Listerman Named Courier-Journal Coach of Year PHOTO: Dale Dawn. Highlands Bluebirds Boys Basketball Head Coach Kevin Listerman (right) celebrates with assistant Kevin Orme (left) after winning the state championship. Fort Thomas Matters has brought you Highlands Sports Coverage for years. Would you please consider a small donation to help fund our work? We rely solely on support […]
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Sam Vinson Wins MaxPreps Kentucky Basketball Player of Year Honor
More Awards for Highlands Senior Point Guard PHOTO: Dale Dawn, Fort Thomas Matters.. Highlands senior point guard Sam Vinson (3) goes in for the score in the state semifinal win over Ashland. Vinson won the MaxPreps Kentucky High School Basketball Player of the Year award. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider […]
State Championship Sinking In for Highlands Players, Coaches
Bluebirds Finished Season with 30 Wins PHOTO: Dale Dawn. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team celebrates the state championship at Rupp Arena on Saturday. Highlands returns 11 players from that team that dressed for the tournament next year. Do you appreciate this story? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely […]
Highlands Overwhelms Muhlenberg County in First Sweet 16 Game Since 2001
Bluebird Quickness Too Much for Mustangs PHOTO: Dale Dawn. Highlands junior Zach Barth (10) goes up for a score in the first round of the Sweet 16 Boys Basketball State Tournament on Thursday. Do you appreciate this story? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our […]
HHS Girl Dishing Her Way into Campbellsville History
Contributed Photo. Highlands 2010 graduate Katie Allen (11) makes a move during a game last season. Allen owns 418 assists in 97 games for an average of 4.3 per game in three years at Campbellsville University. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Once Katie Allen arrived on campus, the Campbellsville University Lady […]
Highlands Healy Hoping to Bring Winning Tradition to Colorado
Contributed Photo. Highlands graduate Angela Healy (central) instructs the Greeley Central (Colorado) players during a game last year. Healy was recently named head coach at the school located 49 miles north of Denver. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Angela Healy is proud of where she came from. But the 2004 Highlands […]
Highlands Legend, Walz-Richey: “Relationships Over Awards”
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The honors for her great playing career may continue to trickle in 17 years after the amazing career ended. Jaime Walz-Richey just received induction into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. But above anything else, the 35-year-old wants to be known as “a […]
Listerman Ready to lead new era of Highlands Basketball
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It’s currently a breath of fresh air. But the search committee saw Kevin Listerman as the leader with the qualities to bring the once-proud program back into prominence in Northern Kentucky. Thus, the committee named him the new Highlands Head Boys Basketball Coach on Wednesday. “I […]
Highlands Boys Hoops Head Coaching Job Still Good One
G. Michael Graham Even though the Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team has not been a region contender in a while, it is still important in Fort Thomas. That’s evidenced by the numerous posts about the open head coaching position on Bluegrass Preps. You can’t believe everything you read on that web site. But it can […]
Dawn returns to NCC sidelines
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter A little more than a year ago, Ron Dawn stepped down as Head Coach of the Newport Central Catholic girls basketball team. Within a matter of days, the school promoted assistant George Stoll to the head position. Dawn, 57, found himself on the other end of […]

