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It has been a busy week full of basketball for the Butler County Middle School basketball team.  It started on Monday night with a road trip to Muhlenberg South and won’t end until Saturday with a Christmas Tournament at Adairville.  The Bears faced off against a talented Muhlenberg South team Monday night.  The Bears were a little nervous about the trip due to the fact when these two teams met earlier in the season the Suns defeated the Bears by double digits.  The Bears came out with force on the Suns court and stayed within 4 points of them the entire night.  The Bears were able to get i

In a border-rival contest against a regional opponent that featured three ties, seven lead changes, and a mid-court brawl, Butler County defeated Ohio County 76-71 on Thursday night in Hartford.  The win is the first for the Bears against Ohio County in several years.  
A fast-paced game throughout, the Bears fell behind 6-0 as the Eagles hit a pair of three to start the game.  Butler fought back and was leading 19-17 after the first quarter.  
The game stayed tight through the first half with Butler County holding a 38-37 lead at the half.  

The Butler County Middle School Lady Bears' basketball team wrapped up its 2013 season last weekend with the annual Green River Valley
Conference Tournament.  The 8th grade team fell to Edmonson County 55-26, while the 7th grade team lost to Breckinridge County 46-24.  The tournament was held at McLean County. 

“Close, but no cigar” would be an accurate way to describe the BCMS 8th grade boys’ basketball team this season.  The Bears battle night after night in games that are only decided by a few points, but just can’t seem to clinch the win.  This week was no different.  Once again the Bears fought in two close games but couldn’t come out on top as they hosted theTigers from Breckinridge County and traveled to Russellville to face the Panthers. 

With two games cancelled due to snow and ice, the Butler County Bears boys' basketball team finally took the court on Tuesday night, December 10, at home against Apollo - one of the top teams in the Third Region. 

After a busy weekend of basketball action the Butler County Lady Bears are off to a 4-0 start, are 1-0 in the 12th district, and have a new member in the BCHS 1,000-point club.

On Friday night the Lady Bears traveled to Whitesville, Ky to take on the Lady Raiders of Trinity High School. The game was a matchup of unbeaten teams, and the district opener for both squads.

The Butler County Middle School girls' basketball team recently honoroed its 8th grade players during a recent game against Breckinridge County.  8th grade team members are Tori McKinney, Maddy Murphy, Briana Orange, Kiana Coleman, and Madison Ford. 

Coaches are Angie Easley and Lexie Smith.

NASCAR has the shortest, and busiest off season in all of sports. Big-time stock car racing ends right before Thanksgiving, and resumes just after Valentine's Day. Preseason testing basically begins on the Monday after the final race, with mandatory testing at Daytona in January.

Sauger hover just above bottom right now downstream of dams, waiting for a stunned shad to tumble into their orbit. Their numbers will grow in proportion to the downward slide of the thermometer.
The peak concentration of sauger below dams coincides with the coldest weather of the year. Sauger readily bite in water temperatures below 40 degrees, the most reliable winter fish of all.

The Butler County Lady Bears started the 2013-2014 season off 2-0 picking up wins on Monday and Tuesday night.  Butler County defeated Hancock County 43- 34, and easily cruised to a 55-21 win over the Lady Panthers of Russellville.
Coach Christy Clark is pleased with the victories over Hancock County and Russellville but says the Lady Bears still have a lot to work on.