Lady Dawgs coach’s impact goes beyond strategies, victories

At the end of the 2024-25 school year, the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District received numerous resignations from head coaches, many of whom were in the girls program.

But the one coach who was a constant and has been for 20 years is Crystal Shipley.

One year after being named the girls athletic coordinator on top of her duties as the volleyball and girls and track and field head coach, Shipley simply did what Burnet coaches tell their athletes to do.