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Bridgeport dominates OT for 4 AII state championship win, 5-2
10+ hour, 57+ min ago (555+ words) Bridgeport junior forward Jared Contreras celebrates with fans after scoring a goal in the first half of the 4 A Division II state championship against Brookshire Royal. Contreras registered a hat trick in the 5-2 OT win Thursday and was named the…...
Bridgeport downs Brownwood, returns to state semis
1+ week, 2+ day ago (178+ words) Bridgeport will make its return to the 4 A Division II State Semifinals for the second consecutive season after completing a masterclass against the Brownwood Lions in the regional final Tuesday. The Bulls (20-3) dominated Brownwood in the first half of the…...
3 hurt in Bridgeport UTV accident
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Three people were hurt " including at least one with serious injuries " Saturday evening in a UTV accident in a Bridgeport neighborhood. The wreck happened just after 5: 30 p. m. at the intersection of Vine and 17th streets near Bridgeport Middle School. Wise County EMS…...
Dunbar blows past Bridgeport 87-66 in bi-district round
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) In order for the Bridgeport Bulls (18-17) to keep its Cinderella run into the 4 A Division II playoffs afloat, they needed to force Dunbar's perimeter shooters into an off night. Instead, the Dunbar Wildcats (16-13) caught fire and never cooled off, ousting…...
Bridgeport tops Lake Worth, claims playoff berth
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (263+ words) The Bridgeport Bulls punched their first playoff ticket in five seasons by eliminating Lake Worth from postseason contention in a District 7-4 A fourth-place tiebreaker battle Friday at Mineral WElls High School." Bridgeport's trio of Julius Johnson, Owen Jones and Blake…...
In Other Business: Square adds fresh syrup, Slurpees are nigh and Tractor Supply opens in Bridgeport
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (920+ words) The syrup drought on the Decatur Square is officially over Dunn Rite Cafe, located at 112 W. Walnut St. , opened Monday. The new cafe is owned by Eric and Katherine Faulkner, who are no strangers to the food service industry. Their restaurant…...
Development agreement to create Walkers Park MUD for 700-home subdivision in Bridgeport - Wise County Messenger
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) The City of Bridgeport and Beaten Path Development struck a new development agreement Monday night for Walkers Park, a planned subdivision on the east side of Bridgeport that has stalled over the last couple of decades. The new agreement will…...
Casey departs Bridgeport after first season with Bulls - Wise County Messenger
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (173+ words) The Bridgeport baseball program will have a new skipper for the third consecutive season next year." After one season in the dugout, Bridgeport coach Chandler Casey confirmed to the Messenger Monday that he is departing the program to become the…...
Bridgeport golf repeats as 4 A state champs - Wise County Messenger
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (452+ words) KINGSLAND u2014 When Bridgeport won its first state golf title in 2024, coach Alan Green kept getting one question: Do you think they can do it again? The Bulls golf team answered that emphatically on the hills of Legends Golf Course Tuesday,…...
Decatur, Bridgeport combine for 7 state bids - Wise County Messenger
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1013+ words) The Decatur Lady Eagles quickly climbed the team standings by claiming four state berths at the 4 A Region I championships last week at Lubbocku2019s Lowery Field at Plains Capital Park." Decatur relay runners Maya Conrad, Hope Escobar, London Gilbreath, Jadyn Kelley…...