Beech Tree News Network

UK superfans Amy Smith-Thomas and Debbie Hammers made the short trip to Owensboro last Friday to see UK head coach John Calipari and the 2012 National Championship Trophy. Coach Cal and the trophy toured the state from Thursday to Saturday stopping in Ashland, Pikeville, Hazard, Frankfort, Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Paducah, Lexington, and Louisville.

The BCHS Bears Baseball team has had relatively quiet week so far, but things will heat up this weekend at the Bowling Green Invitational tournament. On Monday, the Bears traveled to Franklin Simpson high school where they faced off against the Wildcats. The Wildcats won with a score of 8-0.

The Butler County Tennis Team made two trips up the Natcher this week to take on the Red Devils of Owensboro High School and the Panthers of Daviess County High School. The Girls picked up a 5-4 victory over the Red Devils on Monday night but fell 0-9 to the Panthers on Tuesday. The Boys fell to the Red Devils 3-6 on Monday night and were shut out by the Panthers on Tuesday falling 0-9. The Girls record now stands at 7-2 while the Boys record is 5-6. Match results are as follows:

At Owensboro:

Despite it being spring break, the BCHS Bears baseball team stayed busy over the week.  The Bears dropped a 10-0 contest at Allen County-Scottsville on Monday, and lost a close one 5-4 against Russellville on Tuesday night.  Rain canceled the game against Metcalfe County that was scheduled for Thursday.  The Bears JV also played once over the week, losing 3-0 against Russellville.

This year’s spring turkey season opens April 14 and closes May 6.  The outlook for the upcoming season is excellent with many young males, like this one, available for hunters. Kentucky’s turkey flock numbers about 250,000 birds.

Beech Tree Media has teamed up with the Bowling Green Hot Rods to broadcast the Beech Tree Radio "Game of the Week" on WLBQ 1570 AM. Each Saturday night, Beech Tree Radio will air the Bowling Green Hot Rods game live. This is the second year that Beech Tree Media has broadcast all of the Saturday night Hot Rods games.

The BCHS Bears baseball team traveled down to Nashville over the weekend to play a two game contest against Davidson Academy, TN and Murray, KY. The Bears suffered a defeat 7-0 against Murray and lost a tough game to Davidson Academy 5-3.

If you have a child, ages 2-5 years old and want to be a part of a T-ball team, join the Butler County T-Ball and Tiny Tot T-ball teams! You may sign up anytime before July 3, 2012. There is a $30 fee per player and the fee is due no later than July 3. The first sign-up is scheduled for April 16 from 5:00-7:00 PM at McDonald’s. Additional sign-ups will be scheduled in May and June. Deadline for sign-up is July 3. Games will be scheduled for Mid-August thru September

The BCHS Tennis Teams traveled to Hopkinsville's Ruff Park on Saturday to take on Hopkinsville and Union County:

Boys def Hoptown 7-2 and Union Co 6-3 - Record now at 5-4
Girls def Hoptown 6-3 and Union Co 6-1 - Record now at 6-1

Girls vs Hopkinsville
Singles
1. Chanda Hampton def Olivia Harris 8-0
2. Sierra Fields def Mary Powell 8-2
3. Katona Dockery lost to Claire Campbell 1-8
4. Emily Wallace def Samantha Michard 8-1
5. Hannah Barrow lost to Caroline Heltsley 1-8
6. Dalys Bishop def (No player)

Doubles

Hannah Perry, a 7th grader at BCMS (12 years old) ran her first Half-Marathon on Saturday, sponsored by Total Fitness Connection in Bowling Green for Family Enrichment.  She finished 18th place out of 93 females with a time of 1:52:28 and second place in her age group   She was the youngest to run the half-marathon. Hannah has been on the Butler County Cross Country team for two years and is currently in her first season of track.