No Hurdle Too High

Bastrop's Jimmy McIntire competes with bloody knees in San Antonio's Prickly Pear 50-kilometer trail run in 2022 By Jim Irish Courtesy photos, Austin American-Statesman, Jim Irish Jimmy McIntire can never predict when a Crohn’s attack will strike. On Easter weekend, he and his daughter, Megan, drove from Bastrop, Texas to New Orleans to compete in the Crescent City Classic 10K. On Friday, after checking into a hotel, he ventured across the Mississippi River to Algiers, the qu

Andy Carbajal (green arm band) clears a ball against a crowd of LASA athletes By Jim Irish Photos by Jason Miller Bastrop High School's Andy Carbajal could easily line up at midfield, but he prefers stopping attacks on the backline. Carbajal, a 6-foot-1, 155-pound junior, was recently voted the soccer defensive MVP in District 24-5A Division II by coaches. He received the superlative award despite missing two district matches because of concussion protocol. Bastrop lost both