Beech Tree News Network

With another school year starting, the Butler County High School Boys Golf team is in full swing! Greg Moore is the new coach and has plans to expand the program and to participate in more tournaments. The boys began practicing in July to prepare for the fast approaching 2013-2014 golf season. The team has 22 events scheduled, including two 18 hole tournaments and the final event being the regional tournament on September 30.  The team has already participated in the Class A state qualifier as their first event of the season.

The Butler County Rescue Squad will be hosting a Fishing Tournament on August 31, 2013 at Twin Lakes Pay Lake in Gilstrap, from 11am to 3pm.  Adults’ cost is $30 with no limit on fish.  The biggest fish is worth $50, the smallest fish wins a fishing pole.

Kids 14 and under cost is $10 with an 8 fish limit.  Biggest fish wins a fishing pole, kids 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Heavy rains could not stop the "Meet & Greet" for the Butler County High School Football team.  The Blue/White scrimmage was canceled but fans packed the fieldhouse to get a glimpse of the 2013 Bears.

The Butler County Buckmasters is a subordinate chapter of the Buckmasters American Deer Foundation.
We will holding a banquet on Saturday, August 24 at the Mike Truelove Education Complex Building located at 799 Veteran’s Way.
The doors will open at 5:30 with Dinner at 7:00  followed by Auction and Raffles at 8:15 p.m.
 
We are excited about the opportunity to celebrate the upcoming hunting season while raising monies for projects that will benefit our local community.
 

Little Lady Bears Jr. Pro Basketball signups have begun. If you know of any young lady interested in playing this year, please follow the link below and return the application to your child’s school. 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/109o1gdbgscwnva/2013%20LLBB%20Application%20and%20Medical%20Form.docx

Please contact Cody Donaldson with any questions at 270-526-5647.

The Butler County Middle School softball season gets underway on Monday, August 12, as the Bears travel to Whitesville Trinity for its season opener.  

With a loss of seven 8th graders from 2012 - all starters - and only two 8th graders on the 2013 team - the Bears will be putting a young team on the field with limited softball experience at the middle school level.

Butler County Schools will be back in session on Thursday, August 8, and the return of students means high school athletic seasons are just around the corner.  BtN/WLBQ 1570 will once again be broadcasting live on the radio (and live streaming on BtN) over 100 athletic contests throughout the school year, including football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball.

Butler County native, Boyce Flener, will make his debut on the Sportsman Channel, Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He will be featured on the Whitetail Properties TV show. Boyce began working with Whitetail Properties Real Estate as a licensed real estate agent in the Spring of 2009.

The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 5837 hosted a Golf Scramble on August 3, 2013 at the Hidden Valley Golf Course. The golf scramble was the first major fundraiser for the "Walls of Honor"

Scramble results:

Drake Embry, a junior receiver with the Butler County Bears' football team, recently attended the Under Classmen Combine Top 100 Prospect Invitation Football Camp at the University of Oklahoma.  The camp was held July 22-23rd.