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

Cross-country Lady Bucs open 2025 campaign at Knight Night Relays

Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs opened their 2025 season at the Knight Night Relays, fielding three teams that finished 12th, 23rd and 31st while Gwendolyn Rogosky led the A-team with a 9:57.8 split.
LenaRose Walker ran her leg at 10:26.9 during the Preston Knight Night Relays for Buckhannon-Upshur Saturday night. (Bobbie Hatcher/My Buckhannon)

KINGWOOD – The Buckhannon-Upshur cross-country Lady Bucs ran in the annual Preston Knight Night Relays Saturday night. Considered more of a ‘fun run,’ the teams are split up into relay teams with four runners on each squad and run at […]

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