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Burnet athletes invited to summer strength and conditioning

CAPTION: Head football coach Ben Speer talks to his players about maximum effort in their sprints, which are part of the summer strength and conditioning program before a whistle is blown for them to start sprinting. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department will host its annual summer strength and conditioning program beginning Monday, June 1. The high school athletes, boys and girls, will meet at 7 a.m. and the junior high athletes, boys and girls, follow at 9:30 a.m. When one group is…

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Burnet Lady Dawgs draw 55 for strength and conditioning

The Burnet High School athletics department began its seven-week summer strength-and-conditioning program June 6. The Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs’ sessions begin at 8 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Girls athletics coordinator Rick Gates noted the first day drew 55 Lady Dawgs, a number that encouraged him. “I think it’s a good number for sure with our outgoing seniors and incoming freshmen,” he said. “We always want more. Several girls contacted us to let us know ‘I’m going to miss this first week.’ It’s a little bit of a transition.” Because the boys and…

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