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From the Bench: Facing Terminal Cancer, Legendary Coach, Educator Tom Brown Talks Past and Future

Posted on March 13, 2022

Tom Brown is making the most of his day.   The enjoyment is not only because he has been living in Clearwater...

From the Bench: Legislation Opposed by SSAC, State Coaches May Result in "High School Transfer Portal"

Posted on March 06, 2022

Transfers in schools in West Virginia. I have seen hundreds of them statewide for decades, and it has been a hot-button to...

From the Bench: Two Years, Four Matches, Too Much Bad Luck, but Aaron Murphy Leaves a Champion

Posted on February 27, 2022

Heather Murphy remembers it well, even though it was about a dozen years ago. Her son Aaron, then a student in first g...

From the Bench: Rick Cooper's Hoops Journey from Ridgeway Drive to No. 11-Ranked Texas Tech's Bench

Posted on February 20, 2022

There is a house of Ridgeway Drive that has had the same person living there since 1963. Not like many people who just...

From the Bench: The Most Dominating Performance in Bridgeport High Sports History Since 1983 Part I

Posted on February 13, 2022

It is the heart of high school basketball season for boys and girls in West Virginia. Although no longer a regular at...

From the Bench: Football Standout on Loaded Tribe Team that Missed Title Hopes to Earn One on His Own

Posted on February 06, 2022

It was back in the previous Class AAA era that many may have last heard of Zach Randolph. It was at that time that he...

From the Bench: From Managing Student-Athletes to Titles to Helping Manage, Oversee $18 Million Budget

Posted on January 30, 2022

Back when Jon Griffith was coaching sports for roughly three decades at Bridgeport High School, there were certain thi...

From the Bench: New Year, New Schedule as Indians Add New Class AAA Program to 2022 Football Slate

Posted on January 23, 2022

The 2022 Bridgeport High School football schedule is finalized. For the most part, it looks a whole lot like the 2021...

From the Bench: With Hoops Season in Full Swing, a Look at Harrison County's Best Basketball Venue Ever

Posted on January 16, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting on the sports front than a packed house that produces that charged up atmosphere that fo...

From the Bench: A Pat on the Back to the SSAC and a Suggestion on Issue that May Continue to Worsen

Posted on January 09, 2022

It has been the vogue thing to do for as long as I can remember. If you want to find a group to trash and get solid ag...

From the Bench: BHS Cheer Squad Willing Participant in State Title Run that Made Harrison County History

Posted on December 19, 2021

It was about this time two years ago, after Bridgeport won the Class AA state cheerleading championship, I wrote about...

From the Bench: The "Voice of the Indians" Immediate Future Includes Plenty of Football, but no Bridgeport

Posted on December 12, 2021

It is the time of year when not only are college football bowl game lineups announced, but the networks and other details...

From the Bench: Legend of the "Big Perm" on Football Field Ends, but Drummond's Impact Special at WVU

Posted on December 05, 2021

Back in April, during West Virginia University’s football team’s spring practices, Coach Neal Brown offered high prais...

From the Bench: Bad Luck Quota Met for BHS Athlete Kamar Summers, but Competitive Goals Unchanged

Posted on November 21, 2021

If bad luck of a similar nature comes in threes, Bridgeport High School junior Kamar Summers has met his quota. The st...

From the Bench: A Six-Figure Investment on Future of Athletics at Bridgeport High that is a Showstopper

Posted on November 14, 2021

Bridgeport High School’s Matt DeMotto has overseen and been involved with countless projects since in his curren...
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