Buckhannon Banter: Get the local lowdown for March 27, 2025

Buckhannon-Upshur senior Allie Key earned 2025-26 Big 10 Girls’ Basketball First Team All-Conference honors, the only Lady Buc selected. She led B-U with 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, plus 38 blocks, 37 steals and 29 assists.

West Virginia Wesleyan opened the outdoor season in style at the Vulcans Early Bird, piling up scoring finishes, personal bests, and event titles across sprints, distance, jumps, and throws.

West Virginia Wesleyan split Sunday’s home doubleheader with West Liberty, falling 11-3 in the opener before rallying for a 4-3 win in game two.

West Virginia Wesleyan battled early but couldn’t contain Frostburg State’s late-inning surge, falling 8-4 in Game 1 before dropping a 13-3, five-inning nightcap in Sunday’s doubleheader.

West Virginia Wesleyan was shut out 21-0 at Charleston as the Golden Eagles jumped ahead 10-0 after one quarter and never let up. The Lady Bobcats got saves and late chances but couldn’t break through, and return home to host Virginia State on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

A man was arrested after allegedly running a stop sign and speeding away from an officer in Buckhannon.