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

McDaniels tosses a complete game as Bucs beat John Marshall 6-1 in regional tournament opener

GLEN DALE– Jaxon Spratt delivered three hits and knocked in three runs and Brody McDaniels threw a complete-game allowing just five hits while striking out eight as the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers defeated the John Marshall Monarchs by a 6-1 score in […]

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