Featured Football High School 

Burnet football shines on 1st day of practice

CAPTION: Senior quarterback Charles Edwards reads the end before deciding whether to hand the ball to running back Josiah Coronado or keep it during the Bulldogs’ first official practice of the 2025 season Aug. 4. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The excitement throughout Bulldog Field could be felt in the parking lot. Though it was a sunny day Aug. 4, the scorching heat that’s typically part of football fall camps across the state wasn’t felt. But the eagerness and happiness the Burnet High School football players and coaches had to step…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet football hosts Mom’s Clinic

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football program is hosting its annual Mom’s Clinic at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the field house at Bulldog Field. The clinic is for women who want to learn more about the sport of football and for mothers and grandmothers who want to better understand what their football players go through during the season. Head coach Ben Speer and his coaches teach the clinic where they offer a quick feel for how the Bulldogs prepare for games. They show film, allow guests to…

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Featured Tennis 

Burnet team tennis goes right into district play

CAPTION: Callen Smith gets low for this return to extend the rally. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School team tennis hosts squad Jarrell at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District tennis courts. It should have been a District 25-4A competition, but the Cougars forfeited. Still, the coaches wanted to play in an effort to help both programs, said Burnet head coach Jayci Craig. “I am excited to watch these kids compete,” she aid. “Majority of them take very little time off…

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