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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 314 min read
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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 273 min read
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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 233 min read
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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 173 min read
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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 153 min read
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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 75 min read
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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 263 min read
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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 223 min read
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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 213 min read
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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 153 min read
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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 132 min read
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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 123 min read
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In bi-district, Bastrop girls face Weiss whom it beat in final of Blackman tournament
Bastrop post Navaeh Jones (24) was the difference in team's victory over Weiss with 27 points and 27 rebounds By Jim Irish Photos by...
Feb 83 min read
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Bastrop falls to Anderson in hotly contested game for district title
Bastrop's Keyaira Limuel (11) scores underneath surrounded by a trio of Anderson defenders. By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner The...
Feb 13 min read
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Cedar Creek crushes Bastrop behind Franklin's 30 points
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin soars above the rim for a two-handed dunk against Bastrop By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner In his...
Jan 193 min read
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Suffering 21 turnovers, Cedar Creek is pounded by McCallum
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin soars for the dunk against McCallum on Friday at the Eagles gym By Jim Irish Photos by Robert Washington As...
Jan 52 min read
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Cedar Creek wins district opener; Franklin hits record 17 free throws
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin (21) drives past Anderson player to the basket By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Anderson boys basketball...
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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Adams named District 11-5A MVP as Bastrop dominates selections
First-row superlatives on District 11-5A team (left to right) Tiki Hola, Ramonz Adams, Weston Nielsen, and Austin Moilan. Secon-row...
Dec 18, 20244 min read
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Bastrop girls basketball soaring above the competition
At 6-foot-1, Bastrop center Navaeh Jones towers over teammate Zo'Nai Cook, the 5-1 starting point guard By Jim Irish Two talented...
Dec 15, 20242 min read
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Edwards most qualified to raise Cedar Creek from the ashes
Jon Edwards, a native son of Bastrop, should be hired to resurrect a decimated Cedar Creek football program By Jim Irish Courtesy photos...
Dec 4, 20244 min read
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