Beech Tree News Network

The Boys and Girls Club of Butler County will host the inaugural Hankins/Jackson Basketball Camp this Saturday, August 9th, from 9 am-3pm. Leading the camp will be former BCHS and college basketball stars Russell Hankins and Jamie Jackson. The camp will be held at the Boys and Girls Club of Butler County, and is free of charge. The camp is open to any boy age 10-High School age. For more information contact the Boys and Girls Club at 270-526-8686

FRANKFORT, Ky. – My first shotgun was an old .410-gauge Mossberg with a bolt action and pistol grip that once belonged to my grandmother. A decent squirrel gun, yet working the bolt to get off three shots at incoming doves was nearly impossible for me when excited. Doves flying nearby had little to fear when I shouldered that old .410.

Butler County Jr. Pro Football will have sign-ups on Thurday, August 21 at the BCHS Fieldhouse from 5-6 p.m..  If you have any questions call Barbie Embry at 270-791-7179.

Butler County Little League will be having sign-ups for fall ball league on July 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Morgantown City Park Ball Fields.  Fee is $30.00.  It will be ages 5-8 for machine pitch, ages 9-11 for minor league and ages 11-13 for intermediate league.  Players will play in the league that they will be in for the spring 2015 league.

From Pineville, Kentucky in Bell County, John Collins has crossed much of the state on the way to his  new position as clinical director at Physical Therapy Solutions in Morgantown.  Located at 110 Ashley Plaza Circle, Physical Therapy Solutions offers a wide range of outpatient therapy services and accepts most any insurance.

On Thursday July 10th the Morgantown Butler County Swim Team hosted the Scottsville Seadragon in a dual meet at the Morgantown City Pool.

The meet was a very exciting meet with several close races some of which came down to 2/10 of a second.

The Green River Catfish Festival Dog Show had a wide variety of dogs this year, from the smallest to the very large. All the pet owners were showing off their fur babies with pride.
Winners this year were:

Smallest Dog : Lucky, owner  Keira Flener

I officially do not have World Cup fever. The closest thing I have is a bit of soccer nausea.

With all the hype surrounding the World Cup and the United States team I tried to get interested. I didn't study or anything, but I followed the games, and even kept up with the standings that affected the US team. I was actually doing pretty well with dipping my toe in the soccer pond, and then I watched some games.

Butler County Softball senior catcher Amy Rogers was recently selected Class 2A Second Team All-State for her softball accomplishments during the 2014 season. The announcement was made by the Kentucky Softball Coaches' Association last month and was voted on by softball coaches across the state.

Rogers' selection was the second for Butler County in the last several years.  Former BCHS pitcher CheyAnne Gaskey, now playing at Murray State, was a three-time selection - once Honorable Mention and twice on First Team.  

The Barracudas host their annual Relay Meet on Tuesday with great success. In attendance at the meet were the Portland Stingrays and the Ohio County Otters. The meet started at 5:30 and the last race finished at 7:30 just before the storm hit.