Two words go a long way to describing the girls 36th District – change and creativity. There are significant changes at Newport Central Catholic and Bellevue. The Thoroughbreds will not have 2025 alumna and Northern Kentucky University freshman Caroline Eaglin, and Trevor Gould replaces now-boys coach Tommy Sorrell. Newport will need lots of inventiveness because the Wildcats […]
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Green’s 21 points, 13 rebounds lead Highlands to win
Bishop Brossart could almost see it Friday. After the Lady ‘Stangs took a 38-34 lead at Highlands on Ava Walters’ 15-foot jumper with 2:06 to go in the third quarter, it looked like the end of a nine-year losing streak against the Bluebirds. Until it wasn’t. Highlands rode a 21-4 run and Marissa Green’s 21 […]
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Bluebirds Draw Conner for 9th Region Quarterfinals
Bluebirds Went 0-2 Against Lady Cougars During Regular Season PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Piper Macke puts up a shot in the district semifinals against Dayton. There is no doubt the Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team has been rolling along lately. Highlands (24-7 overall) has won 13 of its last 14 games entering the […]
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Fourth Straight District Crown for Bluebirds
Defense Paves Way for Highlands Win Senior guard Brooke Dill stepped up the ladder to cut the net celebrating yet another 36th District championship. But this trip up the ladder carried something bigger than the previous ones for Dill because it meant something that had not happened in 17 years just took place for Dill […]
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Current, Former Players Reflect on Walz-Richey’s Career 300th Win
Highlands Girls Hoops Program Built on Positive Culture PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. The Highlands girls basketball players celebrated Jaime Walz-Richey’s 300th win as head coach Thursday with a cake and balloons. When her college career ended at Western Kentucky University back in 2000, Jaime Walz-Richey said basketball would always be a part of […]
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2017 Highlands Girls Basketball Preview
Highlands Hopes to Figure Out 9th Region Mountain PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Hanna Buecker goes in for a score against Cooper in the 9th Region quarterfinals last year. Buecker is a key returning player off last year’s 22-9 squad. Over the last couple years, the Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball program has been in […]
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Highlands Girls’ Basketball Teams Christen Newly Minted Gym (PICTURES)
The girls’ basketball teams played the inaugural game in the newly renovated Highlands gym. They played Notre Dame Academy on Jan. 5, 2016. FTM file//D. Ketcham. By David Ketcham In all the madness of Highlands High School thus school year, yet another advancement came to the nest. Between the new light fixtures to the addition […]
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HHS Girls Basketball Player Lydia Graves to Sign Letter of Intent
Highlands High School girls basketball player Lydia Graves will sign her letter of intent to play collegiate basketball Tuesday. Photo courtesy: Cara Owsley/Community Press
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Fort Thomas News – Midweek Update
A few random odds and ends to get you over the hump: 1. A few sports stories featuring Fort Thomas athletes: Highlands girls basketball forward Leah Schaefer verbally committed to Xavier Former Highland football standout and Notre Dame safety Austin Collinsworth could miss the 2012 season after undergoing surgery recently to repair a torn labrum […]