Duane Carpenter

Week one of the Summer Basketball League rolled on at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, with the Ball Hogs (Varsity) and Sam’s Pizza posting big wins in the Buccaneer Division.

Sam’s Pizza surged into a first-place tie with First Community Bank at 94 points in the Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League after a 27½-12½ rout of Lynx WV. First Community Bank tied Lisa Cain Edward Jones, while Evan Coffman won Low Actual (35) and Jerry Cochran took Low Net (30).

The Upshur County Summer Basketball League tipped off Monday at West Virginia Wesleyan College with six games across the Buccaneer and Bobcat divisions. Big nights included Owen Cartwright’s 30 points for the JV Ball Hogs and Corey Boulden’s 36 for Country Roads PT.

Jerin Westfall has been named the 2026 John L. Tenney Memorial Baseball Award winner at Buckhannon-Upshur, honoring a senior who shows ability, character and leadership.

Upshur County Summer Basketball League tips off its 2026 season Monday at WVWC’s Rockefeller Center, featuring 17 teams and 170+ players.

Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar, listing game times for Junior Legion baseball, Buccaneer and Bobcat Division basketball, swimming meets, and the Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League. Events run June 29–July 5, with no games scheduled Saturday.

Three Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers earned WVSWA All-State Baseball honors, led by junior Brody McDaniels on the First Team, junior Jaxon Spratt on the Second Team, and senior Jerin Westfall as Honorable Mention.

First Community Bank surged into first place in the Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League with a 26½–13½ win over former leader Custom Cabinets, taking the top spot with 74 points.

The 2026 Buccaneer Soccer Camp wrapped up in Tennerton with over 70 first- through eighth-graders taking part in four days of skills, drills, and games led by Buckhannon-Upshur boys coach Dalton Auvil.

Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs earned major recognition on the 2026 WVSWA All-State Softball Team, with Kynnedy Marple named First Team, Braylea Squires Second Team, and Payton Brown Honorable Mention. The trio helped power a record-breaking 25-10 season.