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Butler County is ranked fifth in The Cats' Pause 2021-22 Kentucky Basketball Yearbook Preseason 3rd Region Girls' Basketball Rankings.

 The Lady Bears are ranked ahead of Ohio County, Owensboro, Daviess County, Whitesville Trinity and Hancock County. 

Butler County is listed behind Apollo, Meade County, Breckinridge County and top-ranked Owensboro Catholic. 

Apollo is the reigning 3rd Region girls' basketball champion. 

 The Butler County Middle School recogzied the eighth grade girls basketball players on Tuesday night.

#34 Maddie Jones 

Daughter of Jason and Tiffani Jones 

#44 Maeleigh Belcher 

Daughter of Amy Belcher

BROWNSVILLE - The Butler County High School and Butler County Middle School archery teams each placed first in an Edmonson County-hosted archery tournament over the weekend.

Butler County archers excelled on the high school and middle school levels.

Student-athletes from the Butler County archery programs are developing into some of the area's top young archers. 

A breakdown of Butler County's individual finishes in the Edmonson County-hosted archery tournament follows.

BOWLING GREEN - The Butler County High School archery team finished first in the Bristow Fun Shoot on Saturday, Nov. 13. 

Held at Bristow Elementary, the tournament featured high school and middle school archers. 

MORGANTOWN - The Butler County High School bass fishing team is excelling in its debut season.

The Bears competed in back-to-back tournaments over a seven-day span.

Upstart Butler County competed in its second tournament of the debut season on Saturday, Nov. 6. Leading Butler County in the debut, Ty Griffin and Avery Gibbs won the tournament.

MORGANTOWN – Butler County compiled a winning record in the 2021 high school football season, concluding its latest gridiron campaign 6-5.

The Bears lost to Owensboro Catholic in the opening round of the KHSAA Class 2A Playoffs. However, Butler County won six of 10 regular season games and showed improvement throughout the 2021 high school football season.  

The Bears claimed wins over Waggener, Breckinridge County, Grayson County, McLean County, Clinton County and Ohio County. 

OWENSBORO - Visiting Butler County was limited to a pair of touchdowns as Owensboro Catholic pulled away to win 41-16 in the opening round of the KHSAA Class 2A Playoffs at Steele Stadium on Friday, Nov. 5. 

Following the loss, Butler County exited the 2021 high school football season 6-5.

Owensboro Catholic, which improved to 6-5 after notching the win, scored first and never trailed. 

The Aces led 21-2 at halftime. 

MORGANTOWN - Butler County High School sophomore Parker Smith has been named to the Kentucky Track and Cross Cross Country Coaches Association Boys' Class AA All-State Team.

Smith led Butler County throughout the 2021 boys' high school cross country season. A standout student-athlete, Smith will enter the 2021 boys' high school cross country season as one of the top runners in Class AA.

MORGANTOWN - Butler County is set to visit Owensboro Catholic in the first round of the KHSAA Class 2A Playoffs on Friday, Nov. 5.

The Bears concluded the regular season 6-4. Butler County has claimed wins over Waggener, Breckinridge County, Grayson County, McLean County, Clinton County, and Ohio County. The Bears have dropped games to Russellville, Hancock County, Owensboro Catholic, and Todd County Central. 

Head coach Brandon Embry guides the Bears. Butler County has recorded back-to-back wins. 

PARIS - The Butler County boys' cross country team finished 19th in the Class 2A State Meet at Bourbon County Park on Friday, Oct. 29. 

Taking the state team title, North Oldham won the Class 2A championship. 

Parker Smith paced the Bears, finishing 24th in 17:38.42.