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Burnet junior, Samuel Rodriguez gets some separation from a Lago Vista defender and sends the ball downfield for Burnet. The Bulldogs won the match, 5-1.

Soccer battling more than just opponents

Both the boys and girls soccer programs have been battling a flu outbreak that has left their teams down in numbers over the past few weeks. The girls teams seem to be on the upswing of the outbreak while the boys found themselves still fighting to keep numbers up. 02/12/2025 01:10 AM

Senior pitcher Cooper Farris slings the ball across the plate in Burnet’s Friday evening scrimmage versus Henderickson.

Burnet’s scrimmage versus Henderickson

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Brandon Westbrook earned gold in Llano with combined lifts of 1,495 pounds. His 625 pound squat the highest produced at the meet from any platform.

Dawgs powerlifting team earns gold at Llano lift

The Bulldog powerlifting team traveled to Llano last Thursday to participate in their third lift of the season. The boys’ team put together a top effort that earned three individual gold medals, four individual silver medals, and two individual bronze medals. 02/05/2025 03:56 AM

JV Lady Bulldog Landri Lewis races away from a Taylor defender after she swiped the ball away for a Burnet steal.

Lady Dawgs returning to the playoffs

The Lady Bulldog basketball teams had two games last week, the first a home game versus Taylor and the second a game on the road at Jarrell. Both extremely important games for the varsity ladies as the second round of district draws to a close. Burnet’s varsity earned the win over Taylor but unfortunately fell short in Jarrell on Friday. The loss to the Lady Cougars kept Burnet from owning an outright district championship. With last night’s games pending Jarrell was in the top spot at 8-1, followed by Burnet at 7-2 with one loss to Jarrell and one loss to Salado. 02/05/2025 03:56 AM

Lady Bulldog Taylor Petty provided three assists during Burnet’s 3-0 win over Jarrell last Tuesday. Photo by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories

Bright week improves soccer standings

It was a great week on the soccer fields for Burnet’s teams. When it was all said and done the Lady Dawgs had taken over as the leader in District 25-4A after beating Jarrell on Tuesday and previously unbeaten in district play Gateway on Friday. 02/05/2025 03:56 AM

Photos by Wayne Craig/ Clear Memories The Bulldog bench goes wild as teammate Benito Bocanegra hits one of his five three pointers. Bocanegra and his Bulldog teammates collected a big win at Salado.

Dawgs earn flashy comeback win in Salado

The Bulldog basketball team’s games were delayed a bit due to weather last week with Tuesday’s sub-varsity games being cancelled and the varsity’s game versus Gateway being moved to Wednesday. Icy road conditions were to blame for the week’s delayed start. 01/29/2025 03:46 AM

The Lady Dawg 400 free relay team of (back row) Caroline Lunsford and Graciela Lara Duran, and (front row) Madison Lawry and Sophia Cardenas placed second at district earning a regional berth. Photos by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories

Water Dawgs sensational at district races

Burnet’s swim team took to the pool in Belton on Friday for their district meet and were impressive with numerous swims resulting in tickets to regionals. Every swimmer wearing Burnet gear extended their season with top finishes at district. 01/29/2025 03:46 AM

Lady Dawg, Sierra Schaefer (12) quickly showed Salado why they should respect her shot. Schaefer and her squad evened the score with the Lady eagles with a 42-29 win and they are currently in sole possession of first in 24-4A play.

Lady Dawgs lead District 24-4A

It was another great week to be a Lady Dawg as Burnet varsity Lady Bulldog team picked up two more wins and are the current front runners in District 24-4A with a 6-1 record. Jarrell is also near the top of the district at 6-1 but are behind the Lady Dawgs after Burnet beat them on Jan. 14, 46-43. 01/29/2025 03:46 AM

Burnet lifter Josie Teague is dominating her class in the sport of powerlifting. Teague beat her closest competitor by over 100 pounds in Lampasas.

Lifters compete at Badger Invite

On Thursday the Burnet Bulldog and Lady Dawg powerlifting teams traveled North to participate in the Lampasas Badgers Invite. Burnet’s teams did well picking up some gold medals and good team finishes along the way. 01/29/2025 03:46 AM

Miguel Valdez celebrates one of his record setting single game six goals. Valdez and his teammates won 12-2 over Florence in district play. Photos by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories

Record setting week for Burnet soccer

The Burnet soccer teams have seen much success in the early goings of district competition. After a Tuesday weather delay pushed the Bulldogs game versus Florence to Wednesday the varsity Dawgs made a statement with a big 12-2 victory. 01/29/2025 03:46 AM

Lady Dawg senior Cydney Robison (22) turns a Sierra Schaefer pass into quick points as she beats Salado’s defense down the lane.

Varsity Lady Dawgs split week in district

The varsity Lady Dawg basketball team had a split week in district play dropping their Tuesday match to Salado before picking up a Friday win in Taylor. Following those two games the Lady Dawgs held a 2-1 record in the district and were sitting in a second place tie with Lampasas who was also 2-1. Jarrell has been the district front runner at 3-0. 01/15/2025 03:31 AM

Bulldog freshman Dylan Courtney slices through the Salado defense to get off a shot during last Tuesday’s home game.

Dawgs add two big district wins

It was a great week for the varsity Bulldog basketball team who earned two big district wins which greatly improved their standings. The Bulldogs opened play with a Tuesday night home victory over Salado and backed that up with a win over the Taylor Ducks on Friday on the road. 01/15/2025 03:31 AM

Lily Ralph (7) looks to pass the ball up-field during an exciting contest versus Brownwood that took PKs to decide. Burnet advanced all the way to the semifinals at their host tournament over the weekend. District starts this week.

Soccer to compete in large 25-4A district

Burnet’s soccer teams recently wrapped up pre-district play in the shortest amount of time in the program’s history due to a fully loaded District 25-4A. Nine other teams share the district with Burnet including Austin Achieve, Austin Eastside, Austin Johnson, Austin Northeast, Austin Travis, Georgetown Gateway, Jarrell, Lago Vista, and Florence. Both Burnet’s girls and boys opened district on Tuesday with the Lady Dawgs at home versus Travis while the boys traveled to Austin to face the Rebels. 01/15/2025 03:31 AM

Senior Aubrey Mathews finds a way to make her shot through contact and earns a free-throw shot during the Lady Dawgs win over Marble Falls. Photos by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories

Lady Dawgs victorious in district opener

The Burnet girls basketball program opened district play on Friday with a game on the road at Marble Falls. Two of the three Burnet teams earned wins in the opener. 01/08/2025 03:22 AM

Marcus Pimentel shows some Bulldog hustle securing a loose ball and finding a teammate with a pass from his back.

Bulldogs basketball earns district win over Jarrell

The boys’ basketball program competed in three district games during the Christmas break playing Marble Falls, Jarrell and Gateway most recently last Friday. As of presstime Burnet’s varsity was 1-3 having dropped games to Marble Falls, 4131; and Gateway, 51-37. Their district win came last Tuesday over Jarrell, 42-36. They continued 24-4A play versus Salado yesterday and will travel to Taylor on Friday. 01/08/2025 03:22 AM

Photos by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories Competing at a high level: Burnet soccer player, Jose Flores goes skyward as he battles for the ball versus Pflugerville in a recent scrimmage.

Soccer making strides with scrimmages

The soccer teams have been busy over the past few days with numerous scrimmages to help fine tune their skills. Both the boys and girls scrimmaged Lampasas with those games having a dual impact. In addition to getting time on the field versus an opponent the games hosted a toy drive for the second year in a row. Burnet’s teams won the toy drives and on the boys side alone the Bulldogs collected over 200 toys and books to be donated. 12/25/2024 03:00 AM

Jaylee Messer, First Team

Student athletes named Academic All-State

Academic All-State awards honoring student athletes in the 2024 Bulldog Football program were recently released and Burnet earned 11 spots on the list. This is a prestigious list that includes the names of hardworking student athletes that take care of business both on the field and in the classroom. 12/25/2024 03:00 AM

Burnet’s varsity Lady Bulldog basketball team went 3-1 at the Fairfield Invite claiming the championship in the silver bracket. Pictured above, back row (left to right) Coach Lisa Skupin, Emma Hashbarger, Sierra Schaefer, Breanne Hudgins, Cydney Robison, Kloe Shannon, Wrigley Mulhollan, Co...

Lady Dawgs earn tournament championship

The varsity Lady Dawg basketball team recently traveled to Fairfield to compete in a competitive tournament. Burnet’s girls opened day one play by facing the tournament host, Fairfield, who is currently ranked No. 2 in the state in 3A. 12/25/2024 03:00 AM

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State to stock tasty trout in nearby rivers

On Nov. 27 marks the beginning of a winter tradition as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department begins stocking thousands of easy-to-catch, tasty rainbow trout in ponds, lakes and rivers across the state. 12/04/2024 02:35 AM

All seven of Burnet’s senior volleyball players earned Academic All State awards for their hard work in the classroom. Pictured above back row, (left to right) Laney Huffman, Cydney Robison, Lauren Howton, Camryn Courtney, and Addison Huffman. Front row, (left to right) Brooklynn Daniel an...

Seven Lady Dawgs earn All-State honors

Burnet’s Lady Dawg volleyball program was well represented on the recently released Academic All State list. In addition to being a student athlete, an individual receiving this honor must maintain a 92 average or better for all four years of high school. The Lady Dawgs had all seven of their 2025 seniors honored on the list. Camryn Courtney and Brooklynn Daniel both earned first team, while Addison Huffman and Laney Huffman each found a spot on the second team list. 11/20/2024 02:18 AM

Photo by Wayne Craig/ Clear Memories Burnet senior runner Adriana Briggs was honored with a selection to the Academic All-State cross country list.

Cross Country team earns state honors

Five senior members of the BHS cross country team recently earned Academic All-State honors following another successful year. This award takes four years of hard work and dedication to sports and the classroom to be achieved. A student athlete must maintain a 92 or above for all four years while participating in sports to be consid-ered for the award. Other factors including class rank, GPA, and SAT/ACT scores are considered as well. 11/20/2024 02:18 AM

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