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Burnet Lady Dawgs’ unparalleled success in 2021-22 confirms their coaches were right about the athletes

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Three Burnet High School girls sports teams reaching regional tournaments in 2021-22 makes it the most successful for the Lady Dawgs in the history of the program, said girls athletics coordinator Rick Gates. Gates, who also serves as the Lady Dawgs head basketball coach, noted he checked with sports historians and those who have been associated with Burnet sports for decades, who all confirmed they never witnessed a year quite like the one that just ended. “I believe our volleyball team, it’s the second time they made it to regionals,”…

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Gillaspie’s signing illustrates her mental determination

May 6, 2022May 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Burnet High School senior volleyball player Kayla Gillaspie fulfilled a lifelong goal May 6 when she signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Ranger College in Odessa. The Lady Dawg, who was a member of the District 19-4A co-championship and Class 4A Region III semifinalist team, celebrated the signing with family and friends. Few athletes have had more fo overcome to get to this moment than Gillaspie. In 2020, she tore an anterior cruciate ligament one match before the start of district play. After surgery, she began rehabilitation…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#aggies, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyFlames, #LadyJackets, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #reveille, #tamu, #TAPPS, #Texas, #texasaggies, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. This weekend is the first of several state track meets beginning with the Class 2A meet of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys team is looking to successfully defend its state title. Head coach Steve McCannon, who is a numbers whiz as well as a great coach, told me his projections showed the team title will come down…

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May volleyball league draws athletes back to the hardwood

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyJackets, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Wanting to give local volleyball athletes opportunities to play and improve but not wanting to travel far, Marble Falls High School head coach Kait Goertz decided to host weekly matches here. So she decided to reach out to the head coaches at surrounding schools, who accepted the invitation. Each Monday starting at 5 p.m. at Marble Falls Middle School, 1511 Pony Circle Drive, fans can watch their favorite players and teams in one location. Other squads include Burnet, Llano and Killeen Harker Heights. “We started it last year,” Goertz said.…

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Bennett makes another statement at regionals to return to state

May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilregionals0 comment

Burnet High School junior middle-distance runner Hudson Bennett is going back to his home away from home — the Class 4A state meet — in the 1,600 and the 3,200 meters after taking double gold in both events at the Class 4A Region III meet April 29-30. Bennett, who will defend his state championship in the 3,200 and took bronze in the 1,600 at the state meet in 2021, won the mile at the regional meet by almost three seconds over silver medalist Connor Graves of Lufkin Hudson and the…

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Next Level Elite wins LoneStar Championship tournament

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #LadyStangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Next Level Elite girls basketball team, consisting of high school athletes in the Highland Lakes, won the LoneStar Championship tournament April 22-24 at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington. Next Level Elite defeated Proskills Houston 16U 54-41 April 24, the Arkansas Lady Rebels 37-9 and Oklahoma Aces 49-42 both on April 23, and Oklahoma Swarm 16U 44-42 April 22. Next Level Elite includes Lili Appleton, Lexie Edwards, Ava Fernandez, MaeSyn Gay, McKenna Kerns, Elleson Lehmberg, Sydney Lough, Sierra Schaffer, Kloe Shannon and Zaria Solis. Gay of…

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Burnet athletes set new personal records en route to regionals

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilregionals0 comment

The Burnet High School track and field team qualified numerous athletes in various events to the Class 4A Region III meet and some set new personal bests to get there. The Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs each finished fourth in the team standings of the District 19 and 20-4A area track meet April 21. The Bulldogs scored 69 points in the boys division, while the Lady Dawgs scored 68 points in the girls division. The regional meet is Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at Challenger Stadium, 2145 West Nasa Blvd. in…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insight

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. The week is big for the Burnet and Marble Falls high school track teams. Both will be competing at area meets with athletes aiming to get to regional meets. Pole vaulters on both squads advanced to area meets, which might be the most impressive finishes of the 17 events at district meets. And that’s saying something particularly in north Burnet County, which we’ll get to in a…

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Errors lead to very different outcomes for the Lady Dawgs

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #ladyducks, #ladyeagles, #salado, #taylor, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Bad weather April 12 forced the Burnet High School softball team to play in back-to-back contests April 13-14 where the Lady Dawgs got different results. Burnet (19-8, 5-4 District 19-4A) defeated Taylor (6-3) 6-4 one night after losing to Salado (3-5) 9-4. “It was huge,” head coach Hailey Wooten said of the win. “They could see our playoff hopes dwindling, and they knew that’s not how it’s supposed to be, not with all the potential we have. It was needed for sure.” The Lady Dawgs were able to send the…

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Lady Dawgs receive postseason honors after incredible journey

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

After advancing to a regional tournament for the first time in the history of its program, several members of Burnet High School girls soccer team were selected for several individual awards by District 18-4A coaches. Sophomore Amelia Griffin was named the district’s most valuable player, while sophomore Kaycie Banton took the silver boot award for the most assists in district that totaled 18. And head coach Kimberly Myhre was named the coach of the year after guiding the Lady Dawgs to third place in the district standings with a 10-4…