Football Running 

Burnet’s Aviles signs to run for Rice University

CAPTION: Hector Vega (left), Hudson Bennett and Lotus Running coach Carlo Martinez Victor Aviles-Salgado (right) congratulate Victor Aviles (second from right) on signing with Rice University. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School senior middle-distance runner Victor Aviles made his commitment to Rice University official May 19 by signing to run for the Owls. Middle-distance coach Crystal Shipley summed up what Rice is getting in Aviles. “An incredible student-athlete,” she said. “I believe there is so much more left in that kid, and he will be pushed to his…

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Baseball College Featured Running 

Highland Lakes athletes performing well in collegiate athletics

CAPTION: Burnet High School graduate and pole vaulter Brayden Hill is doing for Stephen F. Austin what he did for the Bulldogs – win. Photo courtesy of the Southland Conference These Highland Lakes athletes made a name for themselves while they competed in high school sports. Now they are doing the same for their sport and respective universities. Brayden Hill, Burnet class of 2023, is the Southland Conference pole vault champion. He and his Stephen F. Austin teammates won all four medals at the conference’s outdoor event May 15. Kason…

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Featured Running 

Faith Academy grad Henry shows true character in returning to Rice track

CAPTION: Former Faith Academy standout Augustus Henry symbolizes the best in sports – facing adversity head-on and coming back from it. Courtesy photo Every athlete says they love the sport they play. Only when it’s taken from them and they must fight to return to the lineup does that love come shining through. That perfectly describes Rice University heptathlete and decathlete Augustus Henry. The 2021 Faith Academy of Marble Falls graduate has battled through three career-defining injuries since he signed with the Owls and is poised to accomplish all of…

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