No Hurdle Too High

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish When Jake Griedl accepted the head football position at Bastrop High School, he understood that he was...

By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Manhattan College football athletes in battle attire walked through the bar of Gaelic Park to enter the...

By Jim Irish Photos by Luis Gomez Brice Chabot returned from the under age 23 North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletics...

By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Brice Chabot was forced to jump through some hoops to obtain a passport in order to compete in the under age...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Keyshon Moore will be on the frequent-flyer program next fall. The Bastrop High School rising junior may...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Carly Sherman’s initial experience at the Class 5A girls state golf tournament was replete with highs...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop sophomore Carly Sherman leads a fast-paced life that requires establishing priorities. By all...

By Jim Irish Photos by Mike Valiska Cedar Creek’s Alex Denova had scored a goal in the first District 23-5A soccer opener at Elgin on...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop sprinter Jaden Carter finished in sixth place in the 100-meter dash final at the Class 5A Region...

By Jim Irish Courtesy photo and graphic I initially looked at the figure on the latest Bastrop ISD bond package and read $32,500,000....

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish When Bastrop High School sprinter Jaden Carter requires tweaking her form, she turns for advice to her...

By Jim Irish Courtesy photos The Bastrop girls soccer team’s advance to the state playoffs this season included a bi-district victory...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish The Bastrop girls soccer team didn’t bother knocking on the door. They broke through it. Failing to...

By Jim Irish Still photo by Jim Irish, courtesy photos Bastrop girls bi-district soccer opponent, Richards School for Young Women...

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys basketball was snake bitten this past season by injuries to its top players. Sophomore Kenji Franklin and...

Manhattan College's Mike Keogh (left) on the starting line against the late, great Steve Prefontaine of Oregon in the three-mile run at the NCAA outdoor track championships in 1972. Prefontaine won, while Keogh took fifth By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Eight-year-old Mike Keogh stood at the railing on the deck of the 1,550-passenger MV Britannic as it steamed into New York Harbor and its horn bellowed in May 1958. He observed the Statue of Liberty in the distance, but what had

By Jim Irish Photos courtesy of Manhattan College Newly minted Manhattan College head track and cross country coach Fred Dwyer never...

By Jim Irish Photo By Mike Valiska The Cedar Creek boys basketball season has been punctuated with the highest of highs and the lowest of...

By Jim Irish Photo by Mike Valiska Despite being 6-foot-6, Cedar Creek’s Kenji Franklin will transfer to point guard for the remainder of...

By Jim Irish Photos by Mike Valiska Cedar Creek High School boys soccer has established the gold standard for all sports in BISD for more...