Bluebirds Own Six Straight Wins PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Leyton Read brings the ball up the court in a recent game. 18 N. Fort Thomas Ave. Located in the Hiland Building. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (15-4) may not have run away with this one. But the Bluebirds […]
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Bluebirds Throttle Pioneers
Highlands Wins Fifth Straight PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Leyton Read inbounds the ball in a recent game. The final score does not indicate it. But the host Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (14-4) fell behind 13-2 to start the game before rallying for a 98-70 victory over the Simon […]
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Highlands Basketball Teams Post Weekend Victories
Bluebirds Defeat 10th Region Opponents PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands seniors Emma Riccobene (31) and Kate Vaught (5) close in on defense in the win over Scott on Saturday. The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (12-5 overall) used a solid defensive effort in the second half to pull away for a non-region […]
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Highlands Alum Helped Troy Make NCAA Record-Setting History 29 Years Ago
Hunt Scored 200th Point in Record-Setting Victory Photo Courtesy Troy State Sports Information Department. Highlands alum Steve Hunt pulls up for a shot against DeVry Institute in the record-setting game Jan. 12, 1992. Hunt scored 15 points including the 200th point with 7:37 left when Troy beat DeVry, 258-141. That is an NCAA record for […]
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Highlands Handles County Rival on Road
Bluebirds Record Consecutive Wins over Camels PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Zach Barth makes a pass in a recent game. Barth scored 30 points in the 86-74 Highlands victory at Campbell County on Tuesday. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (9-3 overall) traveled south hoping to earn another impressive win […]
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Highlands Saturday Hoops Round-Up: Bluebirds Record Thrilling Comeback Win
Highlands Girls Overwhelm Boone County PHOTO: G. Michael Graham. Highlands senior point guard Sam Vinson receives instructions from Head Coach Kevin Listerman and staff before guiding the offense. Vinson scored 32 points in the 78-75 come-back win over the Cougars. Sam Vinson gave the home team faithful a reason to let everything loose with one […]
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Tuesday Highlands Basketball Round-Up: Bluebirds Record Road Victories
Highlands Bests State-Ranked Oldham County PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior Bryson Cody (middle) brings the ball up the court in a recent game. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (3-2 overall) took down the Oldham County Colonels (1-1) in a road non-region game, 73-63. The Bluebirds saw four players score in […]
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Weekend Basketball Round-Up: Highlands Girls Dominate Bellevue
Bluebirds Defeated in Lexington Highlands eighth grader Marissa Green (10) and junior Carissa Armstrong (2) defend in a recent junior varsity game. Green scored 12 points in the 58-12 Highlands victory at Bellevue on Tuesday. The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (3-3) dominated its 36th District contest, 58-12 over the host Bellevue Tigers (0-5) on […]
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Highlands Girls Hoops Falls on Road
Pandas End Four-Game Losing Streak to Bluebirds Highlands sophomore guard Alyssa Harris (right) guards Notre Dame junior guard Macie Feldman (left) in the region contest Friday. The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (1-1 overall) fell behind 28-20 at halftime on the road Friday and could not recover losing 49-37 to the Notre Dame Pandas (2-0).
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Here’s Who the Highlands Boys, Girls Basketball Squads Will Play in the Region Tournament
Odd Schedule Maps Out Region Tournament PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior point guard Sam Vinson (right) scouts the floor in the 36th District championship win over Newport on Friday. The Bluebirds do not play against until Saturday against Dixie Heights in the 9th Region quarterfinals at 8 p.m. The 9th Region […]