All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Upsets occur in Summer Basketball League postseason tournament

Lower-seeded teams scored impressive upsets in both divisions of the Upshur County Summer Basketball League postseason tournament, with J.F. Allen and Prestige Elite Logistics advancing to the semifinals.
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BUCKHANNON – Upsets continued in the Upshur County Summer Basketball League this week in postseason tournament action on Wednesday and Thursday at West Virginia Wesleyan College. In Division I, first round action wrapped up as No. 1 Corder Concrete Specialists […]

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