All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Baisden welcomes 37 to first day of B-U preseason camp; team goes to Selbyville for practice

Buckhannon-Upshur head football coach Sloan Baisden welcomed 37 players to the first preseason camp, emphasizing team building with a trip to Selbyville and preparing a roster with several new and inexperienced athletes.
The Bucs work out in Selbyville on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Hannah Hudson)

TENNERTON – Buckhannon-Upshur head football coach Sloan Baisden welcomed 37 players to the first day of camp on Monday evening. “It’s not the number where we want to be at competing in Class AAAA, but when you have kids transfer […]

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