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Lady Bucs eliminated from sectional softball tournament by University

Kynnedy Marple makes a play for Buckhannon-Upshur at second base in their 12-7 win over Preston in their sectional tournament game. (Bobbie Hatcher/My Buckhannon)

MORGANTOWN – The Buckhannon-Upshur softball Lady Bucs simply couldn’t figure out the University Hawks in their Section 2, Region 1 Tournament last week.The Hawks knocked the Lady Bucs into the loser’s bracket in their first meeting of the tournament last […]

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