G. Michael Graham. Highlands defenders Nathan Merkle (39) and Braden Hicks (9) pursue on defense in Friday’s 28-13 win over Covington Catholic. The Bluebirds travel to Lexington Catholic on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. Class 4A semifinal contest. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Now that they’ve beaten their arch-rivals for the […]
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Highlands goes conservative in region championship win
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Another Blue and White victory gave those who say it is not a rivalry anymore another piece of evidence. But the Highlands Bluebirds football team left their home field for the final time in 2013 knowing it was one of the toughest victories this season. In […]
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Bluebird Notebook: CovCath games closer than many think
 G. Michael Graham. Highlands defensive back Griffin Urlage (20) knocks away a Ben Dressman pass during Friday’s Class 4A regional championship game against Covington Catholic. The Bluebirds beat the Colonels for the 11th straight time, 28-13. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter One can have an opinion either way as to […]
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Highlands prepares for another important battle against CovCath
G. Michael Graham. Highlands wide receiver Justin Weyer (4) heads to the end zone in Friday’s 56-6 second-round playoff win over Ashland while Ryan Greene (80) and Beau Hoge (7) block. Highlands takes on Covington Catholic on Friday at 7 p.m. in the regional finals for the fourth time since 2007. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM […]
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Highlands tames Tomcats, 56-6
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may be a case of playoff rewind from last year in its third year playing in Class 4A. But the Highlands Bluebirds football team is once again dominating those same opponents. Top-ranked 11-1 Highlands did basically what it wanted the entire game in a 56-6 […]
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Bluebird Notebook: Tough schedule pays off
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands junior Patrick Schoepf (33) hones in on Ashland running back Josh Vaughn (32) in Friday’s game. The Bluebirds beat the Tomcats, 56-6 in the second round of the playoffs. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may have been rough traveling some. But the tough schedule for […]
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Guidugli settling in at Central Michigan
Contributed Photo. Gino Guidugli, a 2001 Highlands graduate and former record-setting University of Cincinnati Bearcat quarterback, is in his first year as Running Backs Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Central Michigan University. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The calls still come in for him to play quarterback, particularly from the arena […]
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Bluebirds declaw Lions again to open playoffs
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Nothing came unexpected in this one. The Highlands Bluebirds football earned another top seed in the playoffs with its 17th district championship in 18 years and that again came with the usual first-round thumping of a visiting fourth-seeded opponent. The Class 4A, District 7 champion Bluebirds […]
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Bluebird Notebook: Younger players earn playoff experience
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands sophomore running back Nicholas Kendall (with ball) breaks free on a 94-yard touchdown run in Friday’s 70-6 first-round Class 4A playoff win over Boyd County. Kendall ran for 156 yards on five carries and two touchdowns in the win. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many younger […]
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Highlands turns attention to Boyd County
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands defenders like Patrick Schoepf (33) and Daniel Kremer (22) converge on the ball in Friday’s 71-69 win over Warren Central. The Bluebirds open the playoffs Friday against the Boyd County Lions for the third year in a row. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It is normally […]
