Football High School 

Burnet football welcomes Little River Academy

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photograpy The Burnet High School football team hosts Little River Academy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Bulldog Field. The ball game is a reunion. Academy head coach Ty Kuhn and his brother Cory, who is the defensive coordinator, are Burnet High School graduates. Ty Kuhn was the Central Texas Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 and was part of both squads that played for Class 3A state titles in 2002 and 2003. Cory was the Burnet Middle School boys athletic coordinator for three…

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Featured Volleyball 

Burnet volleyball beats Marble Falls in five-set thriller

CAPTION: Burnet freshman middle blocker Taylor Smith records a kill during the win against Marble Falls Sept. 9. Photo by Kaydence Burditt/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team defeated Marble Falls 25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-5 Sept. 9 in the District 24-4A opener for both teams. The match was everything the Burnet County rivalry is all about. “We competed,” Lady Mustangs head coach Zoey Beard-Hanrahan said. “I was extremely proud of my girls for continuing to fight like they did against a team like Burnet.” Both teams matched each…

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Featured Running 

Burnet cross country finishes in top 3 at Cedar Park Invitational

The Burnet High School cross country program competed at the Cedar Park Invitational Sept. 6 where the Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs posted top three finishes in the varsity divisions. The Bulldogs won the meet with a cumulative time of 1 hour and 28.30.9 seconds and an average time of 17:42.2 per runner, while the Lady Dawgs were third overall with a cumulative time of 1:11.46.2 and an average time of 14:27.9 per runner. The girls varsity division had 11 teams and the boys varsity division had 13 squads. “Our girls…

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Featured Volleyball 

Burnet volleyball adds two more to winning streak

CAPTION: Senior Journey Denton (11) high fives senior libero Payton Smith after scoring a point. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team added two more wins to extend its winning streak to four. The Lady Dawgs (15-5) defeated Killeen Shoemaker 25-17, 25-6, 25-16 Sept. 5 and Fredericksburg 25-19, 25-15, 18-25, 25-22 Sept. 2. “It was a great atmosphere for our girls to experience, especially as we gear up for district play,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. Burnet begins District 24-4A play by welcoming Marble Falls to…

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Burnet football loses to Georgetown East View

CAPTION: Burnet senior running back Josiah Coronado runs for more than 100 yards against Georgetown East View. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Georgetown East View 42-28 Sept. 5. “There are no moral victories,” Speer said. “Still you want to see your kids get better week in and week out. There are fixable things. There are good things that we can take away. We’ll roll into next week. The kids have a lot of confidence going forward. I’m proud of the kids and…

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Burnet welcomes Georgetown East View

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team hosts Georgetown East View at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Bulldog Field in the home opener. Both squads are coming off losses last week. The Bulldogs (0-1) lost to Lago Vista 15-6 and the Patriots (0-1) lost to Round Rock Stony Point 42-20. Despite the outcome, Burnet head coach Ben Speer said he and his team are preparing to face East View’s best. “They’re really good, really talented,” he said. “They’re big and athletic. They only play one…

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Featured Running 

Burnet cross country wins two divisions at Lago Vista meet

The Burnet High School cross country program added more top finishes to its season. The Lady Dawgs won the Vikings Invitational Aug. 28 hosted by Lago Vista High School, while the Bulldogs finished second in the boys varsity division. In the junior varsity division, the Bulldogs are the meet champions and the Lady Dawgs finished seventh. Head coach Simon Hairston commended his runners for their performances. “The conditioning of our kids was such that they could go out and perform at a very high level on a very difficult course,”…

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Featured Volleyball 

Burnet volleyball continues tourney success

CAPTION: The Burnet High School volleyball team wears the silver medals from the Gatesville Tournament the Lady Dawgs won Aug. 21- and 23. The team includes Ava Alexander (front row, left), Lexie Clark, Payton Smith, Grace Cullison, Journey Denton; Peyton McCabe (middle row, left), Marisa Porter, Cali Eason, Sarah Cullison, Brianne Smith, Brooklynn Dawes, Peyton Allen, Wrigley Mulhollan, Landry Schubert and Taylor Smith (back). Courtesy photo The Burnet High School volleyball team went 3-1 at the West Tournament hosted by West High School Aug. 28-30. The Lady Dawgs (13-5) defeated…

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Featured Running 

Burnet cross country finishes fourth in varsity races

The Burnet High School cross country program competed at the Cedar Park Vista Ridge Invitational Aug. 22. The Bulldogs took fourth overall with 96 points thanks to a cumulative time of 1 hour and 35.08 seconds with each runner clocking 18:56. “We’re just deep in that area,” head coach Simon Hairston said. “We continue to showcase that we do have depth, we’re able to score points. If we continue with our performances, I feel like that is going to definitely carry over into the district meet.” Burnet runner Clark Yanez…

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Volleyball 

Burnet volleyball’s defense paves the for wins

CAPTION: The Lady Dawgs discuss strategy and what coaches are seeing from the players and Copperas Cove. Photos by Kaydence Burditt/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School volleyball team continues to tear through its non-district schedule with tremendous success. The Lady Dawgs (10-3) went 3-1 at the Gatesville Tournament Aug. 21 and 23 thanks to decisive victories against the Lady Hornets 2-0, Cameron Yoe 25-9, 25-14 and Killeen High 25-23, 25-19. The only blemish was to Troy 22-25, 27-25 to end the tournament. Those results came on the heels of stomping…

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