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

Bentley again named Player of the Week

WVWC M Soccer
Matt Bentley holds up three fingers after getting his third hat trick in as many games against Shepherd on Sunday.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan’s Matthew Bentley is the Mountain East Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Charleston’s Leon Kroiss is the league’s Defensive Player of the Week.

Bentley, a junior from London, England, netted a hat trick in each of West Virginia Wesleyan’s games last week as the Bobcats closed the regular season with a pair of victories. He put three in the back of the net in a non-conference win over Seton Hill, and then repeated the feat against Shepherd. He scored 10 goals in the final there games of the year and finished with 14.

De Angelis, a junior from Parma, Italy, led Notre Dame to a 2-0-0. He made three saves in a shutout win over Wheeling Jesuit, and then stopped a pair of shots as the Falcons edged Urbana, 2-1, in overtime in the regular season finale.

Other Top Performances
Offense: Gabriel Cabral (UC) had goals in both games for the Golden Eagles last week … Martin Minuzzi (WJU) had the game-deciding goal on a PK against West Liberty … Zach Poff (UU) provided the game-winning goal against Concord … Guilherme Gloria Albuquerque (NDC) had a goal in each of NDC’s wins last week.
Defense: Leon Kroiss (UC) had a goal and helped Charleston post a pair of shutouts last week from his spot on the backline … Jakob Henricksen (UU) had 10 saves in two games … ALec Yost (CU) had his first career goal against Urbana.

2018 MEC Men’s Soccer Players Of The Week
Offense
Sept. 3: David Torralba (NDC)
Sept. 10: Nico Engelking (UC)
Sept. 17: Christo Charalambous (UC)
Sept. 24: Martin Minuzzi (WJU)
Oct. 1: Guilherme Gloria Albuquerque (NDC)
Oct. 8: Jasminko Dizdarevic (UU)
Oct. 15: Arthur Favero (NDC)/Teavon Spencer (WJU)
Oct. 22: Matthew Bentley (WVWC)
Oct 29: Matthew Bentley (WVWC)

Defense
Sept. 3: Paolo Termine (NDC)
Sept. 10: Lewis Norvock (NDC)
Sept. 17: Florian Dupuis (WLU)
Sept. 24: Jakob Henriksen (UU)
Oct 1: Daniele De Angelis (NDC)
Oct. 8: Jakob Henriksen (UU)
Oct. 15: Paolo Termine (NDC)
Oct. 22: Ewen Le Gallo (UC)
Oct. 29: Daniele De Angelis

Story courtesy Mountain East Conference.

Share this story:

Local Businesses

RECENT Stories

Strawberry Festival Queen Kourtney Jones crowned 2026 WV Association of Fairs and Festivals Queen

Wesleyan nursing student and 2025 Strawberry Festival Queen Kourtney Jones was crowned the 2026 West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals Queen on Jan. 10 in Charleston. She’ll serve as the statewide ambassador for fairs and festivals throughout 2026.

Skinner delivers hopeful State of the City on Buckhannon’s 210th anniversary

Mayor Robbie Skinner marked Buckhannon’s 210th anniversary with an optimistic State of the City address highlighting progress across city departments. He emphasized major infrastructure work, including a $47 million water treatment project, and looked ahead to continued improvements and the 84th WV Strawberry Festival.

Buckhannon Mayor Robbie Skinner’s full 2026 State of the City address

In remarks delivered Jan. 15, 2026, Mayor Robbie Skinner marks Buckhannon’s 210th anniversary and outlines the city’s progress in 2025. He highlights major water, sewer, street, engineering, police and fire initiatives—plus what’s ahead for 2026.

Larry Dale VanGilder

Larry Dale VanGilder, 77, a French Creek native, Army veteran and former mine security guard who loved hunting, fishing, sci‑fi and his pets, died January 15, 2026, and will be memorialized by family and military honors.

Local Rotary club expands soft-plastics recycling drop-off sites in Upshur County

The Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur has added more drop-off locations for its soft-plastics recycling project, keeping thousands of pounds out of local landfills. The effort helps fund balers and inclusive playground equipment made from recycled materials.

WVWC Center for Community Engagement & Leadership Development to host Community Labs on fundraising, marketing

WVWC’s Center for Community Engagement & Leadership Development is hosting free Community Labs to help local nonprofits, mission-driven groups, and businesses strengthen fundraising and marketing.

Upshur County Board of Education Agenda: January 20, 2026

The Upshur County Board of Education will hold a meeting January 20, 2026, and this notice outlines the agenda for that session.

Upshur County Convention & Visitors Bureau seeking executive director

Upshur County Convention & Visitors Bureau is hiring an executive director to lead tourism development, marketing and community engagement.

Basketball ‘Cats have no answers for UC’s offense in 100-58 setback

Charleston rolled to a 100–58 Mountain East Conference win over West Virginia Wesleyan, led by Matthew Shelton’s 20 points and strong depth as the Bobcats fell to 0–14.