West Virginia Wesleyan’s Kent Niland and Glenville State’s Natalie Barr were named MEC Cross Country Runners of the Week after strong showings at the Carnegie Mellon Invite, with Niland posting Wesleyan’s second-fastest 8K and Barr breaking her school 5K record.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s volleyball team is ranked 11th in the Class AAAA coaches poll, receiving two votes, while Hedgesville leads the poll with eight first-place votes.
University of Charleston swept the Mountain East Conference golf championships, with Pau Sanchez winning the men’s individual title and Mari Filippa Larsen edging teammate Lucia Martin in a playoff as the women’s team claimed the crown.
After two rounds at Glade Springs, University of Charleston women lead by 27 strokes and Glenville State men sit two shots ahead of Charleston entering the final round of the MEC Golf Championships.
WVSSAC released week-six playoff ratings showing top 16 teams in each classification through six regular-season weeks, with Morgantown, Bridgeport and Independence leading AAAA, AAA and AA respectively.
Wheeling leads the men’s field after round one of the 2025 Mountain East Conference Golf Championship at Glade Springs while Charleston holds the early lead on the women’s side as the three-round event continues.
West Virginia Wesleyan junior Bhrooke Axe was named MEC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Bobcats with strong hitting in wins over Charleston and Glenville State, while Wheeling freshman Mara McDougal earned defensive honors.
WVSSAC released Week 5 football playoff ratings, listing the top 16 teams in each classification through five regular-season weeks to determine postseason qualifiers.
WVSSAC released Week 4 high school football playoff ratings, listing the top 16 qualifying teams in each classification and current records, points and ratings for AAAA through A as of Sept. 23, 2025.
Buckhannon-Upshur High School will induct five alumni — Brian Bergstrom, Terry Brake, Lauren Cvechko, Mackenzie Leigh and J.R. Tenney — and the 1958 Buccaneer baseball team into its Athletic Hall of Fame at a Sept. 13 banquet, with introductions during Friday’s halftime.
