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Burnet baseball looks to continue recent success

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Cohen Jorpeland is one of three experienced pitchers returning this season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team is ready to add another chapter of success on top of what the program has already accomplished, The Bulldogs, who won a Class 4A Division II bi-district title a year ago, return six players with experience and work ethic to do even more. “I’m encouraged by the returners’ experience that we have,” head coach Russell Houston said. “A lot of these kids have played in the playoffs…

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Burnet football’s Peyton Lopez signs NLI

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior running back Peyton Lopez is ready to use his hand to keep his balance and get out of the grip of a Brownwood defender. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School senior Peyton Lopez signed his National Letter of Intent to play football for Schreiner University recently. Lopez, who was a District 4-4A Division I honorable mention running back, caught the eyes of the Schreiner staff in person. “He went to one of their camps and they really liked what they saw,” Burnet head coach Ben Speer…

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Burnet swimming performs well at state

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #swimming, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Jack Milliorn (left), head coach Connor McBurnett, Rhett Eaton Aaron Green and Jacob Decker represent Burnet swimming at the Class 4A state meet. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys swimming and diving team ended its season by finishing 21st at the Class 4A state meet Feb. 13-14. Thirty-seven teams competed. Sophomore Aaron Green led with a fifth place finish in one-meter diving by scoring 258.45 points. “Aaron dove great both days,” head coach Connor McBurnett said. “He put together a strong performance and hit almost every dive…

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Marble Falls, Burnet boys basketball to battle for playoffs

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: A key part of the rematch against Burnet is how the Mustangs, including senior Greg Lemon (back left) and junior Beckett Berkman, will defend Burnet senior guard Jaxon Sparks. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro If the Marble Falls High School boys basketball team wants a chance to advance to the Class 4A playoffs, the Mustangs must do something they haven’t done in District 24-4A play yet – win three games in a row. By the same token, if the Burnet Bulldogs want to advance to the playoffs, they’re going…

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Burnet swimming, diving to compete at state meet

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #swimming, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILswimming, #WaterDawgs0 comment

CAPTION: The 2025-26 Burnet High School swimming and diving team includes head coach Connor McBurnett (left), Madison Lowry, Natalie Kneese, Jacob Decker, Aaron Green, Rhett Eaton, Jack Milliorn, Kynlee-Ann Buller and Sofia Cardenas. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School swimming and diving team has several athletes who will compete at the Class 4A state meet Feb. 12-13 at the Josh Davis Natatorium and Bill Walker Pool in San Antonio. That’s because of their finishes at the Class 4A Region IV meet Jan. 31-31 in San Antonio. punched…

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Burnet boys basketball aims for great finishes

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Jaxon Sparks and the Bulldogs look to earn another District 24-4A win. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team is preparing for the final two games of the regular season with plenty on the line. The first is at The Doghouse when the Bulldogs welcome Marble Falls Friday, Feb. 13 and a road game at Jarrell Tuesday, Feb. 17. The subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow. Assistant coach Carter Carruthers said the Bulldogs are focusing on preparing…

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Burnet girls basketball beats Taylor

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Sarah Cullison makes the most of her final home appearance. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Taylor 37-28 Feb. 3 for its first District 24-4A win of the season. The Lady Dawgs followed that with a loss to Jarrell 56-21 Feb. 6. Against Taylor, head coach Kim Payten said the Lady Dawgs put it all together. “I thought we played very well,” she said. “I have to say this. It started falling apart in the third quarter, and I subbed…

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Burnet football announces 2026 opponents

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILrealignment0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet head coach Ben Speer is doing all he can to have a few more moments like this one when the Bulldogs won a bi-district title by beating Andrews 21-7 Nov. 14. It was the first time Burnet won a playoff game since the 2023 season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Now that the Burnet High School football team knows the district and region the Bulldogs are playing in during the 2026 and 2027 seasons, head coach Ben Speer has finalized the order of opponents. The University Interscholastic League…

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Burnet boys soccer beats Florence

CAPTION: Burnet freshman midfielder Justin Morales Martinez shows great control over the ball. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys soccer team shut out Florence 6-0 Jan. 30 after losing to Lago Vista 6-2 Jan. 28 in a match that was played a day later because of icy conditions. Both matches were in District 25-4A play. Against Florence, the Bulldogs got goals from Marco Campos-Huerta, Nathan Burrell, Jose Garcia, Andre Soto, Alvaro Rodriguez and Ricardo Flores. The Bulldogs lost in Florence a year ago, so the returners vowed…

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Burnet to stay in virtually the same sports districts

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department will face some familiar and not so familiar foes in the next two years in district play. The University Interscholastic League released realignment for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years at 9 a.m. Feb. 2. Burnet (985 students), Marble Falls (1,172) and Lampasas (1,137) remain together in the football, volleyball and basketball districts. But the surprise in football may have been in who is joining them — China Spring (931), Jarrell (1,147) and Stephenville (1,076) — and that they’re all playing in…