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Sawyer ready to guide Faith Academy volleyball program

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

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

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

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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Faith Academy names Rob Ellis new baseball head coach

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

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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Faith Academy’s Solomon is headed to Junior Olympics

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#AAU, #BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

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

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

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

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

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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Marble Falls Faith girls track wins 13th title, Flames finish third

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2023 Faith Academy of Marble Falls Lady Flames track-and-field team adds another district title to the program’s history. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls track-and-field teams finished in the top three of the boys and girls District 3-3A meet of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools April 17. The Lady Flames capture their third consecutive district crown, not counting the 2020 pandemic year when stay-at-home orders were issued and the season was canceled, and 13th overall in program history. The Flames “were a solid”…

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Faith Academy boys basketball season ends in playoff loss

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Will Lewis scores a bucket for the Flames. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Pasadena First Baptist Christian Academy 52-44 Feb. 14 in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames end their season as the co-District 3-3A champions, their fourth consecutive district crown. “Kudos to the Warriors,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “They were prepared and played well. They are a really good…

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Late lay-up sends Faith Academy girls basketball to the second round of the playoffs

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy guard Elleson Lehmberg was instrumental in helping the Lady Flames advance to the second round of the playoffs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team defeated Houston Northland Christian 37-35 Feb. 11 to advance to the second round of the Class 3A playoffs in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Next up is Tomball Rosehill Christian, the No. 1 team in Class 3A, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Tomball. The winning shot came from Claire Poage,…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

February 12, 2023February 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Flames, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Independent School District celebrates the 75th birthday of super fan Jimmy Burney during halftime of the Mustangs’ win against Burnet Feb. 10. Interim Superintendent Jeff Gasaway (right) presents a cake to Burney, while MFISD Board of Trustee Larry Berkman (left) takes Burney’s old jacket so officials can give him a new one. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The most wonderful time of the basketball season begins Monday, Feb. 13. That’s when the playoffs for members of the University Interscholastic League start. The ladies begin their quest…