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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Jarrell

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards’ ability to score in different ways helps her team as the Lady Mustangs are trying to earn a playoff spot. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Jarrell 50-35 Jan. 26 in a District 24-4A matchup. The result means the Lady Mustangs (3-3) and the Lady Cougars (3-2) are tied for second in the standings. The reason is because this is the second time the two squads met in district play. Marble Falls prevailed the…

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Marble Falls boys soccer begins district play with lopsided victory

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School boys soccer assistant coaches Aaron Jimenez (left), Ryan Craven, Chuck Woods share a laugh with head coach Rick Hoover. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team crushed Lago Vista 7-1 in the District 25-4A opener Jan. 23. The Mustangs (9-2, 1-0) faced more than the Vikings during the contest. “It was tough,” he said. “There was a pretty solid sheet of rain and wet conditions. It was a sloppy game. I thought we played well under the conditions. When…

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Marble Falls girls soccer wins district opener

The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team stomped Lago Vista 3-0 Jan. 23 in the District 25-4A opener for both teams. Head coach Abigail Blunt noted the players battled more than each other on the pitch. “It wasn’t so much fog, but we had a lot of rain,” she said. “You train all year to get your body ready for any situation. Because of the rain, the ball is slicker; it’ll move faster. I’m proud of them for adapting to that. Because it was rough with the rain and…

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Burnet boys basketball beats Marble Falls in statement win

CAPTION: High-flying Burnet senior Andre Miller and the Bulldogs arrived at Max Copeland Gym with an unblemished District 24-4A record and exited with it intact. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team defeated Marble Falls 59-38 in the first matchup between the two teams this season. “Credit to (Burnet head) coach (Roy) Kiser and his staff and kids,” Mustangs head coach Travis Crain said. “They had a terrific game plan and had those guys ready to play. They executed better, and they’re a really good…

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Speer named Burnet CISD football head coach

CAPTION: Ben Speer is the new Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football head coach after the school district’s board of trustees approved his hire Jan. 22. File photo Ben Speer is the Burnet Consolidated Independent School’s football head coach after the board of trustees approved his hire during its meeting Jan. 22. Speer, who served as the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator for three years on former head coach Bryan Wood’s staff, said he was happy and excited about the promotion. “Pretty painless except waiting for January to get here,” Speer said.…

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Marble Falls boys soccer turns attention to district play

CAPTION: Marble Falls head coach Rick Hoover (front) and varsity assistant coach Chuck Wood (right) are continuing to emphasis to their players to compete to the standards of the program. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team will begin defense of its District 25-4A championship by visiting Lago Vista at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Vikings (4-8-2) enter the match on a four-match losing streak after winning three in a row and a tie. Mustangs (7-2) head coach Rick Hoover said he and…

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Marble Falls boys powerlifting is 2nd at Lampasas Invitational

CAPTION: Marble Falls powerlifter Genesis Lemon earns a bronze medal in the second meet of the year. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography  The Marble Falls High School boys powerlifting team was the runner-up at the Lampasas Invitational Jan. 18. The Lady Mustangs finished seventh. What makes the Mustangs’ finish even more impressive is that head coach Richard Scales took a different group of lifters from the squad that competed at the Burnet Invitational a week earlier. “I’m rotating my lifters,” he said. “We had nine new lifters. To get second…

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Marble Falls boys basketball adds district road win

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Davis Dreisbach and the Mustangs beat Georgetown Gateway thanks to hot shooting and a commitment to playing shutdown defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 79-67 Jan. 19 for the Mustangs’ first District 24-4A road win. “I’m really, really proud of our kids,” head coach Travis Crain said. “Our district is very difficult. Anytime you can go on the road and pick up a win is huge. We were in a situation where both teams…

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Date change, cold weather doesn’t slow Marble Falls boys soccer

CAPTION: Marble Falls’ Jesse Jimenez battles for the ball during the win against San Antonio Veterans Memorial Jan. 17. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated San Antonio Veterans Memorial 6-1 Jan. 17 in a match that was played a day later because of the cold weather. “We really wanted to get the game in for sure,” head coach Rick Hoover said. “Fortunately, Veterans Memorial did, too. I completely yielded to them. I spoke to their coach and athletic director. They wanted to…

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Marble Falls boys soccer goes 3-0 at Governor’s Cup

The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team won all three of its games at the Governor’s Cup hosted by Georgetown High School. The Mustangs (4-0) defeated Bastrop 3-0 Jan. 6, Pflugerville Hendrickson 5-2 Jan. 5, and Lake Belton 1-0 Jan. 4. The event is a showcase that brings the top programs from across the state and college and university scouts who observe. Needless to say, Marble Falls head coach Rick Hoover said, organizers are selective about which teams are invited to participate. “We’ve been playing in this showcase for…

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