West Virginia Wesleyan VP of enrollment shares results of recent recruitment efforts

West Virginia Wesleyan men’s tennis opened its 2026 winter road trip with back-to-back 5-2 losses at Tusculum and Lincoln Memorial. Felipe Mioch went 2-0 in singles and Jheng Huang added a win at LMU, but the Bobcats couldn’t flip the doubles point.

Buckhannon-Upshur senior Abby Radabaugh, a multi-sport athlete and state-champion wrestler, reflects on her wrestling triumphs, tough practices, artistic interests, postgraduation travel plans, and advice for future Buccaneers.

Buckhannon-Upshur held steady at No. 8 in the latest WVSACA Class AAAA boys’ basketball poll after a 50-46 road win at Fairmont Senior. Now 11-5 with wins over Elkins and Grafton, the Bucs face a big neutral-site test Thursday vs. No. 5 AA Bluefield at WV State.

West Virginia’s Natural Resources Commission meets Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m., with public access at six in-person district locations statewide and a view-only livestream on YouTube.

Stockert Youth Center’s after-school and fitness programs have faced cancellations and scheduling headaches amid heavy snow and cold weather. Director Debora Brockleman says building maintenance issues, including a worsening gym ceiling leak, are also adding to the strain.

WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital, Upshur County Schools and the Education Alliance are launching MedEd, a free two-year pathway that trains Buckhannon-Upshur High sophomores to become Patient Care Technicians.