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

Cross country Bucs place seventh at Chick-Fil-A Invitational

MINERAL WELLS – Jack Waggy finished in the top 20 out of 167 runners for the Buckhannon-Upshur cross country Buccaneers in the Chick-Fil-A Invitational Saturday morning.Waggy placed 16th with a time of 16:50.7.Waggy’s finish helped the Bucs to a seventh […]

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