Beech Tree News Network

The TBall and Tiny Tot League started play on Monday night at the Charles T. Black City Park.  The Tball teams, which consist primarily of 4 and 5 -year-olds and the Tiny Tots teams, which is 2 and 3 year olds will be playing at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. There are 6 teams in each league, approximately 120 kids, that will play until the end of September. 
 

TBALL LEAGUE

The Butler Co. Bears opened the 2012 football season on the road with a border clash with long time foe Logan Co. Cougars.   Football time in Kentucky, as all across the Bluegrass this past weekend fall like temperatures and high school football week one set the stage.

 The Butler County Bears loaded the buses and headed to Logan County on Friday night to pickup their first win 27-13.  Several fans made the trip as well to cheer the Bears to victory.  This week's first installment of "From the Sidelines" gives a glimpse of what's going on off the field.  Congratulations to the Bears!!! See you next week in Breck County.

The brick walkway at BCHS in front of the Athletic Facility is complete. There is some landscaping to be completed, but the bricks and the bear statue are in place.

Special thanks to project managers Doug Weathers and Troy Lawrence. Also to Drake's Masonry, IMI, and Little Mac's Construction for donating work and materials to the project.

Butler County Little League will be holding fall ball sign-ups on august 23, 2012,  from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Morgantown City Park. Fee is $25.00 and players will receive a t-shirt.  Practices will be in September and October.  Participants will play in the league they will play in the 2013 spring season.  If you have any questions or would like to coach, please contact Rodney McMillin at 270-532-1022.

The Butler County Bears football team will host "Meet The Team Night" at 6 p.m.

The BCHS Bears football team looks to build on their success from last season when they kick-off their 2012 campaign this Friday night when they travel to Logan County. The Bears advanced to the second round of the KHSAA playoffs last year and ended their season with an 8-4 record. Ryan Emmick is in his third year as head coach for the Bears.

The Morgantown-Butler County Swim Team had 3 swimmers to take part in the Bluegrass State Games on Saturday, July 21, 2012.

Cameron Joiner swam in 2 individual events and 1 relay, his relay team received a medal for the 200 Medley Relay.

Mattie Smith swam in 3 individual events an 1 relay. She place 1st in the 8 & under 100 Free and her relay team placed first in the 200 Medley Relay.

Adrianna Joiner also swam in 2 individual events and 1 relay.

With the start of school comes the beginning of fall softball for Butler County Middle School.  Practicing daily since mid-July, the team opens its 2012 season today, Saturday, August 11, at home against Christian County at 4 p.m.

Tryouts were held in early July and ten new players were added to the roster, joining nine returning players for a 19-player roster.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – In the 1870s, fishery scientists began to consider stocking exotic fish species into U.S. waters to compensate for the loss of native species.

The brown trout (Salmo trutta), a native of Europe, is arguably the biggest success story, having been first introduced into the Baldwin River in Michigan in 1884.Today, brown trout are thriving throughout North America, South America, Australia and New Zealand.