Softball Drops Game to Henry County PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands beat Covington Holy Cross, 10-0 on Saturday. The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (6-5 overall) won its final game of the Doc Morris Invitational with a 10-0 win over the Covington Holy Cross Indians (3-10) at Meinken Field.
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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 […]
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Highlands Baseball Falls to Trinity Again
Highlands Faces Holy Cross in Final Game of Doc Morris Invitational PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior Austin Eads gets in defensive position in a recent game. The undefeated Louisville Trinity Shamrocks (12-0) baseball team came to Fort Thomas on Friday for the Doc Morris Invitational and left with another run-ruling 13-2 […]
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Thursday Highlands Round-Up: Bluebirds Best Ohio Opponent
Highlands Baseball Starts Doc Morris with Extra-Inning Loss PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands sophomore pitcher Kennedy Baioni (right) prepares to deliver during a game earlier this season while freshman third baseman Michelle Barth (left) gets in position. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Highlands Parts Ways with Weinrich as Head Football Coach
Weinrich Guided the Bluebirds to the Class 4A State Championship in 2014 FTM File Photo. A new head coach will take the sidelines for the Highlands Bluebirds football team next fall. Coach Brian Weinrich told the Highlands Bluebirds football team on Tuesday afternoon that he will not return to the sidelines in 2021. Weinrich has […]
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Highlands Softball Loses Heartbreaker in Region Semifinals
Bluebirds Fall Short of Fifth Region Final Appearance in Six Years PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. The Highlands softball team gathers one last time after a 4-3 loss to Dixie Heights in the 9th Region Semifinals on Wednesday at Beechwood. Highlands finished the season with a 16-11 record. The Blue and White stood […]
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Bluebirds Lose Shoot-Out in 9th Region Title Game
Highlands Not Headed to State for First Time Since 2014 PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior Cooper Schwalbach steps into swinging motion in the 9th Region championship on Tuesday. Solid pitching and defense carried the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (29-10 overall) to four consecutive 9th Region championships. But on Tuesday in a […]
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NewCath snaps four-game slide
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter NEWPORT – That familiar, good feeling of the thrill of victory found its way back to the Hill on Friday. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds played tough defense the entire game before their offense finished off drives in the second half to beat the visiting Lloyd […]
