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Simpson collects fourth steal in three days, Hot Rods drops opening series

Curet Tosses Four Scoreless in Bowling Green 3-0 Loss

Buter County Schools sent 150 archers to Louisville to compete in the State Tournament.

 Morgantown Elementary Archery Team in Bullseye, the team placed 13th out of 107 schools with a team score of 2975.  In 3D, the team placed 18th out of 42 schools with a team score of 1423. 

MORGANTOWN — Butler County pushed past Grayson County 17-13 in a 12th District game on Tuesday, March 26.

Following the win, Butler County improved to 1-5 overall and opened 1-0 in the 12th District. 

Butler County pitcher Miley Franzell earned the win in the circle. Franzell pitched a complete game and recorded one strikeout. 

Meet your 2024 Hot Rods players, Practice open to the public Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods are excited to announce their 2024 meet the team event on Wednesday, April 3. The event will take place after Wednesday’s practice, which is also open to the public.Fans can enter the ballpark when the gates open at 3:00 PM CT at Bowling Green Ballpark. Hot Rods practice will start at 4:00 PM CT and will be the first chance to see the 2024 Hot Rods before they take the field on opening day. The open practice is free and available to all fans in attendance.

Bears beat Bulldogs 5-1

MORGANTOWN — Butler County pulled away to beat visiting John Hardin 5-1 on Monday, March 18. 

The Bears scored first and never trailed. 

With the game tied 1-1, Buter County pushed across three runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning.

Garrett Phelps earned the win on the mound for the Bears. Phelps pitched six innings and recorded eight strikeouts.

Contributing on the mound for Butler County, Brayden Clark pitched one inning and struck out three.

MIDWAY — Freshman forward Jenna Phelps contributed for the Midway University women's basketball team during its 2023-24 season. Phelps is a Butler County High School graduate. 

Ty is the starting point guard for the 12th district championship and 3rd region championship basketball team. He helped lead his team to an undefeated season against 3rd region opponents this year. He is a junior at BCHS and the son of the late Mike and the late Laura Price.Ty was born and raised in the Sugar Grove community of Butler County. Ty’s mom, Laura, passed away when he was six years old. Ty’s dad, Mike, raised him until his death in 2021. In August 2022, Ty lost his older brother, Lauren, to cancer. 

Case is a guard for the 12th district championship and 3rd region championship basketball team. He is a junior at BCHS and the son of Bobbie Hooten and Amy Hood Waddle. Case lives in the Logansport community of Butler County.Case began playing basketball as a preschooler in the Upward Basketball program.  He continued playing all through elementary school in the Butler County Junior Pro league. In middle school, he was a part of the 6th, 7th and 8th grade GRVC championship team and was a part of an undefeated season his 8th grade season. 

The Butler County Bears, Region 3 champion, will take on Region 6 champion Evangel Christian Academy Eagles in the first round of the KHSAA Sweet 16 Boys Basketball State tournament on Thursday, March 21 The game will be broadcast live on WLBQ.