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No Hurdle Too High
by Jim Irish, Sports Journalist

Bastrop, Texas ISD Sports
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Bastrop flies out of the gate with speedy transfer Crescenzo
Bastrop wide receiver Dallas Crescenzo (1) is off to the races against Alvin on Friday By Jim Irish Photos by Chris White Dallas...
Aug 31, 20253 min read


Cedar Creek blanked by Del Valle 47-0 for 36th consecutive loss
Cedar Creek's Anthony Scott (in blue) gains some of his 82 yards rushing against three Del Valle defenders By Jim Irish Photos by Chris...
Aug 30, 20252 min read


Bastrop's Steve Mayberry: a coach for all seasons
Steve Mayberry works on a drill with running back LaDainian Merino in practice By Jim Irish Photos by Chris White and Jim Irish...
May 26, 20255 min read


To improve Bastrop ISD football, new faces must arrive on school board
Cedar Creek requires a miracle after the program has plummeted in the past four years By Jim Irish Photo by Jim Irish The Cedar Creek...
Apr 30, 20254 min read


Haywood only Bastrop County athlete to qualify for state track meet
Bastrop High School junior Maggie Haywood practices the long jump in preparation for the state track meet Maggie Haywood finished ninth...
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Hendrickson's Luongo dashes Bastrop's hopes in bi-district
Bastrop hitters managed only six hits combined in the final two games of the bi-district series By Jim Irish Photos by Chris White...
Apr 27, 20252 min read


Hitting galore by Bastrop in first bi-district softball game victory
Bastrop pitcher Ella Griesenbeck allowed only two hits in a complete game win over Hendrickson on Thursday By Jim Irish Photos by Chris...
Apr 25, 20253 min read


Justice, Gutierrez earn superlative awards on all-district soccer squad
Bastrop striker Cayden Justice (left) was selected as the offensive player by District 24-5A coaches By Jim Irish Photos by Chris White...
Apr 8, 20253 min read


Bastrop's beautiful season ends at region in final 22 seconds
Isaac Velasquez, a freshman midfielder, scored one of Bastrop's two goals against Lake Creek on Friday By Jim Irish Photos by Chris White...
Mar 30, 20254 min read


Goalkeeper Gaona shines in shootout as Bears advance to region
Bastrop goalkeeper Ezra Gaona dives to make the match-winning save in the shootout over Sharpstown By Jim Irish Photos by Chris White,...
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Bastrop boys score early in both halves to down Connally in bi-district soccer
Bastrop celebrates bi-district soccer victory over Pflugerville Connally 2-1 at Elgin on Friday By Jim Irish Photo by Jim Irish Bastrop...
Mar 22, 20253 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...
Mar 17, 20253 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...
Mar 15, 20253 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...
Mar 6, 20255 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...
Feb 26, 20253 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...
Feb 21, 20253 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...
Feb 21, 20253 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 ...
Feb 15, 20253 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...
Feb 13, 20252 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...
Feb 12, 20253 min read
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