Beech Tree News Network

Familiar foes will take to the field on Friday night, October 31, as the Edmonson County Wildcats make their way to Morgantown for a football match-up with the Butler County Bears.  It is the final regular season game for both teams.  Butler County (6-3) is coming off a 43-41 win last week against Hancock County and has won their last four contests.  Meanwhile, Edmonson County (4-5) is on a two-game winning stint with a 25-0 win over Hart County and a 9-7 victory over Monroe County last week.  It is also Senior Night at Butler County.  Seniors will be recognized prior to the game.   

On Saturday October 25, Butler County Girls Softball hosted the "Homerun" 5K run/walk. The registration began at approximately 6:45 AM. The participants were led to the area directly behind Morgantown Elementary school at approximately 7:56am. The proprietors of the event welcomed the participants before suddenly declaring the 5K to be underway. 21 minutes and 43 seconds later, Ryan Patterson was the first to finish the 5K, followed by many others.

The Butler County Bears, who played sound football in all three phases of the game, jumped on the Hancock County Hornets, another district foe, 30-6 just before the half. They never relinquished the lead and held on for a 43-41 triumph, despite their counterparts’ 28 points in the third quarter.

Special teams got on the scoreboard first. They got a two-point safety when Dillon Brosnan clamped down on the punter, who attempted to fling a pass.

The Butler County Bears took the home field on Friday evening sporting their special National Guard jerseys for Veteran appreciation to face off with the Hancock County Hornets.

The game was close in points, but the Bears ultimately triumphed over their opponents. These photos were taken from the sidelines by BtN photographer Jeremy Hack. Stay tuned for the full story and statistics from this game. 

 The 2014 US 60 Bracket Finals was held October 17-19 and included 3 days  of great bracket racing and over $9000.00 purse. Racers came from six
 tracks in three states to compete in this year end weekend of racing. Jeff defeated over 100 cars to take the win on Friday night. A separate Quick
 16 consisting of the 8 fastest door cars and the 8 fastest dragsters was  held on Saturday and was won by Darren Keener of Hartford. Jeff and Shella

The 2014 prep football season will continue on Friday night as the Butler County Bears will play host to the Hancock County Hornets.  The Bears (5-3, 3-1) are coming off a 28-16 win at McLean, while the Hornets (4-4, 1-3) suffered a 21-19 home loss against Todd County Central.  

A Hancock County native himself, B.C.H.S. head coach Ryan Emmick expects a competitive game.  

With the weather finally ideal for Friday night lights, the Butler County Bears went on the road to face a much improved McLean County team, who were also fighting for playoff ramifications. The Bears would dominate with offensive precision early, but hiccup in the middle.
However, BC would finish strong, knocking off the Cougars, 28-16. The victory improved the Bears to an overall record of 5-3 and 3-1 in the district. It also locked up a first-round playoff game in Morgantown in the first round of 2A playoffs.

The Butler County Bears traveled to McLean County on Friday night for a very important district match up.  The Bears came out on top 28-16.  Several fans made the trip to Livermore for the last regular season road trip.  The Bears will host Hancock County on Friday, October 24th and Edmonson County the following week.

Last Friday, the Butler County Bears traveled to face a winless Todd County Central team. Although the Rebels had not scored double digits in a game all year, they put together a gutsy effort to scare the Bears, who escaped with a 27-23 district win.

 Early on, it was all Butler County. On the first defensive series, Dillon Brosnan and Conner Reed forced a fumble that Mason Barks quickly pounced on. Then, Blake Graham’s run off tackle from twelve yards out and Rex Henderson’s extra point put the Bears up 7-0.

The Friday night lights were on in Todd County on October 10th as the Bears made the trip to Elkton to face the Rebels of Todd County Central. A few dedicated Bear fans packed their umbrellas and ponchos to settle in for a rainy night of football.