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From the Bench: With Hoops Season in Full Swing, a Look at Harrison County's Best Basketball Venue Ever

Posted on January 16, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting on the sports front than a packed house that produces that charged up atmosphere that fo...

From the Bench: A Pat on the Back to the SSAC and a Suggestion on Issue that May Continue to Worsen

Posted on January 09, 2022

It has been the vogue thing to do for as long as I can remember. If you want to find a group to trash and get solid ag...

From the Bench: BHS Cheer Squad Willing Participant in State Title Run that Made Harrison County History

Posted on December 19, 2021

It was about this time two years ago, after Bridgeport won the Class AA state cheerleading championship, I wrote about...

From the Bench: The "Voice of the Indians" Immediate Future Includes Plenty of Football, but no Bridgeport

Posted on December 12, 2021

It is the time of year when not only are college football bowl game lineups announced, but the networks and other details...

From the Bench: Legend of the "Big Perm" on Football Field Ends, but Drummond's Impact Special at WVU

Posted on December 05, 2021

Back in April, during West Virginia University’s football team’s spring practices, Coach Neal Brown offered high prais...

From the Bench: Bad Luck Quota Met for BHS Athlete Kamar Summers, but Competitive Goals Unchanged

Posted on November 21, 2021

If bad luck of a similar nature comes in threes, Bridgeport High School junior Kamar Summers has met his quota. The st...

From the Bench: A Six-Figure Investment on Future of Athletics at Bridgeport High that is a Showstopper

Posted on November 14, 2021

Bridgeport High School’s Matt DeMotto has overseen and been involved with countless projects since in his curren...

From the Bench: A Piece of Bridgeport High Football Tradition as Critical as Any to Program's Success

Posted on November 07, 2021

For anyone really into detail, the headline on this blog is the same as the blog covering the same subject in 2020. As...

From the Bench: Former BHS State Champion Coach Returns to High School Bench for Fourth Decade

Posted on October 31, 2021

The last time we talked to Dennis Hutson in this blog, he was not only calling it quits from the Bridgeport High Schoo...

From the Bench: Two Titles in One School Calendar Year? Possible for Shields Thanks to Former Players

Posted on October 24, 2021

Bridgeport High School Baseball Coach Robert Shields is already known for winning. The long-time head of the Indians b...

From the Bench: Former "Voice of BHS Athletics" Now Silent after Multiple Year Showdown with Cancer

Posted on October 17, 2021

The title of “Voice of the Indians” has belonged to Travis Jones for as long as I can remember, which goes...

From the Bench: The Greatest Play (and Victory) That Never Was in Bridgeport High School Football History

Posted on October 10, 2021

It’s been more than a decade since it happened, yet Bridgeport High School alum Jeremy Gum can’t shake the mem...

From the Bench: Former Indians Coach Bruce Carey Talks New Gig, Future of Head Coaching and More

Posted on September 19, 2021

For those thinking they saw a familiar face along the sidelines two Friday ago when Bridgeport battled Liberty in foot...

From the Bench: Family, BHS Lost Creek Reunion as Jeff Hathaway on Son Brett's Hawks' Coaching Staff

Posted on September 12, 2021

It is far from unusual for a father to take his children to sporting events he is attending. It is even not too unusua...

From the Bench: Nearly 60 Years Later, Indians' First Undefeated Football Team Still Stings from Snub

Posted on September 05, 2021

Editor's Note: This blow initially ran June 14, 2015. It was one of my longest interviews with the late Coach Way...
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