TAPPS

Faith athletes advance to State

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Special to The Highlander The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys punched their ticket to the TAPPS 2A State track meet with a first place team finish at the Regional meet on April 22. The girls team finished fifth place but will be represented by four athletes at State.

Faith boys, girls track teams bring home district gold

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The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys and girls track team both punched their ticket to the TAPPS Regional meet with first-place finishes at District on Thursday, April 15. The girls put together a strong team performance with 192 points and several athletes earning top-three finishes; the boys finished more than 100 points over the second-place team as senior Gus Henry took home four individual gold medals.

Flames track teams win host invitational meet

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The Faith Academy of Marble Falls track teams took care of business on their home track on April 1 with first place finishes for the boys and girls teams. The meet was the final warm-up for the teams before the district track meet on April 10.

Henry leads Flames to win at Faith Academy Relays

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Faith Academy of Marble Falls senior Gus Henry enjoyed a big day in jumping events as the Flames boys track team captured first place in the third annual Faith Academy Relays. Henry finished first in the 110-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump and pole vault, and the team racked up more than double the points of the second place team.

Flames advance to Final Four

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The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team advanced to the Final Four of the TAPPS 2A playoffs on Saturday with an 89-78 victory over Galveston O’Connell in Brenham. The semifinal match will be played against Grace Christian Academy at A&M Consolidated on Tuesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. At right, Case Coleman drives baseline in the playoff match on Tuesday, March 2. Nathan Hendrix/ The Highlander

TAPPS postpones football start

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The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) released the plan to return to competition in 2020 in a webinar on July 17. TAPPS activities are set to begin with a return to practice on Sept.