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

B-U’s Alyssa Abel selected to play in the North-South Girls Basketball All-Star Game

Buckhannon-Upshur senior Alyssa Abel, who led her team in scoring and rebounding and surpassed 1,000 career points this season, has been chosen to play for the North in the North-South Girls Basketball All-Star Game.

MORGANTOWN — Buckhannon-Upshur’s Alyssa Abel will be part of the the North-South Girls Basketball All-Star Game after the rosters were announced by the West Virginia Athletic Directors Association.Abel, who will participate as a member of the North All-Stars, was a senior […]

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