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23 hours ago3 min read
Bastrop girls dominate All-District 24-5A basketball team
Bastrop's Navaeh Jones (24), shooting against Anderson, was selected co-MVP of District 24-5A By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner...
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3 days ago3 min read
Franklin second consecutive Cedar Creek player to earn district MVP award
Kenji Franklin (21) soars for the dunk in a district game against McCallum By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Kenji Franklin has the...
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Mar 75 min read
Heilig, former Bastrop Tribe kicker, calls 56-yarder for Tabor College 'a God moment'
Tabor College's Nathaniel Heilig (18) approaches the ball as teammate Jayton Alexander holds By Jim Irish Courtesy photos, video from...
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Feb 263 min read
Unbeaten Bastrop boys soccer ranked No. 9 in state
Bastrop's Cayden Justice (left) and Cedar Creek goalie Eduardo Macedo maintain eye contact on the ball By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn...
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Feb 223 min read
Limuel, Jones foul out in regional loss to Bryan Rudder
Bastrop's Paytin Greene (3) and Alaysia Williams trap Rudder's Alaina Hill at Rockdale on Tuesday By Jim Irish Photos by Meredith...
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Feb 213 min read
Weiss defense stifles explosive Franklin in bi-district win
Cedar Creek's Phineas Koplin (10) discovers the long arm of Weiss' 6-foot-7 Blake Wilson By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Kenji...
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Feb 153 min read
Bastrop aggressiveness pays off at the free throw line in area win
Bastrop's Navaeh Jones (24) leaps for a short jump shot against Fort Bend Marshall on Thursday By Jim Irish Photos by Robert Washington ...
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Feb 132 min read
Franklin sets Cedar Creek career scoring record; Koplin reaches 1,000 points
Kenji Franklin swoops in for the dunk against Bastrop in a game in which he set a career scoring record By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn...
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Feb 123 min read
Limuel: 'The paint was mine' in Bastrop girls bi-district victory
Bastrop girls pose after their first bi-district basketball victory in nearly 30 years By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish and Dustyn Werner...
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Feb 83 min read
In bi-district, Bastrop girls face Weiss whom it beat in final of Blackman tournament
Bastrop post Navaeh Jones (24) was the difference in team's victory over Weiss with 27 points and 27 rebounds By Jim Irish Photos by...
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Feb 13 min read
Bastrop falls to Anderson in hotly contested game for district title
Bastrop's Keyaira Limuel (11) scores underneath surrounded by a trio of Anderson defenders. By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner The...
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Jan 193 min read
Cedar Creek crushes Bastrop behind Franklin's 30 points
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin soars above the rim for a two-handed dunk against Bastrop By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner In his...
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Jan 52 min read
Suffering 21 turnovers, Cedar Creek is pounded by McCallum
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin soars for the dunk against McCallum on Friday at the Eagles gym By Jim Irish Photos by Robert Washington As...
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Dec 23, 20243 min read
Cedar Creek wins district opener; Franklin hits record 17 free throws
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin (21) drives past Anderson player to the basket By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Anderson boys basketball...
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Dec 18, 20244 min read
Adams named District 11-5A MVP as Bastrop dominates selections
First-row superlatives on District 11-5A team (left to right) Tiki Hola, Ramonz Adams, Weston Nielsen, and Austin Moilan. Secon-row...
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Dec 15, 20242 min read
Bastrop girls basketball soaring above the competition
At 6-foot-1, Bastrop center Navaeh Jones towers over teammate Zo'Nai Cook, the 5-1 starting point guard By Jim Irish Two talented...
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Dec 4, 20244 min read
Edwards most qualified to raise Cedar Creek from the ashes
Jon Edwards, a native son of Bastrop, should be hired to resurrect a decimated Cedar Creek football program By Jim Irish Courtesy photos...
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Nov 24, 20243 min read
Buffaloes 'ground and pound' Bastrop into submission in area round
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner WALLER — Bastrop is building a football tradition. Fort Bend Marshall already has one. The Bears...
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Nov 21, 20243 min read
Bastrop, Fort Bend Marshall: Clash of the titans at Waller
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Call it the clash of the titans. Bastrop and Fort Bend Marshall will collide in a Class 5A Division...
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Nov 16, 20242 min read
Bastrop adds bi-district title after lowering the boom on Lanier
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Not every football game is packed with drama. Last week, Bastrop rallied in the final four minutes...
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