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Soccer ‘Cats earn 1-0 home win over Cedarville

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan (4-2-2) men’s soccer team took down Cedarville (4-4-1) 1-0 thanks to a rocket from Adam Gribben on Saturday (Sept. 24) at Cebe Ross Field. In the first half, the Yellow Jackets had an opportunity early on in the game but could not capitalize on a dangerous ball in…

Volleyball Lady ‘Cats get first MEC win on the road at Concord

ATHENS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan (5-10, 1-1) volleyball team completed a comeback after being down 2-0 and was victorious at Concord (6-11, 0-2) on Friday (Sept. 23) at the Carter Center. WVWC LeadersHope Arce-Reed led the Bobcats with 16 kills, while Jayla Cowherd and Mya Bajramovic each added 12 kills. Payton Hefner and…

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Carpenter’s Crunch Time Column: A WVU win and time for the Bucs to rest

BUCKHANNON – Well, that was a lot of fun last night watching WVU crush Virginia Tech. And yes, I know Virginia Tech isn’t a world beater this year, but I don’t care, going into Lane Stadium and getting a win like that is huge for West Virginia. It will certainly take a little heat off…

Little Bucs improve to 4-0 with 35-8 victory over East Fairmont

FAIRMONT – The Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Football Little Bucs ran their record to a perfect 4-0 after a dominating 35-8 victory over the East Fairmont Hornets Wednesday evening at East-West Stadium. The Little Buc defense held East Fairmont to just two yards rushing and with the exception of one breakdown on East Fairmont’s scoring playing,…

Tennis ‘Cats compete in ITA Regionals

BLOOMSBURG, Pa.– The West Virginia Wesleyan men’s tennis team wrapped up the weekend (Sept. 16-19) at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships with a pair of singles wins by Kihiro Karasawa and a doubles win alongside Emanuel Mallya. Kiriho Karasawa began his success after a victory over Pablo Guillen from Salem University. Kiro then advanced to…

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Football Bucs use the bye week to get healthy and catch their breath

TENNERTON – While week five of the high school football season takes shape Friday night, Buckhannon-Upshur head coach Zach Davis and his Buccaneers will be relaxing and taking it all in as they are on their bye week this week. “I think having our bye week in week five is a good spot,” said Davis.…

Soccer Bucs get blanked on the road by Robert C. Byrd, 2-0

CLARKSBURG – The Buckhannon-Upshur soccer Bucs couldn’t find the back of the net in a Big 10 Conference contest with the homestanding Robert C. Byrd Eagles in a 2-0 setback Thursday evening. “I felt we had a lot of good back and forth throughout the game but just couldn’t find the one connecting pass or…

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Football ‘Cats to visit West Liberty Saturday

The BasicsThe West Virginia Wesleyan football team is set to play at West Liberty on Saturday (Sept. 24). The game is set to kick off at 1 p.m. from West Family Stadium in West Liberty, W.Va. Quick HitsLast time out, the Bobcats were narrowly defeated by Concord 34-32 in WVWC’s home opener.Nathan Payne threw three…

Soccer ‘Cats play well but fall to No. 3 D&E, 2-0

ELKINS, W.Va.– The West Virginia Wesleyan (3-2-2) men’s soccer team traveled down the road for a Mountain East Conference matchup against No. 3 Davis & Elkins (5-0-0) on Wednesday (Sept. 21) at Nutall Field. Davis & Elkins won the match 2-0. In the first half, the Bobcats had a chance to go up when Sam…

Soccer Lady ‘Cats tumble to Davis & Elkins, 2-0

ELKINS, W.Va – The West Virginia Wesleyan (1-6, 1-4) women’s soccer team fell to Davis & Elkins (4-2, 3-2) on Wednesday (Sept. 21) afternoon. D&E struck first in the 10th minute when Alexa Karsel scored an unassisted goal. The Senators outshot the Lady Bobcats 17-3 in the first frame. Ally Moore kept the Senators in…

Volleyball Lady ‘Cats drop 3-0 decision to Charleston

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan volleyball team (4-10, 0-1) was defeated by Charleston (14-2, 1-0) on Tuesday (Sept. 20) night at the Rockefeller Center in Buckhannon, W.Va. WVWC LeadersFreshman, Mya Bajramovic led the offensive attack for the Lady Bobcats with 10 kills. Payton Hefner tossed 17 assists. Defensively, Alexis Moeschler had 11 digs,…

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