It was no secret how important a win was for either team when the Burnet Bulldogs traveled to Fredericksburg to face the Billies on Friday night. When the Bulldogs grinded out a 21-6 victory, their fans were showing them the love.

The BHS volleyball teams wrapped-up the first round of district play last Tuesday hosting Taylor. Burnet’s girls played fantastic and completed a three-match sweep over the visiting Ducks giving the girls in green momentum heading into the second round.

The Bulldog cross country teams traveled to McGregor on Saturday and ran some of their best races this year. The Burnet boys team captured an overall team gold taking first place with 44 points while competing against eight teams. Second place went to Rockdale with 56 points, followed by Gateway in third, 86; Waco Connally in fourth, 100; Clifton, fifth, 112; China Spring, sixth, 118; Thrall, seventh, 146; and Waco Live Oak, eighth, 207.

It was another good week for Lady Dawg volleyball; the girls in green all took care of business this week. All three teams defeated Brownwood Tuesday night for a second time. That, followed with a clean sweep over the Lady Badgers in Lampasas Friday, makes for a pretty great week.

Even in a COVID pandemic the excitement was building in Burnet leading up to Friday’s Bulldogs versus the Boerne Greyhounds contest. Football fever was the only thing that seemed to be spreading through the stands but that wasn’t the case at field level.

The Bulldog cross country teams, both high school and middle school levels, traveled to Thrall on Saturday. Despite the challenge of a very hilly terrain many of Burnet’s athletes improved their times and in the group standings all of Burnet’s teams placed in the top three or higher.

I’m going to start with the varsity Lady Dawg volleyball team. These ladies have had some set-backs and dropped a few matches along the way that they wish they could redo, but our Lady Dawgs took care of business against a quality Brownwood Lady Lions team Friday to add a nice W to their resume.

The varsity Bulldog football team is sitting at 2-0 now on the season; the latest victim was the Gonzales Apaches who fell to the Dawgs 29-21 on Friday night. It was a lengthy trip for Burnet fans, but their Bulldogs didn’t let them down.

The Lady Dawgs’ most recent contests were held Friday night on the road at Brownwood. All three of Burnet’s teams defeated the Lady Lions to improve their records. The varsity girls tallied a 3-2 win against a quality team. Burnet dropped the first set, 22-25, won sets two and three 25-23, but came up short in the fourth game 20- 25 to force a set five. That game also turned out to be close with the Lady Dawgs edging out Brownwood 15- 11 for the match win.

The BHS cross country teams traveled to San Antonio on Saturday to compete at the FEAST meet. As a team the girls placed fourth overall and the boys took sixth. Medalists for Burnet included Hudson Bennett, who finished first in his session with a 16:40; Andy Urista placed ninth with a 17:49; and Rose Flores crossed the finish line in third with a 13:01.