A quick note about the Athletics page: Below, you will find a list of fall, winter, spring and summer sports, with pages for each sport still to come. Once each sport’s page has been completed, the name of the sport will be changed to purple, indicating it is a clickable link.

Organization and Administration

Burlington Community Schools are members of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union. The purpose of these organizations is to promote, develop, direct, protect, and regulate amateur interscholastic athletic relationships between member schools and to stimulate fair play, friendly rivalry, and good sportsmanship among contestants, schools, and communities throughout the state.

Southeast Conference

Burlington is a member of the Southeast Conference. The Southeast Conference includes Burlington, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, and Washington High Schools.

The management of this conference is handled by the athletic directors, with final responsibility and authority vested in the Board of Control, consisting of principals of the member schools.

Fall Sports

Boys

Two members of the BHS boys cross country team run during a cross country meet.

Cross Country

Two football players jump in the air after their team scores a touchdown during a football game.

Football

A member of the boys golf team watches his ball after swinging his club.

Golf

Academic Earners

BHS is home to more than 200 All Conference & Academic earners.

Girls

Six cheerleaders lead a crowd in a cheer during a football game

Cheerleading

A middle school student holds up a medal she won at a cross country track meet.

Cross Country

Members of the Burlington Dance Team pose for a photo at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association.

Dance

A member of the girls swim team emerges from the water while doing a butterfly stroke

Swimming & Diving

A volleyball player serves the ball during a game while the crowd watches from the bleachers in the background of the BHS gymnasium.

Volleyball

Winter Sports

Boys

A member of the boys basketball team dribbles the ball while fending off a guard on the opposing team.

Basketball

A member of the boys bowling team hurls a ball toward pins during a bowling match.

Bowling

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Swimming

A Burlington wrestler and his opponent crouch face-to-face on the wrestling mat as the referee signals for their round to begin.

Wrestling

Girls

The Burlington High School girls basketball team, BHS head coach Adriana Mafra and assistant coach Amanda Kalina pose for a photo alongside Iowa head basketball coach Lisa Bluder and associate head coach Jan Jensen Sunday, Dec. 31, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Basketball

A member of the girls bowling team rolls a ball down the lane during a bowling match

Bowling

A group of cheerleaders lift another cheerleader in the air during a basketball game

Cheerleading

A member of the girls wrestling team holds her opponent down on the mat.

Wrestling

Spring Sports

Boys

A member of the boys soccer team kicks a ball at Bracewell Stadium

Soccer

A member of the boys tennis team swings at a ball during a match

Tennis

A member of the boys track and field team outruns his opponents on the track

Track & Field

The Clayhound Trapshooting team poses for a team photo

Trapshooting (co-ed)

Girls

A member of the girls golf team swings a club during a golf tournament

Golf

A soccer player goes to kick a ball from between her two opponents during a soccer game at Bracewell Stadium

Soccer

A member of the BHS girls tennis team goes to whack a tennis ball with her racket.

Tennis

A member of the girls track and field team runs on the track

Track & Field

Summer Sports

Boys

A baseball player puts his arm up as he reaching for the ball on the ball field.

Baseball

Girls

A pitcher rocket throws a softball to a batter on the ball field from the pitcher's mound.

Softball