Bluebirds Coming Off Bye Week PHOTO: Ed Harber. Highlands senior Kaleb Kissee (69) and senior linebacker Mason Welsch (10) converge on Cooper senior running back Brendon Tye in the recent win at Cooper. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every week! Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin: Why So Many Teams in Ky. Football Playoffs?
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. AND NOW WE KNOW . . . The KHSAA has released the first-game matchups and our first reaction to a slate of 94 games this weekend where 188 teams make what are officially called the UK Othopaedics State Football Finals […]
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Highlands Boys Place in Top Four in Class 2A State Cross Country Meet
Young Highlands Girls Team Showed Improvement Throughout Season PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands sophomore Owen McCain led the Bluebirds in the Class 2A State Cross Country meet at Bourbon County Cross Country Course. McCain placed 32nd in 17 minutes, 57.53 seconds. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Cov Cath Soccer Turnaround; High School Football RPI?
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog was talking baseball, of course, but his comments on the postseason pretty much apply wherever and whenever the playoffs get here – and they’re here now. “It’s not the best team that wins, it’s […]
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Highlands Cross Country Teams Prepare for State Meet
Highlands Boys Aim For Elusive Fourth State Crown Contributed Photo. The Highlands Boys Cross County Team heads to state after winning its first region crown since 2015. Contributed Photo. The Highlands Girls Cross Country Team runs in state at 4 p.m. on Friday. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every week! […]
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Katelyn Sallee Stepping Down as Highlands Head Volleyball Coach
Bluebirds Won 25 or More Games Four of Past Five Seasons PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands head volleyball coach Katelyn Sallee shouts out instructions in the region quarterfinal game against Cooper on Tuesday. Sallee is stepping down after leading Highlands to a record of 173-99 in eight seasons guiding the Bluebirds including […]
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Cooper Again Ends Highlands Volleyball Season
Bluebirds Graduate Nine Seniors Highlands senior Sophia Sarakatsannis (10) attempts to hit one past the block of Cooper’s Holland Morris (13) while Sadie Smith (3) gets in position in the 9th Region Quarterfinals at Conner. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every week! Please consider a small donation to help fund […]
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2021-22 Highlands Bowling Preview
Numbers High for Highlands Programs PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior Jake Veneman is a key returning bowler from last year. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every week! Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, […]
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Highlands Boys Cross Country Wins Region
Highlands Girls Also Qualify for State Contributed Photo. The Highlands Bluebirds boys cross country team won its first region crown since 2015 Saturday. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every week! Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing […]
