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West Virginia Wesleyan goalkeeper Reyna Dalton earned MEC Women’s Defensive Player of the Week honors after two shutouts and 16 saves. Frostburg State’s Cassidy Paige took offensive honors with four assists in two wins.
Catch up on a state’s worth of stories in a minute: quick briefs from around West Virginia.
Buckhannon-Upshur dropped back to No. 15 in the Class AAAA playoff ratings after last week’s loss to Lincoln. Now the Bucs head to No. 16 Preston in what should be a win-and-you’re-in matchup.
Lily Rice and Alex Wamsley are this week’s Hank Ellis All-Stars for Oct. 19-25. Rice scored both goals in B-U’s 2-0 postseason soccer win, while Wamsley rushed for 112 yards against Lincoln.
Sam’s Pizza will donate a portion of each Nov. 1 order to pancreatic cancer research during its fourth annual Sam’s Pizza Day for PanCAN in Buckhannon.
Buckhannon-Upshur graduate Sarah Gompers is one of five WVU students receiving $5,000 scholarships from the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association. The recipients will be recognized February 18 in Charleston.
