Highlands Petitions to Stay in 5A During 2019-22 Cycle PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore quarterback Collin Hollingsworth (30) pulls the ball back after faking to sophomore running back Wes Bowling (91) in a junior varsity game at Cincinnati St. Xavier last fall. The coaching staff can’t say enough about how well the off-season has […]
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Bluebirds Draw Conner for 9th Region Quarterfinals
Bluebirds Went 0-2 Against Lady Cougars During Regular Season PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Piper Macke puts up a shot in the district semifinals against Dayton. There is no doubt the Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team has been rolling along lately. Highlands (24-7 overall) has won 13 of its last 14 games entering the […]
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Bluebirds Finish Third at State Swimming, Diving Meet
Murphy Wins One-Meter Dive Crown Contributed Photo. The Highlands Swimming and Diving Team took third at the State Meet in Louisville over the weekend. The Highlands Bluebirds boys swimming and diving team concluded a great season with a third-place finish at the state meet Saturday. The Bluebirds scored 154 points in the meet at the […]
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Bluebirds Head to State Swimming Diving Meet
Highlands Seeks Top 10 Finishes for Boys, Combined Teams PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. The Highlands Swimming and Diving Team heads to the state meet in Louisville over the weekend. The main goals have been accomplished. But the Highlands Swimming and Diving teams would not mind some icing on the cake at the State Swimming and […]
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Highlands Wrestling Club Takes Off
Team Participated in State Tournament in Early February Contributed Photo. The Highlands Wrestling Club began this year and currently has wrestlers between the first and eighth grades. Absent from the photo are wrestlers Peter Murriner, Rafe Pinkston and Coach Dakota Riley. Rob Pinkston, a football player at Highlands in the mid-80s, saw his son Rilen Pinkston start […]
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Highlands Boys, Combined Swimming Diving Teams Win Region 7 Titles
First Crown Since 1994 for Highlands Boys PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Finn Murphy fires toward the water in the Region 5 Boys Diving championships at Scott High on Saturday. Murphy qualified for state with a overall score of 496.05. Murphy finished runner-up to St. Henry diver Aidan Stigall’s 504.35 points. When the sun […]
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Highlands Senior Bowls to Individual State Title
Campbell Dominates Competition in Louisville KHSAA photo. Highlands senior Andy Campbell captured the first-ever school and Northern Kentucky Boys’ Singles Championship on Thursday at Executive Strike and Spare in Louisville. Highlands senior bowler Andy Campbell made school and Northern Kentucky history in his last appearance Thursday. Campbell blazed past the rest of the field on […]
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Highlands Swimming and Diving Teams Head to Region with High Hopes
Bluebird Boys Seek First Region Crown Since 1994 Contributed Photo. Highlands junior Matthew Lorenz takes off in the Region 7 swimming and diving meet last year. The Highlands boys swimming and diving team is looking for its first region crown since 1994. The streaks of the teams located on the opposite side of Dixie Highway […]
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Highlands Girls Bowlers Hope to Make School History at State
State Bowling Tournament Moves to Louisville This Year PHOTO: G. Michael Graham. Highlands freshman Abby Bach prepares to take a shot during a recent practice. The Highlands Bluebirds girls bowling teams hopes to get a huge monkey off its back at the state tournament this year. In four previous appearances, Highlands has not made it […]
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Highlands Girls Hoops Focused on Controllable Things
Undisputed Top Seed in District Tournament on Line Friday PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands freshman guard Kenzie Nehus goes up for a shot in the win over Campbell County on Saturday. The long-term goals have not changed. But for now, the 14-6 Highlands Bluebirds girl basketball team is focusing on the things only the players […]