G. Michael Graham Photo. Newport Central Catholic junior Loren Zimmerman (15) directs traffic in Tuesday’s 9th Region quarterfinal contest. The Thoroughbreds downed Conner, 65-55 for their first region win since 2011. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – The vaunted on-ball pressure defense of the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds girls […]
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Highlands rolls past St. Henry
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands point guard Haley Coffey dribbles against St. Henry’s Karly Lehmkuhl (32) in Monday’s 9th Region quarterfinal contest. The Ladybirds won 67-52 to advance to the region semifinals for the second straight year. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – It was simply a matter of […]
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Field set for 9th Region Tournament
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter A coach once said blind draws involve a lot of luck. Based on that, the Highlands Ladybirds and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbred girls basketball teams received good draws for the 9th Region Tournaments to be held at Northern Kentucky University’s Bank of Kentucky Center. But that […]
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Thoroughbreds claim sixth straight district crown
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter NEWPORT – Both boys basketball teams showed why they could be tough to deal with in the 9th Region Tournament. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds used their size and depth to dominate teams all season and that didn’t change Friday. They won their sixth consecutive 36th […]
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Size, depth gives Thoroughbreds huge advantage in 36th Title game
G. Michael Graham Photos. Above: Highlands guard Brendan Buten puts up a shot against Newport in Wednesday’s 36th District Semifinals. Bottom: Newport Central Catholic post Jake Schulte gets in solid defensive postion against Bellevue. The Bluebirds and Thoroughbreds meet for the district title on Friday at 7 p.m. at NewCath. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort […]
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Ladybirds, Thoroughbreds expect tight ballgame
G. Michael Graham Photos. The Highlands Ladybirds (top) and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (bottom) will play for the 36th District championship on Thursday at 7 p.m. Highlands won it last year. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter They are both not only going to the 9th Region Tournament. The Highlands Ladybird and […]
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Bluebirds finalizing 2014 football schedule with 8A Florida opponent
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter High school football teams normally do not have to find new opponents in the second year of two-year contracts. The Highlands Bluebirds had to find a fill-in opponent in 2012 after Dixie Heights dropped the second year of a two-year contract. But the Bluebirds found a […]
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Headed to the next gridiron level
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands quarterback Drew Houliston (10) recently announced his intent to play football at Division III Wittenberg University. Houliston is one of eight Highlands seniors committed to playing college football. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Exactly one-fourth of this past season’s seniors will be taking their talents to […]
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NewCath earns huge win over Holmes
G. Michael Graham. Newport Central Catholic forward Jake Schulte looks for a teammate in Friday’s win over Covington Holmes. Schulte had eight points, 18 rebounds and four blocked shots in the win. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – The same strategy that’s helped them all season helped again in […]
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Running for a big cause
Contributed Photo. Kelsa Mueller Ader, a 2007 Highlands graduate, will be running in the Flying Pig Marathon in May hoping to raise money for Breast Cancer research. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Kelsa Mueller Ader ran with competitiveness and intensity in track and cross country at Highlands. But on May 4 of […]