Soon it will be tournament time at the Charleston Civic Center. For years, the yearly run of the WVIAC/MEC tournament, the girls state high school tournament and the boys state high school tournament have produced many memorable memories in our city.
One of the most overlooked memories happened in the boys state tournament in 1996 and involved the Class A Burch Bulldogs.
Under coach Mike Smith, Burch was on a good run in the 90’s. The Bulldogs won state championships in 1989, 1991 and 1993 and were runner-ups in 1994. In the 1995-96 season the Bulldogs had a young team, a challenging schedule and they struggled to a 4 win season.