Highlands hopes to put on good Homecoming showing PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defenders Dalton Cornett (41), Noah Kremer-Stegman (38) and Kyle Rust converge on the ball in the game Friday at St. Xavier. Highlands takes on Simon Kenton at 7 p.m. on Friday for Homecoming at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. The host football […]
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Only seconds to spare from penalty kicks
Ladybirds beat Lady Breds on Gessner’s late goal PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands freshman Ali Gessner (13) snaps off the game-winning goal against Newport Central Catholic with eight seconds left in the second five-minute overtime frame. Gessner’s 10th goal of the season lifted Highlands to its first regular season win over NewCath since 2007. It […]
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FTM Sports Reporter G. Michael Graham commentary on Highlands football
Unified or Divided? PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior offensive lineman Kyle Finfrock (72) cuts off St. Xavier senior defensive lineman Kyle Robinson (94) in Friday’s road game. Finfrock returned from injury in the game. Earlier this week, my Mom and I had a great talk about handling some issues going on in our very […]
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Highlands-St. Xavier Football Game Story
Bluebird Struggles Against Class 6As Best Continue in Road Loss PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior wide receiver Dougie Buckler (85) makes a catch in Friday’s game at Louisville St. Xavier. LOUISVILLE – There were not any surprises from the hosts in terms of strategy in this game. The Class 6A, District 3 Louisville St. […]
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Highlands-St. Xavier Preview
Bluebirds face another daunting road task PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior defensive back Bradley Greene (left) brings down Ryle’s Bryce Ashley (17) during the game Friday in Union. Many around town admit another 1-3 start is hard to believe after so many years of unprecedented success. But the Highlands Bluebirds football team finds itself […]
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Bluebirds Take Down Defending State Champions
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senor Ethan Mills (center) heads the ball in for the game-winning goal over Covington Catholic on Tuesday. The Bluebirds down the defending state champions, 2-1. Nearly 24 hours after their female counterparts knocked off one soccer defending state champion, the Highlands Bluebirds soccer team took on the same opportunity at […]
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Ladybirds take down top-ranked team in state
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands freshman Ali Gessner (13) makes her move in a recent game. Gessner leads the 9-0-1 Ladybirds with 22 points on nine goals and four assists. Head Coach Brian Wiefering admits the strategy sometimes backfires. But it didn’t in the first game of the Lexington Catholic Cup on Monday. Instead, the third-ranked Highlands […]
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Highlands-Ryle Game Story
Ryle rolls past Highlands PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior wide receiver Griffin Huber (14) hauls in a pass during Friday’s game at Ryle. Things began to look bleak when two starting offensive linemen showed up not dressed before the game. They became worse as the game dragged on. The host Ryle Raiders scored on […]
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Highlands-Ryle Preview
Bluebirds hope to snap two-game losing skid in Union PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior wide receiver Jared Wogan (10) and senior wide receiver Brent Angel (16) run downfield on special teams in Friday’s game against Scott County. Highlands travels to Union to face Ryle in a 7:30 p.m. contest Friday. The feeling in Fort […]
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Nationally-ranked Ladybirds tie Mount Notre Dame
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto,com. Highlands senior Karolym Lukjan (3) makes her move in a recent game. A strong showing last week earned the Highlands Ladybirds soccer team recognition not only locally and statewide, but nationally. Highlands outscored its first seven opponents by a combined 36-0 to jump to second in Kentucky in the Maher Rankings […]