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From the Bench: Chris George's College Football Hall of Fame Seat Still Empty as He's Nominated Again

Posted on June 19, 2022

It was back in 2014 when I first wrote a blog on this topic. I have written about it and posted other stories about it...

From the Bench: Putting a BHS Numbers Perspective on Baseball Team's Dominance under Coach Shields

Posted on June 12, 2022

For those who think after 35 years of coaching – and 36 if you count the COVID-19 year that never took place –...

From the Bench: Former All-Stater Holmes "Blessed" to go from Pressure of Surgery to Pressure Washing

Posted on June 05, 2022

Mackenzie Holmes believes he is blessed. And with a quick look back at his recent years, one can understand why....

From the Bench: Four Surgeries and End of an Athletic Career Later, Cameron Jones' Goals Still Attainable

Posted on May 29, 2022

Long before he turned the ripe old age of 17 and well before he was an official member of the Bridgeport High School varsi...

From the Bench: Lessons Learned Decades Ago from Coach Jamison Still Paying Off for Dan McNamee

Posted on May 22, 2022

Lessons learned do not always come with that “light bulb” moment. Sometimes, lessons learned manifest years la...

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

Posted on May 15, 2022

It was back on Feb. 13, in this very blog and in the heart of high school basketball season for boys and girls in West...

From the Bench: From Hardly Able to Walk to Hardly Able to be Hit, Austin Mann's Amazing Recovery Story

Posted on May 08, 2022

The pain was immediate.   It was intense pain. Pain that led Austin Mann to know something was wrong....

From the Bench: From Notre Dame to New Zealand, Jarrod West's Basketball Journey Makes Pro Pit Stop

Posted on May 01, 2022

The flight was long. When you leave Pittsburgh on a Saturday morning, make a switch in Seattle before another in San F...

From the Bench: Move to New Sports Conference to Provide Bridgeport Middle to Bridgeport High Benefits

Posted on April 24, 2022

Bridgeport Middle School Principal Dave Mazza has been around long enough that when he says looking out for the best i...

From the Bench: With Apologies to Others in Future, Past, the Greatest Mountaineer Mascot Moment Ever

Posted on April 17, 2022

It was, for me, perhaps the coolest moment ever involving a West Virgina University Mountaineer. Here’s the thing: Out...

From the Bench: Face of State Prep Sports Nearly Changed Last Week and Few Knew a Vote Took Place

Posted on April 10, 2022

There was not a whole lot of fanfare, but the entire landscape of high school sports could have changed on Tuesday. Wh...

From the Bench: Future of the "Voice of the Indians" in Play as He Takes New Position at WVRC Media

Posted on March 27, 2022

There are multiple names people think of when talking about Bridgeport football. Considering the amount of winning that’s...

From the Bench: From Battling for the Tribe to Battling Against Them, Greg Smith Puts on Coaches Cap

Posted on March 20, 2022

When April 18 rolls around, there will be a unique appearance at the Bridgeport High School baseball field inside the...

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...
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