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Burnet girls soccer loses to Lorena

CAPTION: Valeria Lemus is one several Lady Dawgs competing at home this weekend. Photo by Martelle Ludecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer lost to Lorena 4-0 Dec. 30. The Lady Leopards led 1-0 at the half. “Lorena was very good and we didn’t play well at all,” Lady Dawgs head coach Doug Ketcham said. “At one point we were missing four starters, so that takes a toll. I did some stuff in the second half, just to see if it would work. And it did not. We’re going…

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Burnet boys basketball beats Marble Falls

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard J.J. Whigham was deadly from the arc, leading all scorers with 18 points during the win against Marble Falls. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team defeated Marble Falls 43-38 Jan. 2 in the District 24-4A opener. It was a big road win for the Bulldogs (14-8, 1-0), who seized control of the contest in the third period. Trailing 20-18 at the half, the Bulldogs came out firing, leaning heavily on senior shooter guard J.J. Whigham, who made a living popping…

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Burnet boys soccer ready for regular season

CAPTION: Burnet senior Genesis Ceron keeps his eyes downfield as he moves the ball to the other side. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys soccer team finished its scrimmage season with a home matches against Lampasas Dec. 16 and Pflugerville Dec. 19. The Lampasas match, which was a doubleheader with the Lady Dawgs, also included a toy drive competition between the Burnet and Lampasas high school programs. Burnet had 425 donated toys to Lampasas’ 245. That means Burnet won the challenge for the second consecutive year.…

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Burnet girls soccer celebrates milestone

CAPTION: Brook Oliva hit a personal milestone as a Lady Dawg by scoring her 100th career goal against Lampasas Dec. 16. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School girls soccer team entered the Christmas holiday with lots of cheer. Brook Oliva led the way by scoring all six of the Lady Dawgs’ goals in a shutout of Lampasas Dec. 16. In doing so, she has 100 career goals scored as a Lady Dawg. “I thought we played really well,” head coach Doug Ketcham said. “The six goals was pretty exciting for…

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Burnet girls basketball sees where to get better

CAPTION: Burnet freshman Rowyn Mulhollan is learning how to be a point guard in new head coach Kim Payten’s system. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team lost to Fredericksburg 52-23 Dec. 16 before breaking for the Christmas holiday. The Lady Billies, who are ranked No. 17 in the Class 4A poll of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, seized control of the contest quickly. Burnet head Kim Payten noted the biggest positive is that the Lady Dawgs are still taking her coaching. “They’re responding…

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Burnet boys soccer has solid showing against Marble Falls

CAPTION: Burnet freshman Jayden Guerrero challenges for the ball as sophomore Jose Rios-Rodriguez begins to move. Photo by ShaunnaLisa, Cliffhanger Loop Productions The Burnet High School boys soccer team performed well against Marble Falls in its first scrimmage of the season Dec. 12. “I saw a lot of progress,” head coach Benjamin Boorman said. “We have a very young team. I have six freshmen on the varsity team. We’re very talented, but the boys are still finding out where they’re supposed to be and how we work, because we just got some…

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Burnet girls soccer beats Chaperall

The Burnet High School girls soccer team defeated Killeen Chaperall 2-1 in the first scrimmage of the season Dec. 12. The Lady Dawgs led 2-0 behind the scoring of senior Brook Oliva with an assist from senior Yessi Flores and Olivia assisted senior Bella Medina with the other goal. Chaparall scored on a free kick. “I thought we played OK,” said first year coach Doug Ketcham. “I felt like we were pretty resilient. The girls played pretty hard through most of the game, and then just getting the win I…

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UIL cutoff numbers: Marble Falls, Burnet to remain in Class 4A

CAPTION: The Burnet Bulldogs and the Marble Falls Mustangs will remain in Class 4A for the next two years. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The University Interscholastic League released the cutoff numbers for realignment for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years around lunchtime Dec. 16. Both Burnet Consolidated Independent School District and Marble Falls Independent School District will remain in Class 4A. Marble Falls submitted 1,172, while Burnet turned in 985. Officials at both school districts believed both would remain in Class 4A. The UIL, which is the governing body…

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Burnet boys basketball earns silver at Robinson tourney

CAPTION: Burnet senior power forward Eli Pickens “unlocked another version of himself” by making big-time plays for the Bulldogs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School boys basketball team finished as the runner-up of the Waco Robinson Rockets Invitational Dec. 11-13 thanks to going 3-1 at the event. The Bulldogs defeated Robinson 59-49, West 66-52 and Marlin 74-41 before losing in the championship to Waco University 69-32. That result was on the heels of stomping Fischer Canyon Lake 58-35 Dec. 9 as part of a seven-game winning streak. After…

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Burnet girls basketball performs well at tourney

CAPTION: Sophomore guard Maycee Floyd had a solid performance during the win against Brazoswood. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School girls basketball team went 2-2 at the Fredericksburg Tournament Dec. 11-13 after losing to Brownwood 44-28 Dec. 9. The Lady Dawgs defeated Brazoswood 51-25 and Fort Worth Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool 51-44 and lost to Stephenville 59-31 and Christoval 76-21. “The tournament was a good tournament,” head coach Kim Payten said. Christoval left an impression on the coach. “I watched them on film and I thought we could maybe…

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