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Marble Falls track has several top finishes at the Taylor Ducks Relay

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Anthony Griffin (left) earned medals in both hurdle events. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School track and field teams competed at the Taylor Ducks Relays March 8 and encountered more than the competition. Wind gusts were as high as 25 mph. “The 25 mph winds were definitely a factor at our meet, especially in the final 100 meters of every race where runners had to push through a strong headwind,” Lady Mustangs head coach Brenda Gonzalez said. “Some athletes handled it well, while…

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Faith Academy grad Henry shows true character in returning to Rice track

CAPTION: Former Faith Academy standout Augustus Henry symbolizes the best in sports – facing adversity head-on and coming back from it. Courtesy photo Every athlete says they love the sport they play. Only when it’s taken from them and they must fight to return to the lineup does that love come shining through. That perfectly describes Rice University heptathlete and decathlete Augustus Henry. The 2021 Faith Academy of Marble Falls graduate has battled through three career-defining injuries since he signed with the Owls and is poised to accomplish all of…

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Marble Falls’ Brashers are headed to AAU Junior Olympics

CAPTION: Josie and Everett Brasher will represent Marble Falls and Burnet County in the Amateur Athletic Union’s Junior Olympics. Courtesy photo Two Marble Falls Independent School District children are competing at the Junior Olympics of the Amateur Athletic Union July 29-Aug. 5. They are 11-year-old Everett Brasher, a Marble Falls Middle School sixth-grader, and 10-year-old Josie Brasher, a Colt Elementary School fifth-grader. The two are members of the North Shore Stars Track Club under the direction of coach Cedric Griffin. “I started coaching them last fall,” he said. “They’re baseball…

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Griffin teaches life lessons he’s learned through his track club

Most Texans may know Cedric Griffin as a cornerback for the 2005 national champion Texas Longhorns that defeated the University of Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Griffin was part of the 2001 recruiting class ranked No. 1 in the country. What people may not know is that Griffin, who is an assistant track coach for Faith Academy of Marble Falls this spring, credits much of his play-making ability on the football field to the time he spent on the track long before he signed his National Letter of Intent…

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