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Farmer goes over 1,500 yards as Bucs end season on three-game winning streak after 27-0 victory over Elkins
TENNERTON – Last week in a win over Preston, Buckhannon-Upshur head football coach Zach Davis called his Buccaneer rushing attack a ‘tank.’ Well, that tank kept right on rolling this week, this time through the Elkins Tigers as the Bucs piled up 429 rushing yards in a convincing 27-0 victory Friday night at Freal “Red”…
Football ‘Cats to host Frostburg State Saturday for Senior Day contest
The BasicsThe West Virginia Wesleyan football team will play Frostburg State at Cebe Ross Field on Saturday (Nov. 5). The senior day festivities will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the game will start at 1 p.m. Quick HitsNathan Payne has completed 123 passes for 1,472 yards and eight touchdowns. The sophomore from Lawrenceville, Ga. has…
Buckhannon Youth Football to sale raffle tickets for WVU-Oklahoma game tonight at B-U/Elkins contest
TENNERTON – The Buckhannon Youth Football League will be selling raffle tickets at tonight’s Buckhannon-Upshur-Elkins game for two West Virginia University-Oklahoma football tickets and a Blue Lot pass for their Nov. 12th contest. The two tickets and Blue Lot pass were donated to the league by Travis Foster of Foster’s Marketing Group. Foster is also…
Soccer ‘Cats tumble in MEC tournament opener to Wheeling, 1-0
WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan (7-8-4, 5-7-4) men’s soccer team’s season came to an end in the Mountain East Conference Quarterfinal Round after falling to Wheeling (8-10-1, 7-8-1) on Tuesday (Nov. 1) night at Bishop Schmitt Field. The Cardinals fired the first four shots of the match. MEC Freshman of the Year Diego…
Wesleyan volleyball drops 3-2 decision at home to Glenville State
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan volleyball team (7-22, 3-12) was defeated by Glenville State (15-16, 4-11) on Tuesday (Nov. 1) night at the Rockefeller Center in Buckhannon, W.Va. WVWC LeadersMya Bajramovic had a team-leading 16 kills. Payton Hefner passed 20 assists and Abigail Rogers dished out 14 assists. Joelle Lalla led the Lady…
B-U cheerleaders to host open house Wednesday; preparing for Region I and Big 10 Championships
TENNERTON – With most fall sports teams wrapping up their campaigns, the Buckhannon-Upshur High School cheerleaders are gearing up for the most important two weeks of their year. The cheerleading squad will compete in their Region 1 event this Saturday at East Fairmont High School at 10 a.m. and will follow that up with the…
Four Bobcats earn MEC All-Conference soccer honors
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Four members of the West Virginia Wesleyan men’s soccer team were honored in the All-Mountain East Conference awards, the conference revealed Tuesday (Nov. 1). Istanbul, Turkey striker Sinasi Emre Deniz won All-MEC First Team honors after scoring nine goals during his senior campaign. Deniz led the Bobcats in goals, shots, shots on…
Lady Bobcat soccer team gets shutout of MEC postseason honors
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference today announced its 2022 Women’s Soccer All-Conference teams and major award winners following the competition of the regular season on Sunday evening.West Virginia State senior forward Fran Soares-Cupertino was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year, while Frostburg State’s Abbey Dennis and Charleston’s Madison Hansen shared Defensive Player…
WVSSAC Class AAA rankings: Week 10
Here are the latest WVSSAC playoff rankings, with Buckhannon-Upshur in 21st. AAARankSchoolRatingWonLostTiedScoredAllowedPointsBonus1PARKERSBURG SOUTH1481044017496302HURRICANE13.788104279393313HUNTINGTON13.6781043911996274MARTINSBURG13.2272044813684355SPRING VALLEY12.1172027715778316BRIDGEPORT11.8972035814778296GEORGE WASHINGTON11.8972029622584238PRINCETON11.2562027916369219MUSSELMAN10.89630278250722610MORGANTOWN10.11630279168692210WHEELING PARK10.11630345255692210JEFFERSON10.11630300177721913CABELL MIDLAND9.63530266137601714WOODROW WILSON9.33630268244691515UNIVERSITY9.11630283219691316HEDGESVILLE7450167327451817OAK HILL6.8550209219571118SPRING MILLS6.1145018525148719PARKERSBURG645024025448620JOHN MARSHALL5.89450159238421121BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR5.4445017424542722Brooke High School5.2245016817442523GREENBRIER EAST4.5636021124433824RIVERSIDE4.1136022423336125HAMPSHIRE3.8936016428933226RIPLEY3.537015530733227WASHINGTON327014529024327CAPITAL32708836624329PRESTON1.5618014132012230SOUTH CHARLESTON1.331805640012031LINCOLN COUNTY1.111801163359132ST. ALBANS009010342900
Event of the Week: Lady Bucs run fourth at state cross-country meet: Falkenstein and Shreve finish in top six
ONA – The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs capped off a tremendous year with a strong finish in the 2022 Class AAA West Virginia State Cross Country Championships Saturday afternoon at Cabell Midland High School. The Lady Bucs were ranked fourth in the state in Class AAA in the RunWV.com power rankings heading to the state meet,…
B-U’s Gillum finishes in the top half of the field at state cross country meet
ONA – Jordan Gillum, the lone representative for the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers in the 2022 Class AAA West Virginia State Cross Country Championships, finished in the top half of a competitive field. Gillum finished 36th with a time of 17:41.60 out of 90 runners. “It may not have been his greatest race, but it was a…
Upshur County Sports Calendar
MONDAY (Oct. 31) Football Preston (Junior Varsity) at Buckhannon-Upshur, 6 p.m. TUESDAY (Nov. 1) Soccer West Virginia Wesleyan (Men) at Wheeling (MEC Tournament), 7 p.m. Volleyball Buckhannon-Upshur at University (sectional tournament), 6 p.m.Glenville State at West Virginia Wesleyan, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY (Nov. 2) No events scheduled THURSDAY (Nov. 3) No events scheduled FRIDAY (Nov. 4)…
