Area Sports
Wildcats 4-3 before spring break
By T. Wampler JPI Sports Coach Michael Meredith and the Edmonson County Wildcats were 4-3 healing into spring break. ECHS had wins over Owensboro Knights Christian (Owensboro), (KY homeschool), Trinity (Whitesville-twice), and Allen County-Scottsville. ECHS lost to Monroe County, Breckinridge County and a walk off win by Hart County on a Saturday afternoon. ECHS…
Read MoreLady Cats 4-4 before spring break
By T. Wampler JPI Sports The Lady Cats defeated the Hart County Lady Raiders 8-0 early in the season on a Saturday afternoon. Coach Alex Massey continues to make strides in building the ECHS softball program and has been successful in the process she started. The Lady Cats have been known for…
Read MoreBears fall to Wildcats — Win two to finish out week
By Greg Moore Sports Editor The Butler County Bears have returned from spring break with the cancellation of school postponing Monday’s Butler/Edmonson matchup. So, the Tuesday game was played, but the makeup in Morgantown is set for May 8th. While this may not seem like a problem, the back-to-back night in district…
Read MoreBCMS Bears on the diamond
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor The Butler County Middle School has had the winningest coach in Butler County sports history in retirement-mode from the ball diamond. Coach John Embry, who dedicated many years to the sport of fast pitch softball and retired from it, has put his hat back on to…
Read MoreLady Raiders shutout Lady Colonels
Ward smashes homer in 3rd inning By T. Wampler, JPI Sports The Lady Raiders shutout the Lady Colonels 20-0 in 5 innings last week at Caverna High School. Coach Peter Distefano and Coach Caitlyn Smith both enter their second season leading their respective softball programs, and both coaches have made great strides in coaching fundamentals…
Read MoreHart County Baseball
Raiders defeat Wildcats early in season Clemons praises team for their fight By T. Wampler, JPI Sports The Hart County Raiders are off to a 6-4 start including an early season 8-7 walk off victory over the Edmonson County Wildcats. Coach Brandon Clemons continues to grow the HCHS baseball program and the Raiders already…
Read MoreLady Cats show Lady Bears Who has the Sharpest Claws
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Managing Editor Edmonson Lady Cats broke their losing streak on April Fool’s Day, against Butler County. #1 Julie Norris pitched a great game for the Lady Cats with 5 strikeouts against Butler. The Lady Cats #6 Hayley Sanders, short stop, scored an over the fence home run during the…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall to Edmonson County
Lynn Bledsoe Jobe Reporter The Butler County Lady Bears played the Edmonson Lady Wildcats in an away game on April 1, 2025. However, in the first inning, Edmonson scored first. The Lady Bears continued to trail Edmonson as the Lady Cats scored 4 more runs in the second inning. During the third…
Read MoreThree-win week for Lady Bears—Tomes walks it off in extra innings over Grayson County
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor An easy win at home over Breckinridge County began a busy week for the Lady Bears softball team, who traveled to Warren East on Tuesday. The backend of the week had the team hosting Franklin-Simpson and Grayson County on Thursday/Friday. On Monday night, in only three-innings, the…
Read MoreBears back to .500 with three wins
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor Baseball was on full display this past week in Morgantown; the Butler County Bears hosted Caverna, Todd-Central, Ohio County, and Warren Central in what nearly was a four-win week. After blitzing Caverna on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday games with Todd and Ohio were nail-bitters, before another…
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