Highlands Hopes for Another Deep Postseason Run Highlands senior Austin Frazier returns at right wing for the Bluebirds this season. (Img: G. Michael Graham) By G. Michael Graham The Blue and White had a couple chances to advance to the state semifinals in both regulation and on penalty kicks. But, the Highlands Bluebirds could not […]
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Highlands Girls Soccer Wins First Region Since 2010
Highlands Soccer Teams Move On in Post-Season PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands freshman Chloe Bramble celebrates after kicking the ball past Notre Dame freshman defender Natalie Bain and ultimately past Notre Dame sophomore goalkeeper Kate Moore for the game’s lone goal. Highlands won 1-0. PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. The Highlands Bluebirds girls soccer team captured […]
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Highlands High School Names Varsity Girls Soccer Coach
Highlands High School has selected Alex Dean as the varsity girls soccer coach. Dean has been the HHS boys JV coach for the past year and just completed his second year as the girls head basketball coach at Silver Grove High School. Dean is passionate about teaching and soccer and strives to lead by example. […]
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Another 36th District Championship for Highlands
Highlands Downs NewCath, 1-0 PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. The Highlands girls soccer team poses with the 36th District trophy Thursday at Newport. That marked the 10th district championship in 12 years for Highlands. Considering it has now happened 10 of the last 12 seasons, it may seem like a routine thing. But the Highlands Ladybirds […]
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Highlands High School Names New Boys Soccer Head Coach
Chad Niedert. Highlands High School has selected Chad Niedert as the new boys soccer head coach. Niedert is a mathematics teacher at HHS as well as the HHS boys soccer assistant coach for the past two years. Previously, Chad was the boys soccer head coach at North Oldham High School where he took his team […]
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Change in Head Coach at Highlands
Winkler Steps Down After Seven Seasons Leading Bluebird Soccer Team Fort Thomas Matters File Photo. Highlands head soccer coach Matthew Winkler (right) resigned after seven seasons leading the program. In those seven seasons, Highlands went 88-55-17 with three district championships, two region crowns and two elite eight finishes in the state tournament in 2010 and […]
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FTM Sports Reporter G. Michael Graham commentary on Highlands football
Unified or Divided? PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior offensive lineman Kyle Finfrock (72) cuts off St. Xavier senior defensive lineman Kyle Robinson (94) in Friday’s road game. Finfrock returned from injury in the game. Earlier this week, my Mom and I had a great talk about handling some issues going on in our very […]
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Bluebirds Take Down Defending State Champions
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senor Ethan Mills (center) heads the ball in for the game-winning goal over Covington Catholic on Tuesday. The Bluebirds down the defending state champions, 2-1. Nearly 24 hours after their female counterparts knocked off one soccer defending state champion, the Highlands Bluebirds soccer team took on the same opportunity at […]
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36th Girls Soccer Championship: Lady Breds escape Ladybirds with 2-1 win
PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands freshman Haley Dougherty (right) battles for position in the 36th District championship game Thursday. The score was the same as the regular season.
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Highlands Soccer Leads St. Henry 1-0 Before Lightning Rolls In
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter ERLANGER – If this score holds up, it will go down as a nice win for the Highlands Bluebirds men’s soccer team. The Bluebirds traveled to St. Henry on Thursday and took a 1-0 halftime lead. But lightning came to the area and the teams decided […]