By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team does not like to leave things to chance. That is why the Bluebirds work on playing to their standards on a daily basis in practice to make sure they dominate in games they’re heavily favored in such as Friday. Host Highlands […]
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Highlands continues District 7 action against Pendleton County
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It is a case of the seeds of confidence against the seeds of doubt. The top-ranked, undefeated Highlands Bluebirds football team comes into another Class 4A, District 7 contest heavily favored against the struggling Pendleton County Wildcats (1-6 overall, 0-2 district) Friday. Highlands (6-0, 2-0) smashed […]
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Fort Thomas – Mid-week News Update
1. The retail shake-up in continues in Newport as Payless has left the Newport Shopping Center and reported to be replaced by Ace Hardware. Rumor is Payless wanted to stay but they are asking for higher rents. The concept of raising rates at an aging retail center that is no longer the center of retail […]
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Fort Thomas News to Start Your Week
1. The big story of the weekend was not only the big win for the Bluebirds over Elder but also the injury suffered by Pat Towles on the first drive. Our report on the story even got a shoutout on our favorite website Kentucky Sports Radio – which made both Mark and I’s weekend. The […]
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Gigapan Views of the Highlands Game
I really didn’t intend to do another Highlands football post but then Chris Stegner posted a link to a gigapan of the football game last night and I couldn’t resist. In case you are not familiar with gigapans it is a new photographic technique that captures the entire crowd at a sporting event or concert that in […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of April 25th
Tons of news this week so lets get right to it: 1. Another Highlands football star commits to a local division I program. After Patrick Towles commitment to UK a few weeks ago we got word this weekend that Drake Bruns has committed to UC. Dale Mueller has compared Drake to Mike Mitchell who was […]
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Highlands QB, Patrick Towles, Commits to Kentucky
And this is why social media is awesome. Found this little nugget 4 minutes ago on twitter via KySportsRadio : 2012 QB Patrick Towles, rated on ESPN’s 150 for 2012, gives UK verbal according to Steve Jones. HUGE pickup. Of course, Towles is the quarterback for YOUR Highlands Bluebirds. Other quick hitter sports related links: […]
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Mid-week Fort Thomas News Update
A few mid-week notes: 1. According to the website BigBlue247, Patrick Towles received a scholarship offer from UK this week. Judging by his quote sounds like he may be following in the Hefty Lefty’s footsteps – ““there was a part of me that wanted to” commit to UK on the spot” 2. Keeping with the […]