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

B-U girls win state wrestling title as Garcia claims individual championship

HUNTINGTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur girls’ wrestling program made history in the 2025 West Virginia State Invitational Championships held at Huntington last weekend.Buckhannon-Upshur won the state championship, edging out Parkersburg South by a 148.5-142.0 score. Princeton was a distant third with […]

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