Featured Running 

Burnet County athletes earn medal, set PRs at Texas Relays

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School 1,600-meter runners Greg Colver (left), Gage Coleman, horizontal jumper Madison Cuplin, Graham Goggans and Connor Yaklin. Courtesy photo  Several Burnet County athletes competed at the 98th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays April 3-4. Marble Falls Junior Madison Cuplin finished third in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet and a half inch April 3 and didn’t compete in the triple jump because of weather April 4. “It wasn’t her best series of jumps, but she was still able to hit a high-level mark…

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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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Featured Football High School 

Burnet boys soccer Boorman resigns

CAPTION: Benjamin Boorman (standing) took over a Burnet program that was on the verge of making history. The Bulldogs did in his second year at the helm. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School boys soccer head coach Benjamin Boorman has resigned his position at Burnet Consolidated Independent School District. Boorman has stepped away to spend more time with his family. As he reflected back on his time at Burnet, the educator talked about what he’ll remember, both while wearing Kelly green and being a soccer enthusiast. “It may…

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Baseball Featured High School 

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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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball loses to Salado

CAPTION: Mason Watson continues to perform at a high level for the Bulldogs. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Salado 5-3 March 17 and 20-9 March 19 in District 24-4A play. In game one, the Bulldogs (6-12-1, 1-3) faced a 5-0 deficit headed into the seventh inning. Freshman Hudson Crawford and junior Mason Watson hit back-to-back singles and a fielding error sent Crawford home. After a groundout, sophomore Cooper Evans’ infield RBI single scored Watson. Senior Cason O’Hair beat a throw to a bag…

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