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SpanishSTAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Zakk Revelle recently returned to Marble Falls from Israel, where he served as assistant coach for Athletes in Action. Spending time and walking in the same area as Jesus did more than 2,000 years ago had a profound effect on the Faith Academy boys head basketball coach and director of basketball […]
June 16, 2019, 2:22 pm
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Zakk Revelle deepens faith, coaches basketball in Israel
Posted on 12 June 2019.
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Marble Falls checks off boxes for new baseball coach and family
Posted on 04 June 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO It didn’t take long for new Marble Falls High School baseball coach Tyler Porter to understand the importance of his sport to the school district. (more…)
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Marble Falls runner finishes second at Nashville meet
Posted on 04 June 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Marble Falls High School’s Bailey Goggans finished second at the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville on June 1, setting a new personal best in a race that featured four of the top 12 nationally ranked 800-meter high school runners. (more…)
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New volleyball, assistant boys coaches at Burnet High School
Posted on 03 June 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Burnet High School volleyball team has a new head coach, and the school district didn’t have to look far to find her. Officials hired Crystal Shipley, a Burnet Middle School coach who has been with Burnet Consolidated Independent School District for 14 years. (more…)
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Marble Falls tennis player and golfer sign college letters
Posted on 31 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Two Marble Falls High School seniors made their college selections official May 21 after signing their national letters of intent. (more…)
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Burnet 7-on-7 squad snags state ticket on last-second score
Posted on 30 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Burnet Bulldogs are back at the state 7-on-7 football tournament for the 10th time in 11 years, and they earned the spot in dramatic fashion at their own qualifying tournament May 25. (more…)
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Granite Shoals hosting town hall on deer management program
Posted on 29 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Granite Shoals is holding a town hall June 1 over its deer management program. Officials will answer technical and legal questions as well as provide a general overview of the program, which is coming up on its fourth year. (more…)
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Lady Dawgs assistant receives statewide coaching honor
Posted on 28 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Texas high school basketball coaches consider Burnet High School’s Lacy Parker among the Lone Star State’s best. (more…)
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Be ‘carefree but not careless’ on the lakes this weekend
Posted on 23 May 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and boating season. And law enforcement agencies are expecting a number of people to take advantage of the three-day weekend for fun on the Highland Lakes. (more…)
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Stephen Shipley returns as Faith’s head football coach
Posted on 23 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO After stepping down as Faith Academy’s head football coach three years ago, Stephen Shipley is back in the red and black. Faith Academy of Marble Falls officials made the announcement May 23. (more…)
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Faith basketball and softball players sign college letters
Posted on 23 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Faith Academy of Marble Falls celebrated two of its seniors, Whytne West and Aaron Marks, who will play college sports after graduation. (more…)
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New Marble Falls football coach looking for ‘ah-ha’ moments
Posted on 20 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Brian Herman’s not looking at a timeline for how long it will take his players to learn and buy into the Slot-T offense. (more…)
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Burnet cheerleaders, distance runner sign Letters of Intent
Posted on 17 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The recent round of college signings at Burnet High School was a cheerful affair — quite literally — as two cheerleaders and a track athlete put their names to National Letters of Intent. (more…)
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Three Granite Country soccer teams compete at state
Posted on 16 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Three Granite Country Youth Soccer Association teams advanced to state tournaments after finishing in the top two at Western District competitions in their respective age groups and levels of play. (more…)
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Shoot for Coop benefits area graduates, honors namesake
Posted on 15 May 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Cooper DeSpain Memorial Scholarship benefits at least eight Highland Lakes high school graduates every year. A big reason it can do so is the annual Shoot for Coop Sporting Clay Fundraiser. (more…)
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Marble Falls says goodbye to baseball coach, hello to football coordinator additions
Posted on 14 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Changes continue to happen in the Marble Falls High School athletics department. The school district is looking for a new head baseball coach after Russell Reichenbach resigned to return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (more…)
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Lady Dawgs Brinkley, Greenwell to play college basketball
Posted on 14 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Burnet High School girls basketball players Paris Brinkley and Trynadee Greenwell are taking their skills to the next level. (more…)
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Marble Falls runner Bailey Goggans: 2 golds, state record
Posted on 10 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Marble Falls High School sophomore runner Bailey Goggans returned to the Class 5A state track-and-field meet May 10 with one goal: do better than she did in 2018. (more…)
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Marble Falls high jumper Kason O’Riley ties for 4th at state
Posted on 10 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Marble Falls High School sophomore Kason O’Riley tied for fourth place in the high jump at the Class 5A state track-and-field meet May 10 at Mike Meyers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin. (more…)
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Faith Academy boys place second at state track meet
Posted on 10 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys track-and-field team earned the best finish in program history at a state meet, finishing second at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Class 3A competition May 4 at Waco Midway High School stadium. (more…)
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Travis Crain returns ‘home’ as Mustangs basketball coach
Posted on 09 May 2019.
CORRECTION: A previous headline for this story had coach Travis Crain’s name misspelled as Cain. DailyTrib.com apologizes for the error. STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Travis Crain is back in purple and gold — this time as the head boys basketball coach at Marble Falls High School. And he couldn’t be happier. (more…)
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Marble Falls girls soccer captain signs to play for Concordia
Posted on 08 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The undisputed leader of the Marble Falls High School girls soccer team signed a National Letter of Intent on April 26 to play for Concordia University. (more…)
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Burnet has new head volleyball and softball coaches, offensive coordinator for football
Posted on 06 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Technically, Burnet High School is getting two new head coaches for the 2019-20 school year, though one has worn Bulldogs green in the past. (more…)
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Granite Country Youth Soccer Association celebrates 40th
Posted on 02 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Before Aleksey Ismaylov was a Granite Country Youth Soccer Association coach and volunteer, he was a boy in Ukraine longing to play what he then knew as the game of football. Born in 1987, four years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ismaylov said life in Ukraine was difficult. (more…)
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Laying the foundation for Granite Country Youth Soccer
Posted on 02 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO One of the oldest youth soccer organizations in Central Texas, based in the Highland Lakes, was started in the late 1970s by two kids who just wanted to play. (more…)
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Marble Falls and Llano track athletes advance to state meet
Posted on 30 April 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Three Highland Lakes track-and-field athletes punched their tickets to the University Interscholastic League state meet at their respective regional competitions April 27. (more…)
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