Baseball Featured High School 

District format change has Bulldogs looking to sweep Jarrell

The Burnet High School baseball team will begin an important week and can take a giant step toward the postseason if the Bulldogs can complete a three-game sweep of Jarrell on Tuesday and Friday, March 29 and April 1. The Bulldogs (6-6-1, 3-2 District 19-4A) welcome the Eagles (5-7-2, 1-4) Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to Bulldog Diamonds, 1000 The Green Mile, then travel to Jarrell, 1100 FM 487, Friday for a 7:30 p.m. first pitch. Burnet already beat Jarrell 2-1 on March 8. District 19-4A members agreed to play each…

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Football High School 

Lady Dawgs capitalize on corner kick for playoff victory

For the third time in program history, the Burnet High School girls soccer team captured a bi-district championship thanks to a 1-0 win against China Spring March 25. The Lady Dawgs (16-7-3, 11-4 District 18-4A third place) got the winning score on a corner kick by Kaycie Banton thanks to an assist from Reagan Shipley with about nine minutes left in the game. Burnet will face Sealy (16-5-1, 13-1 District 20-4A champion), a 5-0 winner over Smithville, in the area round of the playoffs with date, site and time still…

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Running 

Bulldog Relays is a big draw for the area’s top athletes

Track and field enthusiasts will gather at Bunet’s Bulldog Field to cheer on the area’s best athletes in that sport on Thursday, March 24. The meet begins at noon at Bulldog Field, 1400 Bulldog Stadium Drive. The meet will draw teams from Marble Falls and Copperas Cove and from Burnet’s 19-4A district: Lake Belton, Lampasas, Salado and Taylor. The events to keep an eye on in the boys division are the distance races featuring athletes who competed at cross country state meets in the fall. The Marble Falls Mustangs have…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet wants to ensure one loss doesn’t lead to a streak

The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Taylor 10-2 on March 22. Bulldogs head coach Russell Houston commended the Ducks’ pitching and their ability to capitalize on opportunities. “They pitched really well,” he said. “And we made mistakes that really hurt us. They took full advantage of our mistakes.” Houston said the Burnet miscues were “errors on defense and mental mistakes.” “We didn’t make the right play when we needed to,” he said. As a result, Taylor plated three runs in the first inning. Burnet responded with two runs…

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Featured Softball 

Lady Dawgs remain unbeaten, see areas to get better

The Burnet High School softball team scored all the runs it needed in the second inning to beat Georgetown Gateway 7-3 March 22. The Lady Dawgs plated six runs. “Five runs came on two outs,” head coach Hailey Wooten said. “And then we scored another one late. It’s deflating for the other team, and hitting is contagious. Once they get started hitting, they go score runs.” The Lady Dawgs (17-3, 2-0 District 19-4A) recorded eight hits in the contest. Lanee McCurry led with 2 RBIs, while Maddie Moise had 1…

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Featured Powerlifting 

Burnet finishes powerlifting season at the state meet

The Burnet High School powerlifting season concluded during Spring Break. Sophomore Abby Smith returned to the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet March 18 where she finished 14th in the 114-pound weight division by lifting a total weight of 265 pounds, which set personal records for each lift: 250 pounds in the squat, 145 pounds on the bench press, and 265 pounds in the deadlift. A total of 16 lifters competed in the weight class. “This is Abby’s second year in a row to get to lift at the…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Bulldogs earn another come-from-behind district win

The Burnet High School baseball team found itself in familiar territory March 18 against Salado. The Bulldogs (6-4-1, 3-0 District 19-4A) lost their 5-3 lead headed into the seventh inning when the Eagles (7-5, 2-1) put three runs on the board for a 6-5 advantage. That’s when Burnet went to work. Ralston Vance had the game-tying RBI single. Jesse Bachmayer advanced Vance’s courtesy runner, Colby Zinz, to third on a ground ball. Zinz scored on a pass ball for the 7-6 win. “We’re 2-0 at home (in district play), which…

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Baseball Featured High School Powerlifting Running Softball 

Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports on Fierro’s YouTube channel by searching for The Broad Podcaster. While most students have been enjoying the beautiful central Texas weather, others have spent time in the sunshine at ball parks. Perhaps the most fascinating team, to me at least, is Burnet High School baseball (5-4-1, 1-0 District 19-4A). The Bulldogs got what I believe was a gut-check win over Georgetown…

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Baseball High School 

Bulldogs come from behind to remain unbeaten in district play

The Burnet High School baseball team was one out away from earning a one-run win against Georgetown Gateway on March 15. But the Gators scored four runs with two outs to take a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh, and Burnet (5-4-1, 2-0 District 19-4A) was down its final three outs. “(My players) were down a little bit,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “You have to stay positive with them. It’s one pitch at a time, one bat at a time. You tell them ‘let’s get the…

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Featured Softball 

Lady Dawgs erupt for 20 hits for lopsided victory against Jarrell

Nothing changed for the Burnet High School softball team as the Lady Dawgs began District 19-4A play March 15. The Lady Dawgs (16-3, 1-0) beat Jarrell 12-4 in a contest where they recorded 20 hits led by senior Savannah Gomez, who went 5 for 5 at the plate for 2 RBIs off two singles and two doubles. Sophomore Camrynn Guthrie had a two-run homer. The Lady Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to two walks and “timely hitting,” Burnet head coach Hailey Wooten…

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