The streak ends at 16 games as B-U beats Lewis County in Homecoming game, 10-7

TENNERTON – Victory! The streak is over. Buckhannon-Upshur’s 16-game losing streak is now a thing of the past after the Buccaneers captured an emotional 10-7 Homecoming win over rival Lewis County in the “Battle for the Pick.” It was also the first win for second-year head coach Sloan Baisden. “The win is validation for the…

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Basketball Bucs eighth this week in WVSACA Poll

Buckhannon-Upshur held steady at No. 8 in this week’s WVSACA Class AAAA boys’ basketball poll, earning 52 points after a 3-1 week. The Bucs beat Elkins, Grafton and Parkersburg, with their lone loss coming to Class AA No. 3 Bluefield at a neutral site.

‘I’ before ‘e’ — except at the spelling bee

Upshur County’s spelling bee came down to a two-person battle after tough words thinned the field early, with the crowd hanging on every letter. Parker Wood sealed his second straight win by nailing “cadre” after a tense back-and-forth battle with Jenna Nguyen.