Featured Recruiting 

Marble Falls, Burnet track athletes advance to regionals

CAPTION: Seniors Victor Aviles of Burnet (middle) and Tyler Hamblin of Marble Falls run their way back to the Class 4A Region III meet thanks to finishing in the top four of the middle-distance races at the District 23 and 24-4A area meet. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Several Burnet and Marble Falls high school track and field athletes extended their seasons thanks to finishing in the top four of the District 23 and 24-4A area meet April 9 hosted by Jarrell High School. As a group, the middle-distance runners…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball beats Jarrell

CAPTION: Drake Milam (left) and Trey Morrow are two of the big hitters for the Bulldogs in shutting out Jarrell. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Jarrell 15-0 in five innings April 8 in District 24-4A play. The Bulldogs (11-7, 3-5) seized control immediately, plating two runs in the first inning, two in the second, and seven in the third. Tate Lambert, Cooper Alexander, Trey Morrow, Drake Milam and Alex Cantrill each had 2 RBI, while Khris Kassner, Noah Crawford, Alexander and Morrow had…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball sweeps Taylor

CAPTION: Burnet second baseman Macke Calhoun catches the ball for the routine out at first. He covered the base when his teammates moved forward to field a bunt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team beat Taylor 5-2 April 4 in a District 24-4A contest that moved to Burnet. Heavy rains may have factored into the decision. That victory meant the Bulldogs swept the Ducks after winning the first game April 1 11-4. Burnet is enjoying a three-game winning streak, its longest since four in a…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Burnet baseball loses to Salado

CAPTION: Burnet runner Macke Calhoun scores a run for the Bulldogs against Salado March 18. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Salado 2-1 March 20 and 13-9 March 18 in District 24-4A play. In game one, the Eagles (9-5-1, 4-0) scored four runs in the top of the first inning only to have the Bulldogs (0-4) responded with two runs. Burnet tied the contest 4-4 in the second inning. But Salado plated seven runs in the fourth inning with six coming after two…

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Baseball Featured High School 

Marble Falls baseball beats Burnet

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Casey Layton runs to first as Burnet first baseman Macke Calhaun jumps to catch the ball for the out in the second inning. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Burnet 9-4 March 11 to begin District 24-4A play. “I thought that’s the first game where we played well in all three phrases,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “We hit better than we have all year, although it’s been getting better.” The Mustangs (1-0) set the tone immediately behind the…

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Baseball Cheer Featured High School Running Softball Tennis 

Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

Basketball season is officially over for the Highland Lakes and we are in full swing — literally — into spring sports. Let’s get into it.

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Featured Football 

Burnet boys soccer are on winning streak

The Burnet High School boys soccer team is third in the District 25-4A standings after winning back-to-back matches. The Bulldogs (7-6-1, 6-3-1) defeated Austin Eastside Memorial 3-2 Feb. 17 and Austin Travis 7-0 Feb. 14. Against Eastside, Miguel Valdez opened the scoring after stealing a switched ball for a 1-0 advantage.  Eastside scored five minutes later on an “excellent play by the left winger” to tie the game at 1-1 at the half. The Panthers scored first in the second half “on a perfectly placed shot in the upper 90…

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Basketball High School 

Burnet girls hoops takes on China Spring

The Burnet High School girls basketball team will face China Spring at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Copperas Cove High School for a bi-district championship. It’s a rematch of the season opener Nov. 5. The Lady Cougars (17-16, 4-6 third in District 23-4A) prevailed 56-53. “We’re a way different team,” Burnet head coach Doug Messer said. “I bet they are, too. “ The game in November was played at China Spring and Burnet (17-15, 8-2 District 24-4A runner-up) was without junior Journey Denton and senior Sydney Lough, who were…

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Featured Football High School 

Burnet boys soccer leaves no doubt in beating Jarrell

The Burnet High School boys soccer team crushed Jarrell 5-1 Jan. 27 to take possession of second place in District 25-4A. “This was a decisive game in deciding district,” head coach Benjamin Boorman said. Burnet struck first thanks to senior captains Hector Arredondo Ramirez, who threaded a ball to Miguel Valdez. Jarrell upped the game by pressing higher and won a free kick on the edge of the field the Cougars used to tie the match at 1-1. The next 15 minutes of the game were deadlocked with good defense…

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Basketball Featured High School 

Burnet girls basketball adds wins to keep district lead

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Sydney Lough helps the Lady Dawgs control the pace and the results of each game. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team slipped past Taylor 45-38 Jan. 28 after crushing Salado 42-29 Jan. 24 and Marble Falls 49-25 Jan. 22 to remain atop of the District 24-4A standings. Taylor had a three-game winning streak snapped by Jarrell 42-35 Jan. 24 and entered the contest against the Lady Dawgs confident. But Burnet wouldn’t be denied, taking a 13-10 lead after the first…

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