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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR FOOTBALL
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer Football Team
Bucs look to overcome 0-2 start to the season TENNERTON – Despite an 0-2 start to the season, Buckhannon-Upshur head coach Duane Stoeckle feels his team goals are still in front of his Buccaneer team. That goal of course is returning to the state play-offs after a two-year absence. Last season the Buccaneers just missed out on a playoff opportunity finishing 18th in the state with a 5-5 record. The top 16 advance to the playoffs. B-U lost a 29-28 nail-biter to Bridgeport last season that
wound up costing them a potential playoff berth. “This biggest obstacle for this team is they still have to believe they can do it,” remarked Stoeckle. “Despite our start, our team and our seniors know what they have to do.” The Bucs will likely need to go at least 6-2 the rest of the season, although five win teams have made the playoffs in prior seasons. The Bucs had to open the season against the defending Class AA champions in Fair-
mont Senior and then face a long road trip to Ripley, who made the Class AAA playoffs a season ago with a 9-1 record. “We simply have to do a better job with our execution,” remarked Stoeckle. “The team that makes the fewer mistakes in a game is usually going to win and that hasn’t been us the first two weeks of the season.” The Bucs are led by senior quarterback Ryan Strader, who has completed 18 of his 30 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown.
His main receiver this year has been senior Brayden Cutlip who has caught eight passes for 89 yards. The Bucs have had their troubles getting the running game going early in the season with just 74 yards on 58 carries. “We have to do a better job of blocking up front and getting our backs some running room,” noted Stoeckle. “We are always going to look to run the ball first.” The Bucs are also looking for a way to slow down their
Seniors — Front row, left to right: Brett Sears, Tyler Kuhn, Todd Cutlip, Chris Burnside, Colby Boyles, Trenton Westfall and Dakota Wagoner. Back row, left to right: Anthony Cannone, Ryan Strader, Cameron Dunn, Ryan Smith, Brayden Cutlip and Euan Kettle.
opponents on defense. Fairmont Senior and Ripley have combined for 104 points and 871 yards in two games thus far. “We simply have to do a better job of tackling, especially in oneon-one situations,” said Stoeckle. The Bucs will battle another winless team this Friday when they travel to Philip Barbour in a clash with the Class AA Colts. Following that, the Bucs will have a week off to prepare for a play-off run and will then return to action Friday, Sept.27
at Greenbrier East. The schedule sets up nicely for the Bucs in October with three straight home games. They face John Marshall in a homecoming battle on Oct. 4, then rival Lewis County on Oct. 11 then a battle with the University Hawks on Oct. 18. The Bucs take to the road the final Friday with a trip to Brooke before returning home Nov. 1 with a senior night outing with Preston. They close out the season Nov. 8 on the road against Elkins.
2019 Schedule Aug. 30 – FAIRMONT SENIOR Sept. 6 – at Ripley Sept. 13 – at Philip Barbour, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 – Open Week Sept. 27 – at Greenbrier East, 7:30 p.m. HOMECOMING Oct. 4 – JOHN MARSHALL, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 –LEWIS COUNTY, 7 p.m. HALL OF FAME NIGHT Oct. 18 – UNIVERSITY, 7 p.m. Oct 25 – at Brooke, 7:30 p.m. SENIOR NIGHT Nov. 1 – PRESTON, 7:30 p.m. .Nov. 8 – at Elkins, 7 p.m.
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Buckhannon-Upshur Football Lettermen — Front, row, left to right: Cameron Zuliani, Trenton Westfall, Cameron Ervin, Aaron Grubb and Dakota Wagoner. Back row, left to right: Ryan Strader, Ryan Smith, Brayden Cutlip, Brett Sears, Alex Bennett and Sterlin Thropp.
2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Football Roster # Name Grade Ht Wt Off Def 2 Cameron Zuliani 10 5'8 150 K 3 Hunter Cohen 11 5'9 113 WR DB 5 Zackery Mayle 10 5'5 120 WR DB 6 Zachary Barcus 11 5'9 140 WR DB 7 Sterlin Thropp 10 5'10 135 WR DB 8 Chris Burnside12 5'7 146 WR DB 9 Tyson Pugh 10 5'9 140 WR DB 10 Cameron Dunn 12 6'1 191 WR LB 11 Clint Crites 9 5'11 150 WR LB 12 Ian Donnen 9 5'9 131 QB DB 13 Tyler Kuhn 12 5'11 187 WR DB 16 Ryan Strader 12 6'1 185 QB DB 17 Robert Debarr 9 5'2 110 WR DB 18 Dakota Wagoner 12 5'6 150 WR LB 19 Savion Farmer 9 5'7 145 RB DB 20 Trenton Westfall 12 5'9 162 RB DB 21 Shelton Thropp 10 5'8 110 WR DB 23 Camden Snyder 10 5'9 150 WR DB 25 Euan Kettle 12 6'6 186 WR LB 26 Anthony Cannone 12 5'9 145 WR DB 28 Jacob Bailey 10 5'10 145 WR LB 29 Aaron Grubb 11 5'7 190 RB LB 31 Drake Bryant 9 5'0 100 WR DB 33 Alex Lynch 9 5'9 145 WR DB 34 Elijah Bryant 9 5'5 160 RB LB 35 Cameron Ervin 10 5'8 170 RB DB 36 Damien Claypool11 5'11 165 K P 40 Kaleb Gooding 10 5'10 182 RB LB 41 Lakota Lantz 9 5'7 133 WR DB
# Name Grade Ht Wt Off Def 42 Shawn Blandino 9 6'1 135 WR LB 43 Landen Zirkle 9 5'5 120 WR DB 44 Austin Watson 10 5'7 160 RB LB 45 Brayden Cutlip 12 6'4 185 WR LB 49 Cameron Ware 10 5'7 137 WR DB 50 Colby Boyles 12 5'8 200 OL DL 51 Brett Sears 12 5'10 195 OL LB 52 Wilbur Snider 10 5'10 221 OL DL 54 Ryan Smith 12 6'2 220 OL DL 55 Kaiden Ball 10 6'0 205 OL DL 56 Dalton Crites 9 5'7 190 OL DL 57 Waylon Hoover 10 6'0 165 OL DL 58 Ryan Bosley 11 5'11 200 OL DL 63 Dylan Hoover 9 5'6 190 OL DL 64 Caleb Elmore 10 5'11 190 OL DL 65 Jesse Hackett 9 5'2 200 OL DL 66 Alex Bennett 10 5'11 200 OL DL 67 Riley Lantz 12 5'9 200 OL LB 69 Robert Grose 9 5'8 155 OL DL 70 Dom Tenney 10 5'6 174 OL DL 71 Cameron Snider 11 5'7 305 OL DL 72 Logan Kelley 10 6'0 205 OL DL 73 Noah Nichols 10 5'8 190 OL DL 75 Todd Cutlip 12 5'8 275 OL DL 77 Joel Hershman 9 5'9 248 OL DL 78 Tyler Loudin 9 5'3 210 OL DL 80 Kaden Jordan 9 5'6 140 WR LB 81 Kaleb Roby 9 5'5 110 WR DB 82 Landon McLean 10 6'1 140 WR LB
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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR BOYS SOCCER
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer Soccer Team
Soccer Bucs scoring a lot as they start season 5-2
TENNERTON – A lot of scoring and solid defense and goal keeping is a recipe for success in soccer and that is the formula Buckhannon-Upshur head coach Mike Donato is using this season. In seven games, the Bucs have scored 40 games averaging just under six goals per game. Junior Ryan Hurst has been leading the offense with 18 goals. Meanwhile, the defense with keeper Logan Kelley leading the way have given up just four goals during the season with four shutouts. With 12 lettermen back and 16 returnees back on the roster, the Bucs are off to a solid 5-2 start to the season. “Those players are bringing leadership and varsity experience for our freshmen and first year players,” noted Donato in an earlier interview. The Bucs are hoping for big things this season and already have a win over sectional foe Morgantown back on Aug. 27 by a 2-1 score. “That game was a true test of how this team is learning to adapt and maintain composure,” Donato said after the win.
2019 B-U Soccer Roster Buckhannon-Upshur Soccer Letterman — First row, left to right: Caden Andrick, Connor Hollen, Haven Tyson, Tyler Sandreth and Lane Tenney. Back row, first row left to right: Bryer Ketterman, Sam Squires, Dawson Carpenter, Logan Kelley, Isaac Stankus, Ryan Hurst, and Nathan Allen.
No. Name Pos. Grade 00 Logan Kelley GK 12 1 Dalton Auvil GK 9 2 Bailey Cleavenger F/M 10 3 Zach Calef-Boring F/M 9 4 Caden Andrick M 10 5 Josh Gregory M 9 6 Connor Hollen M/D 12 7 Mauricio Menedez F 10 8 Haven Tyson D 12 9 Caleb Haney M/D 9 10 Lane Tenney M 11 11 Dawson Carpenter F/M 12 12 Ryan Hurst F/M 11 15 Nathan Allen M 11 16 Ciao Silva D/M 11 17 Tyler Sandreth M 12 18 Reis Leonard F/M 9 19 Sam Squires D 11 20 Jared Brandish M/D 9 21 Damien Claypool M 11 22 Shawn Defabaugh F/M 10 23 Isaac Stankus D 12 24 Atlee Howes D 11 25 Bryer Ketterman M/D 11 26 Noah Jordan M/D 11 29 Lamar Hurst M 10 30 Quinton Daniel M/D 10
B-U Soccer Schedule
Aug. 23 – at Ripley Aug. 27 – Morgantown Aug. 29 – at Wheeling Park Aug. 31 – Princeton Sept. 3 – North Marion Sept. 5 – at Lincoln Sept. 7 – at Greenbrier East Sept. 10 – at Preston, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 – Musselman, 12 p.m. Sept. 17 – at Grafton, 8 p.m. Sept. 19 – Liberty, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 – at Brooke, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24 – at Fairmont Senior, 8 p.m. Sept. 26 – at East Fairmont, 8 p.m. Oct.1 – Robert C. Byrd, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 – Philip Barbour, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 – Bridgeport, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 – University, 1 p.m. Oct. 15 – at Lewis County, 8 p.m. Oct. 17 – Elkins, 7:30 p.m. Buckhannon-Upshur Soccer Seniors — First row, left to right: Connor Hollen, Haven Tyson and Tyler Sandreth. Back row, left to right: Dawson Carpenter, Logan Kelley and Isaac Stankus.
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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR GIRLS SOCCER
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer Lady Buc Soccer Team
2019 B-U Soccer Roster No. Name Pos. Grade 0 Claire Coffman GK 10 2 Gracie Boyles D/M 11 4 Iris Tenney D/M 11 5 Lexi Kelley F/M 9 6 Kierra Arbogast D/M 10 7 Kennedy Samargo D 11 8 Malia Bowers F/M 9 9 Chloe Cale D/M 9 10 Catherine Oliveto F/M 11 11 Miranda Greene F/M 10 12 Olivia Ellis D 10 13 Maggie Nolte M 11 14 Ashley Caitlin F/M 9 15 Maggie Queen D/M 11 16 Sheridan Phillips F/M 10 17 Tiarah Spotloe D 9 18 Christina Burkhammer M/F 9 20 Gracie Ketterman F/M 9 22 Cameron Zuliani M 10 24 Tanley Triplett D 9 28 Laikelyn Leggett D/M 11
B-U Soccer Schedule Aug. 24 – at Parkersburg Aug 29 – Morgantown Aug. 31 – Ripley Sept. 3 – North Marion Sept. 5 – at Lincoln Sept. 10 – at Preston, 6 p.m. Sept. 17 – at Grafton, 6 p.m. Sept. 19 – Liberty, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 – at Wheeling Park, 12 p.m. Sept. 24 – at Fairmont Senior, 6 p.m. Sept. 26 – at East Fairmont, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 – at Greenbrier East, 12 p.m. Sept. 30 – at Parkersburg South, TBA Oct. 1 – Robert C. Byrd, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 – Philip Barbour, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 10 – Bridgeport, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 – University, 11 a.m. Oct. 15 – at Lewis County, 6 p.m. Oct. 17 – Elkins, 5:30 p.m.
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Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc soccer letterman — Front row, left to right: Miranda Greene, Iris Tenney, Laikelyn Leggett and Brooklyn Maxwell. Back row, left to right: Kierra Arbogast, Kennedy Samargo, Claire Coffman, Maggie Nolte, Cameron Zuliani and Catherine Oliveto.
Young but experienced Lady Bucs finding success this soccer season TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur soccer Lady Bucs are off to a 4-0-1 start to the season. The Lady Bucs have already picked up a key win with a 3-2 victory over sectional foe Morgantown back on Aug. 29.
B-U has outscored their opponents by a 16-8 margin. Their one tie occurred against Ripley at home, in a game in which they outplayed the Vikings but had to settle for the tie. Head coach Jackie Zuliani
has high hopes for her 2019 squad despite being stuck in one of the toughest regions in the state and having no seniors on the team. “Despite not having any seniors, we have a ton of soccer experience on this team. We
want to make it a memorable season, but unfortunately we have the strongest section and region to go through. If we can stay positive, and stay together and support each other, anything is possible this season.”
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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR CROSS COUNTRY
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer Lady Buc and Buccaneer Cross Country Teams
B-U XC Roster BUCCANEERS Seniors Nathaniel Beer Ethan Cutright Tanner Hardman Cory Hamner Samuel Walker Juniors Julius Hobbs Phillip Setterlund Garrett Summers LJ Wyatt Sophomores Dylan Cornett Jackson McNeish Harrison Walker Logan Wyatt Freshmen Bryce Allen Jordan Gillum LADY BUCS Seniors Molly Fox Kassidy Wilfong Jenny Williams Juniors Emily Adams (manager) Kellie Casto Leah Crihfield Sophomores Ryanna Hines Freshmen Madelyn Frye Cadence Vincent Alayna Whitehair Jessica Williams
Cross Country Seniors — First row, left to right: Molly Fox, Adrianna Cutright, Cory Hamner, Ethan Cutright, Samuel Walker, Nathaniel Beer, Kassidy Wilfong, and Jennifer Williams.
Buccaneer cross country teams starting to hit their stride
B-U XC Schedule
Aug. 24 – at Knights Night Relays TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur boys cross Aug. 27 – at University country team has been hitting their stride recently as they won their first event of the year last Saturday at the Forest Festival Aug. 30 – at Barbour County Skirmish Invitational. Sept. 7 – at Forest Festival Invitational Samuel Walker is also having a strong senior season as he has Sept 14 – at Summersville Battle Run Invitational, TBA claimed first place in his last two events – the Barbour County Sept. 17 – Doddridge County Invitational, 4:30 p.m. Skirmish and the Forest Festival Invitational. Sept. 24 – Buccaneer Invitational, 4:30 p.m. The Lady Bucs have been improving as well. Freshman Cadence Vincent ran 12th at the Knight Night Oct. 3 – Braxton County Invitational, 4:30 p.m. relays in her first high school meet but an injury has sidelined Oct. 11 – Tucker County Invitational, 4:15 p.m. her the last couple of races. Oct. 17 – Big 10 Conference Championships @ Preston, 5 p.m. Another freshman, Alayna Whitehair ran fifth for the Lady Oct. 24 – Regional Championships @ University, 4:30 p.m. Bucs at the Barbour County Skirmish. Nov. 2 – West Virginia State Championships @ Cabell Buckhannon-Upshur will host their only home meet of the Midland, TBA season on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR GOLF
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer Golf Team (see page 7C)
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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR VOLLEYBALL
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc Volleyball Team
B-U Volleyball Roster No. Name Grade 1 Jada Kelley 10 2 McKenzie Reynolds 11 3 Shelby McDaniels 10 4 Jaeneika Westfall 10 5 Caroline Frye 10 6 Kaley McKisic 10 7 Martha Stoldt 10 8 Kloey Chapman 10 9 Allie Claypoole 10 10 Meghan Bailey 10 11 Destiny Chidester 10 12 Abigail Vincent 12 13 Kaitlyn Hollen 10 14 Morgan Henderson 9 15 Cadence Ringer 10 16 McKinley Bonnett 9 17 Tori Perkins 9 18 Emily Sharp 9 19 Olivia McKisic 10 20 Kendal Currence 9 23 Johnna Smith 12 24 Kaitlyn Shannon 10
B-U Volleyball Schedule Sept. 4 – at Gilmer County (with Roane County), 6 p.m. Sept. 10 – at Lincoln, 6 p.m. Sept. 12 – at Fairmont Senior, 6 p.m. Sept. 17 – Bridgeport and Grafton, 6 p.m. Sept. 19 – Liberty, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 – at Parkersburg South JV Tournament, TBA Sept. 24 – Preston and Lewis County, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 – at Greenbrier East Tournament, TBA Oct. 1 – at Volley for the Cure @ Robert C. Byrd, 6 p.m. Oct. 3 – East Fairmont and Philip Barbour, 6 p.m. Oct. 8 – at North Marion, 6 p.m. Oct. 15 – Robert C. Byrd, 6 p.m. Oct. 17 – University, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 – at Parkersburg South Tournament, TBA Oct. 22 – at Elkins, 6 p.m. Oct. 23 – Lincoln and North Marion, 6 p.m. Oct. 25 – B-U Junior Varsity Tournament, 5 p.m. Oct. 26 – B-U Varsity Tournament, 9 a.m. Oct. 29 – Gilmer County, 6 p.m. Oct. 31 – at Morgantown with Preston, 6 p.m.
Volleyball Lady Bucs have youth and talent
TENNERTON – It was a whirlwind of a first season for the Buckhannon-Upshur head volleyball coach Ashley Stanton last year. She was hired for the job right before the practice season was set to begin, moving from the middle school to the high school, then she was trying to plan her wedding and honeymoon on top of everything else. Now able to start her second season a little more stress-free, Stanton is hoping for some good things from her Lady Bucs this fall. And she saw some good things from her Lady Bucs in their opener last week when they earned wins over Gilmer County and Roane County. “I am excited to see what the season brings with new leadership from seniors, Abigail Vincent and Johnna Smith along with junior McKenzie Reynolds,” noted Stanton. “This year's senior class includes players on our first volleyball team as coaches. Abbie and Johnna were eighth graders during my first year as coaches at Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School in 2015. These two girls have become great athletes over the years. Stanton will turn to a younger roster filled with 14 sophomores and five freshman for the 2019 season. Volleyball Seniors — Abagail “As always, we look forward to working with such a great Vincent (left) and Johnna group of talented girls,” concluded Stanton. “We are excited to Smith (right) see what the season will bring.”
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Lady Buc Volleyball Team
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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR CHEERLEADING
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Golf Bucs showing tons of improvement from last season TENNERTON – After taking their lumps last year as a five-man team with four freshman and one sophomore, the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneer golf team are making their mark this year. The golf Bucs have repeatedly won tri-matches and have had golfers earn low medalist honors. With the season drawing to a close, head coach Jason Westfall is preparing his Bucs for the Big 10 Conference Championships and Regional Championships begin in Sept. 23 and Sept. 30 respectively. “I am very proud off all their work and improvement this season,” remarked Westfall. “They have really stepped up their games. Now we want to be at our best as we prepare for the conference and regional championships.”
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur High School Cheerleading Team
B-U Golf Roster Seniors Breanna Morgan Juniors Brady Hurst Sophomores Evan Coffman Isaac Lane Landon Hitt Tucker Hurst
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Cheerleading Team
Freshmen Bryson Bastida Preston Bennett Brayden Hamner
B-U Middle School Cross Country
B-U Golf Schedule
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams
Aug. 6 – at Junior Callaway Tour Bel Meadow GC Aug. 7 – at Stonewall Resort GC Aug. 12 – Home match Aug. 14 – at Green Hills CC Aug. 15 – at Bel Meadow GC Aug. 16 – at Sunny Croft CC Aug. 19 – at Fairmont CC Aug. 20 – Home match Aug. 21 – at Elks CC Aug. 22 – at Bel Meadow GC Aug. 26 – Home match Aug. 29 – at Bridgeport CC Sept. 4 – at Pines CC Sept. 5 – at Barbour County CC Sept. 9 – Home match Sept. 10 – at Tygart Lake GC Sept. 16 – at Apple Valley GC, 4 p.m. Sept. 17 – at Mountain View GC, 4 p.m. Sept. 23 – at Big 10 Conference Championships @Stonewall Resort GC, 9 a.m. Sept. 30 – at Regional Championships @ Williams CC, TBA Oct. 8-9 – at West Virginia State Championships @Oglebay Resort, TBA
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BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Buc Football Team
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Lady Buc Soccer Team
The 2019 Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Buc Soccer Team