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The Butler County High School Boys Golf Team has been very busy this past week. They participated in a 18 hole invitational at Western Hills this past Saturday and had three matches.

On September 3^rd the Bears played Breckinridge County at home. Hunter Cardwell led the Bears with a 42, Houston Jones and Remmington Harpe both put up 44’s. Eddie Phelps had a 45, Jon Zlater and Easton Jones both with a 47.

On September 4^th the Bears played a makeup match with Hancock County at Hidden Valley. The Bears took a loss by five strokes. Trevor Dockery fired a 38 to lead the team. Remmington Harpe shot a strong 40, Houston Jones with a 41 and Hunter Cardwell with a 45. This made the team score 164 while Hancock County shot a 159.

On September 5^th Owensboro Senior and Grayson County came to play the Bears at home. Butler County went for 1-1 in this match. Hunter Cardwell and Remmington Harpe tied for medalist of this match with a 40. Houston Jones followed with a strong 41, Eddie Phelps 43, Trevor Dockery 45, Zach West 50, Jon Zlater 51 and Easton Jones with a 55. Butler County finished with a team score of 164 while Grayson County edged the Bears with a 162.

This past Saturday the Bears traveled to Christian County to play in an 18 hole invitational. Remmington Harpe led the Bears with a score of 92, Eddie Phelps and Houston Jones with 95, Trevor Dockery with a 96 and Hunter Cardwell with a 104.

The Bears did a great job of shooting consistent scores this week and had all close matches. This is very encouraging for the remaining matches and with the Regional Tournament just around the corner.

Story by Tori Cardwell, Beech Tree News/WLBQ1570AM