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The BCHS Lady Bears Soccer team will be holding open practice sessions at the City Park on July 10th, 12th, and 13th at 6 pm each evening. Interested high school girls just need to wear comfortable clothes--t-shirt and shorts, and a good pair of sneakers if they don't have cleats. These are the ONLY DAYS that we can allow walk-ons--there is no commitment or pressure--we just want to give students a chance to see if soccer is something fun that they would like to be involved in. This program is growing--and it's okay if you have never played before!

There will be a meeting for any 7th - 12th grade male students interested in playing JV-Varsity Soccer for BCHS Thursday, June 28th at 6 pm at the BCHS field house. Coach Nate Noble will be there to discuss the upcoming season.

The Butler County Little League season is now complete. The league had 14 teams this season ranging from Jr. Rookie to Major League. The All-Star teams representing each division are now in action.

BCHS Boys Basketball Booster Club will meet on Tuesday, July 17th at 6pm in the BCHS Commons Area to elect officers, discuss fundraisers and budget as well as other important business for the 2012-13 season. Parents of all players including incoming freshmen are requested to attend.

The Butler County High School Bears softball team held its 2012 awards banquet on Monday, July 18, at the school's commons area.  A large gathering of players, parents and supporters were on hand as the team honored players and team accomplishments.  The 2012 Bears had a successful season, finishing with a 22-17 record, runner-up trophy in the 12th District Softball Tournament, and advancing to the Third Region Tournament for the fifth consecutive year.  This season also marked the fifth consecutive 20-win season for Butler County Softball.

The Morgantown-Butler County Swim Team had its first meet on June 14th at the Morgantown City Pool.  This was the first swim meet for the Southwestern Swim Associate that the MBCST is a member of.  Other teams participating in this relay meet were Scottsville YMCA and Portland, TN team.  The meet started at 6:00 and the MBCST took an early lead over the other teams and held on to the lead for the entire meet.  In the end MBCST won the overall meet followed by Scottsville then Portland.

The Butler County High School softball team held its 11th Annual softball camp last week - June 11-14 — at the field for girls ages 7-12.  The 2012 camp had 24 girls attend — one of the largest in camp history.

The players were instructed in the basics of fastpitch softball, including bunting, hitting, sliding, defensive mechanics (infield and outfield), and pitching/catching.  Each player received a certificate of achievement for their completion of the camp, as well as a camp t-shirt.

Serving as "coaches" for the camp were players on the BCHS and BCMS softball teams.

Abigail Fry, of Morgantown, caught this 7 pound Brown Trout at Dry Run Creek near Mountain Home, Arkansas while on a fly fishing trip with her dad Chris Fry, also of Morgantown.

Establishing small plots of clover throughout your hunting area can pay big dividends during deer and wild turkey seasons. Summer is a good time to start preparations for an initial planting in the fall.
“If managed correctly, stands of clover can last for three to five years without re-seeding,” said Chris Grasch, a private lands biologist who works in the Bluegrass Region for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “Plots can be as small as ¼- to ½-acre in size and should be located where there’s full sun at least part of the day.”

On May 14th, the BCHS Girls and Boys Tennis Teams held their banquet to commemorate the 2012 season. With a packed crowd in the board meeting room at the Learning Center, a potluck meal was served and awards were given out. There were no seniors on either team so that award was not given out this season. Winners were as follows:

(G)=Girls' Team Winner / (B)=Boys' Team Winner

Top Seed: Chanda Hampton (G), Matthew Embry (B)

Highest GPA: Chanda Hampton, Katona Dockery, Laura Hunt, Sierra Fields, Ashley Bell (G) / Matthew Embry (B)