Bridgeport Coach Resigns After Criminal Allegations

A West Virginia high school football coach who led his team to three state championships has resigned after being charged in a solicitation case. Bridgeport High coach Josh Nicewarner, submitted a resignation letter to the Harrison County Board of Education. Superintendent Mark Manchin said Nicewarner resigned both his coaching position and as a teacher at Liberty High School. Nicewarner is charged with two felonies — soliciting a minor by computer and use of obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor. Harrison County Sheriff’s Lt. Detective Rob Waybright has said Nicewarner allegedly sent a lewd video to a teenage girl and asked her to send inappropriate photos of herself. Nicewarner coached Bridgeport to Class AA football championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015.