Buckhannon-Upshur survived a wild swing to beat Preston 49-43, building a 33-17 halftime lead before the Knights stormed back to tie it after three. The Lady Bucs got tough late, cashing key free throws and forcing 20 turnovers as Emma Pingley led with 18.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Buc swimmers finished runner-up at the Big 10 Conference Championships in Bridgeport, scoring 128 points behind champion Elkins.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s swim Buccaneers finished seventh of eight at Saturday’s Big 10 Conference Championships with 50 points. Grayson Colburn led the way with a third-place 500 free and a third-place 400 free relay, as the Bucs now turn to regionals in Huntington.
Catch all the action in the Upshur County Sports Calendar for Feb. 2–8, featuring Buckhannon-Upshur and West Virginia Wesleyan matchups all week. Highlights include basketball, wrestling, indoor track, swimming regionals, and weekend tennis.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs went scoreless in the first quarter and fell behind 16-0, then surged after halftime but couldn’t catch Lewis County in a 56-48 Big 10 loss.
Buckhannon-Upshur remained eighth in the WVSACA Class AAAA poll this week at 8-5 despite losing twice last week to ranked opponents and having its next game postponed by weather.
The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs will host Grafton on Feb. 10 at 7:15 p.m. for a Pink Out game, debuting new pink uniforms and recognizing breast cancer and cancer survivors.
Buckhannon-Upshur dropped consecutive losses to No. 6 East Fairmont (71-52) and No. 6 University (67-55), falling to 8-5 as Jerin Westfall scored 25 and 33 points in the two games.
Allie Key had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Emma Pingley scored 17, but Buckhannon-Upshur fell 53-45 at East Fairmont as Kailee Haymond poured in a game-high 25 points.
This week’s Upshur County sports calendar lists multiple basketball games at middle, junior varsity and varsity levels, wrestling meets, indoor track and field entries, and swimming competitions across Buckhannon-Upshur, West Virginia Wesleyan and regional schools.
