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From the Bench: For 2003 BHS Alum Christian Marsh, it is Officially Time to Announce an Early Retirement

The end is at hand for Christian Marsh. The good news is that he is not on his death bed despite be...

By Jeff Toquinto June 13, 2021 1:45 PM EST in Sports Blog

From the Bench: From Poverty to Prominence, GSC's Brian Hill Proof Circumstance Doesn't Paint Future

Posted on June 06, 2021

Often, in this blog, I talk about my own personal experiences to get to a point. Often, those include stories involvin...

From the Bench: Former BHS All-Stater, Coach Set to Continue Family's Football Pedigree as Head Coach

Posted on May 30, 2021

When your father is a football coach, and your older brother is entrenched in the game by the time your able to realiz...

From the Bench: A Coaching Career with BHS Roots that Nearly Never Happened - A look at Billy Bennett

Posted on May 23, 2021

It almost never happened. And perhaps it never would have happened without a push or two from his wife and a job that...

From the Bench: After Heavy Turnover, the New Look Bridgeport Football Staff has Bit of a Familiar Look

Posted on May 16, 2021

In this very blog, and in other stories on Connect-Bridgeport, you have read about a multitude of long-time Bridgeport...

From the Bench: For First Time in Years, CC Program at BHS has New Coach - and He's No Stranger

Posted on May 09, 2021

When Jon Griffith took over the Bridgeport High School cross country program back in 2010 after serving as an assistan...

From the Bench: Veteran Coach Resigns His Position, but it's Not all Bad News for BHS Football Program

Posted on May 02, 2021

It was a small item on a recent Harrison County Board of Education agenda. Under the personnel section, there were res...

From the Bench: A Year Late, but Six-Figure Project at Wayne Jamison Field Looks Ready to Get Started

Posted on April 18, 2021

Back in January of 2020, in this very blog, I had talked with Bridgeport High School Principal Matt DeMotto about plan...

From the Bench: After a COVID Hiatus, the Greatest Annual Event in Bridgeport to Return to Rec Complex

Posted on April 11, 2021

With all due respect to the great athletic programs and games at Bridgeport High School, prior to COVID-19 there was n...

From the Bench: For Third Time in Five Months, BHS Girls Track has New Person Leading the Program

Posted on April 04, 2021

For the third time in a little under five months, the Bridgeport High School girls track program has a new head coach....

From the Bench: Bridgeport's Greg Harrison Fulfills His Childhood Dream as He Finds His Way to NBA

Posted on March 28, 2021

Last week’s blog is going to lead into this week’s blog. It is going to have the standard Bridgeport flavo...

From the Bench: Bridgeport's Newest Head Coach is Young, but Knows Game's Most Critical Element

Posted on March 14, 2021

In terms of coaching, particularly as it relates to coaches at Bridgeport High School, Kenny Edwards is still a pup at...

From the Bench: Robey, Washington Bring Distinct Yet Similar Backgrounds to Roles at New Rec Complex

Posted on March 07, 2021

When the hiring process began for The Bridgeport Indoor Sports and Recreation Complex, there were not any guidelines a...

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...

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