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Behrens signs NLI with McMurry University

March 8, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #UIL0 comment

On the October weekend Burnet senior swimmer Ryan Behrens visited McMurry University and was offered a scholarship, he committed. On March 7, he made that commit official by signing a National Letter of Intent to swim for the War Hawks. “I enjoy swimming still,” he said for his reason for wanting to swim on the next level, adding he’s been a competitive swimmer for nine years. “Swimming is something I enjoy doing.” He credited his teammates for helping him improve, noting those friendships propelled him to overcome obstacles throughout the…

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Burnet aims to stay in stride in final week

March 8, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School girls soccer team still has a shot a finishing second in the District 18-4A standings after already securing a playoff berth. But the Lady Dawgs (14-6-3, 10-3) must win their final two matches of the regular season, both on the road. First up is Lampasas (7-13, 5-7) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Lampasas High School, 2716 U.S. 281 South in Lampasas. Then Burnet ends the regular season at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, at Salado (13-8-1, 8-2-1). Though Lampasas is officially out of the…

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Lady Dawg returns to Class 4A powerlifting state meet

March 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #LadyStangs, #MarbleFalls, #Powerlifting, #TexasChalkTalk, #THSPA, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School sophomore Abby Smith qualified for the Class 4A Division I powerlifting state meet after finishing third overall in the 114-pound division at regionals on March 4. Smith lifted a total of 635 pounds thanks to squatting 254 pounds, bench-pressing 145 pounds, and dead-lifting 250 pounds. She set new personal bests in the deadlift, the bench press and in the overall total. The state is divided into eight regions. The top two lifters in each region automatically qualify. But Smith’s total weight lifted was the best of the…

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Mustangs earning close wins says plenty about the team

March 5, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls0 comment

The Marble Falls High School baseball team has a 2-1 record in the Hill Country Classic tournament going into the final day of the event on Saturday, March 5, while the Burnet Bulldogs are 1-2. The Bulldogs welcome TMI at 10:30 a.m. at Bulldog Diamonds, 1000 The Green Mile, while Marble Falls travels to play Fredericksburg at 11:30 a.m. at Yellow Jacket Field on the Llano High School campus, 2509 Texas 16 in Llano. The Mustangs began the tournament with a 3-2 win against Johnson City on March 3 and…

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Lady Dawgs look to continue season success in the spring

March 3, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #UIL0 comment

Burnet High School is extremely proud of the accomplishments of both the volleyball and basketball teams during the 2021-22 school year, and girls athletics coordinator Rick Gates believes there’s plenty more great memories to be made in the spring, especially from the soccer and softball squads. The Lady Dawgs already sealed a berth in the Class 4A soccer playoffs, and the softball team is 9-2 before beginning District 19-4A play March 15. While tennis has played a fall schedule and returned to the courts this semester already, golf and tennis…

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Lady Dawgs qualify for Class 4A playoffs

March 1, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #LadyDawgs, #Texas0 comment

The Burnet High School girls soccer team earned one of the four playoff berths in District 19-4A thanks to some impressive individual performances that led to lopsided victories. “The Lady Dawgs have been putting in work the last two weeks,” head coach Kimberly Myhre said, “and it has paid off.” Burnet (11-7-1, 8-2) completed the season sweep of Gatesville (7-5, 5-4) 1-0 Feb. 25 after beating Florence (2-14, 1-6) 7-0 Feb. 22 and Little River Academy (0-15, 0-9) 7-0 Feb. 18. Currently the Lady Dawgs are in third place with…

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Lady Dawgs will be remembered for more than season record

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Burnet Bulldogs, #girls hoops, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #Texas girls hoops, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team’s season ended with a 64-39 loss to Sour Lake Hardin Jefferson in the Class 4A Region III final Feb. 26 after the Lady Dawgs defeated Huffman Hargrave 45-40 in a regional semifinal on Feb. 25 in Lufkin. But the ending isn’t what head coach Rick Gates and the Lady Dawgs will remember about the 2021-22 season. Instead, they’ll treasure how they earned their 19-13 overall record and went 8-0 during the District 19-4A campaign to be the district champions en route to constructing…