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From the Bench: Potholes, Obstacles No Match for Henderson on Way to State Track Meet

Posted on May 19, 2013

No one ever doubted that Tanner Henderson’s senior season as a member of the Bridgeport High School track team w...

From the Bench: From Childhood Disease to Big 12 Dominance, Musgrave's Journey One Filled with Adversity

Posted on May 12, 2013

The numbers tell you that former Bridgeport High School and current West Virginia University standout Harrison Musgrav...

From the Bench: BHS Track & Field's Oldest Record Proves No Match for Abe Merinar

Posted on May 05, 2013

Bridgeport High School boys’ track coach Jon Griffith has been around long enough that time elements are defined...

From the Bench: Ladies and Gentlemen, Harrison County's Best at the Shot Put - Megan Krohe

Posted on April 28, 2013

With all due apologies to Buckhannon-Upshur’s Mackenzie Leigh, her throw in the shot put of 38 feet, 10 inches a...

From the Bench: NFL Draft Analyst Says WVU's Smith Has 2nd Round Grade, but Could Go Earlier

Posted on April 21, 2013

According to D’Angelo Bryant of Draftnasty.com, what’s happening to Smith isn’t a change in percepti...

From the Bench: My Favorite Bridgeport Athlete ... and He's 11-Years-Old

Posted on April 14, 2013

With apologies to Brett Hathaway, Miki Glenn, Tyler Sprouse and a whole host of other fine athletes here in Bridgeport, I&...

From the Bench: NFL Draft Expert Gives WVU's Bailey 2nd Round Grade, A+ Grade as "Pure Football Player"

Posted on April 07, 2013

Corey Chavous knows a thing or two about good receivers in the National Football League. He knows it from more than be...

From the Bench: Randolph's Eventual Departure from BHS Bench to Create Prime Opening

Posted on March 31, 2013

The heat from the 2012-13 boys basketball season can still be felt and one of the most frequent questions I’ve b...

From the Bench: Fifteen Years Later, Jarrod West's NCAA Game Winner Still a Hit with WVU Fans

Posted on March 24, 2013

Generally, it's about this time of the year when West Virginia University’s men’s basketball team is s...

From the Bench: A Spousal Gesture of Kindness with a State Championship Payoff

Posted on March 17, 2013

For anyone that has played for Dave Marshall during his 18 years as coach of Bridgeport High School’s girls&rsqu...

From the Bench: When it Comes to Hoops IQ, Miki Glenn Has No Peer

Posted on March 10, 2013

Sometime in the last four years, when I was on a hiatus from this writing gig, I opted to spend an evening watching th...

From the Bench: Draftnasty.com Finds WVU's Tavon Austin Nasty in His Own Right

Posted on March 03, 2013

Sometimes things don’t look as good in person as they do on paper. As NFL Scouts found on this past week at the...

From the Bench: BMS Boys Hoops Team Owners of Championship Title, Belt

Posted on February 24, 2013

Bridgeport Middle School boys basketball coach Bill Shaver has been around a long time. So long, in fact, he actually...

From the Bench: A Few Words on Big 12 Officiating - It Stinks

Posted on February 17, 2013

As painful as it has become to watch the West Virginia men’s basketball team at times this year in their ma...

From the Bench: Wrestling Program Takes Financial Hit from Loss of Big 10

Posted on February 10, 2013

Adam King still remembers the excitement he had when he took over the Bridgeport High School wrestling program three y...
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