Buckhannon Sports

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan dance team will be holding their first annual fundraiser dance show, “Spotlight,” on Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts. The Spotlight production will be fully produced and will feature all the Bobcat Dancers’ game day routines from the 2021-22 season,…

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…

CALIFORNIA, Pa.– The West Virginia Wesleyan women’s tennis team was back in action on Thursday as they traveled north to play California University of Pennsylvania. The Lady Bobcats proved to be too strong as they defeated the Vulcans 6-1.  The doubles pairings for the Orange and Black were strong as they took two of the three…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – West Virginia Wesleyan pitcher Hannah Hudson earned a spot on the 2022 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Year Top 50 list. Hudson, a senior from Blackstone, Va., has struck out 86 hitters in 77.1 innings pitched through 12 appearances. The twirler has posted a 1.36 ERA, a 0.97 WHIP and an…

BUCKHANON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (2-4, 0-1) lacrosse team dropped a home conference matchup versus Notre Dame (Ohio) (2-4, 1-0) on Wednesday afternoon at Ross Field. WVWC LeadersEmma Adcock ripped three goals in the game. Adely Trujillo-Gonzalez, Makenzi Lewellyn and Kaitlynn Canby each chipped in a goal for the ‘Cats. Goalkeeper Maggie Wroe snatched four ground balls and made 13 saves. Lewellyn and…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va.– The West Virginia Wesleyan men’s tennis team swept West Virginia State 4-0 on Wednesday behind the straight sets victory from Anthony McIntosh in singles.  The ‘Cats threw the first punch taking the doubles point behind victories at No. 2 and 3. McIntosh and Taylor Papworth won 6-3 at No. 2 while Nicolo Zumba and Patrick Mcgee won…

On Monday, the Upshur County Probation Office Department teamed up with Upshur County Youth Soccer and the Upshur County Commission to provide additional parking and a graveled walkway for those using the Brushy Fork complex this spring.  The property is owned by the county commission and youth soccer has been utilizing the field for U8…

Monday (March 28) Golf West Virginia Wesleyan men at Mountain East Conference (Charleston), TBAWest Virginia Wesleyan women at Mountain East Conference (Charleston), TBA Softball West Virginia Wesleyan at Glenville State (doubleheader), 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 29) Baseball Buckhannon-Upshur at Myrtle Beach Spring Break Tour, TBAWest Liberty at West Virginia Wesleyan (doubleheader), 12 p.m. Golf West…

WEST UNION – Chloe Cale and Cameron Zuliani won individual events for the Buckhannon-Upshur track and field Lady Bucs Friday night at the Doddridge County Invitational. Cale won the long jump with a leap of 16-02.75 and Zuliani took first in the discus throw with a heave of 102-07. The two wins helped the Lady…

WEST UNION – The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer track and field relay teams continue to excel early in the season as they won all five events at the Doddridge County Invitational Friday night. Earning the relay wins were Taiwo Thropp, Savion Farmer, Sterlin Thropp and Shawn Blandino in the 4×100 (46.21), Sterlin Thropp, Dirk Riley, Camden Snyder…

WHEELING – The Buckhannon-Upshur tennis Bucs remained perfect on the year with a win in a rematch against the Wheeling Park Patriots last Thursday. The Bucs edged their regional foe by the slimmest of margins by a 4-3 score after downing Wheeling Park last week at home by a 5-2 score. Buckhannon-Upshur improved to 4-0…

WHEELING – The young Buckhannon-Upshur tennis Lady Bucs continue to get better under the watchful eye of head coach Jason Rock. The Lady Bucs dropped a road rematch to Wheeling Park last Thursday by a 7-0 score, but Rock continues to see improvement from his young squad. Madelyn Frye had the most competitive match for…

TENNERTON — In continuing to bring you the best sports coverage in Upshur County, the My Buckhannon sports department is pleased to bring you another edition of our weekly exclusive — Raising the Jolly Roger With… In ‘Raising the Jolly Roger With…’ the My Buckhannon sports department will interview a senior student-athlete from Buckhannon-Upshur to…

PHILIPPI – The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer baseball team will sponsor their third annual golf scramble at the Barbour County Country Club. The scramble will be sponsored by Buckhannon Toyota and will be held on May 21. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the scramble will start at 11 a.m. The entry fee is $60 per…

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va.– The West Virginia Wesleyan (6-4, 1-0 MEC) men’s tennis team opened Mountain East Conference play on Saturday with a road battle against the West Liberty Hilltoppers (9-4, 2-1 MEC). Anthony McIntosh clinched the match with a straight-set win to give the Orange and Black a 4-3 win.The Hilltoppers entered the season picked to finish third…