Beech Tree News Network

On Thursday afternoon Dylan Havens signed his letter of intent to attend Berea College. Dylan will be a member of the Track and Field team and a member of the choir at Berea.

It was a contrast in wins for the BCHS tennis teams on Thursday, as they traveled to Logan County to take on the Cougars.  While the boys team match came down to the final match, the Lady Bears swept the field.

I’ve been moved to write twice within a month. That hasn’t happened in quite some time.

I have to start this missive out with a poke at one of my bosses, John W. Embry. John has an excellent program on 1570 AM that runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., and 7 p.m.  called Out on a Limb. Being that I work the morning shift on two of those days I often insert myself into his program.

Butler County High School Boys' Basketball will be hosting a skills academy in April. 

"This year we are trying something new.  The camp will be offered in various sessions.  Participants will have options of which session or sessions for which to sign up," said BCHS coach Calvin Dockery.

One Butler Countian’s dreams of starting this season in professional baseball’s major leagues have been put on hold, for now. Butler County High School Alumnus Keith Butler, a six-foot, 170-pound right-handed relief pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinal’s organization won’t begin the 2013 season in the big leagues, but he’s just a step away at the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds.

The University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University dodge ball teams met at Butler County High School Thursday Night to raise money for BCHS Project Prom.  With both teams ranking top 10 in the nation on their respected polls, the matchup made for a great night of dodge ball. UK brought an undefeated team into gym while WKU brought a team with many experienced players such as Butler County High School Alumni Nick Johnson.  Fans packed the top rows of the bleachers (in order to avoid getting hit by one of the 80mph rubber balls) to watch some intense dodge ball.

Shaedy Scott, a junior at BCHS, unofficially broke Butler County’s girl’s 100 meter dash record.  The record was previously held by Elizabeth Hilliker with a time of 14.18 seconds.  Scott broke the record last week with a time of 14.11 seconds.

Varsity Boys Sweep Cloverport- Team Record now at 3-1

The Butler County High School Tennis Teams hosted 3rd Region foe Cloverport on Friday March 22nd.  The boys match was a varsity match, whereas the girls match saw Butler County's junior varsity girls defeat the Cloverport varsity girls, in a match that counted as "JV" match.

The Butler County High School softball team had a productive trip east over the weekend, going 3-1 and finishing runner-up at the Mayfield Ice Creamier Battle by the Creek Tournament, hosted by Johnson Central High School in Paintsville. 

On Friday, Butler County romped George Rogers Clark 16-1 in five innings. An explosive offensive performance was capped by a two-run homerun blast by Natoshia White.  Pitcher Morgan Manning, who was named the Game MVP, turned in a stellar performance in the circle.