Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs climbed to No. 4 in the Week 4 MetroNews softball coaches poll with 73 points, while Cabell Midland remains No. 1 with all 12 first-place votes.
West Virginia Wesleyan turned in a strong weekend at the MEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with the women placing third (93.5 points) and the men sixth (62.5).
Buckhannon-Upshur’s softball Lady Bucs kept cruising with two more wins, blasting Parkersburg 16-2 in five innings and blanking Elkins 9-0 in six. Braylea Squires powered the offense, while Kynnedy Marple and Charity Talbott delivered strong outings in the circle.
Buckhannon-Upshur closed the regular season on a six-game win streak, rolling past St. Albans and John Marshall 16-5 in back-to-back home games.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Buc lacrosse team endured a tough two-game stretch, falling 8-7 at Morgantown and 9-6 at home to University after beating both earlier this season.
West Virginia Wesleyan took Charleston to the ninth in a scoreless pitchers’ duel, but a walk-off homer sealed a 1-0 loss in Game 1. The Golden Eagles rode early offense and strong pitching to complete the sweep, 5-1, despite an RBI single from Josi Fix.
