Beech Tree News Network

The Butler County High School Lady Bears' Soccer team honored their three seniors on Thursday night at the Charles T. Black City Park.  Carlee Mitchell, Tori Hampton, and Kierra Neighbors and their parents were recognized and presented gifts.

Carlee Mitchell is the daughter of Angela and John Morgan.  She is a defensive center midfielder.  Carlee plans to attend Western Kentucky University and pursue a degree in speech therapy.

 Tori Hampton is the daughter of Tonya and Tim Hampton.  She plays defender and right center positions.  Tori plans to attend college and pursue a psychology degree before attending law school.

Kierra Neighbors is the daughter of Rachel Graham and Derek Proctor.  She plays the forward position.  Kierra plans to run track in college and pursue a nursing degree specializing in pediatric oncology.

The Lady Bears fell to Grayson County 0-2 on Thursday night.

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 The Lady Bears played recently against Breckenridge County. Both teams came out hungry and ready to play. Breckenridge returned many key players from last season that made their team a tough one to beat. Butler County got down early by two goals but fought back to a 2-1 score by halftime. With an assist from a corner kick by Dixie Garnier Freshman Tori (Boots) West put her first varsity goal in the back of the net. The Bears had many more opportunities to score the rest of the game but struggled to put the ball in the net. The opponent netted one more goal toward the end of the game to make the final 3-1.

 The second district game within a weeks time was against district foe, Meade County. This game is always a tough game. The home team had many players out for various reasons which in the end made it hard for them to build any type of game plan. Scoring goals in pairs and scoring them quickly made for a short night for the Bears. Meade is a tough opponent. Butler will not play them again in the regular season but will most likely play them in the first round of the District tournament the week after Fall break.