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Sports Blog

From the Bench: New BHS Coach with State Title on Résumé Resigns Current Coaching Gig "Unbeaten"

Posted on February 28, 2021

Bridgeport’s sports history is littered with great accomplishments by teams, individuals, and coaches. As it tur...

From the Bench: Indians' 2021 Football Schedule in Place with Changes after Year, Two Weeks of Work

Posted on February 21, 2021

It was the morning of Dec. 6 and instead of getting himself psyched up for that evening’s Class AA title game be...

From the Bench: After 11 Years of Dominant Defenses for BHS, Assistant Coach Adam King Steps Down

Posted on February 14, 2021

To say Adam King’s run with the Bridgeport High School football program has been pretty good would be a bit of a...

From the Bench: Everything You Need to Know, and a Few Things You May Not, about BHS Coach Phares

Posted on February 07, 2021

New Bridgeport High School head football Coach Tyler Phares is not a native of Bridgeport. For that matter, he is not a na...

From the Bench: Country Roads Take Dylan Tonkery to 5 Years of WVU Football and Lifetime of Memories

Posted on January 31, 2021

Dylan Tonkery knew well before the kickoff of the Liberty Bowl that the four quarters in front of him would be the fin...

From the Bench: BHS Alum Bonamico's Last Ride at WVU Proves Special as He Goes Out as a Winner

Posted on January 24, 2021

It was back in 2016 when Dante Bonamico entered West Virginia University. He was a preferred walk-on player invited by...

From the Bench: Why 5 State Titles Not Close to Best Part of Jon Griffith's Decades-Long Coaching Stint

Posted on January 17, 2021

With all due respect to Jon Griffith, winning five state championships in two different sports during a run of coachin...

From the Bench: Departing Gift from Coach John Cole of Small Nature with Big Future Tribe Football Impact

Posted on January 10, 2021

Bridgeport Coach John Cole’s parting gift of the Indians’ football program was not limited to a successful...

From the Bench: WVU Alum Thoroughman Talks about Postponing Coach K's Big Win and Laying Out Foe

Posted on December 27, 2020

Editor's Note I: This blog ran in 2015, and is one of the most read sports blogs on the Connect-Bridgeport site. We ho...

From the Bench: Props to BHS Team One of Three to Turn Trick in School's History that's Often Overlooked

Posted on December 20, 2020

There have been plenty of great boys’ basketball teams in Bridgeport High School’s history. Certainly, the...

From the Bench: Looking Back at John Cole's Run as Tribe's Coach and Why the Run Likely is Not Over

Posted on December 13, 2020

When I got word Tuesday Bridgeport High School football Coach John Cole was stepping down from his head coaching posit...

From the Bench: Perspective Lesson from Coach Cole and Behind 2020's Curtain of Odd Football Ending

Posted on December 06, 2020

Bridgeport Coach John Cole is not the first person to man the sidelines at Bridgeport High School to use the phrase &l...

From the Bench: For First Time Ever, Bridgeport Prep Sports, along with All Others, Going on Winter Break

Posted on November 29, 2020

By now, the swimmers have usually been in the pool. Maybe at the annual Rotary Invitational, or maybe something else....

From the Bench: Thanks to Dedicated Education Pro, BHS Alum Winkie Sole Winner of National Award

Posted on November 22, 2020

Carson Winkie has already shown that he is not like many in a number of ways – well beyond just being enrolled a...

From the Bench: Bridgeport High Coach Ali Burton's Efforts in Volleyball Earn Her Top Dog Status in State

Posted on November 15, 2020

Bridgeport High School, for a long time, has been competitive on the volleyball front. The program, however, has taken...
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    From the Bench: New BHS Coach with State...

    Bridgeport’s sports history is littered with great accomplishments by teams, individuals, and coaches. As it tur...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

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    Time Travel: Two Life-Long City Resident...

    Anyone recognize the two on the right? That would be Shirley Hadorn and her daughter Janet (Hathaway) as they head do...

    Posted by Dick Duez

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    City Faces in Different Places

    This week's City Face is Vickie Tout. Meet her and her family and learn why she loves Bridgeport here:   How long...

    Posted by Julie Perine

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    ToquiNotes: For this Blog's Beer Drinkin...

    Every once in a while, a change of pace is needed; something a little more lighthearted. With that in mind, this week’...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

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    Off the Shelf: Want to Expand Selections...

    The Bridgeport Public Library provides access to over 30 different electronic services and databases.   ...

    Posted by Sharon Saye

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    The Grapevine: Spring on its Way - and ...

    This past week has certainly been a great week, which ushered out February and got us ready for March.  There wer...

    Posted by Rosalyn Queen

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    Healthy Faces: Meet Jennifer Conley

    "Healthy Bridgeport" is comprised of health-concious individuals; the same group that served as the steering committee...

    Posted by Julie Perine

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    Outside the Tribe: High School Basketbal...

     The calendar says today is March 2.   I’m pretty sure that is accurate even though it is now Day...

    Posted by Chris Johnson

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Dine & Donate with The Caboose

 



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