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The BCHS Boys Golf team completed their 3rd invitational tournament of the season on Saturday, September 14.  The Glasgow Scotties hosted the event at Willow Oaks Country Club. Andrew Gill (#1 golfer) posted the low score for the team with an 85. Jonah Swift was closely behind with an 87, followed by Adam Rogers with 109 and Zac Johnson with 112. The team score was 393.

The Bears traveled to McLean County to take on the Cougars. The Bears put on a tough fight. This is week 5 of ‘From the Sidelines…’ with Journey Hixenbaugh.

Braiden Martin is the son of Misty Williams and Jason Martin

A touchdown pass from quarterback Jagger Henderson to wide receiver Solomon Flener, followed by a successful completion to Zak Silcok for the two-point conversion, gave Butler County a 14-13 second quarter lead over Hart County on Friday night but it wasn’t enough in the end as both teams exploded for multiple touchdowns.  Despite a valiant 20-point fourth quarter, the Bears fell 47-34 to the Raid

Last week the Lady Bears continued to make strides in the record-breaking season with both the varsity and junior varsity teams picking up two victories.  On Monday night the Lady Bears hosted Franklin Simpson in a F/JV/V matchup.  The freshman team played hard and showed a great deal of improvement but fell in straight sets.  The first set was extremely close 20-22 and the

The Butler County Middle School softball team recognized their eight-grade players on Monday night prior to the game with Breckinridge County.  They included:

Addison Miller, daughter of Jesse and Megan Miller

The Butler County Bears hosted Hart County for Friday night lights. The Little Bear cheerleaders were on the sidelines this week, showing support for their Bears. This is week 4 of ‘From the Sidelines…’

The Butler County Cross Country team has had a strong start to the 2019 season.  Runners traveled to Bowling Green on Saturday, September 7 for the Purple Strider meet at Kereiakes Park.  The boys’ varsity team was led by Parker Smith with a 5k time of 20:00.

The Lady Bears Volleyball team was busy last week.  On Tuesday they hosted Barren County Trojanettes in a freshmen-junior varsity-varsity match up.  It was the first game of the year for the freshmen team, who only have two true freshmen.

It was a sweet night for Butler County High School football on Friday as the Bears handed long-time rival Russellville a 20-15 defeat at Rhea Stadium  The win broke a 23-game losing streak for Butler County dating to the final playoff game of the 2016 season. The win also marked the first time Butler County has notched a win over Russellville since the 1991 season.