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

Wrestling Little Bucs earn split in home tri-outing

TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Buc wrestling team went 1-1 in a home tri-outing with North Marion and Mountaineer Middle last week.

The Little Bucs defeated North Marion by an 84-6 score but fell to Mountaineer Middle by a 76-6 score.

Trenton Ward, at 128 pounds, was the lone Little Buc to post a perfect 2-0 record.

The junior varsity Little Bucs also competed in two matches earning a split.

They beat North Marion, 30-27, but lost to Mountaineer Middle by a 90-0 score.

The Little Bucs will be back in action Tuesday in at South Morgantown in a tri-outing with South Morgantown and East Fairmont.

The results:

LITTLE BUC TEAM RESULTS

B-UMS 84; North Marion 6

Mountaineer Middle 76; B-UMS 6

LITTLE BUC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

78 pounds – Will Kennedy 1-1

84 pounds – J. J. Harris 1-1

90 pounds – Jeremy Jett 1-1

95 pounds – Josh Thomas 1-1

102 pounds – Alex Wamsley 1-1

110 pounds – Riel Figueroa 1-1

116 pounds – Brianna Howes 1-1

123 pounds – Maya Garcia 1-1

128 pounds – Trenton Ward 2-0

135 pounds – Hunter Cowger 1-1

145 pounds – Preston Harris 1-1

155 pounds – Eli Watkins 1-1

171 pounds – Alex Hawkins 1-1

190 pounds – Cale Collier 1-1

Heavyweight — Chance Morgan 0-2

LITTLE BUC JV TEAM RESULTS
B-UMS 30; North Marion 27

Mountaineer Middle 90; B-UMS 0

LITTLE BUC JV INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

90 pounds – Dom Figueroa 0-2

110 pounds – Kayleigh Garrido 0-2

116 pounds – Hayleee Woody 1-1

123 pounds – Kaden Sharp 0-2

128 pounds – Kyran Frey 1-1

155 pounds – Adian Hall 1-1

171 pounds – Kaiden Wagner 1-1

Heavyweight – Matthew Hawkins 0-2

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