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From the Bench: Community Help Sought by Former BMS Principal to Keep Late RCB Alum's Memory Alive

Posted on October 19, 2025

People remember David Mazza.   They remember him as the former principal at Bridgeport Middle School....

From the Bench: BHS's Latest D-I Athlete, Eli Knight, Commits to WVU Wrestling Aiming for Prep State Title

Posted on October 12, 2025

Any parent who has siblings who are close in age knows what Bridgeport’s Chris and Julie Knight were going throu...

From the Bench: Telling the Story of the Story Teller in Recalling the Professional Life of Chris Johnson

Posted on October 05, 2025

Chris Johnson was a storyteller. He was an exceptionally good storyteller.   It was, for most of his...

From the Bench: A Problem for BHS Football for 2026

Posted on September 28, 2025

Teams dropping Bridgeport High School from their football schedule is not necessarily a new trend. For as long as I ca...

From the Bench: Wayne Jamison Field Fundraising is Set to Begin for Quarter of a Million Dollar-Plus Project

Posted on September 21, 2025

Although it may seem like there is little left to upgrade at Wayne Jamison Field, Bridgeport High School Assistant Pri...

From the Bench: How Pancakes Allowed Tribe to Add Outside Championship Pedigree to its Own Pedigree

Posted on September 14, 2025

The creation of a group called the “Pancake Club” helped create a situation where Bridgeport High School’s football st...

From the Bench: Bittersweet 30-Year Anniversary of Dan McNamee's Accident that's Buffered By Blessings

Posted on September 07, 2025

When Sept. 1 hit this past week, the one thing that came to my mind, and I am betting it is the same for plenty of others,...

From the Bench: Offseason Shoulder Surgery Latest Team-First Mentality Example by Soccer's Pomeroy

Posted on August 31, 2025

Like any other sport, soccer requires a focus on team if a program is expected to win. What that usually means is putt...

From the Bench: A Familiar Name in Area Sports Set to Lead BHS Program as Tribe's Newest Head Coach

Posted on August 24, 2025

There is another new varsity coach at Bridgeport High School.  And for those who follow the sport, it is likely a...

From the Bench: Talking with WVSSAC Head Wayne Ryan, BHS Athletic Director Tom Sears on NIL Rule

Posted on August 17, 2025

When first reading of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission announcement that student-athletes at the...

From the Bench: Regular Season Slate Not Only Slate Loaded as Scrimmage Foes are 'AAAA' Standouts

Posted on August 03, 2025

Bridgeport High School’s 2025 football schedule is loaded with plenty of new schools and heavyweights. Go ahead...

From the Bench: The "Voice of the Indians" Ready for 33rd Season as He Battles Serious Eye Condition

Posted on July 27, 2025

In a little more than a month, things will certainly seem like normal in the world of Bridgeport High School athletics...

From the Bench: Is Bridgeport the Top Sports Program in Class AAA? Numbers are Out in Recent Ranking

Posted on July 20, 2025

Who had the best Class AAA sports program during the 2024-25 high school calendar year? And by best, I am talking abou...

From the Bench: Past Players, Community Members Get Chance to Own Piece of BHS Football History

Posted on July 13, 2025

For perhaps the first time ever, former players and eventually members of the community will have a chance to own a pi...

From the Bench: Props to BHS Team One of Four to Turn Trick in School's History that's Often Overlooked

Posted on July 06, 2025

There have been plenty of great boys’ basketball teams in Bridgeport High School’s history. Certainly, thi...
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