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The Bears picked up two wins in the final week of regular season, beating Muhlenberg County 4-1 on Tuesday night behind a strong pitching performance by Blake Graham.  This avenged an earlier 8 inning defeat at the hands of the Mustangs the previous Saturday.  The Bears leading pitcher and top hitter statistically, Graham continued his hot streak at the plate also with some help from Eddie Phelps, Trevor Parker and Brandon Jones.

The coaching staff and players of the Butler County Bears’ softball team will be conducting a softball camp this summer for girls ages 5-12 from June 8-11, 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. daily.  The 14th Annual BCHS Softball Camp will be held at the BCHS Softball Complex off Gardner Lane in Morgantown.  The camp is designed to teach the fundamentals of fastpitch softball and to encourage them to play at the next level.  Eligibility is determined by a player's age at the time of the camp.

With a 9-8 record halfway through the season, the Butler County High School softball team was at a crossroads.  Although off to a good start, the Bears were hovering at the .500 mark with several games during the second half of the season that could go either way.  After dropping two hard-fought, one-run games on April 11 (Rockcastle County 2-1, Highlands 8-7 in nine innings), Butler County regained its focus and with gritty determination went on a six-game run.  The Bears defeated Russellville 8-2 on April 16; Bowling Green 5-0 on April 17; Hopkinsville 7-0 on 4/21; Trinity 9-0 on 4/23; Lo

The Butler County High School Softball Team honored their two seniors on Monday night prior to the game with Breckinridge County Tigers.  Emily Rich and Kassie Phelps were honored. The team made the tunnel of bats for the players and parents to walk to the field. Each senior was presented with gifts from the team.

"I"m really proud of Kassie and Emily for their hard work and dedication to our softball program over the years," said coach John Embry.  "Both young ladies are key members of our team and they will be missed next year."

 With the season winding down, the Butler County High School baseball team took time last week to honor its 2015 seniors.  This year's seniors are Brandon Jones, Conner Reed, Hunter Wilson and Peyton Bratcher.  Each player was announced and recognized along with their parents for their contributions to the B.C.H.S. Baseball program. 

Brandon Jones, son of Jason and Tiffani Jones

UPDATE: May 7, 2015 GaskeyNamed Academic All-District  by Capital One

Seniors Alexa Becker and CheyAnne Gaskey and sophomore Jessica Twaddle were named as Academic All-District Softball selections by Capital One Thursday, as  selected by CoSIDA.

Congratulations David Cody Guess of Lyon County.  It’s Official. The National Wild Turkey Federation has confirmed that Cody’s massive wild turkey is in the books as being the world record at 37.6 lbs. He killed the giant bird April 21, 2015 on his family’s farm in Lyon County.

Cody says he has been tagging along on hunts since he was three years old and started hunting at age five. The biggest kill prior to this record was in Kansas with a weight of 27 pounds.

The 17^th Annual National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Hunting Heritage Banquet was held on Saturday night at the Educational Complex.  The event is hosted each year by the Butler County Longbeards Chapter.

The Butler County Bears Softball team is currently 15-8 on the season, 6-5 in region play, and 2-0 in the district.  With 23 games under their belts the Bears have scored 150 runs and are hitting .314 as a team.  The JV team is currently 9-3-1 on the season.  They have scored 77 runs and are hitting .326 as a team. There are 13 games left in this year's season. Meet the Bears Softball team...

The Butler County tennis team traveled to Ohio County on Tuesday April 28 for a match against Muhlenberg County. Prior to the game, five  seniors from Butler County were recognized. The seniors were as follows: