Buckhannon Sports

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (3-10, 0-7) lacrosse team fell to Frostburg State (8-6, 6-1) on Wednesday afternoon at Ross Field. WVWC LeadersEmma Adcock scored three goals and Kaitlyn Canby put away her 17th goal of the season. Adcock collected four ground balls and caused one turnover. Canby and Isabella Verona both caused a turnover. Goalkeeper Maggie Wroe made 16…

DANIELS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan men’s golf team concluded the spring season at the Golden Bear Classic on Tuesday at the Resort at Glade Springs. The Bobcats finished seventh overall, shooting 666 strokes in the two-round event. Alexis Abalos finished his first season donning the Black and Orange with a sixth-place finish. Abalos shot a 75…

EUGENE, Ore. — The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2022 season on Monday evening. Nine West Virginia Wesleyan acrobatics & tumbling athletes were included in the NCATA Academic Honor Roll. The nine Lady Bobcats on the honor roll were Kelsey Allen, Abigail Bowe, Talia Cooper, Emily Dengel, Sydney McKinnon, RayAnn Nadolski, Lynsie Silva, Kayla Wade and Kaelin Withrow. The…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va.– A two-RBI single from Cole Shearer in the late innings helped the West Virginia Wesleyan (3-32, 3-21 MEC) baseball team split their doubleheader against the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (20-17, 12-12 MEC) on Sunday at Hank Ellis Field. Game OneThe Yellow Jacket staff held the ‘Cats in check in game one. WVSU scored in their opening…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (28-13-1, 18-6) softball team split a doubleheader versus Mountain East Conference division foe West Virginia State (18-22, 15-13) on Sunday afternoon at Culpepper Field. Inside Game OneHannah Hudson punched out two batters in the first inning and got the Lady ‘Cats back in the dugout. Grace Hightower led off with a walk and…

MONDAY (APRIL 25) Baseball Buckhannon-Upshur at Lincoln, 5:30 p.m. Golf West Virginia Wesleyan (Men) at WVU Tech (Glade Springs Resort), TBA Softball West Virginia Wesleyan at Davis & Elkins (doubleheader), 1 p.m.Buckhannon-Upshur at Bridgeport, 5 p.m. TUESDAY (APRIL 26) Baseball Buckhannon-Upshur at Grafton, postponed Golf West Virginia Wesleyan (Men) at WVU Tech (Glade Springs Resort),…

BUCKHANNON — West Virginia Wesleyan College Director of Athletics Randy Tenney named Josh Spencer interim head coach of the WVWC men’s soccer team on Monday (April 25). Spencer returned to Buckhannon in the fall of 2021 as an assistant coach under Gavin Donaldson. The Nottingham, England native played under Donaldson from 2014 to 2017 and captained…

TENNERTON – UniFirst Corporation took the week two lead in the Buckhannon Country Club Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League standings. UniFirst Corporation took down the week one leader Baker Tilly by an 18-16 margin to grab first place with 36 ½ points. Hank Ellis Insurance and Custom Cabinets reside in a second-place tie in week…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va.– An eight-run inning in game two helped the West Virginia Wesleyan (27-12-1, 17-5 MEC) softball team run-rule the Charleston Golden Eagles (25-17, 17-9 MEC) on Saturday at Culpepper Field. Game OneThe opening game featured a pitcher’s duel throughout. The games first run would be scored by the Golden Eagles in the top half of…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– The West Virginia Wesleyan track & field team wrapped up a two-day event at West Virginia University, where they participated in the Mountaineer Showcase on Friday and Saturday. Maggie Kovalcik and Samantha Cash kicked off the Friday session with a strong showing in the long jump. Kovalcik and Cash finished first and second in the event leaping…

ELKINS, W.Va.– WVWC tennis took down Davis & Elkins on Friday to secure a bid into the Mountain East Conference tournament. The ‘Cats defeated their opposition 5-2 in the winning effort.  WVWC got the scoring action started with wins at No. 1 and 3 in doubles play to secure the opening point in the contest. The…

CHARLESTON, W.Va.– The West Virginia Wesleyan women’s tennis team dropped their Mountain East Conference regular season finale against Charleston on Friday. The Golden Eagles swept the Lady Bobcats 7-0 in the match.  UC commanded much of the match on the afternoon, Alanis Alvarez showed a strong effort in the a three-set thriller at singles No. 3. After…

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The West Virginia Wesleyan (3-9, 0-6) lacrosse team dropped a 26-4 road Mountain East Conference game versus Notre Dame (Ohio) (6-6, 5-1) on Friday afternoon at Mueller Field. WVWC LeadersIsabella Verona found the back of the net twice. Kaitlyn Canby and Emma Adcock each contributed a score. Canby, Adcock and Maggie Wroe all picked up two ground balls,…

FROSTBURG, Md.– WVWC men’s tennis looked strong in the battle of the Bobcats as they swept Frostburg State in their road matchup on Wednesday. WVWC jumped on Frostburg early as they swept all three doubles matchups. The ‘Cats continued their stronghold of the match as they claimed five of the six singles matchups.  Anthony McIntosh and Ethan…

TENNERTON – Baker Tilly took the early lead in week one of the Buckhannon Country Club Men’s Golf League standings after defeating High Point Construction by a 19-16 score. Hank Ellis Insurance and UniFirst Corporation reside in second place with 18 ½ points. Hank Ellis Insurance beat Sam’s Pizza by an 18 ½-14 ½ score…