Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball sweeps Jarrell

CAPTION: No matter the situation in the first game against the Jarrell Cougars, Burnet junior pitcher Mason Watson didn’t lose his cool, his focus or his composure in keeping the opponent from scoring. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Jarrell 17-4 April 10 and 2-0 April 7 for the Bulldogs’ second District 24-4A sweep. Burnet is on a four-game district winning streak. “We pitched really well both games, but they had a pitcher that I will say was effectively wild (April 7),” Burnet head coach…

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Featured Running 

Marble Falls’ Cuplin, Wilde advance to area meet

CAPTION: Junior Madison Cuplin adds district gold medals Nos. 5 and 6 in the long jump and triple jump. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Marble Falls junior Madison Cuplin and sophomore Brenna Wilde are advancing to the District 23 and 24-4A area meet thanks to their finishes in the field events at the District 24-4A meet April 8. Cuplin secured her third District 24-4A championships in both the long jump and triple jump April 8 at Bulldog Field.  No Mustang or Lady Mustang had a better day than Cuplin. The…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet soccer announces new district for next two years

CAPTION: Head coach Doug Ketcham believes the new district will pose challenges to his program that returns several experienced and explosive players. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School soccer programs will spend the next two years in District 23-4A, which is in Region III. The University Interscholastic League announced realignment April 1. Burnet will face Florence, Gatesville, Jarrell, Lampasas, Little River Academy, McGregor and Salado. Florence and Jarrell spent the last two years with Burnet in District 25-4A in Region IV and Burnet has played Gatesville, Lampasas…

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Featured Golf 

Burnet girls golf wins district title

CAPTION: Freshman Chloe Shannon leads the Lady Dawgs in the leaderboard and back to the regional tournament. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School girls golf team captured the 2026 District 24-4A championship April 1-2 in dominant fashion. The Lady Dawgs scored a 334-344–678. Lampasas finished second with a 358-346–704. Head coach Carter Carruthers said the key to victory were two traits. “Just keeping level heads and playing consistent golf,” he said. “We have a good golf team. We have four girls who are good golfers, and they…

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Burnet baseball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Cohen Jorpeland and the defense did their parts to ensure a Taylor sweep. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team swept Taylor 11-4 April 2 and 16-5 March 31 in District 24-4A. That means the Bulldogs (8-147-1, 3-5) earned their first district sweep of the season. Needing a win in Burnet April 2, the Ducks (3-15, 1-5) walked onto the artificial turf at Bulldog Diamonds determined to do just that. They scored a run thanks to drawing three walks in the first…

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Featured Running 

Burnet track on pace for district meet

CAPTION: Senior Asah Roy is among the leaders in the distance races. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School track and field teams performed well at the Johnny “Lam” Jones Relays hosted by Lampasas March 26. The Lady Dawgs finished second in the junior varsity division with 132 points and fourth in the varsity division with 69 points, while the Bulldogs were fourth in the varsity division with 75 points and sixth in the junior varsity division with 55 points. The Lady Dawgs were paced by seniors Asah Roy…

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Featured Softball 

Burnet softball beats Lampasas

CAPTION: Senior Journey Denton reacts to her home run in leading the offensive effort for the Lady Dawgs against Lampasas March 24. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Burnet High School softball team beat Lampasas 10-5 March 24 and lost to Jarrell 14-5 March 27. “(March 24) was a great way to end the first half of district,” Lady Dawgs head coach Jayci Craig said. “We performed well on the offensive side of things, which ultimately led to a Lady Dawg win. I think one of my…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball loses to Lampasas

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Cohen Jorpeland continues to do his part in keeping games close. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball lost to Lampasas 6-4 March 24 and 3-2 March 27 in District 24-4A play. No district team had a tougher start to the district season than the Bulldogs (6-14-1, 1-5) in facing the three playoffs from 2025 right off the bat. “So it’s a difficult start to the to the district season, but you have to play them at some point in time whether you…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet girls soccer loses to Long Creek

CAPTION: Erica Flores played well against New Braunfels Long Creek in her final match in a Lady Dawgs uniform. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer team lost to New Braunfels Long Creek 5-2 March 20 in the first round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Lady Dawgs end their season with a 19-6-1 overall record, 13-1 in District 25-4A play to finish as the runners-up. Trailing 3-0 to begin the second half, the Lady Dawgs began making a comeback. Hallie Poe scored a goal…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Burnet boys soccer beats Austin Travis

CAPTION: Marco Campos-Huerta (24) set a new single season record for goals, which was one of the highlights. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys soccer team ended the 2026 season with a 4-3 victory against Austin Travis March 13. The Bulldogs scored three of their four goals in the first 15 minutes of the match thanks to penalty kicks by Genesis Ceron and goalie Aiden Morris, who are both seniors. The third goal was by Nathan Burrell, who was assisted by Marco Campos-Huerta. The Rebels scored…

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