Sports Gallery: Lady Bucs use first-half surge to top Williamstown, 5-2

Glenville State surged past West Virginia Wesleyan 112-66 Saturday as Jalen Knott buried 11 threes on the way to 35 points, fueling a 55-29 halftime lead. Lamont Jones scored 14 off the bench for the Bobcats, who host Charleston on Feb. 18.

West Virginia Wesleyan knocked off MEC leader Glenville State 86-74 at Rockefeller Center, improving to 15-5 (12-4) and tightening the conference race.

Ali Rezai, M.D., executive chair of WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, has been named West Virginia University’s 2026 Big 12 Faculty of the Year.

WVDOH accepted bids Feb. 10 and 12 for 24 construction projects, including repaving I-79 from Charleston to Big Chimney. The 2026 focus is maintaining existing infrastructure and improving interstates so more than 70% rate in good condition.

West Virginia State Parks’ 2026 golf season passes are now on sale at WVstateparks.com, offering reciprocal play at Cacapon, Canaan Valley, Pipestem and Twin Falls. Choose from Any-Day ($709), Midweek ($459) or Summer-Only ($399) options, each with two free guest passes.

Buckhannon-Upshur High School has released its second quarter honor roll for the 2025-26 school year. Students with a 4.0+ GPA earned Distinguished Honor Roll honors, while those with a 3.5–3.99 GPA made the Honor Roll.