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The Butler County High School Boys Soccer team is five games into their 2015 season.  The team picked up a win against Union County 4-0 at home.  They are currently 1-4 but have scored in every game. 

“The guys are working hard and improving with every game,” said Head Coach Jim Melton.

The Butler County High School Volleyball team’s season is underway.  The team is coached by Steve McLean, assistants Kim Grubb and Jazmin Reynolds.  The varsity squad is 1-10 with a 2-1 win over Glasgow ( 10-25, 25-22, 25-22).  The Lady Bears have shown a great deal of improvement from last year has they have picked up games against Metcalfe (1-2), and Franklin (1-2). With only one senior on the roster the future looks bright for BCHS Volleyball.

The Butler County Bears and several fans traveled Hwy 70 to Edmonson County on Friday night.  The Wildcats celebrated homecoming, the Bears celebrated a 49-14 win.  Gage Ward, who suffered a broken leg in the season opener, who on the sideline in a wheelchair.  The team escorted him to the field as a team captain.  After the game the team gathered around Ward.  Here's a look at the sidelines...

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The Bears JV football team opened up with a 22-14 come from behind win over Edmonson Co. JV. The Bears JV squad is composed almost entirely with sophomores and freshman. Again, the purpose of the JV and the Freshman football squads are to get as many reps and game like situations as possible on Monday and Thursday nights.

The Lady Bears were somewhat less than hospitable to the Lady Cougars and Fighting Tigers as they hosted them for the first week of the abbreviated season with two games this week.  The decision was made to build on the numerous younger players with a strong JV team before going back to a full JV and Varsity schedule.  Many teams won’t travel or even play only Junior Varsity matches.  Thankfully, Grayson County and Breckinridge County agreed to travel to Butler County. The Lady Bears will return the favor.  

The Butler County Cross Country Team ran in their first race on Saturday, August 29th at Ephram White Park in Bowling Green.  Nolan Johnson (senior) won 14th place with his person best time yet.  Parker Smith (4th grade) won 6th place out of 207 elementary boys.  The entire boys elementary team placed 7th as a team out of 17 teams.   The elementary boys team( 4-6 grades) consists of:  Parker Smith, Will Embry, Gage Beasley, Jayden Jenkins, Ty Maxfield, Jacoby Harper and Jameson Findley.  

Most 5-year-olds are interested in cartoons, toys, and video games.
Trenton Butler is five, and enjoys those things, but he has a passion for racing 4-wheelers, and even at his young age he’s a force to be reckoned with when he’s on his quad.

Against the backdrop of a homecoming crowd and a game billed as the ServPro Kickoff Classic, the Butler County Bears will square off tonight against the Edmonson County Wildcats at Brownsville.  The game is set for a 7 p.m. kick-off.  Both teams were successful last week.  The Bears easily dispatched Logan County 46-6 at home.  Meanwhile, Edmonson routed Caverna 47-0 at home.

Despite an offensive burst out of the gate by Logan County, the Butler County Bears roared back on Friday night to rout the visiting Cougars 46-6 on the opening night of the high school football season.  Three quick runs by the Cougars pushed the ball downfield to inside the Bears' 5-yard line.  There, Butler County's defense made a goal-line stand on four straight plays to keep the Cougars out of the end zone.

The Butler County Bears did not disappoint in Week One of the 2015 season.  The Bears took care of things on the field defeating the Logan County Cougars 46-6, but there was plenty of action on the sidelines as well.   We wish Gage Ward a speedy recovery. Each week Beech Tree News gives you a glimpse of the action from the  sidelines.... Enjoy!