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The difficulty of joining the 1,000-point, 500-rebound club

December 26, 2023December 28, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School graduate Mya Berkman says what it takes to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds. Liberty University courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School girls basketball program has produced great athletes capable of scoring 1,000 points before their eligibility ends. They include players who have led the Lady Mustangs to several rounds of the playoffs complete with all-region and all-state honors, awards where voters look at statistics. But there’s another level of club members that is more exclusive simply because it’s more challenging to accomplish…

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Timmerman: fit is why he accepted the Marble Falls football, athletic director job

December 23, 2023December 23, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #ncaa, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: New Marble Falls Independent School District and football head coach Keri Timmerman (second from left) with what he calls Team Timmerman: wife Natalie (left) and children Brock (center), Addi and Doak. The family was on hand when the elder Timmerman was approved for hire during a regular Marble Falls Independent School Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 18. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro New Marble Falls Independent School District football head coach and athletic director Keri Timmerman knows Burnet County well. He has a hunting lease about a mile from…

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Faith Academy boys basketball hangs on for win against Hyde Park

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls sophomore guard Alan Hausman continues to be a solid contributor for the Flames. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team beat Austin Hyde Park 70-65 Dec. 19. The Flames raced to an 18-4 lead in the opening five minutes. head coach Zakk Revelle struggled to a recall a time when the Flames trailed. “We did what young teams do and put it on cruise control,” Revelle said with a chuckle. Hyde Park has a new coach, Daniel…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats Blanco

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards (front) cuts off lanes to the basket that gave Blanco fits during the Lady Mustangs’ win Dec. 21. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team crushed Blanco 44-22 Dec. 21, a Christmas present it gave itself before taking a few days off. “We locked in from the beginning and were engaged,” head coach John Berkman said. “We did a much better job of controlling the game.” Marble Falls led 5-3 with 1 minute and 40 seconds left…

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Marble Falls boys soccer beats Del Valle

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoccer0 comment

The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated Del Valle 2-1 Dec. 18 to begin the 2024 season. “It was a good night, a good tough battle,” head coach Rick Hoover said. “We played really well for being so early in the season. I was happy with the start. We have to fix a lot of things and we’re not as sharp as we need to be but for a first night out, it was a good outing.” The Mustangs’ two Angels — Angel Mejia and Angel Serna —…

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Faith Academy girls basketball continues making positive strides

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls senior Ella Cozby and her teammates are learning to play in different lineups and discovering tendencies of their teammates. Photo by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team continues preparations for the District 3-3A campaign of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Lady Flames lost to Austin St. Stephen’s Episcopal 36-29 Dec. 15 on the heels of a setback to Lago Vista 45-39 Dec. 12. Faith Academy finished third in its own tournament that was played Dec.…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats Salado

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior point guard Tidus Willie finds various ways to contribute to the scoring in defeating Salado. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Salado 57-55 Dec. 19. Though the game was close throughout, it rarely felt like the Mustangs weren’t going to win. “We felt like we’d always get a big play and they would answer,” head coach Travis Crain said. “We could never totally pull away from them. Credit to their coaching staff. I’m proud of our guys. We…

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Marble Falls ISD tabs Vandegrift’s Timmerman for athletic director, football head coach

December 19, 2023December 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Garrett (left) and Gary Boshears, who serves on the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees, welcomes new Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and football head coach Keri Timmerman during a short meet and greet after board members unanimously approved his hire. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Keri Timmerman became the 23rd football head coach and athletic director of Marble Falls Independent School District Dec. 18. The board of trustees approved his hire during a regular meeting on the recommendation of Dr. Jeff Gasaway, MFISD superintendent.…

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Faith Academy boys basketball finishes second at own tourney

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Faith junior forward Asher Apel and the Flames use a variety of shots to attack the basket with the aim of beating Austin Regents and winning their own tournament. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team is the runner-up of its own tournament thanks to posting a 3-1 record at the event Dec. 15-16. The Flames lost to Austin Regents 56-47 in the championship after beating Austin Veritas 67-46 in the third contest to win their pool to advance to the title…

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Marble Falls girls soccer loses to Copperas Cove

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoccer0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team lost to Copperas Cove 3-2 Dec. 15. The Lady Mustangs (1-1) took the lead thanks to a Miley Bolanos goal on a free kick from Dulce Macias in the first half. Ashley Ferreira added the second goal in the second half when she found the back of the net and was unassisted for a 2-0 advantage. But the Lady Dawgs added three goals in the final 15 minutes of the contest for the victory. “They have a tall, strong squad with some…