Catch a full week of Upshur County sports from May 11–17, featuring baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, and track & field. Highlights include a girls lacrosse state playoff, regional tournaments, the South Regional track championship, and the boys lacrosse state title game.
Meet Buckhannon-Upshur senior Mallory Moss, a four-year lacrosse player and cross-country standout whose favorite moment was making states as a team.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s young Lady Buc tennis team battled through a rebuilding-year regional at John Marshall, coming up winless but showing grit.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s tennis Bucs were knocked out in regional play at John Marshall, falling in both singles and doubles against higher-seeded opponents. Coach Jason Rock praised the team’s effort, attitude, and representation as the tournament closed out the 2026 season.
Buckhannon-Upshur is headed to the state lacrosse championship after steamrolling Mountain State 17-2 in Saturday’s semifinal at Freal “Red” Crites Memorial Stadium.
Rylen Carlyle captured the long jump title for Buckhannon-Upshur at the Big 10 Conference Track and Field Championships with a winning leap of 16’ 10.5, and also placed sixth in the 100.
Buckhannon-Upshur placed in all five relay events at the Big 10 Conference Championships, led by a fifth-place 4×200 and top individual finishes from Greyson Wyland (4th shot put) and Shayden Rogers (5th long jump).
Buckhannon-Upshur opened the postseason with a dominant 15-3 win over John Marshall, led by Zack Simmons’ four goals and two assists as seven Bucs scored. Now 9-4, the Bucs host Mountain State Saturday at noon after winning the regular-season matchup 15-6.
My Buckhannon’s Hank Ellis All-Stars for April 26–May 2 are Lady Bucs senior Mallory Moss and Buccaneer sophomore Braylon Oldaker.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs slipped from No. 4 to No. 6 in the latest MetroNews Class AAAA softball rankings with 55 points, while the baseball Buccaneers dropped from 11th to 12th with four votes. Cabell Midland leads softball, and Morgantown tops the baseball poll.
