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

Cook wins Big 10 Conference tennis title at No. 4 singles for Lady Bucs

Patience Cook, a senior and first-year full-time varsity player for Buckhannon-Upshur, won the Big 10 Conference girls tennis title at No. 4 singles, leading a strong Lady Bucs team effort.

CLARKSBURG – Buckhannon-Upshur’s Patience Cook claimed a Big 10 Conference title last week playing at No. 4 singles for the Lady Bucs.Cook dispatched of Kaitie Woodland of East Fairmont by an 8-3 score in the opening round and then had […]

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