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Burnet volleyball beats Blanco in season opener

CAPTION: Burnet senior hitter Wrigley Mulhollan sees an opening for a spike to end a rally in the first set against Blanco. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball team didn’t disappoint in its season-opening win, sweeping Blanco 3-0 Aug. 12 inside The Doghouse. “Lots of good things,” head coach Crystal Shipley said. “A lot of goods, but there’s so much more that people haven’t seen yet.”  Though the first set was close with the two teams tying each other at 16-16, the Lady Dawgs (1-0) went…

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Burnet football Mom’s Night Out allows matriarchs to experience what their sons do

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography When Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football head coach Ben Speer said he wanted to give the Bulldogs’ mothers the full experience of what it’s like to wear the Kelly green, he wasn’t kidding. It was in plain sight as the moms lined up to experience the same drills their sons do and put on the full uniform complete with shoulder pads and helmets to know what it’s like to move and run in the attire. The activities were all apart of Mom’s Night Out,…

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Burnet football ready to scrimmage Canyon Lake

CAPTION: Running back Josiah Coronado sees the hole in the middle and goes through it virtually untouched during practice Aug. 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro  The Burnet High School football team added full pads to its practices at the end of last week. But the Bulldogs continue to show the same intensity and enthusiasm that has defined the first week of fall training camp. And their reward at the end of this week? Welcoming Fischer Canyon Lake for the first scrimmage of the season Friday, Aug. 15, at Bulldog…

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Veterans lead Burnet volleyball in first week

CAPTION: Peyton Allen (left), Journey Denton, Sarah Cullison and Wrigley Mulhollan don’t have a problem with meeting the standards of the program that includes contending for the district championship and advancing to the playoffs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School volleyball program embarked on its first competition of the season when the Lady Dawgs boarded a bus bound for Glen Rose Friday, Aug. 9. It’s the only scrimmage scheduled before the Lady Dawgs welcome Blanco to The Doghouse Tuesday, Aug. 12, for the season opener. The subvarsities…

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Sonny Wilson joins Burnet CISD staff

Sonny Wilson is the latest coach to join the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department. He will coach Burnet Middle School football, girls basketball and track. “My family and I are truly excited and grateful for this opportunity, and I’m eager to get to work,” he wrote on his social media. “The chance to return to the community where I grew up and pour into the lives of the next generation is something incredibly meaningful to me. It’s more than just a job, it’s a homecoming and a chance…

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Burnet football shines on 1st day of practice

CAPTION: Senior quarterback Charles Edwards reads the end before deciding whether to hand the ball to running back Josiah Coronado or keep it during the Bulldogs’ first official practice of the 2025 season Aug. 4. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The excitement throughout Bulldog Field could be felt in the parking lot. Though it was a sunny day Aug. 4, the scorching heat that’s typically part of football fall camps across the state wasn’t felt. But the eagerness and happiness the Burnet High School football players and coaches had to step…

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Burnet football hosts Mom’s Clinic

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football program is hosting its annual Mom’s Clinic at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the field house at Bulldog Field. The clinic is for women who want to learn more about the sport of football and for mothers and grandmothers who want to better understand what their football players go through during the season. Head coach Ben Speer and his coaches teach the clinic where they offer a quick feel for how the Bulldogs prepare for games. They show film, allow guests to…

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Burnet team tennis goes right into district play

CAPTION: Callen Smith gets low for this return to extend the rally. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School team tennis hosts squad Jarrell at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District tennis courts. It should have been a District 25-4A competition, but the Cougars forfeited. Still, the coaches wanted to play in an effort to help both programs, said Burnet head coach Jayci Craig. “I am excited to watch these kids compete,” she aid. “Majority of them take very little time off…

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Burnet volleyball begins season practices with tryouts

The Burnet High School volleyball program will open The Doghouse gymnasium for tryouts beginning at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, the first day the University Interscholastic League is allowing the practices to officially begin for the 2025 season. It’s the first of two practices for the official start of two-a-days. The Lady Dawgs will end the first session at 9:30 a.m. and return for the second session from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Head coach Crystal Shipley, who is entering her seventh year at the high school, said the program will welcome 50…

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The importance of the Burnet football team’s tight end

CAPTION: It’s hard to miss senior Riley Howell as he’s running to a spot on the field. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro It’s hard to miss them when they’re on the field. They’re the Burnet Bulldogs whose bodies can sometimes be as wide as the offensive lineman and whose feet and hands are as nimble and sure as the receivers. They’re the tight ends and play an integral part of the Bulldogs’ offense. “We use a variety for the position,” offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Colton Brewer said then began…

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