All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Wesleyan volleyball ends regular season with 3-2 win over Senators

WVWC Volleyball

BUCKHANNON – The West Virginia Wesleyan volleyball team played its conference rival Senators of Davis & Elkins College to close out the regular season Friday evening.

The Lady Bobcats won in five sets (26-24, 14-25, 26-28, 25-22, 15-9).

The Senators previously beat the Lady Bobcats 3-2 in September. The rematch would go to five sets and with three of the five sets being decided by a three-point margin or less. Both teams had similar stats as both tallied nine serving aces and hitting percentages were similar with Wesleyan at 15 percent and Davis & Elkins at 13 percent.

Notable performers for the Lady Bobcats included sophomore Bhrooke Axe who led the team in kills with 18. Axe and senior Jayla Cowherd both led the team defensively in blocks with six block assists each. Libero Alexis Moeschler recorded 30 digs on the night, continuing critical rallies for the Lady Bobcats. Moeschler also had a dominating performance at the service line, leading the team in serving aces with .four.

Emily Denison had 11 kills, eight digs, and four block assists for a solid overall performance offensively and defensively. Setter, Helena Kelley led the team with 24 assists. Jalynn West recorded 16 assists.

Boxscore

Share this story:

Local Businesses

RECENT Stories

Carpenter Crunch Time Week 12: Narduzzi said what?

This week, Duane talks about Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, who drew criticism for dismissing the Notre Dame game’s importance. Also, he recaps his weekend high school and college game predictions.

Football Bucs to open playoffs at No. 1 Morgantown

Buckhannon-Upshur (2-8) enters the Class AAAA playoffs as the No. 16 seed and will visit top-seeded Morgantown (9-1) Friday night, their first trip to the playoffs in nine years.
BUHS Boys Soccer Feature Image

Five Buccaneers named to WVHSSCA All-State Soccer Team

Five Buckhannon-Upshur juniors — Coby Smith, Jimmie Green, Zack Simmons, Brady Hommema and Deacon Thorne — were named to the 2025 WVHSSCA All-State Soccer teams, with Smith leading the Buccaneers with 19 goals.

Buckhannon Community Theater seeks vintage toys for Rudolph production

Buckhannon Community Theater is seeking vintage toys to bring their holiday production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. to life on stage this December.

Charles W. Gibson Library to hold book sale starting November 20

The Charles W. Gibson Public Library will host a book sale November 20-22.

Supreme Court sides with St. Joseph’s Hospital, puts the brakes on new Lewis County hospital

The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital must obtain a Certificate of Need before building a new hospital near I-79 in Weston, siding with St. Joseph’s Hospital in a years-long legal battle that could determine the future of both facilities.

Help Wanted: City of Buckhannon seeking municipal office clerk

The City of Buckhannon is looking for a motivated, well-organized clerk to support its municipal and utility offices. The position is central to serving the public and helping manage the day-to-day operations of local government and utility services.

Upshur County Public Library offers Food for Fines program in November to support local hunger relief

The Upshur County Public Library will accept non-perishable food donations in exchange for reduced library fines throughout November during its Food for Fines program.

Upshur County Special Olympics teams bring home silver medals

Upshur County Special Olympics teams earned silver medals in volleyball and unified flag football at the state fall festival in Parkersburg, marking the program’s first flag football team in over eight years.