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Burnet girls basketball beat Lampasas for another district victory

January 10, 2024January 13, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Lampasas, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet sophomore guard Journey Denton challenges Lampasas junior guard Chloe Thorp for the ball. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Lampasas 50-38 Jan. 9 to improve to 2-0 in District 24-4A play. The Lady Dawgs (21-7) led 15-12 after the first period, and head coach Rick Gates had one message during the minute in between quarters. “Fifteen on our side is good,” he recalled saying, “but 12 for them is too much.” The Lady Dawgs got the message and…

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Burnet girls basketball beats Marble Falls in district opener

January 6, 2024January 8, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior forward MaeSyn Gay drives to the hoop for 2 points during the Lady Dawgs’ win against Marble Falls Jan. 5. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Marble Falls 43-23 Jan. 5 in the District 24-4A opener for both teams. The Lady Dawgs (20-7, 1-0) took an 11-4 lead after the first period and dropped in 21 points in the second stanza for a 32-11 advantage and cruised to the win. That illustrates his players’ mindset, Burnet head coach Rick Gates…

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Burnet CISD board president outlines timeline for superintendent, athletic director, football hires

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees is gearing up for what may be a busier spring than it has ever had before. That’s because three individuals will be occupying offices they did not house during the fall semester: superintendent, director of athletics and school safety, and football head coach. Superintendent Keith McBurnett and athletic and school safety director Kurt Jones announced retirements, while football head coach Bryan Wood announced his resignation. Though McBurnett leaving the district had previously been announced, Jones and Wood’s announcement came Dec. 19.…

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Burnet girls basketball continues impressive streak

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: The Burnet Lady Dawgs enjoy a holiday gathering and extend their winning streak before taking a few days off for Christmas. Courtesy photo The Burnet High School girls basketball team went into the Christmas break on a five-game winning streak capped by a 64-23 victory against Brady Dec. 19. In all, the Lady Dawgs (17-5) have won 15 of their last 16 contests. “You never know going into a season how things will gel and come together,” head coach Rick Gates said. “I feel like the girls understand what…

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Burnet football announces all-district selections

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet seniors Dash Denton (1) and Grant Jones (3) turned in performances that made District 13-4A Division I coaches place them among the best in the district. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography A team that wins a share of the District 13-4A Division I championship places many of its football players on the all-district team. The Burnet Bulldogs were no different Senior athlete Grant Jones is the District’s Most Valuable Player. “I threw his name up there,” Wood said. “It was quick. There were a number of coaches who…

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Burnet football coach Wood announces plan to leave

December 20, 2023December 21, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet football head coach Bryan Wood says he is looking for a new job after guiding the Bulldogs to a share of the District 13-4A Division I championship and two playoff victories in 2023. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography When Bryan Wood became the Burnet High School head football coach in summer 2021, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District administrators believed they hired the individual who had the ability to draw north Burnet County closer together and guide the Bulldogs back to the program’s standards. After three years, Wood has…

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Burnet CISD’s Jones announces retirement

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

After 23 years of service to Burnet Consolidated Independent School District, athletic director Kurt Jones said he is retiring from public education at the end of the 2023-24 school year. “It’s 100 percent my decision,” he said. “My wife and family and I have been talking about it for a little while. I was thinking this might be the right time the closer we got to this date. I’m 100 percent convinced it’s the right timing.” His son, senior athlete Grant, will graduate at the end of this school year,…

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Burnet powerlifter Smith qualifies for national meet

December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Powerlifting, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #USApowerlifting0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet senior powerlifter Abby Smith stands atop of the podium while wearing her gold medal. Courtesy photo Burnet High School senior powerlifter Abby Smith won her weight class to qualify for the United States of America Powerlifting High School National Meet. Her competed at the Texas Open Dec. 2-3, which is a sanctioned event of the USAPL. Smith had a squat of 260 pounds, a deadlift of 265 pounds, and a benchpress of 115 pounds while competing in the girls high school weight class of 123 pounds. The event…

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Burnet girls basketball continues winning ways

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team keeps adding to its impressive list of wins. The Lady Dawgs (15-5) defeated Brownwood 42-27 Dec. 11 on the heels of beating Sulphur Springs 33-18, Palestine 60-38, Gladewater 50-23 and Rusk 50-35 all at the Great East Texas Shootout tournament Dec. 7-9. The lone loss at the event was to Edgewood 40-35. In all, Burnet has won 11 of its last 12 contests. “I think they’re confident in what we’re doing,” head coach Rick Gates said. “They’re going out there and proving that.”…

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Hill Country Elite wins the River City Bowl

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #youthfootball0 comment

Hill Country Elite won the River City Bowl Dec. 2-3 in San Marcos by going 3-1 to begin the winter season. The Elite, which features seventh- and eighth-graders living in Burnet, Llano, Marble Falls and Fredericksburg, beat the San Marcos Sharks in the championship 28-0 in a contest that was called in the fourth quarter after losing to them 8-2 to begin the event. Other wins were against the Belton Storm 29-0 and the San Marcos Mambas 32-6. “They always found a way to beat us,” head coach Ray Gurley…