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From the Bench: Four Months Later, Here's Latest on Postponed 37th Annual Frank Loria Awards Banquet©

Posted on July 12, 2020

For the last 36 years, there was one event involving high school sports that had managed to draw major names to talk t...

From the Bench: When it Comes to Dominant Prep Sports, Hard to Top BHS Baseball and 2010's Decade

Posted on July 05, 2020

Bridgeport football was not the only one turning in a decade of dominance comparable or better than just about everyon...

From the Bench: The Numbers Don't Lie as Bridgeport Football Program Produces Decade of Dominance

Posted on June 28, 2020

Perhaps because I was around for most of it, I did not really give it a second thought. Sure, I knew it was impressive, bu...

From the Bench: Looking Back at One of the Greatest Athletes, Coaches to Ever Walk the Halls at BHS

Posted on June 21, 2020

Editor's Note: I: This blog ran in March of 2016 during the teacher strike impacting the state of West Virginia. S...

From the Bench: Live Sports Returning to Bridgeport and BHS Alum Involved Plans to Get a Little Crazy

Posted on June 14, 2020

It was about this time last year when former Bridgeport High School football standout and current Quality Machine Busi...

From the Bench: Tribe's Newest Varsity Coach Brings All-State, Title and Hall of Fame DNA to Program

Posted on June 07, 2020

How do you replace a coach that has invested nearly 20 years into the Bridgeport High School soccer program? How do yo...

From the Bench: Bridgeport Football on the Move from Fall? Cole Talks, Opines in Great Detail on Rumors

Posted on May 31, 2020

Anyone who knows Bridgeport football Coach John Cole knows he is not one to dabble much in rumors. It is part of his n...

From the Bench: As "Last Dance" Ends, Pat Shaffer Tells Story of being at Jordan's "First Dance" and More

Posted on May 24, 2020

Often, when writing this sports blog and there is something big in the sports world, I try to find a way to localize i...

From the Bench After Nearly 20 Years, Indians Soccer Coach and State Title Winner John Reese Resigns

Posted on May 17, 2020

Bridgeport girls’ soccer Coach John Reese was not quite sure about how he would feel when he handed in his lette...

From the Bench: Bridgeport High Alum's 2000 Story on Coach Wayne Jamison and Indian Football Program

Posted on May 10, 2020

Editor's Note:  For my sports blog this week, it's actually a column written years ago by Chuck "C.D.&qu...

From the Bench: Greatest Play of 2010s by Bridgeport Football? Here's Looking at Play from 2015 Title Run

Posted on May 03, 2020

Recently, the Web site Coalfields.org did a bracket of the best Class AA teams of the 2010s. With more state titles th...

From the Bench: Glimmer of BHS Prep Sports Hope Amidst the COVID-19 Cancellations, Postponements

Posted on April 26, 2020

If you're a high school sports fan, there's not been much to cheer about since mid-March. After Tuesday's announcement...

From the Bench: Looking Back to the Tragic Moment when WVU's Da'Sean Butler's Career Came to an End

Posted on April 19, 2020

Editor's Note: This story ran July 29, 2012. With what would have been the Final Four in the rearview mirror, a story on a...

From the Bench: What John Cole, Matt DeMotto and Burt Reynolds Combined for in Class AA Title Run

Posted on April 12, 2020

What do Bridgeport High School Principal Matt DeMotto, football Coach John Cole and the late actor Burt Reynolds and the m...

From the Bench: History on Hold as Indians Baseball Team's Unequaled Title Run Halted by Coronavirus

Posted on April 05, 2020

It was just around 50 degrees Tuesday afternoon and the air had a bit of a nip to it. Not ideal for lounging outside,...
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