Sports 2 December 2014

Butler inducted into Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame

By
The Highland County Press-

A Hillsboro High School graduate was recently honored for his role on the Centre Colonels basketball team that finished in the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1989.

Ritchie Butler and his teammates on the 1989 Centre College men's basketball team were inducted into the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame during homecoming festivities on Oct. 29.

Coached by Tom Bryant, the Danville, Ky. college team placed fourth in the NCAA Division III tournament. The team, which also won their conference in 1989, finished with an overall record of 24-7.

 

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In 1989, Centre College earned the distinction of being the first Division III school to have both the men's and women's basketball teams earn a berth in the NCAA Final Four in the same season.

Butler is a longtime basketball and baseball coach, teacher and official in Highland County. As head coach of the American Legion Post 129 baseball team, he led the team to the state tournament in 2010. Butler is also a former sports editor in Highland and Brown counties.

 

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