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Soccer Lady Bucs down Brooke
WELLSBURG – The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc soccer team went 1-2 during a three-game stretch on the road. Last Saturday, the Lady Bucs suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of George Washington and followed that up with a 3-0 loss to Philip Barbour last Thursday. They returned to the win column on Saturday with a…
Football Little Bucs roll past Tucker Valley, 38-14
TENNERTON – Brody McDaniels threw for two touchdowns and 84 yards as the Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Bucs cruised to a 38-14 win over visiting Tucker Valley Thursday night at Freal “Red” Crites Memorial Stadium. Going to a spread offense for some of the game, McDaniels was an efficient five of six passing to propel…
Waggy claims first as cross country Bucs take second place in Polar Bear Invitational
FAIRMONT – Buckhannon-Upshur’s Jack Waggy outpaced 60 other runners to win the Polar Bear Invitational Saturday afternoon. Waggy ran a winning time of 16:17.3. All five Bucs scoring finished in the top 20 as Jordan Gillum placed sixth (16:59.3), Reis Leonard took seventh (17:04.9), Joey Nolte in 17th (18:06.6) and Owen Cutright in 18th (18:13.5).…
Falkenstein and Shreve run one and two as Lady Bucs win Polar Bear Invitational
FAIRMONT – Lydia Falkenstein and Samantha Shreve ran first and second to lead the Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc cross country team to a victory in the five-team Polar Bear Invitational Saturday afternoon. Falkenstein clocked a winning time of 18:22.9, while Shreve ran a time of 19:05.5 for her runner-up honors. Mia Sappy had a top 10…
Upshur County Sports Calendar
MONDAY (Oct. 3) Football University (Junior Varsity) at Buckhannon-Upshur, 7 p.m. Golf West Virginia Wesleyan (Men) at MEC Championships at Warren, Ohio, TBAWest Virginia Wesleyan (Women) at MEC Championships at Warren, Ohio, TBA Volleyball Buckhannon-Upshur Middle at Taylor County, 6 p.m. TUESDAY (Oct. 4) Cross Country Buckhannon-Upshur Middle (Boys) at Barbour County, 2:30 p.m.Buckhannon-Upshur Middle…
WVWC golf teams to compete in MEC Championships
The BasicsThe West Virginia Wesleyan golf teams are set to compete in the Mountain East Conference Championship from Oct. 3-5 at Avalon Lakes Golf Course in Warren, Ohio. The women’s first round begins Monday (Oct. 3) at 8 a.m., while the men’s team starts at noon. Quick HitsOn the men’s side, freshman Francisco Taboada was…
Soccer Lady ‘Cats down Notre Dame, 1-0
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – Freshman Talia Stacy’s goal in the 73rd minute was all the West Virginia Wesleyan (2-7-1, 2-5-1) women’s soccer needed to edge Notre Dame (Ohio) (3-4-2, 2-3-2) on Sunday (Oct. 2) afternoon at Cebe Ross Field. In the game’s third minute, NDC’s Madison Marino was handed a red card, leaving the Falcons to…
Soccer ‘Cats get shut out by Notre Dame, 1-0
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan (4-3-3, 2-3-3) men’s soccer team dropped a home game to Notre Dame (Ohio) (9-2-1, 7-2-1) 1-0. after a strong overall performance from the Bobcats. In the first half, WVWC was able to shut down the speed of play from the Falcons and control the tempo. The Bobcats had…
Football ‘Cats gets blanked by Wheeling, 37-0
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan (0-5, 0-4) football team fell in its homecoming game versus Wheeling (4-1, 3-1) on Saturday (Oct. 1) at Cebe Ross Field. WVWC LeadersDeontre Logan made a game-high 16 stops for the Bobcats. Devin Washington hauled in three receptions for 46 yards. Defensive end Chris Taylor recorded a strip-sack…
WVWC cross country teams run at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The West Virginia Wesleyan cross country program competed at the Live in Lou Classic on Saturday (October 1) in Louisville, Ky. The men`s team ran an 8K and finished 16th out of 45 teams, while the women’s squad ran a 6K and finished 27th out of 40 teams. On the women’s side,…
Volleyball Lady ‘Cats fall to West Virginia State
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan volleyball team (5-12, 1-3) was defeated by West Virginia State (17-1, 4-0) on Friday (Sept. 30) night at the Rockefeller Center in Buckhannon, W.Va. WVWC LeadersHope Arce-Reed led the Lady Bobcats at the net with 12 kills. Payton Hefner passed a team-high 16 assists and had a pair…
Carpenter’s Crunch Time Column: Bucs look for the upset at UHS
BUCKHANNON – We have a lot of big games this week so let’s get right down to business. Brian Bergstrom gained yet another game on last week posting a 4-1 mark while I went 3-2. This is starting to reach a critical point for me as I am now down four games overall as Brian…
