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Redemption: Burlingame knocks off Madison to win league title

By Ernie W. Webb III In 2018, Burlingame and Madison squared off in a showdown of unbeaten teams to determine league and district championships. A critical fumble on first-and-goal late in the fourth quarter cost the Bearcats both titles that night and represented a changing of the guard in the Lyon County League. It’s a […]

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Bearcats channel 1972 championship team’s defense, roll past Cair Paravel

By Ernie W. Webb III BURLINGAME – On a night when Burlingame honored its 1972 state championship team, the Bearcats channeled that squad’s defense during a dominating first half. Third-ranked Burlingame held a fast, athletic Cair Paravel team scoreless until the final play of the second quarter and intercepted four passes in a 57-26 win.

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Latest wave at Burlingame arrives with win at No. 1 Chase County

By Ernie W. Webb III COTTONWOOD FALLS – Several years ago, a group of grade school boys started a tradition of playing impromptu games of football while the high school team trudged through losses. Those kids decided before they arrived at junior high that they were going to turn the program around, and those games

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Burlingame rolls past Hartford to start season 3-0

By Ernie W. Webb III If Burlingame was looking ahead to next week’s showdown against third-ranked Chase County, it didn’t show during Friday night’s 56-6 win against Hartford. The Bearcats scored four touchdowns in each quarter, averaging more than 19 yards per play in a game that ended at halftime. Despite facing a second-and-25 on

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Relentless Bearcats hold off state power Little River, advance to state semifinals

By Ernie W. Webb III DODGE CITY – “All Gas, No Brakes” has been Burlingame’s mantra all season. The Bearcats have lived it, pushing the pedal to the metal in a historic season that just keeps getting better. Burlingame’s first appearance in a state girls basketball tournament became the school’s first trip to a semifinal

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Burlingame boys fall to top-ranked Olpe in sub-state title game

By Ernie W. Webb III OLPE – The Burlingame boys knew the challenge ahead of them was going to be a daunting one. The Bearcats also knew they needed to play a close-to-perfect game and hope defending champion Olpe didn’t bring its “A” game. Burlingame played the top-ranked Eagles about as well as anybody in

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