Category: Buckhannon Sports

West Virginia Wesleyan managed just four runs in a doubleheader sweep at Fairmont State, falling 5-1 in game one and 5-3 in game two.

Wheeling used late offense in game one and an early power surge in game two to sweep West Virginia Wesleyan, 7-3 and 8-4, piling up 25 hits on the day.

Alfred State broke open a tight game with a late second-quarter flurry and a dominant third, rolling past Wesleyan 15-4 in Alfred. Elmer scored three times and Sloan added a goal and two assists, but the Pioneers controlled draws and shots behind Hargather’s 11-point day.

Kynnedy Marple and Payton Brown went deep as Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs opened the 2026 season with a 12-5 Big 10 win over Robert C. Byrd, piling up 12 hits. Marple earned the relief win with seven strikeouts, while Brown, Marple, Knabenshue and Pastorius powered the offense.

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.