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Poor spawns from 2005-2007 impacted the numbers of young white crappie in Kentucky Lake, resulting in spotty fishing for white crappie over the last several years.

The crappie population in the lake also morphed from mainly white crappie to predominately black crappie due to aging of the lake. The water flows clearer than it once did and more sunlight reaches the depths, generating more aquatic vegetation. Clearer water and more vegetation favor the black crappie and their numbers increased dramatically in the last decade in Kentucky Lake.

An undefeated Butler County Bears football team (8-3, 3-2) took a 50-0 schellacking on September 23 against Owensboro Catholic (11-0, 5-0). Now, advancing to the second round of the KHSAA playoffs, the Bears are hoping for a much different outcome as the two teams are set to faceoff again at 7 p.m. tomorrowing night at Steele Stadium on the campus of Kentucky Wesleyan College.  Butler County Head Coach Ryan Emmick is looking forward to the rematch and so are his Bears.  

On Saturday November 5th, the Butler County Varsity Cross-Country team competed in the Class 2A Region 2 meet at Ephram White park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Butler County Middle School Girls' Basketball team in action.  Enjoy!

Photos by Steve Smith, BTN

The Butler Co. Bears football season was on the line. Win and advance, lose and your season is over.  The Bears crushed the #2 seed,  home favored Caldwell Co. Tigers 28-7.  A Bears defense that played with a chip on its shoulder all night long and a running attack that chewed up the clock and kept the high octane Tigers offense watching from the sidelines most of the night.

A pair of Butler County High School student-athletes spent Thursday, October 20, trying to impress college scouts.  Junior outfielder Jazmin Reynolds and sophomore third baseman Lynsie Clark, both players on the BCHS softball team, took part in a BSA Softball College Expo event on the campus of Campbellsville University.  The all-day event featured coaches and scouts from over 50 colleges and universities at all division levels, including WKU, Campbellsville, Murray State, UK, U of L, EKU, and UT.

Butler County football is beginning its "second season" tomorrow night as the Bears travel to Princeton for a first-round playoff game against Caldwell County.  Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on Beech Tree 1570 with David Clark.

It's Conference Silly Season: You might think I’m crazy, but I’m hooked on all the conference realignment drama that’s going on in college athletics right now. It could be because I’m a NASCAR fan and I’m used to this sort of thing happening every year, but something about all this has really captured my interest.

To conclude the regular season, the Butler County cross-country team traveled to Logan County on Saturday October 29th to compete in the Meet of Champions.

The Butler Co. Bears lost in overtime at Edmonson Co. by the score of 27- 21, to close out the 2011 regular season. The Bears now 7-3 overall, while the Wildcats finished  a perfect  10-0 and both move on next week to prepare for the KHSAA State playoffs. The border rivalry despite Butler and Edmonson being in different districts and classes this year lived up to everyone’s expectations.