BUCKHANNON — The Fred Brooks Garden Club invites residents to see the Veterans Memorial Wreath in downtown Buckhannon. Club members recently hung at the Blue Star Marker at the Upshur County Courthouse, 40 W. Main Street.
Fred Brooks Garden Club members Donna Carpenter, Jason Jett and club president Beth Post were on hand Friday, May 27 to hang the wreath ahead of Memorial Day weekend. The wreath is pictured below.
Blonda Ray Dawson, 89, and Hilda Mae Dawson, 82, both of Buckhannon, died April 12, 2024, and October 1, 2024. A joint memorial service celebrating their lives, 67-year marriage, and faith will be held Saturday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m.
Buckhannon-Upshur’s softball and baseball teams are earning statewide attention, both landing at No. 7 in this week’s WV Metro News Class AAAA polls. The Lady Bucs have 44 points in the coaches’ poll, while the baseball Bucs hold 34 points in the broadcasters and writers poll.
Buckhannon-Upshur rolled Fairmont Senior 16-2 behind 10 hits, seven Polar Bears errors and Becca Pastorius’ eight strikeouts. Shorthanded Saturday, the Lady Bucs battled George Washington to the final out but lost 5-4 on a walk-off error, snapping a five-game streak.
Claire Small’s 8-5 win at No. 1 singles was the lone bright spot as Buckhannon-Upshur fell 6-1 at John Marshall, with a near upset in No. 3 doubles. The Lady Bucs were then swept 7-0 by a strong Wheeling Park squad, leaving them 1-8 heading into a busy week.
Buckhannon-Upshur ran into a buzzsaw up north, falling 6-1 at John Marshall and 7-0 at Wheeling Park to drop to 3-6 on the season. The lone win came via a No. 3 doubles forfeit, while coach Jason Rock praised Mitchell Tracy and the Bucs’ doubles effort.
UCRC’s Summer Basketball League tips off its seventh—and biggest—season June 29 at WV Wesleyan’s Rockefeller Center, backed by new sponsors St. Joseph’s Hospital and Camp Mahonegon Event Center.
