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Marble Falls girls basketball ends Llano tourney with wins

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Caity Johnson (left) and Kylie Roberts (right) sandwich Llano junior Peyton Parrish for the ball. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team is on a two-game winning streak thanks to winning its final two contests of the Deer Capital Classic hosted by Llano High School Dec. 5-7. They finished the event 2-2. The win against Brady, which won District 5-3A the last two years, illustrated the kind of team the Lady Mustangs can be. After scoring a total of six points…

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Marble Falls boys basketball outlasts Fredericksburg

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore guard Beckett Berkman (left) and senior Garen Jones let their defense dictate their offense against Fredericksburg. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team beat Fredericksburg 41-33 Dec. 3. The Mustangs (5-1) closed out the Billies in the final two minutes where they didn’t allow a bucket. “Defense is what’s going to carry us,” head coach John Berkman said. “That’s what I told them after the game. Sometimes you can’t shoot it well. Shooting comes and goes, but defense and rebounding…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Harker Heights

CAPTION: Marble Falls freshman Mikaela Valdez gets control of the ball before pushing the pace. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High girls basketball team lost to Killeen Harker Heights 38-21 Dec. 3. The Lady Knights led for most of the contest. “It’s a learning lesson for us,” Lady Mustangs head coach Adley Canales said. “We play teams on the schedule to make us better. They’re a big (Class) 6A school — physical, athletic. I think they had 4 to the 5 starters who are 6 feet or taller.…

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Marble Falls girls basketball welcomes Harker Heights

CAPTION: Senior Kenadie Cotton (13) continues to set the pace for the Lady Mustangs’ plays. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After hosting a competitive Hill Country Classic tournament Nov. 21-23, the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team took a break from the court and returns to another challenging week. The Lady Mustangs (2-6) welcome Killeen Harker Heights at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, and will play at the Llano tournament Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 5-7. The tournament features eight teams. Squads will get two games in pool play and record will…

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Marble Falls boys basketball to honor Willie

CAPTION: Part of how Marble Falls senior guard Tidus Willie scored 1,000 points for the Mustangs is because of his ability to create his shots. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team will host Fredericksburg at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, after taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Before the contest, the program will honor senior guard Tidus Willie, who scored his 1,000th point in a Mustang uniform. Willie is usually the team’s leading scorer. And his ability to draw a crowd…

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Ten Highland Lakes Insights

CAPTION: Llano football head coach Matt Green hands the bi-district championship trophy to his players. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, here is my list of blessings this semester.

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Final play seals Marble Falls boys basketball’s win against Lake Belton

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs celebrate senior guard Tidus Willie (21) scoring his 1,000th point as a member of the program. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team beat Lake Belton in dramatic fashion Nov. 26 before enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday. With six seconds left and the score tied at 54-54, the Mustangs called a timeout. Senior forward Noah Lyon inbounded the ball to senior forward Garen Jones, who was immediately double-teamed. But Lyon never stopped running when he stepped back on the court. Jones threw him…

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6 Marble Falls volleyball players selected all-district

CAPTION: Senior Mia Trejo (left), sophomore Madison Cuplin and Katie Terrell are all members of the All-District 24-4A team. Photo by Ernesto Rivera The Marble Falls High School volleyball program came within a win of qualifying for the 2024 Class 4A playoffs. To do that, the Lady Mustangs had to give consistently good performances throughout the District 24-4A campaign. And opposing coaches noticed by selecting six Lady Mustangs to all-district teams. “Every coach wants every kid to get recognized,” Marble Falls head coach Christopher Pace said. “The stats backed up every…

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Marble Falls girls basketball wins final game at own tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior center Leslie Reynoso connects on two of her 14 points against Argle Liberty Christian Nov. 23. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Argle Liberty Christian 34-33 Nov. 23 to end the Hill Country Classic with a 1-4 record. Head coach Adley Canales summed how his team got the win. “Discipline,” he said. “We played our game and controlled the ball. We led the whole way. They amped up the press and hit shots they weren’t hitting early. “…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats McCallum

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Tidus Willie keeps playing his kind of basketball that includes scoring and tough defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Austin McCallum 50-48 Nov. 19. The Mustangs (3-1) have won three games in a row. Marble Falls had a five-point lead, but the Knights connected on one more attempt just before the end of the game. “We were trying not to foul,” head coach John Berkman said. “They hit a three at the horn that didn’t matter.” Marble…

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