Buckhannon Banter: Get the local lowdown for May 2, 2025

No events are scheduled Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, but the week heats up with basketball on Wednesday and Friday, plus a full slate Saturday and Sunday.

Buckhannon-Upshur stayed No. 8 in Class AAAA in the Week 11 WVSACA boys basketball poll after a 1-1 week, falling to No. 4 Bridgeport before beating Preston. The 13-7 Bucs close the regular season with No. 2 Morgantown at home Wednesday and rival Lewis County on Friday.

Shawnee State University has been accepted into the NCAA Division II expedited provisional membership process and will begin competing in the Mountain East Conference in 2026-27.

West Virginia Wesleyan erased a 23-point hole but fell 66-61 at West Virginia State after Imani Hickman’s late dagger three. Emma Witt posted 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Hickman led the Yellow Jackets with 22 as Wesleyan dropped to 16-6 (13-5 MEC).

West Virginia Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team lit up the scoreboard but fell 103-99 at West Virginia State in a back-and-forth MEC shootout. Curtis Litton scored 22 and nearly tied it late, but a buzzer-beating three missed as the Yellow Jackets held on.

West Virginia Wesleyan opened the 2026 season with an 0-3 nonconference series at Thomas More, dropping Friday’s doubleheader and Saturday’s 5-2 finale. The Bobcats showed late fight and flashes at the plate, but big Saints innings and timely insurance runs sealed the sweep.