished as the 2024 Class 3A state runners-up of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools April 17-18. Waco Live Oak won the state title with 14.5 points. The Flames earned 14 points. The Flames were led by Connor Evans at No. 1 singles, who won the individual silver medal after losing to Ike Davidson of Dallas…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Faith Academy baseball loses to Houston St. Francis

CAPTION: Faith Academy’s Seth Jones hit a RBI to bring in a score during the loss to Houston St. Francis. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team lost to Houston St. Francis Episcopal 7-2 April 23 to end its season. The Flames finished fourth in Division IV, District 3 of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Faith head coach Rob Ellis noted the contest was 4-2 until the sixth inning. “It was touch and go until the very end,” he said. “We had…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Faith Academy baseball headed to the playoffs

CAPTION: Faith Academy freshman pitcher Braxton Blair helped the Flames qualify for the Class 3A postseason of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team swept Round Rock Christian April 16 and 18 to advance to the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames will play at Houston St. Francis Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the first round. Faith beat Round Rock Christian 12-10 in the first game…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Faith Academy baseball splits games with Waco Reicher

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior pitcher Nash Renfro. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team beat Waco Reicher 6-5 April 5 after losing to the Cougars 2-1 April 2. Flames head coach Rob Ellis noted this split in District 3, Division IV of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools was invaluable. “The momentum was definitely in their favor,” Ellis said. Senior pitcher Nash Renfro was on the mound and helped Faith earn a 6-3 lead by the bottom of the sixth inning of the…

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