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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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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Featured Football High School 

Burnet girls soccer beats Austin Travis

CAPTION: Head coach Doug Ketcham congratulates seniors Erica Flores (left), Bella Medina, Brook Oliva,Yessi Flores and Hallie Poe on their night. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer team ended the regular season with a 7-0 thrashing of Austin Travis March 13. The shutout win was the seventh for the Lady Dawgs (19-5, 13-1) in District 25-4A play for a runner-up finish. “It feels like it went on forever from when we started to when we finished,” Ketcham said. “It felt like that was ages ago, like…

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Featured Softball 

Burnet softball beats Marble Falls

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Carlee Williams scores the Lady Dawgs’ first run to tie the game at 1-1 in the second inning. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School softball team defeated Marble Falls 15-5 March 17 in District 24-4A play. The Lady Dawgs earned their first district win of the season. “We showed up and we competed,” Burnet head coach Jayci Craig said. “We knew what we had to do. We were 0-3 in district. We knew that we had to get this one to go and…

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Featured Powerlifting Recruiting 

Burnet powerlifting has 3 going to state

CAPTION: Madeline (Ieft) and Sofia Cardenas with their regionals medals are ready to compete and bring their best to the lifting stations. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School powerlifting program is turnings its eyes to the Class 4A state meet. That’s because two Lady Dawgs — Sofia Cardenas and Madeline Cardenas — qualified for the meet thanks to their finishes at the Class 4A Region 2 meet recently. Both will compete at the state meet at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg Friday, March 20. Sofia Cardenas lifted a total of 750…

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Burnet boys basketball announces all-district members

CAPTION: When the Bulldogs needed a long-range shot, senior J.J. Whigham delivered. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Several members of the Burnet High School boy basketball team were named All-District 24-4A by head coaches of each program in the district. “Each of them took another step this year,” assistant coach Carter Carruthers said. Named to the first team were seniors Jaxon Sparks and Eli Perkins, while seniors J.J. Whigham and Braven Briant and juniors Gavin Oakley and Ethan Elmore were named honorable mention. Sparks, who was the starting point guard,…

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Featured Running 

Burnet track wins medals from the Taylor meet

CAPTION: Super athlete Matthew Williams is ready to contribute no matter where he’s needed. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School track and field teams performed well at the Cotton Boll Relays hosted by Taylor High School March 5. Both Burnet varsity teams each finished second in their divisions, while the Lady Dawgs won the junior varsity division, and the Bulldogs were third. Lady Dawgs head coach Crystal Shipley noted the challenges from Mother Nature throughout the meet. “Our girls raced, jumped and threw in 18–20 mph winds, which…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Marble Falls baseball beats Burnet

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior pitcher John Alan Whittle credited his teammates for the outcome against Burnet. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Burnet 3-0 March 10 to begin District 24-4A play. “I keep saying this, maybe I’m pleased myself, but I really feel like we kind of expect to win those,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “Now in the past, maybe we’re like ‘man, I think we could do it, and I hope we can do it,’ and all those things, without the…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet girls soccer beats Northeast

CAPTION: Burnet’s Cheyenne Adams scored one of the Lady Dawgs goals against Austin Northeast. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls soccer team crushed Austin Northeast 8-0 March 3 in District 25-4A play. Avery Barth scored four goals, Bella Medina added three and Cheyenne Adams finished with one. The Lady Dawgs took a 4-0 lead by halftime. “Consistency is a good word,” head coach Doug Ketcham said. “We’re starting to get healthy, so that’s going to help a whole lot. Although I still didn’t have everyone, so…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball wins two at own tourney

CAPTION: Pitcher Mason Watson is one of several hurlers the Bulldogs will rely on as they move to District 24-4A play. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team finished its tournament with a 2-1 record March 5-6. The Bulldogs (5-8-1) smashed Killeen High 17-0 March 5 and followed that with a 20-9 thrashing of Elgin before losing to Glen Rose 16-7 both on March 6. “We hit the ball better,” head coach Russell Houston said. “I think our kids competed well at the plate. We didn’t have…

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