Buckhannon-Upshur opened the 2026 season with a 13-6 home loss to Fairmont Senior, led by two goals each from Forest Catlin and Zack Simmons and 10 saves from Gage Scott. The Bucs’ game vs. George Washington was postponed, and they host Wheeling Park Friday at 7 p.m.
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Nyah Elmer earned MEC Offensive Player of the Week after posting six goals and four assists in a 17-2 rout of Geneva. Frostburg State’s Liz Amos took Defensive honors with a career-high 14 saves in an 8-7 upset of No. 18 Seton Hill.
The Mountain East Conference named West Virginia Wesleyan’s Dominique Jansen van Vuuren the MEC Female Tennis Player of the Week after leading the Bobcats to a 6-1 win over Bloomsburg. The senior won No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-1 and teamed for a 6-1 victory at No. 1 doubles.
West Virginia Wesleyan softball closed its Salem, Va., trip with two wins at the WVWC Tournament, surviving a wild 10–9 slugfest over Pitt-Johnstown before edging Indiana (Pa.) 3–2. Josi Fix earned the opener in relief, and Morgan Greene went the distance in the nightcap.
West Virginia Wesleyan and Salem traded late drama Saturday, as the Bobcats won Game 1, 6-5 in 10 innings, before the Tigers walked off Game 2, 3-2. Dylan Neach powered the opener and Alex Hernandez spun 5.1 scoreless relief, but Salem’s two-run seventh sealed the split.
Upshur County’s sports calendar for March 16–22 features a full slate of lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis, and track action. Highlights include multiple Buckhannon-Upshur home games plus West Virginia Wesleyan doubleheaders and road matchups.
West Virginia Wesleyan’s women outlasted Bloomsburg 6-1 on the new Wood Street Tennis Courts, with three singles matches going the distance in a rescheduled home showdown. The Bobcat men cruised 4-0 in their first home match of the year and jumped to No.
West Virginia Wesleyan steamrolled Geneva 17–2, taking control early and never letting up behind a 29–10 shot edge, 17 draw controls, and 21 forced turnovers.
West Virginia Wesleyan opened MEC play with a road doubleheader at EQT Park, dropping both games to Point Park, 4–1 and 12–0. The nightcap turned into a rout as the Pioneers erupted for big fourth and fifth innings, and Harold Boyce fired a complete-game no-hitter.
A state champion wrestler and B-U basketball star are this week’s Hank Ellis All-Stars.
