Basketball Featured High School 

Burnet boys basketball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Braven Briant was the catalyst to get the Bulldogs going in the second half against Taylor. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team crushed Taylor 70-47 Jan. 16 after losing to Salado 62-55 Jan. 13 in District 24-4A play. Taylor (13-10, 1-3) got the start they wanted thanks to a reserve hitting three 3-pointers in the first half. In all the Ducks nailed six 3-pointers in 16 minutes. Still, the Bulldogs (16-10, 3-2) answered back to take a 25-20 lead into…

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Featured Powerlifting 

Burnet powerlifting begins 2026 with new personal records, medals

CAPTION: Adam Heffington celebrates performing a squat that earned him a score. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Two Burnet High School powerlifters were named the Outstanding Lite Platform lifters in the season’s first meet hosted by Burnet Jan. 15. They are Nathan Torres for the Bulldogs and Lily Rygaard for the Lady Dawgs. Simply the platform medalists usually go to the lifters who weigh the least and lift the most weight. “Nathan has been doing it for the last three years,” Burnet coach Zane Hicks said. “He’s a senior. It…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet boys soccer loses to Brownwood, ties Fredericksburg

CAPTION: Always lurking around the goal are Ricardo Flores (11), Rodrigo Valdez (22), Gilverto Barajas (9) and Justin Morales Martinez (21). Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys soccer team lost to Brownwood 5-0 Jan. 16 after tying Fredericksburg 1-1 Jan. 13. Trailing Fredericksburg’s 1-0 in the first half, Ricardo Flores scored the goal with an assist from Marco Campos-Huerta in the second half. “I thought it was fantastic,” head coach Benjamin Boorman said. “We scheduled all those really tough (Class) 5A and 6A opponents at the beginning. And…

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