It could’ve been Highlands freshman Ally Lickert’s goal in the 67th minute. Or it could’ve been her Bluebird sophomore goalkeeper Bailee Class’ eight saves. Actually, it was both. Lickert’s scoring and Class in goal propelled Highlands to its second straight Ninth Region girls soccer title, a 1-0 win over Notre Dame on Saturday at St. Henry. […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: Highlands girls soccer captures eighth straight district championship
The Highlands Bluebirds girls soccer team came into the season as an overwhelming favorite to eight-peat in the 36th District and proved it with an 8-0 shutout of the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds at Morscher Field. Highlands has won 15 straight against NewCath dating back to 2015. Highlands (16-2-3) saw Claire Cavacini score three goals […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: Highlands girls soccer starts postseason run, faces NewCath in 36th district final
The Highlands Bluebirds girls soccer team quickly took care of the Dayton Devils, 10-0 in the 36th District semifinals at Tower Park. Highlands (15-2-3) saw Laney Smith again lead the way with four goals and two assists. Kate Jamie and Claire Cavacini had two goals each with Yvie Gorrigan recording one goal and two assists […]
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Weekend Sports Round-up: Notre Dame volleyball bests Assumption in Asics Challenge in Chicago
The Notre Dame Pandas ventured up to Chicago to face some of the best teams in the country and came away with a runner-up finish. The Pandas (24-3) first beat North Branch (Michigan) in the quarterfinals then avenged their lone in-state loss of the season besting the Assumption Rockets, 2-1 (24-26, 25-15, 29-27) in the […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: Highlands, Beechwood girls soccer team start week with shutouts
The Highlands Bluebirds girls soccer team won its first of two big 9th Region games over the Cooper Jaguars, 3-0 at Tower Park. Highlands outshot Cooper, 12-5. Goalkeepers Natalie Hinegardner and Bailey Markus made three and two saves, respectively, for the Bluebirds (12-2-1) and Allie Ames made seven for the Jaguars (7-5-2). The three leading […]
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Monday NKY HS Sports Round-up: Campbell County volleyball turning corner; Highlands tops Campbell County in girls soccer
The Campbell County Camels volleyball team did not take Calvary Christian for granted despite their dominance over their 37th District foes. Campbell County (6-7) drove over the Licking River and took care of the host Calvary Christian Cougars, 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-16). It gets them off to a 1-0 start in district play with two […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Smith breaks Highlands career goal-scoring record in district win
Laney Smith knows only her name will be at the top of a prestigious list. But similar to the others on top of it, Smith agreed that her school-record 76 career goals does not happen without great teammates. Smith surpassed 2019 graduate Lindsey Meyer’s 75-goal career total with a hat trick to help the Highlands […]
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Monday NKY sports round-up: Highlands girls soccer falls in state tournament
The Highlands Bluebirds girls soccer team (15-7-3 overall) knew this would be a tough challenge against a familiar post-season opponent. The host Lexington Catholic Knights (25-1) entered the first-round state tournament game on a 24-game winning streak only allowing eight goals since opening the season with a 3-0 loss at Louisville power Sacred Heart. The […]
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Highlands, Simon Kenton girls soccer drop games at Lexington Catholic
The Lexington Catholic Cup generally sees some of the best competition from around the state including two or more from Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties. Four from the area will venture down this year to play a guaranteed three games. Two of them could not come home with wins on the first night that took […]
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Highlands Girls Soccer Gives Valiant Effort in 9th Region Championship Loss
Bluebirds Have Made it to Four Straight Region Championship Games Highlands senior midfielder Faith Broering earned the 9th Region Offensive Most Valuable Player of the year and a spot on the all-tournament team along with fellow seniors Jade Rehberger and Chloe Bramble. No one covers Highlands sports like FTM! We’re there, in-person, every week! Please […]