No Hurdle Too High

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner WALLER — Bastrop is building a football tradition. Fort Bend Marshall already has one.  The Bears...

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...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Not every football game is packed with drama. Last week, Bastrop rallied in the final four minutes...

By Jim Irish Photo by Sara Diggins of the Austin American-Statesman After its mountaintop experience and 35-31 upset victory over...

By Jim Irish Photos by Sara Diggins The only way to defeat Liberty Hill is to limit its vaunted Slot-T offense. Bastrop limited Liberty...

By Jim Irish Photo by Jim Irish Bastrop and Liberty Hill football take vastly different approaches to offense. The Bears rely heavily on...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner, Jim Irish Cedar Creek running back Anthony Scott ran 10 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 5:18...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Anderson head coach Donald Hatcher mercifully pulled his stormtroopers after the first half ahead...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop committed five turnovers but still walloped Connally 67-21 in a District 11-5A Division II...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek’s Eduardo Macedo shifted from receiver to quarterback after injuries to starter Blaze...

By Jim Irish Weston Nielsen displayed one more reason for major Division I universities to desire his commitment. The Bastrop High School...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner For the third consecutive game, Cedar Creek allowed two running backs to gain more than 100 yards...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop High School had an opportunity to remain undefeated after Week 2, but China Springs, a Class 4A...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Both Cedar Creek and Akins entered Thursday’s non-district football contest at Memorial Stadium with...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek High School bolted to a 14-0 lead after one quarter but was jolted after that, losing...

By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Brice Chabot has transferred to the University of Houston, the mecca of collegiate sprinting. The Smithville...

By Jim Irish Getty Images, Alpha Historica/Alamy, Hutton-Deutsch Collection, PA archive On a sweltering July afternoon in 1924, Eric...

By Jim Irish Courtesy photo Brice Chabot did not step to the starting line of the 200-meter dash heat at the Olympic trials last...

Valentino Maxwell built a successful program over seven seasons at Cedar Creek By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner and Jim Irish Valentino Maxwell will no longer be striding in front of the Cedar Creek bench with his calm demeanor during nail-biting boys basketball games. After building a successful program at Cedar Creek, Valentino Maxwell has departed for Class 6A Round Rock McNeil. He resigned on June 6 and started at McNeil on June 13. "You don't know when these opportun

By Jim Irish Courtesy photos from UTSA Brice Chabot suffered a concussion playing football at 16 years old for Smithville High School....