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From the Bench: John Wilfong Sees Ironman Event, Graduation, Engagement, New Job in Busy 4 Months

Posted on September 24, 2023

It is not as if Bridgeport’s John Wilfong has never seen a busy schedule. After all, the 2015 graduate of Bridge...

From the Bench: Community Members Step up Again to Help Kids with Bridgeport Youth Sports Locker

Posted on September 17, 2023

As a long-time educator who is currently a second-grade teacher at Simpson Elementary, Samantha Broadwater has seen in...

From the Bench: New Addition to Bridgeport Football Staff Fills Critical and Empty Void after Several Years

Posted on September 10, 2023

You may not have noticed from the stands. You may not have noticed from watching a live stream of the game. Trust me,...

From the Bench: Long-Time Problem that's Big-Ticket Project Strikes Wayne Jamison Field Complex Again

Posted on September 03, 2023

It is not new. In fact, at least since I have been following Bridgeport High School sports closely it goes back to the...

From the Bench: With "The Play's" 35th Anniversary at Hand, Rewinding to Major Harris' Breakdown of It

Posted on August 27, 2023

Editor's Note: This blog ran 10 years ago, when the headline read "25 Years later," and now we're on the cusp of the 3...

From the Bench: Tribe Welcoming Back at Least Half a Dozen Players Healthy Following Injury and Surgery

Posted on August 20, 2023

Usually, about this time of the year, I blog about a handful of first-year seniors that could make an impact or provid...

From the Bench: Legendary Coach Pruett Talks BHS Football after Visit, NIL, Transfers, and Realignment

Posted on August 13, 2023

In the long history of what today is Wayne Jamison Field, many a champion has competed on the oval shaped facility. On...

From the Bench: Not One, Not Two, but Three Firsts in History of Bridgeport High Football Coming Soon

Posted on August 06, 2023

There has been a losing season, although you’d have to go back more than 50 years to find one. There has been a...

From the Bench: Goodbye to Best and Most Beautiful Athlete Competing in Bridgeport - Ivan David Gonzalez

Posted on July 30, 2023

The world seemed to get a little less bright recently. The dimness had nothing to do with weather or a change in the s...

From the Bench: Future of Bridgeport High Athletics in the Hands of New Vice Principal/AD Tom Sears

Posted on July 23, 2023

For those who know Tom Sears, they know his work history is rooted firmly in the southern part of Harrison County. Tho...

From the Bench: A Piece of Bridgeport High School's Football Tradition "Scheduled" for Change This Year

Posted on July 16, 2023

If you read my ToquiNotes blog yesterday, you likely noticed new Bridgeport High School Principal Renee Mathews mentio...

From the Bench: Summer Right Time for BHS Sports Project Costing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

Posted on July 09, 2023

As mentioned recently in this very blog, for the first time since anyone can remember, the Wayne Jamison Field complex...

From the Bench: From Deck of City Pool to Coaching in the SEC, BHS Alum Walker's Journey Continues

Posted on July 02, 2023

The last time we heard in detail about Bridgeport High School graduate Michael Walker on Connect-Bridgeport was back i...

From the Bench: Standout BHS Alum to Make Debut in Coaching at Alma Mater as Well as Middle School

Posted on June 25, 2023

For the past two decades, the golfing program at Bridgeport High School found consistency and success under Coach Fred...

From the Bench: What's the Next Big Project Set for Jamison Field? This Might be a Little Bit Surprising

Posted on June 18, 2023

It is about this time every year, occasionally a bit earlier, where you will read in this blog a reason a portion of t...
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