Richey Credits Current, Former Players, Assistant Coaches for Helping Build Solid Program PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands Head Coach Jaime Walz-Richey watches during the 43-33 win over Bishop Brossart on Monday. The win marked the program’s 400th since she took over as head coach in 2002. Like many coaches, Jaime Walz-Richey will […]
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2021-2022 Highlands Girls Basketball Preview
Highlands Faces Numerous Unknowns Entering Season PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior point guard Alyssa Harris brings the ball up the court in the 9th Region semifinals against Dixie Heights last year. Harris is the team’s lone returning starter from last year’s team that finished 20-7. It’s one of those years where […]
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Highlands Girls Hoops Records Ninth Straight 20-Plus Win Season
Bluebirds Lose Nearly 85 percent of Scoring Next Season PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior Meg Gessner is a key returning player for the Highlands girls basketball team next season. Do you appreciate this story? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our […]
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“A Valiant Effort”: Highlands Drops Region Semifinal Game
Bluebirds Unable to Stop Colonel Winning Streak PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior guard Emma Mallery brings the ball up the court in the first half of the 9th Region semifinal game against Dixie Heights on Saturday. Do you like this story? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. […]
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Highlands Pulls Away for Region Quarterfinal Win
Bluebirds Put Four in Double-Digits in Victory PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. The Highlands Bluebirds players and coaches gather during a timeout in the 9th Region Quarterfinals on Thursday. Highlands beat Covington Holy Cross, 59-43 to advance to the region semifinals. Do you like this story? Please consider a small donation to help […]
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Highlands Holds off NewCath to Win District Crown
Bluebirds Win Seventh Straight District Tournament Championship PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands seniors Kelsey Listerman (20) and Emma Riccobene (31) get in defensive position in the 36th District championship game Friday at Dayton. Listerman scored 21 points on her way to earning the tournament’s most valuable player award. Highlands won 45-36 for […]
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Highlands Wins Sixth Straight, Listerman & O’Hara join the 1,000 point club
Listerman, O’Hara hit 1,000 Career Points in Bluebird Win PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior center CC Shick (left) gets in position in a game earlier this season. Shick made her return after not playing since mid-January in the win over Lloyd Memorial. 2000 Memorial Parkway. In their final regular season home […]
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Highlands Wins Low-Scoring Road Battle
Bluebirds Win Fifth Straight PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior forward Rory O’Hara (35) gets in position in a recent game. A low score like this often means one team tried to slow the game down holding the ball and only taking high-quality shots. But that was not the case in this […]
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Highlands (14-5) defeats Campbell County for second time this season
Bluebirds Hope to Carry Momentum into Postseason PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Meg Gessner gets in defensive position in a recent game. The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (14-5 overall) hopes this trend continues into the postseason in a few weeks. Highlands knocked off the county rival Campbell County Camels […]
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Highlands Downs Simon Kenton
Bluebirds Win Make-Up Non-Region Game PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands sophomore point guard Alyssa Harris slides past a pick in a recent game. The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (13-5 overall) won a make-up non-region game over the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers, 35-23 in a low-scoring affair Thursday in Fort Thomas.
