With the season still in its infancy, Burlington’s track programs hit the road last Friday to compete in the Spartan Spike, hosted by Berthoud High School. Several of the Cougars and Lady Cougars improved upon their initial outing of the year, with the girls reaching the podium four times, and the boys putting six in […]
For the first time in 45 years, the Burlington Lady Cougars made their way to the state championship game. They came up short in their bid for the first “official” state title in program history, matching the 1979 team’s second-place finish. They were looking to add to the 1936 championship that predates Title IX by […]
Originally scheduled to play two games in the final week of the regular season, the Burlington Lady Cougars only got one contest put in the books. A blast of winter weather made travel conditions unsafe for Saturday’s opponent, Dolores Huerta Prep, to make the trip north from Pueblo. The one game that the Lady Cougars […]
Every so often we are reminded that it isn’t always the team that finished first that is the biggest winner. The Burlington Lady Cougars volleyball team gave us such a reminder this season. They provided themselves and the community with a bit of magic, the kind that inspires all who witnessed it to “try just […]
After wrapping up her Burlington volleyball career by leading the Lady Cougars to a run to the Class 2A state semifinals, senior Trinitee Holmes was named first team all-state by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Holmes and the Lady Cougars entered the postseason with a 10-13 record. They caught fire and won five of […]