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WHITESVILLE — Butler County defeated Edmonson County 78-68 in the semifinals of the 12th District Boys' Basketball Tournament at Whitesville Trinity on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

Bears notch win over Patriots in regular season finale

MORGANTOWN — Returning to the win column, Butler County beat Allen County-Scottsville 79-72 in a boys' high school basketball regular season finale on Friday, Feb. 21.

Butler County improved to 16-13 after notching the win.

The 12th District Boys/ Girls Basketball tournament will be held at Whitesville Trinity High School and will begin Monday, February 24th. The 12th district is made up of four schools. Butler Co. HS, Edmonson Co. HS, Grayson Co. HS, and Whitesville Trinity HS. The district tournament is set on a rotation and yearly changes locations in alphabetical order. John Kirkpatrick is the 12th District Tournament Director @ Whitesville Trinity High School.  

MORGANTOWN — Butler County came up short as Louisville Butler held on to win 82-75 in the Hebrews Classic on Saturday, Feb. 15.

MORGANTOWN — Senior guard Ty Price became the 3rd Region's all-time leading scorer in Butler County's 88-68 win over 12th District rival Edmonson County on Thursday, Feb. 13. 

Price scored a game-high 31 points for the Bears. He now has 3,161 points in his high school career. Previously, Corky Withrow (Central City, 1952-1956) held the 3rd Region scoring record with 3,136 points. 

Bailey Moore is the only senior on this year's basketball team.  She was honored before the Lady Bears win over Ohio County.

Bailey has played basketball for 13 years.

She was escorted by her parents, Kyle and Kim Moore of Morgantown.

After graduation, Bailey plans to attend Murray State University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education, to become a Kindergarten teacher.

Her favorite memory is winning the District Championship last year with the girls she loves like sisters.

Oak Ridge Christian Academy honored its senior athletes on Saturday.  

Cadence Alea Cardwell has been an Oak Ridge Christian Academy student for 13 years. She is the daughter of Jaysen and Jessica Cardwell. Her favorite pastime activities include playing volleyball and basketball, spending time with family and friends, hunting, and shooting guns and clay pigeons.

Bears claim district win over Cougars 

MORGANTOWN — Butler County pulled away to defeat Grayson County 78-62 in a 12th District boys' basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 8. 

Following the win, Butler County improved to 13-12 overall and 4-1 in the 12th District.

Grayson County edged Butler County 18-16 in the opening quarter.

MORGANTOWN — Butler County wouldn't be denied a win on Senior Night.

The Bears knocked off Warren Central 60-47 on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Following the win, Butler County evened its overall record to 12-12. 

The Bears beat Warren Central for the first time since 1987.

Warren Central entered the matchup ranked among the state's Top 10 boys' high school basketball teams.