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Outside the Tribe: If the WVSSAC Was to Add an Officially Sanctioned Sport, What Would it Be?

Posted on July 21, 2025

A few weeks ago I was at a media relations meeting at the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission headquarter...

Outside the Tribe: A Look Back at Some of the Top Moments from a Memorable BHS Athletic Season

Posted on June 03, 2025

This weekend the high school sports season will wrap up this weekend with the state baseball tournament in Charleston....

Outside the Tribe: Smell's All-Around Play on Volleyball Court Leaves Plenty to Smile About

Posted on November 06, 2024

  There was a moment in the Bridgeport volleyball team’s regular-season finale where Myleigh Smell timed a pass f...

Outside the Tribe: Taking a Walk in Right Direction to Help the Great Cause Behind DHFS5K

Posted on June 09, 2024

For a couple of years I had been thinking about taking part in the Derek Hotsinpiller Fallen Stars 5K. On my birthday this...

Outside the Tribe: Bridgeport's Rohrig Deserves Spot in Kennedy Award Discussion as State's Top Player

Posted on November 14, 2023

Time was winding down in Bridgeport’s 28-27 victory against George Washington in the Class AAA quarterfinals when Zach Roh...

Outside the Tribe: Colors Don't Define Tradition of Bridgeport High School Football, Actions Do

Posted on September 17, 2023

I’ve been fortunate enough to be present for a lot of the Bridgeport matchups with Fairmont Senior through the years...

Outside the Tribe: Reep Earns Place in Discussion for Best Basketball Player in School History

Posted on March 29, 2023

The high school basketball season is officially in the books.   State champions have been crowned. All of the...

Outside the Tribe: When Good Things End, Don't Lose Sight of What Made it Good to Begin With

Posted on June 05, 2022

Every single one of us is well aware of the notion that good things come to an end.   Still, when they do in fact...

Outside the Tribe: Reflections on Another Succesful Season; Things to Look for Next Year

Posted on December 04, 2021

Following Bridgeport’s 21-0 Class AAA semifinal loss to Martinsburg last week, head coach Tyler Phares took a moment to ad...

Outside the Tribe: Bridgeport's Name Stamped All Over Postseason Record Books Even Before Jefferson Game

Posted on November 25, 2021

A few years ago I was asked by the WVSSAC to take over tracking the playoff stats that are submitted to the NFHS as well a...

Outside the Tribe: BHS Senior Standout Cam Cole Earns a Place in Kennedy Award Discussion

Posted on November 01, 2021

We have reached the point in the high-school football season where it is time as the all-state football chairman to get ba...

Outside the Tribe: Game Might Not of Counted but It Certainly Mattered

Posted on October 04, 2021

Somewhat lost in the shuffle with the scheduling drama last week for the Bridgeport High School football team was another...

Outside the Tribe: Class AAA Baseball Tournament a Parade of Recent State Champions

Posted on June 19, 2021

Honestly, when it was late February, early March, I didn’t like the odds of us reaching this point.   I consider m...

Outside the Tribe: BHS Baseball Team in the Business of Hitting and Business is Good

Posted on June 05, 2021

There is a new business in town.   I’m not sure if it is called The Bridgeport Lumber Company or The Br...

Outside the Tribe: BHS Wrestling Team Deserved a Better Script for End of Season

Posted on April 20, 2021

If you have watched even a little bit of professional wrestling you have surely noticed that sometimes good guys turn bad...
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