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Friday was the 2011 Butler County High School Fall Sports Senior night. Recognized were the senior athletes from a variety of fall sports, including boys’ and girls’ soccer, boys’ golf, cheerleading, and football. Pictured above: Dillen White, son of Billy and Connie White of the Northside.

Girls’ Soccer

Katie Neighbors, daughter of Tammy Neighbors and sister of Rebecca Reedy of Morgantown.

It’s Saturday night, October 1^st, at Cedar Ridge Speedway—the final night of the season for the Butler County track.  Trucks pulling trailers loaded with dirt track cars have been arriving all afternoon.  Around the track, seasoned drivers and pit crews unload open wheel and stock cars.  Haley Westerfield is talking to her mom, Misty, who is working registration.  Haley is waiting for her dad, Jimmy, to show up with her blue number H1 ride.  It’s the last place you would expect to find an eighteen-year-old former cheerleader (eight years at Ohio County schools) and beauty pageant

The stands at the WKU Softball Complex was full of Butler Countians on Saturday afternoon in support of former BCHS softball standout CheyAnne Gaskey.  Gaskey did not disappoint as she took the mound against WKU and came away with the win.

In her first collegiate start and win Gaskey pitched four innings and allowed no runs.

Tom Gauthier Headed to Sister Team in New Hampshire

Bowling Green, KY – The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Class A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, are proud to announce that radio broadcaster Tom Gauthier has earned a ‘call-up’.  Starting November 1, he will serve as the new Director of Broadcast/Media Relations with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Class AA Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and Hot Rods’ sister club under ownership group DSF Sports.

The BCHS Bears improved to (6-1) overall with a key district win over the Union Co. Braves by the score of 33-0, Friday night at Morganfield, Ky.  The Bears most notable part of the game would have to be the defense. Tossing another shutout, the Bears almost seemed angry over the previous week.  Union Co. total offense on the night ended up in the negative category. That’s right, negative yardage; on the night Union Co. had only one first down, and a negative (-12) twelve yards total offense.

The Butler County Bears loaded the buses and headed to Union County on Friday night.  With the combination of a two hour road trip and the beginning of Fall Break the Butler County crowd was a little smaller than normal.  Fans may not of showed up for the game, several listened to the game on BTR 1570 AM WLBQ,  but the Bears did as they won 33-0.

Top 20- Chanda Hampton, Olivia Neighbors, Delaney Embry, Maranda Pierson, Kierra Neighbors

I’M BACK

Any time I fail to realize that I’ve landed in the ideal place for my writing I need only think of this. My editor is as prone to fits of non-output as is this writer.

The editor of which I speak is John Embry. John graces these pages with his own writings from time to time, but will be the first to tell you that he won’t write when he doesn’t feel it, isn’t in the mood, doesn’t have time, or just doesn’t have anything to say.

T-ball this year consisted of six teams; Lil Firecrackers, Lil Lighting Bolts, Lil Rascals, Dodgers, Rescue Warriors (pictured above), and the Bad News Bears. This group was coach pitch and hit off the tee as well.  The future of baseball and softball in Butler County is bright.  Photos courtesy of Tiffani Jones Photography.

Breast cancer survivor Julie Hudnall throws out the first pitch.

The Butler County Middle School softball team hosted a “pink out” night last night against Grayson County in its last home game of the 2011 fall season.