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Burnet volleyball beats Blanco in season opener

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior hitter Wrigley Mulhollan sees an opening for a spike to end a rally in the first set against Blanco. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball team didn’t disappoint in its season-opening win, sweeping Blanco 3-0 Aug. 12 inside The Doghouse. “Lots of good things,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. “A lot of goods, but there’s so much more that people haven’t seen yet.” Though the first set was close with the two teams tying each other at 16-16, the Lady Dawgs (1-0) went…

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Burnet football ready to scrimmage Canyon Lake

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Running back Josiah Coronado sees the hole in the middle and goes through it virtually untouched during practice Aug. 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football team added full pads to its practices at the end of last week. But the Bulldogs continue to show the same intensity and enthusiasm that has defined the first week of fall training camp. And their reward at the end of this week? Welcoming Fischer Canyon Lake for the first scrimmage of the season Friday, Aug. 15, at Bulldog…

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Burnet football shines on 1st day of practice

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

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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Burnet football hosts Mom’s Clinic

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

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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Burnet team tennis goes right into district play

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #teamtennis, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #UIL0 comment

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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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Flames, #gobigred, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTON: Marble Falls ninth-grade linemen are going through drills with defensive line coach Karl “Beef” Bielfeldt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It’s the eve of the most exciting time of the new sports year. Football is back. As we move forward into August — where fans’ optimism is very high — let’s take a look at some developing storylines in the Highland Lakes.

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Burnet volleyball begins season practices with tryouts

July 31, 2025August 1, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School volleyball program will open The Doghouse gymnasium for tryouts beginning at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, the first day the University Interscholastic League is allowing the practices to officially begin for the 2025 season. It’s the first of two practices for the official start of two-a-days. The Lady Dawgs will end the first session at 9:30 a.m. and return for the second session from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Head coach Crystal Shipley, who is entering her seventh year at the high school, said the program will welcome 50…

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The importance of the Burnet football team’s tight end

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: It’s hard to miss senior Riley Howell as he’s running to a spot on the field. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It’s hard to miss them when they’re on the field. They’re the Burnet Bulldogs whose bodies can sometimes be as wide as the offensive lineman and whose feet and hands are as nimble and sure as the receivers. They’re the tight ends and play an integral part of the Bulldogs’ offense. “We use a variety for the position,” offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Colton Brewer said then began…

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Burnet boys soccer using summer league to jumpstart new season

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Ricardo Flores sees a seam and makes a run for it. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography While other sports are ending summer league play, the Highland Lakes Soccer League is just getting started. Area high school programs are meeting each Thursday to play 7 versus 7 matches at the Burnet Middle School stadium at 7 p.m. The boys teams from Burnet, Lampasas and Marble Falls make up the league. “The whole purpose of the league is to have them come to get touches,” Burnet boys soccer head coach and league…

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Burnet girls soccer approaches summer league with same attitude

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #pitch, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Kaylie Solorzano is one of several Lady Dawgs committed to getting better and meeting the program’s standards. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer team is competing in the Highland Lakes Soccer League each Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Burnet Middle School stadium. Summer league co-director Benjamin Boorman, who serves as the Burnet High School boys soccer head coach, noted the Lady Dawgs are showing why they have been so good for so long. They’ve won the last three district titles and finished third…