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Marble Falls girls hoops defeats Lampasas to move to a tie for first in district

CAPTION: Marble Falls posts Emma Bindseil (25) and Lexie Edwards cut off the lane to the basket, forcing Lampasas junior guard Aspen Wheeler to attempt a fade-away jumper. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Lampasas 62-48 Jan. 14, which means both teams move to 2-1 in District 24-4A play. “It’s a huge win,” head coach John Berkman said. “We’re right back at the top of the district race. And it keeps us from having second loss at home. It made a big…

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Marble Falls boys soccer beats Canyon Lake to move to 5-0

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs enjoying a decision win against Comal Canyon Lake Jan. 10. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated Comal Canyon Lake 5-0 Jan. 10 after going 3-0 at the Georgetown Governor’s Cup Jan. 5-7. Against Canyon Lake, the Mustangs (5-0) led 2-0 at the break thanks to Garrett Goggans, who scored both goals and added a third in the second half. Other goals came from Esteban Dominguez and Marco Almazan. “It was good play all the way around,” head coach Rick Hoover…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Tea Rodriguez shoots as two Burnet Lady Dawgs defend, while Burnet junior MaeSyn Gay blocks out Marble Falls junior center Lexie Edwards. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The basketball season has turned to district play right around the time soccer season is about to heat up. And very shortly, spring sports will officially begin after-school practices. As always the spring semester will be busier than the fall with more sports happening, and that means a greater opportunity for incredible memories and historical moments. Since there’s…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats Florence in most complete game of the season

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Kody Smith finishes a fastbreak against Florence with a bucket to be one of several Mustangs in double figures. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team crushed Florence 72-41 in a contest that illustrated what head coach Travis Crain had been saying about his team this season. The Mustangs have the tools and the pieces to compete with the opponents they face. They led 17-6 after the first quarter, 35-22 at that half, and 64-29 in the third quarter…

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Burnet girls basketball wins district opener against Marble Falls

CAPTION: Burnet junior center Zaria Solis hits a jumper, two of her game-high 19 points, to lead the Lady Dawgs to a win against Marble Falls in the District 24-4A opener. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team beat Marble Falls 43-29 Jan. 6 on the Lady Mustangs’ home court, Max Copeland Gym. The win moves the Lady Dawgs (15-5) to 1-0 in District 24-4A, while the Lady Mustangs (13-12) fall to 0-1. “We’ve always played Marble Falls in non-district, and they’ve gotten the better…

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Marble Falls boys soccer earns win against Salado in opener of Georgetown’s Governor’s Cup

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs celebrate a 1-0 win against Salado in their first contest of the Governor’s Cup. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated Salado 1-0 Jan. 5 in the first game of the Governor’s Cup in Georgetown. The Mustangs return for their second game against Brownwood at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Georgetown East View High School. The lone goal was scored by Esteban Dominguez on a free kick from 25 yards after getting fouled with 15 minutes remaining in the contest.…

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Marble Falls boys basketball earns win at Wimberley tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Jamie Castillo (left), sophomore guard Tidus Willie and junior guard Davis Dreisbach helped the Mustangs earn a win at the Wimberley tournament coming out of the Christmas holiday. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team ended the Wimberley tournament with a 71-34 win against Duncanville Village Tech Dec. 30. The victory came after losses to China Springs, Lake Belton and Austin McCallum in pool play and to Midlothian Heritage Dec. 28-29. “It was good to end the tournament with…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Tea Rodriguez (third from left) at her signing ceremony to Murray State College Dec. 18 with her Lady Mustang teammates. Photo by Madison DeBerard A mandatory five-day break from the University Interschlolastic League that most associations across the state follows meant local athletic departments didn’t call for practices or games leading up to the Christmas holiday. But my guess is some players in the Highland Lakes still got some work in on their own, especially those whose teams haven’t had the success leading up to the…

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Tough schedule pushes Marble Falls girls basketball in final days before district opener

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Emma Koziel (5), Tea Rodriguez and the Lady Mustangs are playing championship level defense and are looking for more offense as they finish a challenging pre-district schedule. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Few teams attempted to the play the schedule the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team faced during the opening weeks of the 2022-23 season as illustrated by the Lady Mustangs’ 49-21 loss to Glen Rose Dec. 20. Glen Rose (21-0, District 6-4A) is the Class 4A No. 1 team in the Texas Association…

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Marble Falls boys soccer comes from behind to beat Cedar Park

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs celebrate beginning the 2022-23 season with a come-from-behind victory against Cedar Park. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team beat Cedar Park High 3-2 Dec. 15 in the 2022-23 season opener. Head coach Rick Hoover deliberately picked an opponent that has more students and whose youth league draws a larger number of players each year. “I always try to schedule the hardest pre-district schedule we can get,” he said. “We have a history with Cedar Park. We’ve played them for 10 years.…

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