Highlands came into Friday’s KHSAA state softball tournament semifinal with a monumental task at hand. The first pitch reaffirmed it. Taking on top five nationally ranked and undefeated South Warren, the Bluebirds offered little resistance to one of the best Kentucky high school softball teams ever assembled in a 10-0, five-inning loss. Regardless of what […]
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Record-breaking slugger Payton Brown has Highlands softball on the cusp of history
It’s not as much of a problem anymore, but there was a time when Highlands High School softball standout Payton Brown had her first name misspelled. Not all the time, and usually by people outside her inner circle, but just enough to be annoying. “Oh, it still happens. But, yeah, not as much,” said Brown, […]
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It’s time! Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Season
You’ve voted for nine Team of the Week spring sports winners. Now is your time to weigh in on who the Team of the Season should be! Thanks to OrthoCincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, we are again proud to partner and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our local high school athletes and teams! For the […]
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Highlands rallies in final at-bat, walks off North Hardin to reach first state semifinal
Sometimes it’s just a matter of putting the ball in play. Trailing 2-1 and down to their final three outs, Highlands’ softball team did just that and eventually came away with a 3-2, 8-inning victory over North Hardin in Saturday’s KHSAA state tournament quarterfinals at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. The win gets them to […]
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‘Hope he’s here tomorrow’: Rally squirrel sparks Beechwood’s state tournament win
Rally squirrel? Maybe it was the tree-dwelling rodent that got things going for the Tigers. At a 0-0 stalemate in the top of the fourth, their was a brief pause in the game due to a squirrel running around in the infield. A few pitches later and Beechwood put up two runs and then cruised […]
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Peaking at the perfect time: Campbell County advances at state tournament
Campbell County continues to play its best baseball at the right time. The Camels earned a 6-1 victory over LaRue County on Friday in the first round of the KHSAA state baseball tournament at Legends Field in Lexington. They got another complete game performance from Tyler Schumacher and the Camel bats collected five extra-base hits […]
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Highlands breaks through, gets state tournament win
Fourth time is the charm. In their fourth state softball tournament trip in the last five years, Highlands finally broke through. They took down South Laurel 3-0 on Thursday morning at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. “I thought this team was as prepared to do this as any team I’ve ever coached,” Bluebirds coach Milt […]
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How the Camels found their mojo on the way to state
Now that Campbell County is back in the 2026 Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare, it’s easy to forget that the Camels started the prep season in a bit of a funk. Their record on April 15 following a 15-5 home loss to Covington Catholic stood at 7-6. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t […]
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Bluebirds ready to flex their muscles at state softball tournament
It’s dusk in Fort Thomas and sunshine is disappearing at Monday’s softball practice at Highlands High School. But the sun is not setting on the Bluebirds’ season, especially after winning yet another 9th Region championship. “We’re all really excited for the state tournament,” said .352-hitting second baseman Morgan Pompilio, one of four talented seniors for […]
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NKSCA All-Division teams announced
The Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association have weighed in with their All-Division teams. Compared to prior years, the All-Division teams were split up into two divisions, for large school and small school. Division I Player of the Year — Kaitlyn Dixon, Highlands First Team Averie Lightner, Conner Hope Hamilton, Campbell County Payton Brown, Highlands Hannah […]
