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Sports
Heights wins, 6-3Marble Falls started fast, but San Antonio Alamo Heights was able to finish strong to end Marble Falls baseball season. The Mules beat the Mustangs, 6-3, in a one-game playoff at Shiner.The teams were supposed to play a best-of-three series, but that was reduced to a one-game area playoff because of inclement weather. Fans from both teams packed up and traveled down US 10 to watch the two rivals face off for the second time in two years in the Class 4A playoffs. Marble Falls put together three straight hits to open the game, but had just one more hit for the game. Alamo Heights tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth and took the lead with two runs in the fifth inning. Alamo Heights finished with nine hits off two Marble Falls pitchers. Mustangs ace Cole Ridgely allowed eight hits, walked three and struck out six in his final start as Marble Falls pitcher. Alamo Heights had four extra base hits off Marble Falls pitching. Winning pitcher Cameron Mineo threw a 4-hitter and was also a big contributor at the plate. He was 2-for-3 with an RBI. |
Series reduced to one-game playoff at ShinerMarble Falls baseball playoff with San Antonio Alamo Heights was changed to a one-game playoff after Friday's opener was rained out.The teams will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday at Shiner High School. Shiner has an artificial turf to handle the heavy rains that have hit Central Texas the past two days. Marble Falls starting pitcher will be Cole Ridgely, the senior who has paced the team to a 23-7 record. |
Marble Falls faces Alamo Heights in area roundBy Mark Goodson Highlander Sports Editor Marble Falls has made a living with defense and earning wins when the game is tight. Coach J.T. Blair has his team riding momentum into the second round of the playoffs mainly because of their persistence and ability to make big plays when it counts. The mentality will be apparent this week when the Mustang take on a veteran Alamo Heights team that was able to push across 22 runs in the two victories over District 28-4A champion San Antonio Brennan last week. Marble Falls outfielder Jay Watson came up big against LBJ with a defensive gem in the first inning of Game 2 when he threw out a runner at third base with a strike to third baseman Cole Ridgely. It’s that type of play that sparks teams. For Marble Falls it was a way to stem some early momentum by the Jaguars and give Marble Falls a chance to get starter Cody Goodman deeper into the game. In a best-of-three format, the team with the best pitching has the edge. Pitching and defense can’t be stressed enough. Marble Falls three starting outfielders have had their moments. It was Jimmy Damico that gunned down a Leander runner at home plate in Marble Falls’ opening win over Leander in that District 25-4A series. Marble Falls carries a 23-7 mark into Friday’s 7 p.m. opener at Marble Falls. On Saturday when they venture to San Antonio to square off with the Mules, pitching will be key again. Marble Falls pitching options for starters are Ridgely, Cody Goodman, Garrett Winslett and Stacy Heinatz. Alamo Heights top pitchers are Cameron Mineo, James Nittoli and Tyler Freed. All three pitched against Brennan. Mineo is the probable starter in Friday’s game. Alamo Heights swept its series with San Antonio Brennan. The Mules (19-9) knocked off Brennan, 14-5, in Game 1 and finished the series with an 8-5 win on Saturday in San Antonio. Mineo pitched the opener and allowed eight hits while striking out nine Brennan players. Tyler Freed was 4-for-6 batting in the two-game series. In Game 2, seven players had RBI for the Mules. Blake Klumpp is the Mules top hitter among the regulars for the season with a .373 average and 25 RBI. Marble Falls lost to Alamo Heights last season in the area round in two straight. Alamo Heights won the opener, 4-3, and took Game 2, 10-0.
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Marble Falls faces Alamo HeightsBy Mark Goodson Highlander Sports Editor Marble Falls (23-7) will play a best-of-three series with San Antonio Alamo Heights. The series opens at Marble Falls with a 7 p.m. Friday game and moves to Alamo Heights for a 2 p.m. start for Game 2. If necessary, Game 3 will follow at Alamo Heights. Coach J.T. Blair said the schedule is subject to change, considering that rain is in the forecast for the end of the week. Alamo Heights swept its series with San Antonio Brennan. The Mules (21-9) knocked off Brennan, 14-5, in Game 1 and finished the series with an 8-5 win on Saturday in San Antonio. Alamo Heights starting pitcher are Cameron Mineo and Tyler Freed. Mineo pitched the opener and allowed eight hits while striking out nine Brennan players. Tyler Freed was 4-for-6 batting in the two game series. In Game 2, seven players had RBI for the Mules. Blake Klumpp is the Mules top hitter among the regulars for the season with a .373 average and 25 RBI. Marble Falls lost to Alamo Heights last season in the area round in two straight. Alamo Heights won the opener, 4-3, and took Game 2, 10-0. Marble Falls top pitchers are Cole Ridgely, Stacy Heinatz, Cody Goodman and Garrett Winslett. Heinatz has been the team’s top clutch hitter for the Mustangs.
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Marble Falls plays Lockhart at GeorgetownMarble Falls will play Lockhart in a best-of-three area round softball playoff starting Thursday. All games will be played at Georgetown East View. The opener is 7 p.m. Thursday with Game 2 set for 7 p.m. Friday. If necessary, Game 3 will start at 1 p.m. Saturday. |
Faith Academy dominates in tennisFrom Staff Reports Faith Academy continued its domination by winning both the boys and girls TAPPS 2A state team tennis championships Thursday at the Waco Regional Tennis Center. It is the eighth state championship in seventh straight year for coach Michelle Stallard. The state titles are the second for the boys and the sixth
for the girls. The boys also won in 2009. It is the fourth
consecutive state championship for the girls. Rich Coleman was eliminated in the first round by Will
Tankasky of The Covenant School in Dallas. Tankasky won his district and was
the No. 3 seed. Reagan Vaughn defeated Andrew Lajaunie of O`Connell
College Preparatory School of Galveston 6-0-6-4 and the No. 4 seed Greg Barns
of Denton Calvary Academy 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Vaughn advanced
to the second day and defeated Mason Matias of Shiner St. Paul Catholic High
School 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Vaughn lost to Ryker Heller of Austin Veritas
Academy 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the finals to finish as the TAPPS 2A boys state
singles runner-up. The girls used stong depth to take their title. Sarah Mason Thomas lead the team by only giving up one game in her path to the final match. She lost to Allyson Hayley of the Woodlands Preparatory School in Tomball 6-0, 6-1. Brandi Kuhlmann contributed by defeating Marianna Herndon of
Hallettsville Sacred Heart 6-2, 6-3 and upset the No. 2 seed Kathryn Sild of
Texoma Christian School in Sherman 6 –3, 6-4 to advance to day two where she
was beat by Allyson Hayley 6-2, 6-0 to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals to the state champions Amy
and Laura Grunden of Denton Calvary Academy 7-5, 6-2 but picked up valuable 3.5
team points. Savannah Still and Nicole Johnson advanced to day 2 of
competition by defeating Crystal Johnson and Marina Montano of Texoma Christian
School in Sherman in the round of 16 and Katie Denson and Kourtney Knesak of
Shiner St. Paul 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals but finished in third place when
they lost to Anja-Jane Pauli and Joanna Walzebuck of the Woodlands Preparatory
School in Tomball.
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Baltazar throws 166-1 in discusBy Mark Goodson Highlander Sports Editor Marble Falls senior Rey Baltazar said he was feeling his best heading into the Region IV-4A track and field championships at San Antonio’s Heroes Stadium. His feelings proved solid as he turned in the best discus throw of his life. He threw 166-feet, one inch, bettering his previous best by six and a half feet. Baltazar advanced to the state meet in Austin May 10-11. The senior will be one of three Marble Falls athletes advancing to the state meet. Marble Falls has had athletes advance to the state meet in 23 or 24 of the last 28 years,’’ said Marble Falls coach Kyle Futrell. Baltazar’s effort was more than two foot better than second place Marcellus Henderson of Austin Crocket. Henderson threw 163-10. Sarah Lewis will join Baltazar at state after taking second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.65. Autym Scales of San Antonio Brennan won in 44.55. Teammate Natalie Schulz did not make the finals for the Lady Mustangs. Senior Cody Schulz advanced to state for the second straight year. Last year he advance in the long jump. This year the Angelo State-bound athlete made it to Austin the 400 meters. Schulz ran a 49.39, finishing second behind Medina Valley’s Steven Champlin. Champlin ran a 47.81. Marble Falls’s Carson Bowen took fourth in the long jump with a 21-5 ¼ effort. Baltazar as fourth in the shot put with a 52-0 effort. P>J. Hall of Seguin won the shot. Marble Falls 4x400 girls relay team set a school record with four underclassmen running a 4:05.33. Rival Leander Rouse won the relay with a 3:55.63. Running on the relay for the Lady Mustangs were Lewis, Schulz, Sarah Stripling and Chase Martin. Rouse’s girls won the regional meet with 78 points to beat Schertz Clemens with 73 points. Stripling made the finals in the 800 meters, but finished eighth. Marble Falls girls finished 12th with 16 points. Jordan Wright was 10th n the 3200 meters for Marble Falls. Marble Falls boys finished were eighth overall with 26 points. San Antonio Highlanders won the boys division with 58 points followed by Corpus Christi Flour Bluff with 53, Cedar Park with 47, San Antonio Breckenridge with 46 and San Antonio Brennan with 40 points. The state meet will be held at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas-Austin. |
Marble Falls to play LBJMarble Falls will play Austin LBJ in the bi-district round of the playoffs. The head coaches for both teams will meet Wednesday to decide on the format.
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Marble Falls faces LBJ in bi-districtMarble Falls will play Austin LBJ in the bi-district round of the playoffs. The head coaches for both teams will meet Wednesday to decide on the format.
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Marble Falls settles for second placeBy Mark Goodson Highlander Sports Editor Leander’s Zack Noska and Garrett Venner combined for five hits and four RBI to lead the Lions to a 6-3 win over Marble Falls Saturday in the regular season finale for both team at Marble Falls. Noska, who bats third, and Venner, the cleanup hitter for the Lions, kept the bats hot all day as the Lions spoiled Marble Falls’ chances at the District 25-4A title. Marble Falls lost its final two games against the Lions and Dripping Springs beat Cedar Park twice in the same span. Marble Falls (21-7 and 13-5) will represent the district as the No. 2 seed against an Austin ISD school in the bi-district round of the playoffs. Leadner will be the third seed and Dripping Springs the top seed. Vista Ridge nailed down the fourth spot. Leander broke the game open in the top of the seventh inning when Venner smashed an RBI triple off Cole Ridgely to right field to break a 3-3 tie. Ridgely, the winning pitcher on Tuesday in a complete game, gutted out a gritty performance. Ridgely scattered nine hits with eight strikeouts and walked two. But an infield single by Taylor Sugar, a walk and Venner’s triple chased the Marble Falls senior. Stacy Heinatz came on in relief and Noska greeted the hard-throwing Heinatz with another triple to push the score to 5-3. Patrick Glaze, the losing pitcher in Game 1 of the series, singled in Noska for the 6-3 score. Marble Falls loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but Domenic Patterson struck out against Leander’s Matt Falloon to end the game Falloon pitched a complete game and allowed eight hits, one walk and struck out eight Mustangs. Marble Falls’ Heinatz and Jimmy Damico both had two hits each and second baseman Mike Richardson had a clutch hit to help the Mustangs to a 3-run third inning. Richardson drove in two runs with a solid single. Marble Falls led 3-1 after three innings, but Leander tandem of Venner and Noska provide RBI-hits in the fifth to tie the game at 3-3. Leander was the only team in the district to take a series against the Mustangs in district play. Marble Falls had solo district losses to Cedar Park, Vista Ridge and Dripping Springs before losing its final two against Leander. |
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