On Friday night, March 25, Butler hosted the first outdoor track meet of the season and despite the cold weather, it was a great success!! We had outstanding help from our school staff, the McBrayer's worked their tails off in the concession stand, and we had some great performances by our athletes! With only 6 girls competing--they were able to finish 5th out of 15 schools! The boys had a very exciting meet and were battling back and forth for the first place position all the way to the end of the meet, and with only 14 competitors--they were able to finish in 2nd place behind Holden who had 111 points, Butler with 89 and Harrisonville finished in 3rd with 75. Points were given to the top 8 places and here are the results of the meet:
Girls:
7th Place--High Jump Jocelyn Underwood
5th Place 300m Hurdles Annalee Gardner
Medal Winners:
3rd Place: Triple Jump--Taitlyn Madison
4x200m Relay Annalee--Jocelyn--Maci Taylor--Taitlyn
2nd Place: Long Jump--Taitlyn Madison
200m Dash--Taitlyn Madison
1st Place: Discus--Josie Johnson--36.10m 118' 5" a new PR and School Record--beating the old record set in 1985 by 10'!! Congratulations Josie!!
Annalee--Pole Vault--3.4m 11' 1.75"
8th Place: 4x800m Relay Drew Clutter--Keegan Gilbreath--Ronen Hilgenburg--Carter Trumbore
7th Place: 200m Dash Mason Diehl
6th Place: 1600m Ronen Hilgenburg
long Jump Hunter Kelso
High Jump Hunter Kelso
4x400m Relay Kelso--Brendin Patrick--Xavier Wisdom--Dylan Davidson
5th Place: Discus Hunter Stevens--a new PR
Shot Put Hunter Stevens
100m Dash Brendin Patrick
4th Place: Triple Jump Xavier Wisdom and a new PR
300m Hurdles Dylan Davidson
Medal Winners:
3rd Place: 110 h Hurdles Matthew Zent
4x200m Relay Brendin Patrick--Hunter Kelso--Xavier Wisdom--Mason Diehl
2nd Place: 4x100 m Relay Brendin--Mason--Zent--Raymond Robinson
1st Place: Triple Jump Matthew Zent 40' 10.5" 12.46m
Long Jump Matthew Zent 19'5" 5.93m
Pole Vault Jaxon Hiser and a new PR 12'5" 3.8m
The Lady Bears softball team picked up their first win of the season defeating Green Ridge 18-12. They are currently 1-1 on the year. The JV Lady Bears also picked up the win.
Announcements for Wednesday, March 30:
JH Track Meet @ Midway @ 3:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 2:10 PM
JV/V Boys Golf (H) vs. Windsor/El Dorado Springs @ 4:00 PM
Lady Bears Softball beats Green Ridge 18-11!
Announcements for Tuesday, March 29:
ACT Test (Juniors) @ 8:00 AM
FFA - Central District Ag CDE @ 9:00 AM - Bus leaves @ 6:15 AM
JV/V Track Meet in Archie @ 3:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 2:20 PM
JV/V Girls Softball in Windsor @ 4:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 2:20 PM
Puerto Rico Parent Informational Meeting in Ms. Alvis' Room @ 6:00 PM
Thanks Studio Perks for the drinks!!!!
Announcements for Monday, March 28:
No School - Professional Development Day
NRTC IN Session
District Solo & Small Ensemble Festival in Stockton - Bus leaves @ 8:30 AM
JH Track Meet (H) @ 3:45 PM
JV/V Girls Softball in Green Ridge @ 4:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 2:00 PM
Congratulations to the Butler Bears Baseball team on their 1st Place finish at the Wildcat Classic Tournament!!!
Announcements for Saturday, March 26:
FFA - Skyline CDE @ 9:00 AM - Bus leaves @ 6:15 AM
V Boys Baseball Tournament in Cassville @ 12:15 PM - Bus leaves @ 8:30 AM
Announcements for Friday, March 25:
FFA - Adrian CDE @ 9:00 AM - Bus leaves @ 8:05 AM
Rewards Early Out (HS Only) during Bear Time - Academic GPA (3rd Quarter) of 3.0 or higher
JV/V Track Meet (H) @ 3:30 PM
JV/V Girls Softball in Adrian @ 4:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 3:15 PM
Softball today has been postponed. A make-up date has not been determined yet.
The Butler R-V School District is pleased to announce the hiring of Dale and Lindsey Long.
Dale graduated from Oak Park High School in 2000. He then attended William Jewel College where he received a football scholarship. Dale has been in education for 16 years and has coached all 16 years. Dale will be teaching junior high history and will serve as head coach for the Butler Wrestling Team as well as assistant coach for the Butler Football Team.
Lindsey is a graduate of Cass Midway High School and attended William Jewel College where she received her undergraduate degree. Lindsey later received her Master’s in Administration from William Woods. Lindsey has taught for 18 years in grades 4th through 6th. Lindsey will be teaching junior high math next year at Butler High School.
Joining Dale and Lindsey in Butler will be their two sons, Kellen and Hunter. Please help us in welcoming the Long family to Butler!
Track Meet Changes:
The HS meet will now be Friday starting at 3:30 p.m. We have moved the JH meet to Monday at 3:45 p.m.
Announcements for Thursday, March 24:
FFA - Neosho CDE @ 9:00 AM - Bus leaves @ 5:45 AM
JV/V Track Meet (H) @ 3:30 PM
JV/V Girls Softball (H) vs. Rich Hill @ 5:00 PM
The golf match against Stockton today has been postponed.
Baseball games today will be played at Seneca. Times will remain the same.
Announcements for Wednesday, March 23:
Interact Meeting in Mrs. Colburn's Room @ 7:30 AM
College/Trade Visit - MODOT during Bear Time
Problem Solvers Walk of Champions during Bear Time
JV/V Boys Golf (H) vs. Stockton @ 4:00 PM
HS Girls Basketball Reception in the Cafeteria/Auditorium @ 6:00 PM
HS baseball and softball have both been cancelled today.
Baseball will play tomorrow in Cassville at 2:30 and 4:45.
Softball will reschedule for Tuesday, May 3rd at 4:30 in Butler (District softball is pushed back a week).
Third Quarter Honor Roll Students
Announcements for Tuesday, March 22:
V Boys Baseball Tournament in Cassville @ 2:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 10:45 AM
V Track Meet @ UCM @ 1:00 PM - Bus leaves @ 10:45 AM
College Visit - Crowder College during Bear Time
FFA Area 7 LDE/Banquet in Clinton @ 3:30 PM - Bus leaves @ 2:30 PM
JV/V Girls Softball (H) vs. Lockwood @ 4:30 PM