Buckhannon City Council to abandon Stockert Youth & Community Center gym project

Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar for April 13–19, featuring baseball, softball, tennis, track & field and lacrosse. Find game-by-game matchups, locations and start times for Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan.

West Virginia Wesleyan swept Frostburg State on Friday in Frostburg, with the women edging a 4-3 win and the men cruising to a 7-0 shutout in Mountain East Conference action. Key singles and doubles victories sealed both matches for the Bobcats.

West Virginia Wesleyan split a home doubleheader with West Virginia State, storming back for a 6-5 walk-off win in Game 1 before dropping Game 2, 5-1. Madison Austra went 4-for-4 and Giana DeSpirito drove in the winner, while Cassidy Cummings powered State in the nightcap.

West Virginia Wesleyan battled early but Concord pulled away late, handing the Bobcats 8-4 and 14-4 losses in Saturday’s doubleheader at Anderson Field.

Get the latest news and events tidbits from around Upshur County in this edition of the Banter.

Charles Allen, 93, of Buckhannon, died April 11, 2026, at Holbrook Healthcare Center following an extended illness. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from Western Union and the railroad.