Sports
Softball Lady Bucs sixth; baseball Bucs 12th in latest rankings
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs slipped from No. 4 to No. 6 in the latest MetroNews Class AAAA softball rankings with 55 points, while the baseball Buccaneers dropped from 11th to 12th with four votes. Cabell Midland leads softball, and Morgantown tops the baseball poll.
Track and Field Bucs place seventh at Harry Green Invitational
Buckhannon-Upshur’s track and field Bucs turned in another strong relay showing at the Harry Green Invitational, placing top five in every relay event.
Track and Field Lady Bucs run eighth at Bridgeport
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs wrapped up the regular season with an eighth-place finish (40 points) at the Harry Green Invitational in Bridgeport. Rylen Carlye led the way with four top-five finishes, and the 4×800 relay posted the team’s best relay mark.
Tennis ‘Cats tumble in MEC semis to Falcons
No. 2 Fairmont State swept No. 3 West Virginia Wesleyan 4-0 in Saturday’s MEC semifinal in Charleston. The Falcons grabbed the doubles point and rolled through singles wins from Moens, Haruto and Liedtke to punch their ticket to the 2026 MEC Championship.
Tennis Lady ‘Cats fall to Fairmont State in MEC Tournament
Fairmont State edged No. 3 West Virginia Wesleyan 4-3 in the MEC Women’s Tournament semifinals, clinching the doubles point and surviving a 2-2 comeback. The match came down to No. 6 singles, where Emilie Bergmann rallied in three sets to send the Falcons to the title match vs.
Baseball ‘Cats end year with doubleheader sweep of Davis & Elkins
West Virginia Wesleyan closed the regular season in style, sweeping Davis & Elkins on the road 9-1 and 6-5. The Bobcats powered a 13-hit opener highlighted by Dylan Neach’s three-run homer, then survived a late Senators rally to seal the doubleheader sweep.
Lacrosse Lady Bucs close regular season with wins over Fairmont Senior and Martinsburg; earn first-round bye in playoffs
Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs closed the regular season with two home wins, edging Fairmont Senior 6-5 before rolling past Martinsburg 17-3 behind Mallory Moss’ 14-goal week. The 8-4 Lady Bucs finished first in Division I and earned a first-round playoff bye.
Upshur County Sports Calendar
Plan your week with the Upshur County Sports Calendar, featuring Buckhannon-Upshur baseball, softball, lacrosse playoffs, track & field meets, and regional tennis. Get matchups, dates, and start times from May 4–10, plus a quiet Sunday with no events scheduled.
Three Lady Bobcats earn All-MEC Women’s Tennis honors
The Mountain East Conference unveiled its 2026 Women’s Tennis honors, with Charleston’s Sara Martinez repeating as Player of the Year and Alec Foote again named Coach of the Year after a 6-0 league run and No. 1 seed.
WVWC’s Audrins and Mioch earn All-MEC Conference Men’s Tennis honors
MEC coaches announced the 2026 men’s tennis honors, naming Fairmont State’s Kusunoki Haruto Player of the Year after 14-2 singles and doubles seasons.
Softball Lady ‘Cats end year with doubleheader loss to Glenville State
West Virginia Wesleyan closed the season with a pair of Mountain East Conference losses to Glenville State at Culpepper Field, falling 9-0 in five innings and 7-4.
Wesleyan softball gets home split with Concord
West Virginia Wesleyan split a MEC doubleheader with Concord, winning the opener 4-2 behind Morgan Greene’s complete game and homers from Lynzee Hague, Madison Austra and Emma Putman.
