Undefeated boys high school basketball teams in Northern Kentucky are no more. Coming in at 10-0, their best start since the 2019/2020 season, Highlands was finally knocked off, falling 68-60 to Ryle on Saturday afternoon in Union. The loss came just days after the Bluebirds returned from the 31st Annual Hilton Sandestin Invitational Tournament in […]
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Prep wrestling: Raider Rumble soldiers on despite bad-weather weekend
The annual Raider Rumble Wrestling Tournament braved the elements Saturday at Ryle High School. While nearly five inches of snow dropped on the area, breaking an 80-year-old daily record, nearly 300 wrestlers upped their games in Union. “Saturday was a success,” said Ryle coach and event organizer Tim Ruschell. “The varsity boys wrestled hard.” The […]
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Savage, O’Hara, Merz up for lofty awards
Ryle’s Jacob Savage and Cooper’s Cam O’Hara are up for the coveted Mr. Football award while Highlands’ Max Merz is up for the offensive lineman of the year award. The three nominees were announced on Wednesday by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association and the winners will be named later this month. Savage and O’Hara are […]
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Five NKY football players sign on for Division I football
Five northern Kentucky high school football players put ink to paper on National Signing Day on Wednesday, the first day for football players to sign their National Letter of Intent to their respective schools in Division I. Highlands’ Max Merz is headed to Louisville, Ryle’s Jacob Savage is going west to Indiana, his teammate Dylan […]
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Highlands and Dixie injury-stricken, Bluebirds pull out win
Dixie Heights and Highlands opened the season facing similar challenges. Even before the first game, both teams knew they would be without key contributors. The Colonels entered the night without senior Coralee Pelfrey and the Bluebirds were missing sophomore Maren Orme. Despite those setbacks, Highlands put together a 63-53 road win over Dixie in Edgewood […]
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Corbin stuns Highlands with dominant ground attack
A dropped, wide-open touchdown pass on the opening drive proved to be an early warning sign for Highlands on what became an ominous night in Fort Thomas. Things continued to spiral and the Bluebirds never found their footing in a 35–21 loss to visiting Corbin in the third round of the KHSAA Class 4A playoffs…a […]
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KFCA names All-District Player, Coach and Lineman of the Year
The Kentucky Football Coaches Association has named the Player, Coach and Lineman of the Year for all 48 districts in KHSAA high school football. They are voted on by KFCA members within each district to determine the winners. For each of the six classes, Player of the Year, Linemen of the Year and Coach of […]
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Highlands’ resilient season ends in state title loss to Sacred Heart
Highlands had heart. It was that heart that carried the Bluebirds to the KHSAA girls soccer state championship at Lexington SC Stadium, though they ultimately fell 3-0 to back-to-back champions Sacred Heart. The Bluebirds’ season got off to a rough start, with just three wins in their first 12 games. Yet the team’s determination propelled […]
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Fantastic fourth: Cooper’s Van Laningham claims 3A state cross country title
As Paul Van Laningham neared the finish line at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Cooper senior raised four fingers in his left hand. “Fantastic Four” may have inspired the gesture, but for Van Laningham, it meant four state championships and a historic finish on Saturday in Lexington. “It’s not just for four state championships. The […]
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Highlands’ remarkable turnaround continues: Bluebirds advance to state title game
Not much was going right for the Highlands girls soccer team through the first 12 games of the season. Sitting at 3-8-1 after a 3-1 loss to Campbell County on Sept. 15, the Bluebirds were still searching for their identity. Fast forward a month and a half, the identity has been found and mastered and […]