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

Wrestling Little Bucs victorious in tri-outing with South Morgantown and East Fairmont

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MORGANTOWN – The Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Buc wrestling team picked up two more victories prior to Christmas at a tri-outing at South Morgantown with South Morgantown and East Fairmont.

The Little Bucs downed South Morgantown by a 72-15 score and defeated East Fairmont by a 52-33 score.

Buckhannon-Upshur had eight wrestlers going a perfect 2-0.

They were J. J. Harris (78 pounds), Will Kennedy (84 pounds), Jeremy Jett (90 pounds), Josh Thomas (95 pounds), Maya Garcia (123 pounds), Trenton Ward (128 pounds), Hunter Cowger (135 pounds) and Eli Watkins (155 pounds).

The Little Bucs will be back in action Tuesday hosting a duals tournament.

The results:

LITTLE BUC SCORES

B-UMS 72  South Morgantown 15

B-UMS 52  East Fairmont 33

LITTLE BUC RESULTS

78 pounds –  JJ Harris 2-0

84 pounds –  Will Kennedy 2-0

90 pounds –  Jeremy Jett 2-0

95 pounds –  Josh Thomas 2-0

102 pounds –  Alex Wamsley 1-1

110 pounds –   Brianna Howes 1-1

116 pounds –  Haylee Woody 1-1

123 pounds –  Maya Garcia 2-0

128 pounds –  Trenton Ward 2-0

135 pounds –  Hunter Cowger 2-0

145 pounds –  Preston Harris 1-1

155 pounds –  Eli Watkins 2-0

171 pounds –  Alex Hawkins 0-2

190 pounds –  Chance Morgan 1-1

Heavyweight – Matthew Hawkins 0-2

Exhibition Kayden Thomas 1-1

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