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Burnet football announces addition to staff – Casey Buck

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Casey Buck is joining the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District staff after a recommendation from another member of the Bulldog family. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School football team added a coach for the upcoming school year – Casey Buck, who will coach the outside linebackers. Head coach Ben Speer made the announcement recently. “He’s been here, him and his wife (Jodi) moved here,” Speer said. “We’re excited about coach Buck. (The Bucks) were wanting to get back to this area.” Buck spent last season as the running backs…

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Marble Falls football hires Farrell as offensive coordinator

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #football, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: New Marble Falls football offensive coordinator and powerlifting coach Kyle (left) Farrell and his wife, Ashleigh. Kyle Farrell comes to Marble Falls after spending three years at Pflugerville Connally. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Independent School District football program has its offensive coordinator. He is Kyle Farrell, who was at Pflugerville Connally the last three years as the offensive line and powerlifting head coach. Mustangs head coach Keri Timmerman announced the hire July 2. Before that, Farrell was at De Soto where he was on the football staff during the…

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Burnet football receivers to continue to play to program standards

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Jaxon Shipley, who coached the Bulldogs’ 7-on-7 team the last two months, chats with new Burnet High School receivers coach Aaron Terry during a night of football. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro Burnet High School assistant football coach Aaron Terry is familiar with the standards of being a Bulldogs receiver. After all, one of those former players, Jaxon Shipley, has stood next to Terry, who took over the receivers after being hired in April, during many of the 7-on-7 contests the last two months. If Jordan Shipley, who graduated…

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Burnet football hires Bronson Wire as offensive line coach

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Bronson Wire is the new Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s offensive line coach. Courtesy photo The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s football program has a new offensive line coach. He is Bronson Wire, who is coming from Carrollton Creekview where he had the same position. “He has some great experience with some coaches and also experience at the next level coaching being a student assistant, so real excited about him,” Bulldogs head coach Ben Speer said. Wire, who is originally from Belleville, Wisconsin, spent two years at Creekview. Before…

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Burnet football players shine at HCCA all-star game

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#allstars, #bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HCCT, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet linebacker Josiah Coronado (22) is congratulated for recovering a fumble by Marble Falls cornerback Joaquin Aguilar (left) and Llano defensive back Gavin Hays (19). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Several Burnet High School seniors made their community proud thanks to their performances during the second annual Hill Country Coaches Association All-Star Football game May 9 at Wimberley. These seniors — running back and linebacker Josiah Coronado, linebacker Adler Goehring, tackle Shane Ikonen, defensive end Riley Howell and receiver and linebacker Trevin Park — made plays and gave their North…

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Burnet Middle School football sweeps Gatesville

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet Middle School coach Sonny Wilson (center) handles much of the seventh-grade offensive play calling, while Burnet Middle School athletic coordinator Mark Zeigler (back) is the game manager. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet Middle School football program went 4-0 against Gatesville Sept. 25. The seventh-grade B team won 18-6, the seventh-grade A team was victorious 40-0, the eighth-grade B team won 22-6, and the eighth-grade A team took a 42-6 victory. Burnet Middle School athletic coordinator Mark Zeigler said he was happy with the wins, especially the eighth-grade…

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Burnet football loses to Georgetown East View

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

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 football turns attention to formal practices

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #football, #GODAWGS, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Defensive assistant coach Russell Houston (left) talks to defensive coordinator Jordan Heusinkveld between 7-on-7 games. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football program officially begins preparations for the 2025 season Monday, Aug. 4. The varsity and junior varsity competes from 2:30-5:30 p.m., while the freshman go from 6-7:30 a.m. at Burnet High School. The Bulldogs will end the first week with an intrasquad scrimmage at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, which is a program tradition. The Bulldogs will have eight practices before the first day of…

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Hill Country Elite finishes 2nd at Canadian event

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Burnetcountytx, #Elite, #football, #gridiron, #highlandlakesports, #highlandlakestx, #HillCountryElite, #hillcountrysports, #marblefallstx, #youthfootball0 comment

The Hill Country Elite was the runner-up at the Battle on the Prairies tournament in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Jan. 11-14. The Elite defeated 14U Manitoba Selects 19-6 in its opener and 13U Saskatchewan Selects 20-0 and lost to the Alberta Golden Bears A 24-8 in the championship. Down 16-8, the Elite reached the Golden Bears’ six-yard line. A dropped pass on the four-yard line ended the drive. With less than a minute remaining and needing another possession, the Elite called for a blitz that didn’t work. “Every game was competitive,”…

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Marble Falls football kicks off season with Midnight Madness

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #football, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #gridiron, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls football head coach Keri Timmerman will direct his first training camp for the Mustangs, which begins at midnight Monday, Aug. 5, at Mustang Stadium. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The official kickoff of the Marble Falls High School football team’s fall training camp happens at midnight Monday, Aug. 5, at The Corral of Mustang Stadium on the high school campus. It’s the first time the program has hosted a midnight event. Head coach Keri Timmerman, who accepted the job in December, said the reason for the event…