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After reaching the regional finals a year ago, the Burlington Cougars headed into last week’s Class 2A District 8 tournament attempting to punch a ticket to this weekend’s regional round. While they came up short in making a district championship game appearance, they were successful in earning the shot to play on. Less than a […]

On paper, Burlington’s game at Deer Trail last Thursday was a mismatch. When transferred to the hardwood, that’s exactly how it played out, as the Cougars rolled the Eagles, 73-27. Burlington jumped out of the gates with a quick 25-4 first-quarter lead. By the intermission, the Cougars led 44-14, and after a 15-3 third quarter, […]

The Burlington Cougars placed fifth in the Northeast League Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 14 in Sterling. Burlington had a team score of 296. Wray won the championship with a 245, followed by Stratton with a 273. Limon was third with a 277 and Yuma took fourth with a 294. Caleb Weiss led Burlington with […]

The Burlington Cougars shot a team score of 273 to place fourth in their own tournament on Aug. 15. They followed that with a fifth-place finish in the Cheyenne Wells Tourna-ment on Friday, Aug. 18. Hayden Fisher led the Cougars in the Burlington Tournament, shooting an 87 for a sixth-place individual finish. Preston Yahn posted […]