Buckhannon Sports
Track and field Bucs earn runner-up honors in Capitol City Classic
CHARLESTON – Four victories treated the Buckhannon-Upshur track and field Buccaneers to a second-place finish in a talented field of 19 teams that scored in the Capitol City Classic at Laidley Field last Saturday in another event marred by poor weather. The Bucs amassed 72 points while Huntington won the event with 112.5 points. Parkersburg…
Track and field Lady Bucs take second in Charleston
CHARLESTON –The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc track and field team faced their toughest competition of the year in a loaded 23-team field in the 56th annual Capitol City Classic at Laidley Field. The Lady Bucs were up to the challenge finishing a strong second with 84 points. Huntington won the meet with 95 points while Hurricane…
Lacrosse Lady Bucs hike record to 10-0 after wins over UHS and Wheeling Park
WHEELING – The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs had their closest match of the year last Thursday on the road against the University Hawks, but still prevailed by a 14-13 score. They followed that up with a 23-3 victory on the road over Wheeling Park on Saturday. The two wins improved the Lady Bucs to 10-0 on…
Softball Lady ‘Cats take game one of doubleheader with D&E
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (22-11-1, 12-4) softball team split a doubleheader with Davis & Elkins (16-21, 12-6) on Wednesday evening at Culpepper Field. Inside Game OneThe Senators tacked on a pair of runs in the second inning to open the scoring following a bases-clearing triple. The Lady Bobcats responded in the third after Taylor Swartz roped…
Lady ‘Cat lacrosse team falls to UC, 17-4
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (3-7, 0-4) lacrosse team dropped a road conference game to Charleston (4-6, 2-2) on Wednesday at Elliot Field in Charleston, W.Va. WVWC LeadersFour Lady ‘Cats (Makenzi Lewellyn, Emma Adcock, Isabella Verona and Kaitlynn Canby) scored. Defender Gabrielle Holstein scooped up a game-high six ground balls. Madysan Chisholm caused four turnovers and Adcock caused three. Maggie Wroe made eight saves on…
WVWC 450 salto team qualifies for NCATA national championships
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan 450 Salto toss team qualified for the individual events portion of the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association National Championships. Kayla Wade, Megan Miles, Tiara Stokes, Sydney McKinnon, Ali Ditchen and Cait Josef were the members of the nationally-qualifying squad. The team won the Mountain East Conference individual event with a score of 9.150 and marked…
Baseball ‘Cats break into win column with split against UC
BUCKHANNON, W.Va.—The West Virginia Wesleyan (2-25, 2-14 MEC) baseball team ended a 16-game losing streak to the University of Charleston Golden Eagles (22-8, 14-2 MEC) on marking the first victory over the Golden Eagles since 2017. Game OneThe Golden Eagles broke the scoring in the first with a single run on a dropped third strike that…
Softball Lady ‘Cats split doubleheader with Yellow Jackets
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (19-10-1, 9-3) softball team split a doubleheader at West Virginia State (15-13, 12-4) on Sunday afternoon at Lady Jackets Field. Inside Game OneMorgan Norris cranked a double in the first inning but was stranded in scoring position. The Yellow Jackets struck first after a two-out RBI double. Lauren Niglio led off the third…
Gallery update: WVWC Baseball vs Charleston, April 11, 2022
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This week’s Hank Ellis All-Stars: Shawn Blandino and Miranda Greene
BUCKHANNON – My Buckhannon is proud to present another edition of the Hank Ellis All-Stars. We will select a female and male athlete at Buckhannon-Upshur each week that has had an exemplary week on the baseball or softball diamond, the tennis courts, the track and field or the lacrosse field. Our Hank Ellis All-Stars for the…
Gallery update: B-UHS Girls Tennis vs Phillip Barbour – April 11, 2022
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Upshur County Sports Calendar
MONDAY (APRIL 11) Baseball Charleston at West Virginia Wesleyan (doubleheader), 1 p.m.Philip Barbour at Buckhannon-Upshur, 5 p.m. Golf West Virginia Wesleyan (Women) at GSU Greenbrier Invitational, TBA Softball West Virginia Wesleyan at Charleston (doubleheader), 2 p.m.Philip Barbour at Buckhannon-Upshur, 4 p.m. Tennis Philip Barbour (Boys) and Fairmont Senior at Buckhannon-Upshur, 4 p.m.Philip Barbour (Girls) and…
Lacrosse Bucs win two this past week over Preston and Musselman
KINGWOOD – Following a 0-4 start to the season, the Buckhannon-Upshur lacrosse Buccaneers are on a roll after picking up a pair of victories this past week. The Bucs downed Preston on the road by a 14-7 score last Tuesday then followed that up with a home win Saturday beating Musselman by a 9-7 score.…
Tennis Bucs move to 7-0 after sweeping North Marion
TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur tennis Bucs hiked their record to 7-0 with a home victory over North Marion on Wednesday at the WVWC courts. The Bucs swept the Huskies by a 7-0 score. In doubles action, Aden Pitts and Caden Andrick bested David Darrah and Jessie Wade by an 8-2 score at No. 1, Mauricio…
Lady Buc netters tumble in home clash to North Marion
TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to the visiting North Marion Huskies Wednesday evening. It was the only contest of the week for the Lady Bucs as weather postponed everything else. Buckhannon-Upshur’s Madelyn Frye came up just short at No. 3 singles, dropping an 8-6 decision to Emily Gabor.…