Bastrop Texas High School Sports Coverage

McAlister powers Bastrop Tribe to six-man state championship football final

By Jim Irish No opponent has stopped Bastrop Tribe running back Joshua McAlister this season. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound junior powered...

Nov 27, 20222 min read

Former Bastrop's Chretin leaving his mark as running back at Illinois college

By Jim Irish Like many Texas high school football players, former Bastrop High School running back Jhe’Quay Chretin departed the Lone...

Nov 24, 20223 min read

The first is always the sweetest; Cedar Creek grabs Austin basketball tourney title

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek basketball coach Valentino Maxwell had a heart-stopping moment with less than a second on the clock of the...

Nov 19, 20223 min read

Cedar Creek boys one victory from first-ever basketball tournament title

By Jim Irish The Cedar Creek boys basketball team is on the verge of making history. The Eagles (6-0) have never tasted victory in a...

Nov 18, 20222 min read

Former Bastrop Tribe kicker Heilig converting field goals at Tabor College

By Jim Irish Former Bastrop Tribe football athlete Nathaniel Heilig is continuing to demonstrate his kicking prowess in college....

Nov 17, 20222 min read

Behind Conrad, Cedar Creek downs Del Valle for first time in school history

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek junior Robert Conrad is supplying the leadership for a team with only two seniors on the roster. The 5-foot-11...

Nov 16, 20222 min read

Cedar Creek displays more depth in season-opening wins on the road

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys basketball opened its 2022 season with two victories on the road. Last Friday, The Eagles played a...

Nov 14, 20222 min read

Bastrop's new boys basketball coach seeks to build a strong foundation

By Jim Irish Bastrop first-year boys basketball coach Eric Woods understands that he is starting from scratch. Only three athletes return...

Nov 11, 20223 min read

Six-foot-six sophomore Franklin could lead Cedar Creek to the promised land

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys basketball team will ride talented Kenji Franklin this season. The sophomore — who is close to 6-foot-6,...

Nov 9, 20223 min read

Seven years in the making; Bastrop's Mouser, Baynard one of best passing combos

By Jim Irish Bastrop football players Seth Mouser and Julius Baynard are no overnight sensations. They’ve been plying their trade...

Nov 9, 20223 min read

No experience, no problem; Bastrop's Ramon stars as kicker

Bastrop kicker James Ramon kicks the winning 34-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining in the game against Tivy

Oct 17, 20225 min read

Wottle looks back at 1972 Olympic 800 victory in comeback for ages

By Jim Irish Dave Wottle experienced the best and the worst of times around the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Six days after...

Aug 20, 20227 min read

Former NFL player Bruce Collie impacts his son on football, life

By Jim Irish The Collie family takes turns driving 16-year-old Hansen Collie an hour-and-a-half from Wimberley to Bastrop, Texas -- a...

Aug 25, 20204 min read

Power alumni Centrowitz, Colon run in 1,500 at Montreal Olympics in 1976

By Jim Irish At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 1976, Matt Centrowitz, wearing a red singlet embossed with USA in white...

Jul 12, 20207 min read

Power Memorial's record at Penn Relays lasts and lasts

Power Memorial's record-setting two-mile relay team (left to right): Andy Walsh, Tony Colon, Pete Lovett, John Lovett and coach, John Bielen

Dec 13, 201910 min read

Son learns of disabled Vietnam veteran father's running success years after his death

By Jim Irish As a teenager, Michael Regan yearned to connect with his father, John, a disabled Vietnam veteran. He discovered that...

Oct 24, 20195 min read

They ran; they conquered 50 years ago

Ward Melville 1969 cross country team. Front row (left to right): Craig Macdonald, Russ Hebert, John Brubaker, Kenny Robinson. Back row:...

Oct 18, 201911 min read